Calendar of Events

An asterisk next to the date denotes a new event listing.

2008 Conferences

May 12–14, 2008
32^nd National Nutrient Databank Conference: Nutrient Databases Without Borders, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. With support from Health Canada. For further information, contact Josephine Deeks, Nutrition Research Division, Health Canada, Banting Research Centre, PL 2203C, 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Ottawa, ON K1A OL2, Canada. Phone: (613) 957-0926. Fax: (613) 941-6481. E-mail to cnfusers{at}hc-sc.gc.ca. Internet: http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fn-an/nutrition/fiche-nutri-data/32nndc_e.html.

May 17–22, 2008
8^th Biennial International Scientifc Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Fatty Acids and Lipids (ISSFAL), Kansas City, MO. Sponsored by the ISSFAL. For further information, contact DJ Rand, Conference Coordinator, ISSFAL 2008, c/o Onyx Meetings and Events, 7327 West 79^th Street, Overland Park, KS 66204. Phone: (913) 381-1123. Fax: (913) 381-2515. E-mail: dj{at}onyxmeetingsandevents.com. Internet: http://www.issfal2008.org.

May 19–23, 2008
First International Congress on Nutrition and Cancer, Antalya, Turkey. For further information, contact Serenas Turizm Organizasyon Ltd Sci, Turan Günes Bulvari, 5. Cadde No:13 06550, Yildiz, Çankaya-Ankara, Turkey. Phone: 90 (312) 440 50 11. Fax: 90 (312) 441 45 62. E-mail: cansu.arda{at}serenas.com.tr. Internet: http://www.nutritioncancer2008.org.

June 4–5, 2008
Obesity and Health: Modifying Behavior, Modifying Food or Using Policy to Optimize Both, Amherst, MA. Sponsored by the University of Massachusetts Department of Food Science Policy Alliance and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)/American Society for Nutrition (ASN)/International Food Information Council (IFIC) Joint Task Force on Food Science and Nutrition. For further information, phone (413) 545-0172. Internet: http://www.nutrition.org/media/meetings/other-upcoming-meetings-and-professional-development-events/Obesity%20Symposium%20Brochure%202008-1.pdf.

June 12–15, 2008
Food as Medicine Professional Nutrition Training Program, Baltimore, MD. Sponsored by the Center for Mind-Body Medicine. For further information, send an e-mail to fam{at}cmbm.org or phone (202) 966-7338. Internet: http://www.cmbm.org/holistic_medicine_PROFESSIONAL_TRAINING_EDUCATION/food_as_medicine_description.php.

July 20–25, 2008
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Summer Conference: Molecular Mechanisms Involved in the Nutrient Control of Cellular Function and Metabolism, Carefree, AZ. Sponsored by FASEB. For further information, contact FASEB Summer Research Conferences, 9650 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814. Internet: https://secure.faseb.org/faseb/meetings/Summrconf/Programs/11715.pdf.

August 8–13, 2008*
Seventh Biennial Symposium of the Comparative Nutrition Society, Liscomb Mills, Nova Scotia, Canada. Deadline for abstract submission is May 15, 2008. For further information, visit http://www.cnsweb.org/currentsymposium/.

August 10–15, 2008
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Summer Research Conference on Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, and One Carbon Metabolism, Lucca, Italy. Deadline for abstract submission is July 1, 2008. Contact ASN member Charles H Halsted at chhalsted{at}ucdavis.edu regarding potential industry and corporate support for this meeting. For further information, please visit http://src.faseb.org.

August 11–13, 2008*
National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Data Users Conference, Washington, DC. For further information, contact the National Center for Health Statistics, 3311 Toledo, Hyattsville, MD 20782. Phone: (800) 232-4636. E-mail: nchsquery{at}cdc.gov. For further information, visit http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/events/duc2008/08duc_postcard.htm.

September 2–4, 2008
25^th International Council on Physical Activity and Fitness Research (ICPAFR) Symposium: Where Physical Activity, Nutrition, and Body Composition Meet, Loma Linda, CA. Presented by the ICPAFR and the Loma Linda University School of Public Health. Deadline for abstract submission is June 30, 2008. For further information, contact Venice Brown, Conference Coordinator, 10970 Parkland Street, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350. Phone: (909) 558-4595. Fax: (909) 558-0182. E-mail: vbrown{at}llu.edu. Internet: http://llu.edu/llu/sph/cpe/icpafr.html.

September 27–28, 2008*
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Workshop on Mathematical Modeling of Human Metabolism and Body Weight Regulation, Bethesda, MD. For further information, contact Kevin Hall, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, at kevinh{at}niddk.nih.gov. Internet: http://www.mitacs.ca/conferences/HMBW/.

September 27–30, 2008*
13^th International Congress on Hormonal Steroids and Hormones & Cancer, Quebec, Quebec, Canada. Deadline for abstract submission is June 23, 2008. For further information , contact CRCHUL, 2705 Laurier Blvd, 4^th Floor, T4-44, Quebec, G1V 4G2, QC, Canada. Phone: (418) 654-2704. Fax: (418) 654-2735. E-mail: info{at}ichshc2008.com. Internet: http://www.ichshc2008.com.