IASO E-Bulletin – Issue 9 - December 2005 

Welcome to the final IASO E-Bulletin for 2005.   Here you will find news on ICO 2006 registration rates, journals and subscription rates for 2006, IASO Award winners and details of the 2006 Stock Conference.

From everybody at the IASO secretariat we would like to wish you a very happy festive period and our best wishes for the New Year.

NEW SPECIAL OFFER FOR IASO MEMBERS - BOOK SOON

ICO 2006:  3-8 September 2006, Sydney, Australia

The organizers of the International Congress on Obesity have announced a new Super Early Bird Registration Rate giving

IASO members a bonus discount on delegates fees for a limited period.    

The reduced rate is available until 31 March 2006.  So register quickly – Full Delegate IASO Members can save $AUD 210 (US$156). 

The special rates are as follows:              IASO Member $AUD   900 + GST                    Non-member    $AUD 1125 + GST       

At December 2005, the SUPER EARLYBIRD registration fee for a Full Delegate (Member) (AUD 990) is equivalent to:

·                 $ 745 USD

·                 € 625 Euro

·                 £ 420 GBP

·                 ¥ 89,000 Japanese Yen

For more information visit www.ico2006.com or Register here

TOP INTERNATIONAL AWARDS ANNOUNCED FOR OBESITY RESEARCH

Winners of the IASO Awards for Scientific Excellence 2006

IASO is pleased to announce the winners of its Awards for Scientific Excellence 2006 to be presented during the 10th International Congress on Obesity (ICO) in Sydney, Australia. 

The Willendorf Award for outstanding clinical contributions:

• Professor Yuji Matsuzawa (Japan )

The Wertheimer Award for outstanding research by a basic scientist:

•  Dr Kenji Kangawa (Japan )

The André Mayer Award for outstanding research by an investigator under the age of 40: 

•  Dr Safad Farooqi (UK)   

More information on the winners will be on the website shortly www.iaso.org/awards

IASO New Investigator Award 2006

IASO is inviting applications for IASO New Investigator Award 2006. This aims to promote interest in obesity research amongst investigators who are still in training. The competition for the Award is held every four years during the International Congress on Obesity with oral presentations of five papers judged to be the best among those submitted. The five finalists will have travel, accommodation and registration costs of attending the ICO2006 covered. Applicants must be in their first training post relating to obesity research, although there is no age limit. The awards are supported through an educational grant from GlaxoSmithKline.

Per Björntorp Travelling Fellowship Fund

IASO’s Per Björntorp Travelling Fellowship Fund is offering the opportunity for suitably qualified individuals to compete for up to 5 travel grants of up to US$2000 each to attend the 10th International Congress on Obesity 2006 in Sydney, Australia. Those eligible to apply are young scientists and clinicians under the age of 35, who might otherwise be precluded from participation for financial reasons.

The application deadline for both Awards is 1st March 2006. For further information on criteria and how to apply, please visit www.iaso.org/awards or contact Kelly Robinson krobinson@iaso.org.   

IASO Stock Conference 2006

The 5th in this successful series of highly interactive hot topic meetings is entitled “Epigenetics, Obesity & its Associated Disorders”.  The conference will take place 6 – 8 March 2006 in Bangkok, Thailand, chaired by Drs Claudine Junien and Peter Nathanielsz.

The deadline for receipt of applications for places at the next Stock Conference is Monday 19 December.

More information about the conference, the programme and applications is available on the IASO website, or you can contact stock@iaso.org

Journals

IASO's latest journal, the International Journal of Pediatric Obesity, will be launched in March. Members can subscribe online. See below for details.

Latest subscription rates for 2006

Any member of a national association affiliated to IASO is eligible for the special reduced subscription rates.

Members may subscribe to the IJO using a form available for download from the members' section.

The International Journal of Obesity (IJO)       Subscribe directly with Nature Publishing Group

Obesity Reviews          Subscribe directly with Blackwell Publishing

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity (IJPO)        Subscribe directly with Taylor & Francis

We are pleased to announce that the Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity will be launching its journal in 2006, entitled “Obesity Research & Clinical Practice”, which will be edited by Professors Gary Wittert & Shuji Inoue.   For more information click here 

More information on journals is available in the Members’ section of the IASO website. If you do not have your login and password please contact enquries@iaso.org

The IASO Secretariat will be closed from 24 December – 2 January Inclusive.