Speakers
 

What Speakers Need to Know

Detailed requirements and helpful guidelines for all speakers can be found in the:

• GSA Speaker Procedures (Coming Soon)
• Paper Chairs: Podium Instructions (Coming Soon)
• Before you Depart - Speaker Instructions (Coming Soon)

The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) welcomes your participation in the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, FL. Sessions and events will take place November 8-12.

GSA Branded PowerPoint Slide & Poster Templates

Use GSA’s official templates for presentations at the 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting:

• Paper/symposium speakers: The GSA 2023 Presentation PowerPoint Slide Template is not required, but inclusion of a disclosure slide is required. 
• Poster speakers: The GSA 2023 Poster PowerPoint Template helps facilitate findings to attendees with less text and is easier for people with visual impairments to view.  
• Format Details for GSA 2023 Poster Presentation Template. The poster should be smaller than the poster board which is approximately 4 feet in height and 8 feet wide.

Registration

All speakers are required to register to attend the Annual Scientific Meeting.

Abstract Book

Accepted abstracts will be published in a supplement issue of Innovation in Aging, under the title: Program Abstracts from the GSA 2023 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 and confirmed via Speaker Tasks by the lead author (i.e., author information: names, institution/organization, city, state, country; abstract title; abstract text). 

Important Dates

• Early June - Abstract Acceptance/Non-Acceptance Email Notifications to Submitters (schedule and session information to be sent in July) 
• Tuesday, June 27 to Monday, July 31, 2023 - Self-nominations open for paper/poster awards and travel stipends  
• Mid July, 2023 - Abstract Schedule and Session Information Email Notifications 
• Friday, July 14, 2023 - Late Breaking Abstract (Poster and Paper) Submission Opens; Details will be available in July
• Monday, July 31, 2023 - Speaker ASM Registration and Withdrawal Deadline 
• Thursday, August 24, 2023 - Late Breaking Poster Abstract Submission Deadline 
• Early October - Late Breaking Poster Abstract Decision Email Notification

Contact Us

For any speaker-related questions and/or comments, email [email protected].