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Late-Breaking Abstract Submission Opens July 17
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Do you have new data that wasn't ready
in time for this year's regular abstract submission deadline? If so, you
can submit your research as a Late-Breaking Abstract. Late-Breaking
Abstracts will be accepted beginning July 17, and the deadline for
submission is 11:59 PM on August 11. As with the regular abstract
submission period, submission is completely online. Accepted
Late-Breaking Abstracts will be presented as posters only, and will be
printed in Obesity in early
2007. Please visit the 2006
Annual Scientific Meeting Web Site for more information.
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Don't Miss the July 14 Deadline to Nominate a Colleague for an
Award
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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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The Obesity Society's BMI Challenge is Ending Soon!
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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 for 2006-2007 Council Positions Due July 14
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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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Member News
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From the Southwest
TEXAS
Dr. Shine Chang has finished up her time at the NCI where she
served as Associate Director for Professional Development and Evaluation
for four years. In February 2006, she came back to The University of
Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center where she is both the Director for
Cancer Prevention Education Programs and an Associate Professor of
Epidemiology. She and her husband bought a craftsman-style house and have
recently adopted a delightful chocolate Labrador named
"Brownie," who helps her burn calories!
From the West
CALIFORNIA
Dr. Britt Burton-Freeman (Assistant Research Nutritionist, UC Davis) will be
traveling to the SSIBS meeting in Florida in two weeks to report new
findings on the effects of caseinomacropeptide and whey on satiety in men
and women. In September, Dr. Burton-Freeman and Dr. Nancy Keim will be joining forces
to speak at the World Grains Summit: Foods and Beverages in San Francisco. The symposium is Health Issues and Snacks with their focused talk on
"Snacking in Modern Lifestyle."
NEVADA
Dr. Davis Cottam (Surgical
Weight Control Centers) has received a grant on the studies of metabolic
profile, hormones, cancer, obesity, and weight loss.
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.
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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