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OBESITY 2009: KEY DATES
 
Call for Abstract Submission
Opens: February 2, 2009
Closes: April 17, 2009
 
Exhibitor Application Deadline
June 19, 2009
 
Early Bird Registration
Opens: April 1, 2009
Closes: June 30, 2009
 
Advance Registration
Opens: July 1, 2009
Closes: September 30, 2009
The Obesity Society Newsletter
 
 January 2009
Bob Kushner Official
 
Dear Society Members,
 
 
As we begin the New Year, The Obesity Society is gearing up for what promises to be an exciting and productive time ahead. The annual conference program committee, chaired by Dr. Jack Yanovski, met on January 15-16 to plan the scientific sessions for our meeting, which will be held October 24-28, 2009 in Washington, DC. Suggested scientific session education proposals received from our membership were reviewed by the committee for the five designated scientific tracks. Attendees can expect to hear about a wide range of cutting-edge topics spanning from genetic and ingestive behavior research to clinical patient care. We also plan to take advantage of our proximity in Washington, DC by inviting a keynote speaker from the new administration to address a healthcare policy issue regarding obesity. And, of course, the excellence of our meeting would not be complete without the presentation of work by our basic and clinical science investigators. Now is the time to begin planning for your abstract submission to the meeting. The abstract submission site will be open from February 2 through April 17 on our website, www.obesity.org.
 
 
Our Obesity Medicine Physician Certification Program initiative has been underway since September, 2008. Task force members, with the aid of external reviewers, have completed work on the knowledge content domains for the examination. The next step in the process is to identify physician volunteers to complete an online survey to assess the importance and time spent in each of the knowledge areas. If you are interested in participating in the online survey, please email Bill Scott, Director of Education, at bscott@obesity.org.
 
 
Lastly, I want to bring to your attention two announcements in this newsletter. The first is the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that has posted two separate calls for proposals in childhood obesity. The second is a call for applications from the Canadian Obesity Network for their 4th annual obesity summer boot camp. Both of these initiatives provide exciting opportunities for obesity researchers.
 
 
Robert Kushner, MD
President, The Obesity Society
 
 
Abstracts bannerObesity 2009!
Mark Your Calendars for 2009!
The 27th Annual Scientific Meeting of The Obesity Society will be held in Washington, DC, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. 
 
 
The Call for Scientific Education Session Proposals closed January 6, 2009. Thanks to all who sent in session ideas to the Annual Planning Committee.
 
Call for Abstracts To Open Soon
The 2009 Call for Abstract Submissions will be opening February 2, so stay tuned for key information on submitting your abstract.

 
Exhibitors and Sponsors
For exhibitors and prospective exhibitors thinking of securing space at the 2009 meeting in Washington, DC, please take a look at the Exhibitor Prospectus and let us know how we can help with your planning.
 
Don't forget! You can find information and updates about Obesity 2009 on our website at:
 
 
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4th Annual Obesity Summer Boot Camp in Canada 
 
 
Building on the overwhelming success of the first three annual Canadian Obesity Network/Laval University Obesity Summer Boot Camps, the Canadian Obesity Network is pleased to announce that the fourth instalment will take place from July 12-July 20, 2009. This year, we expect another great response from the obesity community - the first three events received more than 150 applications each from obesity students, young researchers, clinical fellows, clinical researchers and young health professionals.

The 4th Obesity Summer Boot Camp is open to 20 MSc/PhD students, young researchers, clinical fellows, clinical researchers and young health professionals in their last year, or within five years of, completing their training. The boot camp will cover all aspects of obesity, ranging from epidemiology and public health to cell biology, energy regulation, clinical management and health policy. The nine-day camp will be held at the Station touristique Duchesnay, located 30 minutes from Quebec City on the edge of St. Joseph's Lake: http://www.sepaq.com/ct/duc/en.


Attendance is free for successful applicants. For Canadian candidates all costs for travel and accommodations will be covered by Canadian Obesity Network/Laval University. Up to three international candidates will be accepted. International applicants will be responsible for their own travel, however accommodations and meals while at the camp will be covered.  Space is limited. Application deadline: Friday April 3, 2009.
 
 Funding Opportunity!
 

RWJF Funding Alert: Healthy Eating Research Calls for Proposals Released

 

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has posted two separate calls for proposals (CFPs) in the Childhood Obesity program area.

 

Healthy Eating Research is a national program of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF). The program supports research on environmental and policy strategies with strong potential to promote healthy eating among children to prevent childhood obesity, especially among low-income and racial/ethnic populations at highest risk for obesity. Findings will advance RWJF's efforts to reverse the childhood obesity epidemic by 2015.

 

The two CFPs described below focus on the following four topic areas:

 

1. Food pricing and economic approaches

2. Food and beverage marketing

3. Improving access to healthy foods in low-income communities

4. Evaluations of promising food-related policy and environmental strategies in settings where children and their families make food choices

 

 Healthy Eating Research Round 4

Application Deadline: February 24, 2009 (3 p.m. ET)

 

Approximately $2.4 million will be awarded for two types of research grants focused in the four areas listed above:

 

Small- and large-scale studies:  

- 12- to 18-month awards of up to $150,000 each.

- 18- to 36-month awards of up to $400,000 each.

 

Macro-level analyses:  

- 12- to 18-month awards of up to $100,000 each.

 

 Healthy Eating Research 2009 New Connections

Application Deadline: February 24, 2009 (3 p.m. ET)

 

This funding opportunity is for New Connections grants through the Healthy Eating Research program. New Connections grants are for early-career investigators from historically disadvantaged and underrepresented communities who have completed a doctorate or terminal degree within seven years prior to the award date for the grant (after November 1, 2002). These grants are for individuals who are in the early stages of an independent research career.

 

A total of up to three grants will be awarded. There are two categories of funding focused on the four areas listed above:

 

Small-scale studies:

- 12- to 24-month awards of up to $100,000 each. 

Macro-level analyses:

- 12- to 24-month awards of up to $75,000 each.

 

 

Visit the Healthy Eating Research Web site for more details about these CFPs and information on how to apply: www.healthyeatingresearch.org 

 

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