Brussels, 11/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission will be holding a long term care conference in Brussels on 13 September in the context of the open method of coordination covering social inclusion and social protection. Organised in collaboration with AARP, a US organisation for the over 50s, the conference aims at an exchange of ideas on Americans and Europeans on long term care, and also aims to further develop cross-Atlantic exchange and dialogue. The results of the conference will be included in the follow-up of the 2006 National Reports on Strategies for Social Protection and Social Inclusion in the autumn. (Information: Roland Bladh, European Commission, Tel.: 02 2981408).