| OBESITY 2009:
KEY DATES
Closes: September 30, 2009 |
| UPCOMING EVENTS
July 27-July 29, 2009
Center for Disease Control's Inaugural Conference on Obesity Prevention and ControlWashington, D.C.
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July 28-August 1, 2009
17th Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior
Portland, Oregon
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August 5-8, 2009 American Association of Diabetes Educators 36th Annual Meeting & Exhibition
Atlanta, GeorgiaFull Details
August 16-21, 2009
FASEB Summer Research Conference: The Physiological Basis for Obesity Therapeutics
Snowmass, ColoradoFull Details
August 17-18, 2009
2009 NDEP Partnership Network Meeting: The Power of NDEP In Your Community
Atlanta, GA
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August 23-28, 2009
Mindfulness-Based Eating Awareness: A 5-Day Professional Training
Rhinebeck, New York
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Dear Society Members,
It's with great pleasure that I am able to inform you of the selection of Francesca M. Dea as the society's next Executive Vice President. Francesca comes to us with an accomplished background in nonprofit and small business management, strategic planning, and media relations. She will be a great asset to the society as we move forward with our strategic plan and to the team at the national office. Francesca officially joins The Obesity Society on August 3, 2009 and I encourage you to show her a warm welcome.
With the arrival of Francesca Dea as our new EVP, I would like to acknowledge and thank Ann Kenworthy who has served as our interim EVP since October 2008. Ann has done an outstanding job providing stability and leadership to the executive committee, council and staff. We are grateful for her insights and steady hand. We wish her well.
The Obesity Society and The Art of Living With Marilu Henner have entered into a strategic partnership to expand education on obesity. The Art of Living is working with The Obesity Society to provide viewers across the country with expert-driven information about the global obesity epidemic and bring increased awareness to a condition that affects so many people in the US and throughout the world.
Obesity 2009 Updates: The deadline for submission of Late-Breaking Clinical Trials Abstract submissions has been extended until August 31. We also wanted to remind everyone of the Live Learning Center. As you may know, each year at the annual meeting, we record as many of the sessions as we are able. These sessions are stored online in the Live Learning Center for attendees to access after the meeting. We have provided access to two examples of sessions from the 2008 meeting so that you can try out this feature and familiarize yourselves before the meeting in October. In addition, we are highlighting Obesity 2009 sessions and speakers in each edition of the newsletter as we count down to October.
Last, but not least, I'd like to urge you to register for the meeting now. The Advance Registration rate is valid until September 30. And, as you'll read below, this year we've created a special 1-Day Pass opportunity, designed exclusively for non-members and regional/local visitors to Washington, DC, who want to attend the meeting on Monday October 26, 2009.
Sincerely,
Robert Kushner, MD
President, The Obesity Society
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The Obesity Society Announces Appointment of Next EVP 
The Obesity Society is pleased to announce the selection of Francesca M. Dea, CAE, to serve as the Society's Executive Vice President. Ms. Dea has an accomplished record in nonprofit and small business management, strategic planning, and media relations. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Dickinson College and an MBA in General Management and Marketing from Johns Hopkins University, and is also a Certified Association Executive (CAE).
Francesca Dea begins her tenure at The Obesity Society August 3, 2009.
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Deadline Extended for Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Abstracts
The deadline has been extended for submission of Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Abstracts to Obesity 2009. We plan to hold a symposium at Obesity 2009 to highlight the results of highly significant, multicenter trials of therapeutics, devices, or interventions (e.g., diet, exercise) that will be of broad interest to our membership. The submission site for Late-Breaking Clinical Trial Abstracts will now close at midnight Eastern Time on August 31, 2009. Submitted abstracts will be reviewed by the Annual Scientific Meeting Program Committee and up to four abstracts may be selected for presentation.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Susan Fried, Annual Scientific Meeting Program Co-Chair, at: skfried@bu.edu |
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The Obesity Society Announces Selection of 2009 Award Winners
Prestigious Awards to be Presented at Obesity 2009 in October
The Obesity Society is pleased to announce that the following have been selected to receive the society's most significant awards for their contributions to the field of obesity. Congratulations to all!
2009 George A. Bray Founders Award
Thomas A. Wadden, PhD, University of Pennsylvania2009 TOPS Research Achievement Award
David B. Allison, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
2009 Lilly Scientific Achievement Award
Martin G. Myers, Jr., MD, PhD, University of Michigan
2009 Mickey Stunkard Lifetime Achievement Award
George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Obesity Society Enters Strategic Partnership With The Art of Living
The Art of Living With Marilu Henner and The Obesity Society have entered into a strategic partnership to expand education on obesity. As a leader in the educational television genre, The Art of Living is working with The Obesity Society to provide viewers across the country with expert-driven information about the global obesity epidemic.
