The 12th Hellenic Conference on Gerontology and Geriatrics took place in Athens from November 1-3, 2012. Dr Andreas Charalambous, Executive Dean of the Medical School was the guest of honor at the conference and inaugurated its works. The 13th conference of Gerontology and Geriatrics will take place in 2013 in Nicosia, and will be hosted at the Medical School, to further support initiatives for the development of Gerontology and Geriatrics services in Cyprus.