The European Association for the Study of Obesity
The European Association for the Study of obesity (EASO) aims to promote research into obesity, facilitate contact between individuals and organisations, and promote action that tackles the epidemic of obesity.
Further information on the history and goals of EASO and on each Member Association is available via the top navigation bar.
EASO is a membership association. Our National Association members, and the individual members thereof, enjoy extensive EASO member benefits.
EASO News and Announcements
We are pleased to announce that Ph.d. / Postdoc stipends are available in the collaborative research project ‘Gene-diet interactions in obesity’ (GENDINOB).
The deadline for receipt of applications is 15th March 2010. For further information, please see the Projects & Collaborations page of this website.
Congress News
EASO at ICO2010
Regional Session
As part of 11th International Congress on Obesity (ICO2010), EASO will hold a regional session on Tuesday 13th July 2010. This session aims to address important European issues and will highlight the work of EASO's scientific Task Forces in addressing these issues.
View the session programme here. For further information on ICO2010, visit the congress website.
Prevention Task Force - Pre Congress Meeting
The EASO Prevention and Public Health Task Force, in conjunction with the Karolinska Institute, will host a pre congress meeting entitled 'sociocultural, behavioral and economic factors in obesity prevention'. The meeting will take place on Saturday 10 July 2010, at the Nobel Forum, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm.
Registration and Abstract Submission are now open. View the scientific programme or visit the meeting webpage for further information.
ECO2011
The next ECO, ECO2011, will take place in Istanbul from 25-28 May 2011. Further information is available from the congress website.
ECO 2012
The EASO Executive Committee is delighted to announce that Lyon, France will host the 19th European Congress on Obesity, ECO2012.
ECO2012 will take place from 9-12 May 2012.
Further information is now available via www.easo.org/eco2012.
Journal News
Obesity Facts - Medline Indexation
The EASO Executive Committee is pleased to announce that Obesity Facts, the European Journal of Obesity, has now gained Medline indexation. Articles will be listed beginning with volume 1 of the journal. This means that all articles published thus far in the journal will be available via Medline.
All EASO members are entitled to a heavily discounted EASO Member subscription rate. Find out more about this generous discount and how to subscribe to Obesity Facts.
Please click here to view the contents of the latest issue.
For more information , please visit www.karger.com/ofa.