This new partnership aims to educate the public about the impacts of obesity, and highlight the need for better prevention and treatment. It will address such topics as the causes and consequences of obesity, prevention and treatment, and help improve the quality of life of those who are affected. The Obesity Society is delighted to be able to partner with The Art of Living, lending its scientific expertise to programs that help promote a healthier lifestyle for families everywhere, and improve the lives of those affected by obesity.
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Obesity 2009: Highlighted Sessions/Speakers
This month we are highlighting two joint sessions from Obesity 2009 that will be sure to interest attendees:
Joint Symposium (Tracks 1 & 2): Tuesday, October 27, 1:30-3:15 PM
Brown Fat in Mice and Humans
Chairs: Sheila Collins, PhD
Co-Chair: Sheng Bi, MD
Brown Adipose Tissue in Humans
Speaker: Sven Enerback, MD, PhD
Dorsomedial Hypothalamic NPY Signaling in Adipogenesis
Speaker: Sheng Bi, MD
BMP7 as a Regulator of Brown Adipogenesis
Speaker: Yu-Hua Tseng, PhD
TGF -Beta Signaling and the Biology of Brown Adipose Tissue
Speaker: Sushil Rane, PhD
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Joint Symposium (Tracks 1 & 4): Monday, October 26, 1:30-3:30 PM
Genetics of Obesity: Complex Tools to Unravel a Complex Disease
Chair: Caroline Fox, MD, MPH
Co-Chair: Ruth Loos, PhD
Genome-Wide Association Studies of Anthropometric Measures of Obesity
Speaker: Joel Hirschhorn, MD, PhD
Are Genes Your Destiny: The Role of Gene-Environment Interactions
Speaker: Alan Shuldiner, MD
Following-Up Genome-Wide Association
Speaker: Teri Manolio, MD, PhD
Systems Biology Approach to Uncovering Genes and Pathways for Adiposity
Speaker: Eric Schadt, PhD
See the Advance Program for more information on sessions and speakers at Obesity 2009. |
 Live Learning Center
The Obesity Society's annual meetings are packed with so much valuable scientific programming that it's not always possible to attend all the sessions you want. The Live Learning Center solves that problem by offering annual meeting content digitally so that it's available for you to access whenever and wherever it's convenient for you.
The Live Learning Center lets you view the sessions online, captured as multimedia recreations with synchronized slides and handouts. You can even download sessions in MP3 format to your iPod for portable viewing.
So, no more worrying about which sessions to attend and which ones to miss out on because of your busy schedule, you can experience the meeting in real time and then log on to the Live Learning Center at your convenience to catch up on the sessions you couldn't make.
The Live Learning Center is a significant value being provided to Obesity 2009 attendees at no additional charge. So don't miss out on this excellent training tool and information resource. To give you an idea of what the Live Learning Center is all about, we've made two sessions from the 2008 meeting available for you to check out now. Just go to: http://www.obesity.org/education/live_learning_center.asp and click on each of these sessions to see what you're missing. |
 1-Day Pass to Obesity 2009
This year, we are offering a 1-Day pass to all sessions and activities on Monday, October 26, 2009. The program will be full of informative sessions and hot topics, such as childhood obesity. The 1-Day Pass is designed exclusively for non-members who wish to attend Obesity 2009 but don't have time for the full five days. It's perfect for regional and local visitors.
Sessions in five thematic tracks offer content covering:
- Cell and Molecular Biology
- Integrative Biology
- Clinical Studies
- Population Studies
- Clinical / Professional Practice
Continuing Medical Education (CME):
- Physicians
- Physician Assistants
- Dietitians
- Pharmacists
- Nurses, CA Nurses
- Nurse Practitioners
Exhibit Hall
A must-see for all obesity professionals! A natural extension from the science in the sessions, the Exhibit Hall will feature an exposition of the newest and most innovative products, services and technology in the obesity field.
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Ingestive Behavior Research Center (IBRC) Symposium
The Ingestive Behavior Research Center (IBRC) Purdue University will host an international Symposium on Beverages and Health, September 17-19, 2009, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Invited speakers will cover a variety of topics related to the roles of beverage types in health and energy balance. The objectives of the symposium are to advance understanding of the role of beverages in health and energy balance and to identify promising directions for future research.
Participating speakers will address these questions at a variety of levels, from in vitro work to human clinical and epidemiological perspectives to enhance the possibility of stimulating ideas that cross traditional disciplinary boundaries. Intended participants are policy makers, nutrition scientists, psychologists, food scientists, physicians, and registered dietitians. For more information about the symposium, please visit www.psych.purdue.edu/ibrc
The symposium is supported by funds from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the American Society for Nutrition, and the Department of Psychological Sciences and The Phyllis J. Izant Fund Purdue University.
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About Us
The Obesity Society
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Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
301-563-6526 phone 301-563-6595 fax
If you have questions or information for potential inclusion in the newsletter, please let us know:
Jane Pratt, Director of Communications
Lauren Davis, Communications Assistant
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