GSA 2026 Schedule At-A-Glance
Get a high-level overview of the GSA 2026 Annual Scientific Meeting schedule. This snapshot highlights key dates and events to help you plan your experience. Full program details, including session titles, speakers, and times, will be available September 15 on the GSA 2026 Program Website.
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Rising Star Early Career Faculty and Distinguished Faculty Awards |
| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
New Member and First-Timer Orientation |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
President’s Opening Plenary Session |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM |
President's Welcome Reception and Exhibit Hall Opening |
| 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM |
Poster Session |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM |
ESPO Breakfast and Community Meeting |
| 7:30 AM - 9:30 AM |
Maxwell A. Pollack Award Breakfast and Presentation |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM |
Biological Sciences Presidential Symposium and Recognition |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Award Lecture and Presentation |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
GSA Interest Group Convener Meeting |
| 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM |
Exhibit Hall Open |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Joseph T. Freeman and Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Awards and Lectures |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Poster Session |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Momentum Discussions |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
Interest Group Meetings |
| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
Behavioral and Social Sciences Presidential Symposium and Recognition |
| 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM |
Interest Group Meetings |
| 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
Irving S. Wright, Vincent Cristofalo, and Terrie Fox Wetle Award Lectures |
| 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM |
Editorial Board Dinners and Publications Reception – Invitation only |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM |
Memorial Service |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Clark Tibbitts and Hiram J. Friedsam Mentorship Awards |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Mentoring Consultancies: Career Conversations in Gerontology |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM |
GSA Business Meeting |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Donald P. Kent, Robert W. Kleemeier, and James Jackson Outstanding Mentorship Award Lectures |
| 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM |
Exhibit Hall Open |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Presidential Symposium |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Poster Session |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM |
Momentum Discussions |
| 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM |
Interest Group Meetings |
| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM |
Health Sciences Presidential Symposium and Recognition |
| 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM |
Minority Issues in Gerontology Advisory Panel Award and Reception |
| 6:30 PM - 7:45PM |
Interest Group Meetings |
| 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
GSA Fellows, ESPO, and International Reception |
| 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM |
GSA Fun Run and Walk |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
Minority Issues in Gerontology Networking Coffee |
| 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM |
Social Research, Policy, and Practice Presidential Symposium and Recognition |
| 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 10:00 AM - 11:45 AM |
Academy for Gerontology in Higher Education Presidential Symposium and Recognition |
| 11:30 AM - 3:30 PM |
Exhibit Hall Open |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM |
M. Powell Lawton Award Lecture and Presentation |
| 1:45 PM - 3:00 PM |
Poster Session |
| 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM |
Interest Group Meetings |
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM |
Scientific Sessions |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
Scientific Sessions |