News and Updates
Welcome to the Minneapolis 2010 website! Here you will find
information to help you plan your visit to Minneapolis for the 2010 Annual
Meeting. Be sure to check out our art, culture, lakes, and wealth of
natural beauty. Check back often as we continue to add more
information…
ISBNPAs Annual Meeting Participant Scholarship Program will provide 5
scholarships of $1,200 (USD) to students or scholars from specific parts
of the world, and will also offer each scholarship recipient a
conference registration waiver for Minneapolis 2010 and a 1-year ISBNPA
membership. These scholarships are intended to HELP OFFSET the overall
cost of attending the Minneapolis ISBNPA 2010 Meeting; IT IS NOT MEANT
TO COVER ALL EXPENSES. Click the
Scholarship link on the left to learn more about scholarship
guidelines.
The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and
Physical Activity (ISBNPA) is a professional organization
committed to the betterment of human health and the free
exchange of ideas, especially data-based findings, regarding
diet and physical activity research, programs and policy.
- International society with over 500 members
and 29 countries
- Only research society that focuses on
behavioral aspects of nutrition and physical activity
- Diversity of membership includes Medicine,
Nursing, Dietetics, Kinesiology, Epidemiology,
Psychology, Public Health, Nutrition
- Diversity of member organizations includes
academic, medical, governmental, non-governmental and
industry
- Society has its own peer-reviewed scientific
research journal.
- Free online access:
www.ijbnpa.org
Our Members
ISBNPA has an international presence with nearly 400
members representing 29 countries. Our members come together
from more than 40 government agencies, industry and
professional organizations as well as close to 150 academic
and medical institutions. Members bring to this organization
a diversity of experience and expertise, with professional
credentials including BSc, DrPH, EdD, LD, MBA, MD, MPH, MSC,
PhD, RD, and RN.
List of countries represented in the ISBNPA
membership: Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Holland, Hong Kong, India, Macedonia, Malaysia, Mexico,
Morocco, Norway, Peru, Portugal, Singapore, Sweden,
Switzerland, The Netherlands, UK, USA, and Vietnam.
Nonmembers are invited to register and attend the
conference.
Keynote Speakers
- Robert W. Jeffery, PhD,
Director, Obesity Prevention Center and Professor Division of Epidemiology
and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, United States
- Knut-Inge Klepp, PhD, MPH,
Professor, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway
- David Ludwig, MD, PhD,
Director, Obesity Program, Department of Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital
and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Paschal Sheeran, PhD,
Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Deborah Tate, PhD,
Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Behavioral Education, Gillings School
of Global Public Health, University of North at Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Local Organizing Committee
From the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and HealthPartners
Research Foundation:
Simone French (Chair), Jayne Fulkerson, Bob Jeffery, Marti Kubik,
Mindy Kurzer, Al Levine, Beth Lewis, Jennifer Linde, Ken Meter,
Melissa Nelson, Mark Pereira, Alex Rothman, Sarah Rydell, Amy Scheller,
Nancy Sherwood, Scott Shimotsu, John Sirard, Mary Story, Steven Stovitz.