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For Immediate Release |
Contact: Todd Kluss |
Social Security, Senior Consumers Top Press Briefing Agenda at GSA’s New Orleans Meeting
Three special sessions designed to better inform reporters about issues affecting America’s aging population have been scheduled for The Gerontological Society of America’s upcoming 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting. This five day gathering will take place from November 19 to 23 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. An estimated 3,500 professionals are expected to attend.
Luncheon Press Briefing/Call-In: Social Security Issues Update
Marlborough A, Saturday, November 20, 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Toll-free call-in: 888-299-4099 (U.S.), 866-682-1172 (Canada); Verbal passcode: VK80002
As Social Security becomes front page news, a panel of experts has been assembled to talk about some of the myths and realities related to the current discussions. Offsite reporters will be able to listen in by phone and ask questions. The speakers include John Rother, JD, executive vice president of policy, strategy, and international affairs for AARP; and Eric R. Kingson, PhD, MPA, senior research associate at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School Center for Policy Research, and co-director, Social Security Works.
Luncheon Press Q&A Session: Aging Means Business
Marlborough A, Sunday, November 21, 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
GSA is conducting a day-long forum at the meeting to connect authorities on economics, gerontology, and consumer behavior with business leaders focused on America’s senior population. This preview session will cover the key issues on the forum’s agenda in an interactive format. The speakers include Joseph F. Coughlin, PhD, founder and director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab; Gregor Fraser Rae, chairman and co-founder of BusinessLab; Katherine Freund, MA, founder and president of ITNAmerica; and Louis Tenenbaum, CAPS, CAASH, an independent living strategist.
Breakfast Press Q&A Session: Congressional Aging Issues Update
Marlborough B, Monday, November 22, 9:15 to 10:15 a.m.
Press attendees will have exclusive access to staffers from the Senate Special Committee on Aging for an off-the-record exploration of aging issues as seen from Capitol Hill. The speakers from the committee include Cara Goldstein, senior policy advisor; Ashley Carson, senior policy counsel; Anne Montgomery, senior policy advisor; Alicia Hennie, senior policy advisor; and Hunter Bethea, policy advisor.
Complimentary press registration information and an online meeting planner are available at www.geron.org/press. Badges can be picked up in the Press Room (Marlborough B) at the Hilton.
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The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is the nation's oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization devoted to research, education, and practice in the field of aging. The principal mission of the Society — and its 5,200+ members — is to advance the study of aging and disseminate information among scientists, decision makers, and the general public. GSA’s structure also includes a policy institute, the National Academy on an Aging Society, and an educational branch, the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education.
Mildred M. Seltzer Distinguished Service Recognition
Presented to C. Joanne Grabinski, PhD, Eastern Michigan University, and Mary Alice Wolf, PhD, Saint Joseph University.
This award honors colleagues who are near retirement or recently retired. Recipients are individuals who have been actively involved in AGHE through service on committees, as elected officers, and/or have provided leadership in one of AGHE’s grant-funded projects.
Administrative Leadership Award
Presented to Tammy M. Bray, PhD, Oregon State University
This award honors administrators on AGHE member campuses who have made exceptional efforts in support of gerontology or geriatrics education.
David A. Peterson Gerontology & Geriatrics Education Best Paper of the Volume Award
Presented to Nina M. Silverstein, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston; Elizabeth Johns, MS, University of Massachusetts Boston; and Judith A. Griffin, MA, MS, University of Massachusetts Boston, for the article “Students Explore Livable Communities.” Honorable mention is given to Emily J. Robbins, MS, Miami University; Jennifer M. Kinney, PhD, Miami University; and Cary S. Kart, PhD, Miami University, for the article “Promoting Active Engagement in Health Research: Lessons Learned from an Undergraduate Gerontology Capstone Course.”
The purpose of this award is to recognize excellence in scholarship in academic gerontology in AGHE’s official journal, Gerontology & Geriatrics Education.
Graduate Student Paper Award
Presented to Deborah Gray, MBA, University of Massachusetts Boston, for the paper “Weight and Wealth: The Relationship between Obesity and Net Worth for Pre-Retirement Age Men and Women.”
This award acknowledges excellence in scholarly work conducted by an AGHE Annual Meeting student attendee.
Book Award for Best Children’s Literature on Aging
Presented to Caitlin Dale Nicholson and Leona Morinn-Nelson for “Niwechihaw/I help” in the primary reader (pre-K to 2nd grade) category, and Ann Grifalconi and Jerry Pickney for “Ain’t Nobody A Stranger to Me” in the elementary reader (3rd to 5th grade) category.
This award recognizes portrayals of meaningful aging in children’s literature.