In 2000, Congress amended the Older Americans Act to authorize the President to convene a White House Conference on aging no later than December 31, 2005. The White House Conference on Aging to be held December 11-14, 2005 in Washington, D.C. The conference theme is “The Booming Dynamics of Aging: From Awareness to Action.”  Changes to the Older Americans' Act have been suggested by many stake holders. However, DiNitto & Cummins (2005) recognize that any policy making and implementation is subject more to politics than rationality, and she identified four obstacles to policy implementation: poor communication, lack of resources, attitudes, and bureaucracy. Several journal articles have agreed with DiNitto and have offered ideas of how to overcome the obstacles concerning the reauthorizing of the Older Americans Act.

     Although it will be several months before any changes might be felt in the aging

network, there have been several interested parties to the White House Conference on

Aging 2005 who have already submitted resolutions and calls for action (Hoefer, 2005), (Input/Resolutions From the General Public, n.d.), & (Morgan & David, 2002). They include:

-    AARP Resolutions for the White House Conference on Aging, 2005.
-    The Alliance for Retired Americans: Resolutions for the White House

Conference on Aging, 2005.

-           Generations United (n.d.). Resolutions for the 2005 White House Conference on

       Aging. 

-           n4a Recommendations for the 2005 Reauthorization of the Older Americans

Act (n.d.).       

     - The Center for Social Gerontology: Reauthorizing of the Older Americans' Act,

             2005.

    - The National Association of Area Agencies of Aging: Resolutions for the White

       House Conference on Aging, 2005.
    - The National Council on the Aging.
    - The National Policy & Resource Center on Nutrition & Aging.