As part of the process of development the Oxford Institute of Ageing, with funding from the British Academy, held a conference ‘Ageing in Latin America: Developing the Research Agenda' in Oxford, July 2-3, 2009. The conference (see flyer) took a multi-disciplinary approach, and brought together scholars, policy makers and researchers with an interest in all aspects of ageing in Latin America, and provided opportunities to develop cross national collaborations.