{"id":361,"date":"2026-08-28T10:03:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/home-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T13:13:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T13:13:23","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"361\" class=\"elementor elementor-361\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3205fdf e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-3205fdf-5e41ef9 \" data-id=\"3205fdf\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"3205fdf\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"3205fdf\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00f823f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor--h-position-center elementor--v-position-middle elementor-arrows-position-inside 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for Abstracts will be open through November 13, 2026<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/events\/abstracts\/\" class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Learn More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-8b78345 swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\"><div class=\"swiper-slide-bg elementor-ken-burns elementor-ken-burns--in\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"posters\"><\/div><div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide-inner\" ><div class=\"swiper-slide-contents\"><div class=\"elementor-slide-heading\">2027 Sponsorship Opportunities<\/div><div class=\"elementor-slide-description\">SGS invites your organization to partner with us for our 48th Annual Meeting & Conference<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/events\/sponsorship\/\" class=\"elementor-button elementor-slide-button elementor-size-sm\">Learn 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Welcome To The Southern Gerontological Society<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c3c2db elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c3c2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SGS provides the bridge between research and practice,\ntranslating and applying knowledge in the field of aging.<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e73fad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7e73fad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0c504c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a0c504c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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The Southern Gerontological Society.<\/p><p>SGS members make a difference by continually providing professionals in the aging network with access to the latest research and a forum for discussing important practical issues relating to older adults in our area.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-sm-8\"><p>As part of your membership benefits, you will receive two excellent publications, the Journal of Applied Gerontology, and the Southern Gerontologist.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a50ee50 elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1a50ee50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" 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elementor-element-89b9c3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89b9c3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Thank you 2026 Sponsors!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-541700b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"541700b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"760\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-sponsors-grouped.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-sponsors-grouped.jpg 760w, 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col-sm-12\"><h5><span style=\"color: #333399;\">How to Avoid Ageism in Your Presentations and Publications<\/span><\/h5><p>Developed by VCU Gerontology, SGS has shared the following guidelines with the presenters at our 2023 Annual Meeting &amp; Conference. SGS is committed to implementing these guidelines in our future publications and events. We would like to share them with you in the hopes that they will help you talk about age with inclusivity and respect.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ce85a elementor-align-center elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"45ce85a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/southerngerontologicalsociety.org\/sgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2023-SGS-Words-Matter-Ageism-Information.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get The Guidelines PDF \u27f6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2ae98c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c2ae98c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62033b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62033b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c59b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c59b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Survey Results<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f49ae6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f49ae6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Executive Summary of SGS Research &amp; Service Priorities<\/span><\/h5><div class=\"col-lg-8 col-md-8 col-sm-8\"><p>Recommendations from the 2018 inaugural Southern Gerontological Society (SGS) priorities survey report led to substantive outputs including the development of conference tracks, a peer-reviewed publication and subsequent presentations, a webinar series, and two new standing committees (Gerontological Education and Advocacy). The survey subcommittee also recommended that SGS conduct a survey of priorities with respect to aging in the South at least every three years. To honor that recommendation, the second SGS priorities survey (Survey 2.0) was sent to members and stakeholders in April and May of 2021. The SGS Priorities Survey 2.0 Executive Summary explains the methodology and content of the survey, describes respondent demographics, presents the findings, includes a discussion of evolving SGS priorities, and offers recommendations resulting from the project. 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