2025 HPGS PRESENTATION PROPOSAL FORM-Students-8165

NOTE: The deadline has passed for standard presentations. This form is only for Student Lightning Round presentations.

Submission Deadline: August 8, 2025

The 2025 Hawaii Pacific Gerontological Society’s Biennial Conference is seeking presentation proposals that address the conference theme: “Navigating the Map of Aging." We welcome proposals from all disciplines, professions, and graduate students. Presentation proposals should be evidence-based, best practices, and/or research-focused. They will be considered in these broad topic areas:

Innovative policy and programmatic approaches to address ageism and encourage active aging.
Initiatives focused on workforce development and strengthening the long-term care system.
Breakthroughs in dementia care, chronic disease management, and other geriatric issues.

The conference will feature keynote speakers and individual sessions. The HPGS Biennial Conference is intended for professionals and practitioners in the aging network, health and human service field, businesses, government agencies, non-profits, and faith-based organizations serving kūpuna, applied researchers, students in gerontology, advocates for kūpuna, and kūpuna themselves. HPGS would like to highlight these important changes at this year’s conference held at the Ala Moana Hotel, Honolulu, on September 11 & 12, 2025.

Proposal Submission Guidelines and Review Process

The HPGS Biennial Conference Committee invites individuals to submit a presentation proposal that addresses the conference theme “Navigating the Map of Aging.” We welcome proposals from all disciplines and professions. Presentation content must be new and highly relevant to our conference participants. There are 3 presentation formats: 1 panel session 2) oral presentation and 2) student lightning round. Panel sessions feature a group of three to five colleagues discussing a single theme, each of whom presents a distinct element or perspective, including a moderator, panelists and optional discussant. Oral presentations may be up to two speakers. These two presentation types will be for a maximum of 45 minutes. The “lightning round” presentations will highlight student research and other projects in a short five-minute rounds per student.

Each presenter is limited to two proposals and may not be the single or lead presenter in more than one proposal. There is no conference fee for presenters.

To submit a proposal, complete the form below. The Biennial Conference Committee will notify the lead presenter of acceptance by the end of June.

Speakers must present at the Ala Moana Hotel. Remote presentation and attendance will not be offered. More information will be sent to the lead presenter after proposal acceptance.

For questions, please contact the Biennial Conference Committee Co-Chairs and/or HPGS Executive Director:

Sherry Goya, Executive Director, sgoyallc@aol.com, 808-722-8487

TITLE OF PRESENTATION*

PRESENTATION TYPE*

Student Lightning Round (5 min)

TOPIC AREA*

Innovative policy and programmatic approaches to address ageism and encourage active aging.Initiatives focused on workforce development and strengthening the long-term care system..Breakthroughs in dementia care, chronic disease management, and other geriatric issues.

ABSTRACT: Describe the presentation in 150-200 words. This should include the purpose of the presentation, relevance to the aging field, key points/research findings, and lessons learned/conclusions. Accepted abstracts will be reproduced in the conference program exactly as submitted. Please check carefully before submitting.*

0/200

Please provide a list of topics to be covered during your presentation. Words can be separated by commas. For example: risk for dementia, signs of dementia, working with doctors, services available for caregivers.*

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Provide 2 to 3 learning objectives for your presentation.

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 1*

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 2

LEARNING OBJECTIVE 3

PRESENTER 1:

Name*

First NameMiddle InitialLast NameSuffix

Highest Graduate/Professional Degree (e.g. JD, MPH, PhD...)*

Email Address*

example@example.com

Phone Number*

Area CodePhone Number

Affiliate Organization (Enter "N/A" when not applicable)*

Job Title

I am a student:

YesNo

PRESENTER 2:

Name

First NameMiddle InitialLast NameSuffix

Highest Graduate/Professional Degree (e.g. JD, MPH, PhD...)

Email Address

example@example.com

Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

Affiliate Organization (Enter "N/A" when not applicable)

Job Title

I am a student:

YesNo

PRESENTER 3:

Name

First NameMiddle InitialLast NameSuffix

Highest Graduate/Professional Degree (e.g. JD, MPH, PhD...)

Email Address

example@example.com

Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

Affiliate Organization (Enter "N/A" when not applicable)

Job Title

I am a student:

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PRESENTER 4:

Name

First NameMiddle InitialLast NameSuffix

Highest Graduate/Professional Degree (e.g. JD, MPH, PhD...)

Email Address

example@example.com

Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

Affiliate Organization (Enter "N/A" when not applicable)

Job Title

I am a student:

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PRESENTER 5:

Name

First NameMiddle InitialLast NameSuffix

Highest Graduate/Professional Degree (e.g. JD, MPH, PhD...)

Email Address

example@example.com

Phone Number

Area CodePhone Number

Affiliate Organization (Enter "N/A" when not applicable)

Job Title

I am a student:

YesNo

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