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• 2026 Call for Abstracts FGS Lowenthal Founder's Poster Session & Award

  • Start
    10/01/2025
  • End
    02/28/2026
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    11:59 PM
  • Location
    Abstract Online Submissions Open thru 11:59 pm ET February 28, 2026.
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  This registration is to be completed and submitted as a requirement to participate in the FGS Annual Dr. David T. Lowenthal Poster Session Founder's Award.  Please visit our website's Lowenthal Award page for full details. Registration to participate in the Lowenthal Poster Session Founder's Award is free. 

  FGS Requirements & Attestations Overview document:   

  All Florida Geriatrics Society members are eligible to compete for the David T. Lowenthal Founder's Poster Session Award. 
  

  • Authors may submit abstracts pertaining to the categories as approved by the FGS Education Committee.  See the Guidelines for a full listing of the categories on the FGS website.
  • All posters will be judged by criteria that include scientific merit, presentation, and pertinence to the field of geriatrics and the author's oral presentation if selected for the final poster session judging. 
  • Your abstract must be submitted by 11:59 pm ET Saturday, February 28, 2026, to be considered for the Lowenthal Poster Session. No hard copy submissions will be accepted. 
  • If requested, final financial disclosure forms for any co-author(s) will be requested separately via email. Disclosure forms must be received by March 16, 2026, to be considered for the additional Oral General Plenary Session Presentations. 
  • All documents can be uploaded directly to the FGS via your FGS membership profile or your registration for the Lowenthal Poster Session. All poster presenters must register via the (free) Lowenthal Poster Session Event Registration, in addition to registering to attend the annual symposium, no later than March 30, 2026. 
  • To be eligible for the Lowenthal Founder's Award, the primary/presenting author must be a current FGS member and available to present their work during the Saturday, June 13, 2026,  Lowenthal Award Poster Judging Sessions.

  The abstract's final acceptance is contingent upon at least one of the authors registering for, paying the meeting registration fee, and attending the Annual Symposium. The presenting author must be a current FGS member and present their poster during the assigned Poster Judging Session(s) on Saturday, June 13, 2026, to be considered for the Lowenthal Founder's Award. 

  If you have any questions, please email exec@floridageriatricssociety.org

  A poster presenter must be a current FGS member to be considered for the Lowenthal Founder's Award. You may join at the time of submission or before your submission at: 

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• FGS 2026: Advancing The Art & Science of Geriatric Healthcare

  • Start
    10/01/2025
  •  
    7:00 AM
  • End
    06/14/2026
  •  
    1:00 PM
  • Location
    Sheraton Clearwater Beach -Sand Key Resort

  FGS 2026:

  Advancing The Art & Science of Geriatric Healthcare in Florida Annual Symposium

  JUNE 13-14 

  Sheraton Clearwater Beach - Sand Key Resort

  1160 Gulf Boulevard, Clearwater Beach

  Saturday, June 13: General Session Begin 8 am 

  Sunday, June 14: Meeting Closes 1 pm 

  
  

         

  

  Welcome & Networking Poolside Reception:

  Fun, Food, Drinks, and Camaraderie with Geriatric Healthcare Professionals from around the state! 

  Saturday, June 13, 2026  Time TBA

  The FGS Board of Directors would like to extend an invitation to our registered attendees, their guests, and our FGS partners and speakers  to join us for our annual networking reception. We encouraged you to join us for an evening of family fun and camaraderie.            

  

             

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• 2026 FGS Annual Symposium Scheduled for June 12-14, 2026, watch for updates!

  • Start
    06/12/2026
  • End
    06/14/2026
  • Location
    Sheraton Clearwater Beach- Sand Key Resort

  2026 FGS Annual Symposium scheduled for June 12-14, 2026 at the Sheraton Clearwater Beach - Sand Key Resort.  Watch for registration and room block opening end of August. 

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