Media Center

Welcome to the Media Center for the 64th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America. This event was held at the John B. Hynes Veteran Memorial Convention Center in Boston, MA, from November 18 to 22, 2011.

About the Meeting

The Gerontological Society of America's Annual Scientific Meeting is the nation's largest interdisciplinary conference in the field of aging. An estimated 4,000 professionals attended the five-day gathering in Boston. The theme for 2011 was "Lifestyle → Lifespan" and the program schedule contained more than 500 scientific sessions featuring research presented for the first time.

Meeting Planner

GSA offers an online interactive meeting planner. Using this tool, you will be able to browse the program schedule of conference sessions by speaker, title, date, and time, or use the search feature to find abstracts by topic areas, presenters’ last names, and keywords.

Press Briefings and Releases

This page contains press briefing schedules and call-in information, press releases, and audio clips from the meeting's various press briefings.

Media Coverage

GSA will continuously update its list of stories generated about the meeting. Many of them run in syndication on the websites of hundreds of news outlets worldwide.

MetLife Journalists in Aging Fellows Program

GSA received a generous grant from the MetLife Foundation that will allow journalists to participate in the Annual Scientific Meeting. The resulting MetLife Foundation Journalists in Aging Fellows Program welcomed 16 reporters and 10 past fellows to Boston.

Media List

To join GSA's regular media list, use our Contact Us form. Provide your name, e-mail, address, and telephone number, and we'll keep you updated with news about our Annual Scientific Meeting and other research projects.