Obesity Society Announces Policy Forums in Conjunction with National Conventions
Conyers, Chavez, Rex to Headline Democratic Convention Forum
Huckabee, Barbour, Clegg to Headline Republican Convention Forum
Today, the Obesity Society, the leading professional and scientific organization dedicated to the study of obesity, announced details of the policy forums it is hosting in Denver and Minneapolis/St. Paul in conjunction with the Democratic and Republican National Conventions. The forums, entitled “The Challenge of Obesity for Policy Makers: Recommendations for the Next Administration,” will be co-sponsored by the Universities of Colorado and Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic and George Washington University and will feature roundtable discussions of policymakers at both the national and local levels, in addition to representatives of the Party nominees.
Both forums will be open to the media, delegates and the general public. The forum at the 2008 Democratic Convention will be held on Monday, August 25th from 8AM until 12:30PM at the Hamilton Building of the Denver Art Museum. The event will be moderated by Sally Squires, former Washington Post columnist and founder of the Lean Plate Club. Melody Barnes, Domestic Policy Advisor of the Obama for President Campaign, and Karen Kornbluh, Principal Author of the Democratic Platform, will address how an Obama administration would address the issue of obesity and the historic inclusion of obesity in the Democratic platform.
The forum at the 2008 Republican National Convention will be held on September 2nd at 8 AM until 12:30 PM at the historic James L. Hill Research Library in St. Paul, MN. The event will be moderated by Lesley Stahl of CBS News 60 Minutes. Former Presidential Candidate and Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, former RNC Chairman and Governor Haley Barbour (MS), and New Hampshire State Senator Bob Clegg, who will address the St. Paul conference and discuss the strategies they have advocated at the state and national levels to combat the crisis of obesity.
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