The APHA Annual Meeting is just around the corner. The program is now complete and can be looked at online at http://apha.confex.com/apha/136am/webprogram/GH.html. Sessions focused on caregiving, long term care, nursing home and hospice issues, successful aging, the environment and aging, and translating aging research into practice, among many scientific sessions. It looks like a great scientific program!
A critical part of our annual meeting are the awards and social activities. Monday, Oct. 27 is our awards session, reception, and auction. We will be recognizing Drs. Carroll Estes, Fernando Torres-Gil and Etsuji Okamoto, recipients of our Leadership Awards. We will also be recognizing the recipients of our scientific research awards. To celebrate our 30th Anniversary as a Section of APHA, we will recognize founders and celebrate with cake at the reception. The auction will feature crystal, Georgia pottery, pewter items, among many items. We also will be holding our raffle during the reception. All proceeds will support our scientific awards program.
Our booth is in a prime location and will feature a banner marking our 30th Anniversary and other celebratory items. Articles, books and other materials from members are welcome.
All are invited to the GHS Business Meeting, Sunday at 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Those attending Sunday’s Business meeting are invited to share dinner afterwards in Old Town. Details will follow.
Thank you to everyone who has assisted in putting together the program – submitting abstracts, reviewing abstracts and awards manuscripts, organizing the scientific sessions, and assisting with the booth. I hope to see you in San Diego in a few weeks.