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Morgan Downey Named Executive Vice President of NAASO, The Obesity
Society
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Officials from NAASO, The Obesity
Society, are pleased to announce the appointment of Morgan Downey, JD, as
the new Executive Vice President of the Society. Mr. Downey comes to The
Obesity Society with a record of accomplishment in health care advocacy,
having spent his career working to improve the lives of persons affected
by obesity and other medical conditions. To learn more, read the complete
press
release.
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Awards 2006: Call for Nominations
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The Obesity Society's awards program
promotes, rewards, and encourages research in the field of obesity.
Awards reflecting different aspects or points in the careers of obesity
researchers will be presented at the 2006 Annual Scientific Meeting. Learn
more about the awards and nominate a colleague before July 14, 2006.
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Deadline Extended: Join The Obesity Society's BMI Challenge!
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The deadline for The Obesity Society's
"Bring-A-Member-In" Challenge has been extended to July 14 due
to popular demand! Many new members have joined the Society after
learning about it from their colleagues, and we don't want to break the
momentum. You can win a free Obesity Society membership, Annual
Scientific Meeting registration, and more by referring new members. Help
us grow The Obesity Society and you could be a big winner! Learn more
about contest
rules and details.
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Nominations Welcomed for 2006-2007 Council Positions
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NAASO, The Obesity Society, is currently
accepting nominations for Fellows who are interested in serving the
Society in one of the Council positions that will be elected later this
year:
- Council
Member at Large (two positions open)
- Vice
President (assumes the role of President-Elect and President in
subsequent years)
If you or your colleagues are interested
in these offices, please submit your nomination with the signatures of
ten regular, active members by July 14, 2006, to:
NAASO, The Obesity Society
8630 Fenton St.
Suite 918
Silver Spring, MD 20910
ATTN: Ana Escobar
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Just Posted on Obesity Online
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There is a new addition to the Obesity
Online Slide Library: The
Dyslipidemia of Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome by Ronald M. Krauss, MD. The metabolic
syndrome is increasing in prevalence and is associated with the
development of diabetes and cardiovascular consequences. This slide talk
presents data on how weight loss, combined with treatment for the other
risk factors associated with the metabolic syndrome, has been shown to
reverse all components of atherogenic dyslipidemia and reduce the risk of
onset of adverse cardiovascular events.
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Member News
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News from the West
By Judith Stern
CALIFORNIA
Dr. Marjorie R.
Freedman is now an
Assistant Professor at San Jose State.
Andrea Bersamin (Department of Nutrition, UC Davis) will be
starting a post-doctoral position at the Stanford Cardiovascular Prevention Research Center in the fall.
WASHINGTON
Dr. Edward J. Boyko was appointed Chair of the NIH Kidney Nutrition
Obesity and Diabetes (KNOD) Epidemiology Study Section earlier this year
effective to June 2008. Congratulations Edward!
Read more member
news at www.naaso.org.
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Have
You Registered for the 2006 Annual Scientific Meeting?
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Don't forget to register
for the 2006 Annual Scientific Meeting before advance registration closes
on September 21! The Advance
Program for this year's meeting promises up-to-the-minute research
results on topics such as pediatric obesity, obesity in the elderly, the
latest pharmacologic agents, bariatric surgery, maintenance of weight
loss, and much more.
More than 850 abstracts were submitted
for presentation at the Boston meeting -- thank you to all of the authors
who plan to share their work! If you have new data that wasn’t
ready before the abstract submission deadline, be sure to check the
Annual Scientific Meeting Web site in July for information about
Late-Breaking Abstract submission.
2006 Annual Scientific Meeting of
NAASO, The Obesity Society
October 20-24, 2006
Boston, Massachusetts
Visit
the 2006 Annual Scientific Meeting Web Site
Questions and comments
about The Obesity Society's Web site or newsletter? Please contact Aislinn Raedy at aislinnr@naaso.org or Karen Teff,
PhD, at kteff@pobox.upenn.edu.
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