Launch of new official journal of EASO

The EASO Executive Committee is pleased to announce that Obesity Facts, the European Journal of Obesity, will be launched in February as an official journal of EASO. For more information as well as the Call for Papers, please click here or visit www.karger.com/ofa. All EASO members are entitled to a heavily discounted EASO Member subscription rate. To find out more about this generous discount and to subscribe to Obesity Facts, please click here.

ECO 2008: Geneva, Switzerland

ECO2008 will take place in Geneva, Switzerland from 14th to 17th May 2008. Please visit the Congress website for further information www.eco2008.org

Pre registration has now closed. On-site registration will open at 08.30 on May 14th 2008. For more information visit www.eco2008.org

EASO Childhood Obesity TaskForce Satellite meeting at ECO 2008

Pediatric obesity management: From evidence-based theory to clinical care - Traitement de l’obésité de l’enfant: De l’évidence à la pratique clinique.

Saturday 17th May, 14:30-18:00 hrs. Room E, Geneva Palexpo. Free to ECO 2008 Delegates. Download the brochure and registration form here.

New EASO Executive Director

Following the departure of Kate Baillie, EASO’s Executive Director since 2003, Euan Woodward has been appointed as the EASO Executive Director, from January 2008.  Euan has worked with EASO for over 3 years and is best known for his management of the ECO.  He will manage the EASO Secretariat and will be responsible for strategic planning and management to ensure that EASO’s strategies and objectives are achieved.  For further information, please contact Euan Woodward at ewoodward@iaso.org.

Writing scientific papers as Non-Native English speaker

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Medical Editing Service

A medical editing service is also available via American Journal Experts - an association of Ph.D. graduate students from America's Top 10 Research Universities who will read and edit your research for publishing to English language audiences.  Visit http://www.journalexperts.com for further information.  Please note that American Journal Experts charge a fee for this service.