Speakers

Speakers at GSA 2025

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) welcomes your participation in the 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting in Boston, MA. Sessions and events will take place November 12-15.

What Speakers Need to Know

Detailed requirements and helpful guidelines for all speaker can be found in the following documents:

GSA Speaker Procedures
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Session Chairs: Podium Instructions

Before you Depart - Speaker Instructions (coming soon)

Continuing Education for GSA 2025!

Continuing education credits for the GSA 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting are provided through a collaboration between the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) and the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). To ensure the highest educational quality and compliance standards, all abstracts will undergo a thorough review process by PIM to ensure they align with accreditation requirements and learning objectives. Additionally, speakers may be requested to submit their PowerPoint presentations in advance for review to confirm content accuracy, relevance, and adherence to continuing education guidelines. This rigorous vetting process ensures that all educational content meets the necessary criteria for continuing education accreditation and offers attendees valuable, up-to-date information in the field of gerontology and geriatrics.

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GSA Branded PowerPoint Slide and Poster Templates

Use GSA's official templates for presentations at the 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting.

Paper/Symposium Speakers

GSA 2025 Presentation PowerPoint Slide Template

This template is optional, but a disclosure slide is required.

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Poster Speakers

GSA 2025 Poster PowerPoint Template

This template helps facilitate findings with less text and improved accessibility for visually impaired attendees.

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Format Details for GSA 2025 Poster Presentation Template

The poster must be smaller than the poster board, which measures approximately 4 feet tall by 8 feet wide.

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Registration

All meeting participants (Speakers, Chairs, Discussants, etc., are required to register to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting. Register by 11:59 PM ET, September 3, 2025, to receive the Early Bird rate.

To confirm your participation at GSA 2025, all speakers must register by August 6, 2025.

Abstract Book

Accepted abstracts will be published in a supplement issue of Innovation in Aging , under the title: Program Abstracts from the GSA 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting. The Abstract Book will be available electronically only.

The abstract information published in the Abstract Book will appear exactly as provided in the abstract submission (i.e., author information: names, institution/organization, city, state, country; abstract title; abstract text).

Important Dates

Saturday, February 1 - Thursday, March 13

Saturday, February 1 - Tuesday, March 4

Saturday, February 1 - Thursday, March 13

Saturday, March 1 - Wednesday, September 3

(early bird rates are available until 11:59 PM ET on 9/3/25)

Saturday, March 1. The reservation hub will remain open until all GSA-negotiated spaces are sold out or until October 25.

Saturday, March 1 - Friday September 26

Saturday, March 1, Exhibitor, Sponsorship, and Advertisement ordering opportunities begin.

Early June 2025

Friday, June 6 - Tuesday, July 29

Mid-July 2024

Friday, July 11 - Thursday, August 1

Please note: Program Areas open for Late Breaker Poster Abstracts Submissions are: Behavioral and Social Sciences (priority will be given to GSA student and transitional members and non-member students); Biological Sciences; Health Sciences; Social Research, Policy, and Practice; and Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education

More details be be made available in July 2025 on the GSA Annual Meeting Website > Late Breaking Abstracts webpage.

All selected abstract speakers must register or withdraw for GSA 2025 by Wednesday, August 6, 2025.

Early October 2025

Contact Us

For any abstract-related questions and/or comments, email abstracts@geron.org.

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Speakers

Speakers at GSA 2025

What Speakers Need to Know

GSA Speaker Procedures(coming soon)

Session Chairs: Podium Instructions

Before you Depart - Speaker Instructions (coming soon)

Continuing Education for GSA 2025!

GSA Branded PowerPoint Slide and Poster Templates

Paper/Symposium Speakers

GSA 2025 Presentation PowerPoint Slide Template

Poster Speakers

GSA 2025 Poster PowerPoint Template

Format Details for GSA 2025 Poster Presentation Template

Registration

Abstract Book

Important Dates

February 1 - March 13 - Call for Abstract Submissions

February 1 - March 4 (One-time Extension) - Call for Abstract Reviewers (GSA Members Only)

February 1 - March 13 - Workshop Application Submissions

March 1 - September 3 - Early Bird Registration

March 1 - Hotel Reservation Hub Opens

March 1 - September 26 - Affiliate Form Reservations

March 1 - The GSA 2025 Exhibits and Sponsorship Purchasing Hub Opens

Early June - Abstract Acceptance/Non-Acceptance Notifications Sent

June 16 - July 29 - Self-nominations for Paper/Poster Awards and Travel Stipends Open

Mid-July - Abstract Schedule and Session Information Notifications Sent

July 11 - August 21 - Late Breaking Abstract Submissions for Posters and Papers

August 6 - GSA 2025 Speaker Registration and Withdrawal Deadline

Early October - Late Breaking Abstract Acceptance/Non-Acceptance Notifications Sent

Contact Us

For any abstract-related questions and/or comments, email abstracts@geron.org.

GSA Speaker Procedures
(coming soon)