Schedule at a Glance

Schedule is subject to change

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Monday, November 18

7:30 am – 7:00 pm

National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Leadership Conference (Separate registration required)

Tuesday, November 19

7:00 am – 4:30 pm Aging, the Central Nervous System, and Mobility in Older Adults: Neural Mechanisms of Mobility Impairments (Separate registration required)
7:30 am – 7:00 pm National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Leadership Conference (Separate registration required)
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm Accelerating Translation of Knowledge to Community Practices for Older Adults: Family Caregiving to Persons with Dementia (Separate registration required)

Wednesday, November 20

7:00 am Registration Open
7:30 am – 11:30 pm National Hartford Centers of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Leadership Conference(Separate registration required) 
7:30 am – 12:00 pm Aging, the Central Nervous System, and Mobility in Older Adults: Neural Mechanisms of Mobility Impairments (Separate registration required)
8:00 am – 4:30 pm Pre-Conference Workshops
9:00 am – 5:00 pm Accelerating Translation of Knowledge to Community Practices for Older Adults: Family Caregiving to Persons with Dementia (Separate registration required)
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Concurrent Scientific Sessions I
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm GSA Business Meeting
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Concurrent Scientific Sessions II
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm President's Welcome Reception & Exhibit Hall Opening
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Poster Session I (6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Face-to-Face Time with Presenters)

Thursday, November 21

7:00 am
7:00 am – 8:00 am
7:30 am – 9:30 am
8:00 am – 9:30 am
9:30 am – 4:30 pm
10:00 am – 11:30 am
11:30 am – 1:00 pm
12:00 pm – 3:00 pm
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

5:30 pm – 7:00 pm


6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Registration Open
New Member Meet & Greet
ESPO Breakfast & Community Meeting
Concurrent Scientific Sessions III
Exhibit Hall Open
President's Opening Plenary Session with Keynote Speaker, Bruce Clark, DPH
Exhibit Hall Break
Poster Session II (12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Face-to-Face Time with Presenters)
Concurrent Scientific Sessions IV
Special Session: Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Award Lecture
Concurrent Scientific Sessions V
Mentoring Consultancies for Emerging Scholars
Interest Group Meetings
Special Session: Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Research Award Presentation
Task Force on Minority Issues Award Presentation & Reception
GSA Fellows & International Reception
ESPO Awards Presentation & Reception
Humanities and the Arts Film: Amour

Friday, November 22

7:00 am
8:00 am – 9:30 am


8:30 am – 10:30 am
9:30 am –  4:30 pm
10:00 am –  1:00 pm
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
1:00 pm –  2:30 pm
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

5:00 pm –  6:30 pm
5:00 pm –  7:30 pm

6:30 pm –  8:00 pm
7:00 pm –  8:30 pm

Registration Open
Concurrent Scientific Sessions VI
Special Session: Theoretical Developments in Social Gerontology Symposium and Award Session
BSS Fellows/Emerging Scholars Mentoring Workshop  
Exhibit Hall Open
Poster Session III (10:00 am – 11:00 am Face-to-Face Time with Presenters)
Section Business Meetings & Award Presentations (Additional fee for lunch)
Concurrent Scientific Sessions VII
Concurrent Scientific Sessions VIII
Special Session: M. Powell Lawton Award Lecture
Concurrent Scientific Sessions IX
Special Session: Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction Special Lecture and Presentation
Special Session: Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Productive Aging Lecture
Humanities and the Arts Committee Open Meeting and Reception
Interest Group Meetings

Saturday, November 23

6:00 am – 7:00 am
7:00 am
7:00 am – 8:30 am
8:00 am – 9:30 am
8:00 am – 10:00 am
9:30 am –  3:00 pm
10:00 am – 11:30 am
11:30 am – 11:45 am
11:45 am –  2:45 pm
1:00 pm –  2:30 pm
3:00 pm –  4:30 pm
5:00 pm –  6:30 pm


7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
TBA

GSA Fun Walk & Run
Registration Open
GSA Fellows Mentor Program
Concurrent Scientific Sessions X
TFMIG Concept Coffee
Exhibit Hall Open
Special Session: Kent and Kleemeier Award Lectures and Presentations
Installation of GSA's 2013 President
Poster Session IV (11:45 am –  12:45 pm Face-to-Face Time with Presenters)
Concurrent Scientific Sessions XI
Concurrent Scientific Sessions XII
Concurrent Scientific Sessions XIII
Special Session: Joseph T. Freeman and Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award Lectures
Interest Group Meetings
Bo Diddley Outing

Sunday, November 24

7:00 am
8:00 am – 9:30 am
10:00 am – 11:30 am
11:45 am – 5:00 pm
Registration Open
Concurrent Scientific Sessions XIV
Concurrent Scientific Sessions XV
Global Aging Forum: Advancing an Agenda for Global Aging and Health (Separate registration required)

 

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