The Willendorf Award for outstanding clinical contributions in the field of obesity - Professor Yuji Matsuzawa (Japan). Prof Matsuzawa will give a plenary lecture on the research that led to this award on Monday 4th September 2006, 8.30-9.30am.

The Wertheimer Award for outstanding research by a basic scientist in the field of obesity - Dr Kenji Kangawa (Japan). Dr Kangawa will give a plenary lecture on the research that led to this award on Wednesday 6th September 2006, 8.15- 9.15am.

The André Mayer Award for outstanding research in the field of obesity by an investigator under the age of 40 - Dr Safad Farooqi (UK). Dr Farooqi will give a plenary lecture on the research that led to this award on Monday 4th September 2006, 4.30 - 5.30pm.

The Award for outstanding contributions to Population Science and Public Health has been awarded to Prof Philip James (UK). Prof James will give a lecture on Wednesday 6th September 2006, 8.15- 9.15am.

IASO President Dr Claude Bouchard will be giving a short presentation prior to the Willendorf Award from 8.15-8.30am on Monday 4th September.

IASO is delighted to announce the five finalists for its New Investigator Award, supported by GlaxoSmithKline.

Each finalist will present their research during a special plenary session during the 10th International Congress on Obesity, Sydney, Australia.

• Anthony Civitarese (USA) - Novel Role for Adiponectin Pathway in Human Skeletal Muscle Bioenergetics
• Elizabeth Delbridge (Australia) - Long- term weight maintenance: does diet composition matter? A randomized, prospective trial.
• Carel Le Roux (UK) - The role of Peptide YY (PYY) in the control of appetite
• Magdalena Pasarica (USA) - Induction of Differentiation in Human Preadipocytes May Contribute to Adipogenic Effect of Human Adenovirus Ad-36
• Matthew Sabin (UK) - Unsaturated fatty acids diminish the detrimental effects of saturated fatty acids on insulin signaling in human muscle by decreasing de-novo ceramide production.

The New Investigator Award final will be held on Tuesday 5th September 2006 at 11.15am.

The prize giving ceremony where the overall winner will be announced will be held on Wednesday 6th September 2006 at 9.15am.

To commemorate Professor Per Björntorp, IASO has created a new travel bursary to assist young scientists and clinicians who might otherwise be precluded from participation at ICOs for financial reasons.

Two bursaries are available of up to US$2000 each towards travel, accommodation and registration costs of attending the ICO2006 in Sydney, Australia.

The two winners are Catherine Lawrence (UK) and Krisztina Hegyi (Hungary).

Further information on IASO Awards can be found on the IASO Website or by contacting Kelly Robinson: krobinson@iaso.org

The next edition of the IASO Obesity Newsletter will be published shortly. It will be available at the International Congress on Obesity in Sydney, and distributed to the membership.

Sign up for E Bulletins on the IASO website to get your advance copy in your inbox. You can also read it online on the IASO website

www.ico2006.com

Hot Topics represent late breaking science and are based on data not available prior to March 15th, 2006. Abstracts are not eligible if the paper has been presented at another national or international meeting or will be published prior to the 10th ICO 2006.

Further information is on the Congress website:
www.ico2006.com/Abstracts

Sunday 3rd September 2006, 12-4pm
Darling Harbour Convention Centre, Sydney

A joint symposium from leading international childhood obesity groups: ACAORN, European Childhood Obesity Group, International Obesity Task Force, and the Pediatric Obesity Interest Group of NAASO.

Registration is free but booking is recommended as places are limited. Download the Registration form here or email Dr Elizabeth Denney-Wilson: Elizabethd@health.usyd.edu.au

The new SCOPE website is now live. Visit www.scope- online.org for details on how to apply for SCOPE Fellowship within Europe, planned courses and accredited courses.

This website will also host the new SCOPE online course, which is in its final stages of development and will be launched during the ICO2006.

Sign up to the SCOPE e-bulletin to receive an email updates on all aspects of SCOPE, including notification of when the online course is available. Alternatively, if you are attending the 10th ICO in Sydney, Professor Stephan Rössner will be holding a demonstration of the online course on Thursday 7th September 2006 at 11.15am. If you would like to attend the demonstration, please contact Kelly Robinson (krobinson@iaso.org). You will also be able to visit us on Stand Number 6- 7 at any time during the congress to try the course.

Physical Activity & Obesity - International
Congress Satellite Conference
August 31-September 2
Sofitel Hotel, Brisbane, Australia.
Email: obesity2006@qut.edu.au

Community Based Prevention - International Congress of Obesity Satellite Conference
September 1-2
Geelong,Victoria, Australia
Email: marika.thomson@deakin.edu.au

Recent Progress in Adiposcience
September 1-2
Hamilton Island Resort, Australia
Email: med2@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Queenstown Signal Transduction meeting
September 1-3
Rydges Lakeland Resort, Queenstown, New Zealand

Carbohydrates, the Glycemic Index and Health: The State of the Art
September 2
Sydney, Australia
One-day satellite meeting (immediately before the International Congress of Obesity)

ICO 2006: New Zealand satellite meeting - From genes to community, what is obesity?
September 9-10
Auckland, New Zealand
Email: assonz@tcc.co.nz

All IASO General Council representatives and National Assocation details are on the IASO website.

In future editions of the IASO E Bulletin we plan to announce changes to National Association officers so please let us know if you would like your details included.