European Congress on Obesity

About European Congress on Obesity

The European Congress on Obesity (ECO) is the annual congress of the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) and a leading international meeting for obesity research and care. The congress moves to a different European city every year, and the 34th edition, ECO2027, takes place at the International Congress Center München (ICM), held jointly with IFSO-EC, the European Chapter of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders. Clinicians, researchers and public health professionals meet to discuss the latest science on the causes, prevention and treatment of obesity.

Event Focus

Basic Science | Behavioural Science | Public Health | Childhood & Adolescent Obesity | Obesity Management | Pharmacotherapy | Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery | Nutrition & Diet | Physical Activity | Diabetes & Cardiometabolic Risk | Epidemiology | Health Policy | Weight Stigma | Digital Interventions

Event Highlights

The scientific programme is organised into four main tracks: Basic Science, Behavioural Science and Public Health, Childhood and Adolescent Obesity, and Obesity Management and Intervention. Plenary lectures, thematic sessions, teaching workshops and moderated research communication sessions are complemented by industry symposia, an exhibition, prizes for early career researchers and a joint programme with the metabolic and bariatric surgeons of IFSO-EC.

Why Attend

ECO brings together the full spectrum of obesity expertise, from molecular research to clinical care and public health policy. Learn about new data on obesity medicines and surgical treatment, discuss prevention strategies for children and adults, present your own research and connect with colleagues from across Europe and beyond. For endocrinologists, bariatric surgeons, dietitians, researchers, public health experts and industry, ECO2027 in Munich is a key date in the scientific calendar.

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