Date: 28^th – 31^st May 2014

Venue: National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria

Web: www.eco2014.easo.org

Brief description:

21^st European Congress on Obesity – ECO will be held in period from 28^th to 31^st May 2014 at National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria.

This congress provides an essential platform for discussion on the latest scientific developments in the field. The objectives of the ECO are to provide an annual forum for the dissemination of information about state of the art research in the field of obesity, to foster the identification of innovative preventive and treatment strategies to reduce the prevalence of obesity and its associated burden of diseases, to provide networking opportunities for experts in the field of obesity research and management, etc. The target audience for ECO is clinicians, scientists, allied health professionals working in the field of obesity research and education, opinion leaders and advocacy groups.

The first European Congress on Obesity (ECO) took place in Stockholm in 1988. ECO now takes place on an annual basis and attracts thousands of international delegates.