Addressing Childhood Obesity in Georgia: Scientific, Educational, Philanthropic, Community-Based, and Legislative Efforts will be held on November 19 and 20 at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center . The conference is sponsored by The University System of Georgia and the Georgia Research Alliance. All faculty, researchers, and graduate students are invited to join with colleagues from within Georgia and beyond for a scholarly meeting on childhood obesity. The conference will contain poster sessions, panels, and keynote addresses, in hopes of sharing research findings, attracting funding, and beginning new collaborations.

The event is free, but participants will need to assume travel costs. To RSVP and for further details please contact Angelia Thomas, angelia.thomas@usg.edu, 404/657-1332. Three Top Student Paper Awards are also available for graduate or undergraduate students who submit materials to the poster session. A limited number of travel grants to cover mileage and a stay at the Conference Center hotel are available for students only.