2025 International Congress on Obesity and MEtabolic Syndrome (ICOMES)
2025-09-04 - 2025-09-06 | Seoul, Korea
Our partner EASO, the European Association for the Study of Obesity, contributes a European perspective and extensive scientific expertise to this annual international congress in Korea. The event provides a platform for knowledge exchange, fosters global collaboration, and highlights relevant EU projects in the field of obesity management and prevention, including BIO-STREAMS.

Biennial ESHA Conference
2025-10-29 - 2025-10-31 | Rome, Italy
The biennial ESHA conferences are an excellent opportunity for learning, sharing experiences, collegial support, mutual networking and building new professional networks, collaborations, partnerships and friendships. Every two years you can take part and register for 3 amazing days with school leaders from throughout Europe. The next opportunities will be in 2025, 2027, 2029 and so on.

ECOG 2025 Congress
2025-11-26 08:00 - 2025-11-28 17:00 (Europe/Helsinki) | Uppsala, Sweden
The European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG) is a pan-European association of professionals dedicated to addressing childhood obesity and overweight. ECOG unites experts from various fields—including pediatrics, psychology, nutrition, genetics, physical activity, and economics—all committed to studying and preventing childhood obesity.
The 34th ECOG 2025 Congress, taking place from November 26–28, 2025, in Uppsala, Sweden, will focus on multidisciplinarity; featuring sessions on prevention, treatment, nutrition, physical activity, psychology, pathophysiology, pharmacotherapy, and bariatric surgery.
Together with leading experts from across Europe and beyond, the events will feature a dynamic scientific program that showcases the very latest in childhood obesity research and practice.

The 18th Hellenic Congress of Nutrition & Dietetics
2025-12-04 - 2025-12-06 | Athens, Greece
Organised by the Hellenic Dietetic Association (HDA),the Hellenic (Panhellenic) Congress of Nutrition & Dietetics is regarded as the flagship and most important national event in Greece for professionals in nutrition and dietetics.

OBEClust Webinar: Strengthening Understanding of Obesity as a Chronic Disease
2026-02-05 11:00 - 12:30 | Online
Registrations are now open at this link.
Calling researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, nutritionists, behavioural scientists, policymakers, data specialists, digital health researchers, patient advocates and nutrition associations!
We are excited to invite you to the second free webinar of The European Cluster of Obesity Research Projects (OBEClust), titled “Strengthening Understanding of Obesity as a Chronic Disease”.
In this session you will enhance understanding of obesity as a chronic, relapsing, multifactorial disease requiring evidence-based, respectful communication across research, policy and practice. The webinar will explore how improved knowledge and framing can reduce stigma, strengthen research relevance, and support system-level responses.
Agenda
11:00 – 11:05 Greetings & Opening Remarks. Prof. Dr. Serap Erdine, Turkish Society of Hypertension and Atherosclerosis (eprObes)
11:05 – 11:15 Lived Experience: What Respectful Engagement Looks Like. Mr. Ken Clare,ropean Coalition for People living with Ob European Coalition for People living with Obesity (opean Coalition for People living with ObesiOBCT)
11:15 – 11:30 Obesity – a chronic health issue needing chronic attention. Prof Jan Eriksson, MD PhD, Uppsala University (PAS GRAS)
11:30 – 11:50 Beyond Weight: Global Insights into Psychosocial and Cultural Drivers of Obesity and Related Eating Disorders. Prof. Fernando Fernandez Aranda. Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (eprObes)
11:50 – 12:00 Enhance (Nutritional) Health Literacy to Minimize Obesity Risks in Shift Workers. Dr. Bianca Fuchs-Neuhold, BSc MSc. University of Applied Sciences FH JOANNEUM (SHIFT2HEALTH)
12:00 – 12:20 Policy Spotlight: Italy’s New Obesity Law – Implications for Research and Systems. Prof. Rocco Barazzoni (HEALTHYW8) & BIO-STREAMS health economics estimator tool for obesity prevention programmes. Matteo Colombo, i2Grow (BIO-STREAMS)
12:20 – 12:30 Discussion and Closing Remarks
