CEO Blog

GSA continues to offer more volunteer leadership opportunities than ever before, and we’re now in the time of year where we seek nominations for our highest offices — our Board of Directors and section leadership.

It’s a shocking, sobering scenario for anyone working in the field of gerontology — in the runup to the U.S. presidential election this November, the national conversation is daily, perhaps hourly, dominated by utter ageism.

If you were among the almost 4,000 researchers, clinicians, and educators attending the GSA Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, you had the opportunity to learn about the many ways the National Center to Reframe Aging™ is leading the implementation of Age-Friendly Communication strategies supporting the growing Age-Friendly Ecosystem.

New at this year’s Annual Scientific Meeting in Tampa, the Society is providing local undergraduate students with the means to learn about career opportunities in the aging field. Through a full day of programming on Friday, November 10, Careers in Aging Day participants will have a free chance to learn everything about GSA, career options in the aging field, the workings of a professional conference, and educational options at local colleges and universities.

We were thrilled to receive the news that the National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded GSA a grant to become the new home to the National Coordinating Center for the Resource Centers on Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) program! This is a major milestone moment for the Society!