Pre & Post Congress Meetings

Photographer - Preben Kristensen (Stockholm Visitors Board)

Pre and Post Congress Meetings will take place in and around Stockholm.

These meetings are coordinated in conjunction with ICO2010 and take place before or after the Congress in order to enhance the scientific content of the programme.

Each meeting is organised separately and independently, and will require a separate registration from the main Congress.

4th Scandinavian Pediatric Obesity Conference (SPOC)

The International Scientific Committee are proud to announce the Scandinavian Pediatric Obesity Conference (SPOC 2010) as the official Pediatric Track for ICO2010.

Date: Friday 9th to Saturday 10th of July, 2010.

Location: Swedish Society of Medicine, Stockholm.

The abstract submision deadline has been extended to Sunday 21st of February!

Please submit your abstracts via the SPOC website shown below.

Further information: Please visit the official SPOC website www.childhoodobesity.info/spoc2010.

Registration Discount Offer

Delegates who register for both the SPOC Pediatric Meeting and the ICO2010 Congress will receive a 50 Euro discount on each registration. Please read the full Terms & Conditions for details on how to claim your discount.

Sociocultural, behavioral and economic factors in obesity prevention

Date: Saturday 10th of July, 2010.

Location: Nobel Forum, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.

Programme: Invited speakers, selected free communications and optional evening activity.

Local Chairs:

• Finn Rasmussen, Karolinska Institute and Swedish Association for the Study of Obesity
• Lauren Lissner, University of Gothenburg and EASO Public Health and Prevention Task Force

Further information: Please visit the Meeting Website.

Organised by the EASO Prevention Task Force and the Karolinska Institute.

Brown adipose tissue and human obesity

Date: Saturday 10th to Sunday 11th of July, 2010.
Location: Stockholm University

Programme: The purpose of this meeting is to bring together scientists working with brown adipose tissue in general with researchers studying its possible role in adult humans and human obesity. Read more.

Organisers: Barbara Cannon, Sven Enerbäck, Jan Nedergaard, Wouter van Marken Lichtenbelt.

Further information: To find out more, including the list of confirmed speakers, please visit the Meeting Website.

Regulation of Feeding and Energy Metabolism by the Brain

Date: Saturday 10th of July, 2010.

Location: Clarion Hotel Sign, Stockholm, Sweden

Discussion Topics: Molecular background, Hypothalmic integration, Integration of feeding behaviour in brain, Peripheral control of feeding behaviour, Feeding and energy metabolism in humans.

Organisers: Seiji Shioda - Showa University, Japan and Christian Broberger - Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Further Information: There is no charge to attend this meeting. Please visit the symposium website.

Obesity - from insight to action: A global perspective

Date: Saturday 10th of July - 09.00 to 18.30 including a networking lunch
Location: Nordic Sea Hotel, Stockholm

Hosted by: International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Global Branches

Programme: Invited speakers will present a number of key themes including - obesity intervention programmes, early life risk factors for obesity, appetite and satiety, mapping, metabolism and brown adipose tissue, monitoring & harmonising obesity data. There will also be a panel discussion on partnerships and knowledge transfer.

Download the full programme and visit the ILSI website for further details.

Registration: Registration is complimentary on a first come, first served basis so register early. Download the registation form.