Meetings

More than 60 percent of American adults weigh more than is healthy, which results in increased health issues for the patient and high health care costs. The 2018 AGA James W. Freston Conference, taking place Aug. 18-19, 2018, in Arlington, Virginia, will bring together leading physicians and researchers to discuss current research and techniques to help combat the growing epidemic of obesity. Here we summarize three of the most impactful obesity abstracts to be presented as oral presentations.

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI), the Association for Cancer Immunotherapy (CIMT), the European Academy of Tumor Immunology (EATI), and the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will sponsor the fourth International Cancer Immunotherapy Conference at the New York Marriott Marquis in New York City, Sept. 30-Oct. 3, 2018.

In October, psychologist Icek Ajzen will come to Trier, Germany, for the conference "Identifying the Determinants of (Non-)Replicability". Authors who wish to present at the conference are invited to submit a structured abstract of the presentation they will be giving. Deadline: August 15, 2018.

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Group on Data Communication (SIGCOMM) today announced highlights of SIGCOMM 2018, its annual flagship conference, which will be held this year in Budapest, Hungary from August 20-25. The six-day conference is considered the leading venue on the applications, technologies, architectures and protocols for wired and wireless networks.

Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, Ph.D., M.D., from University of Copenhagen will present at 5th Annual Aging and Drug Discovery Forum at Basel Life Congress, during the Basel Life Congress, Sept. 12-13, 2018, Basel, Switzerland. His talk of 'Phenotypical Landscape of Aging' will cover the latest advances in the aging and longevity science at the Aging and Drug Discovery Forum.

The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) has announced the 15 late-breaking trials and 12 late-breaking clinical science presentations that will be reported at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2018 scientific symposium. TCT, the world's premier educational meeting specializing in interventional cardiovascular medicine, will take place September 21 - 25, 2018 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.

The 9th Annual Wyss International Symposium will focus on new advances in the field of Molecular Robotics, with the goal of sharing recent progress at the intersection of DNA nanotechnology, synthetic biology, robotics, and computer science that could lead to programmable molecular machines as novel solutions for research and medicine.

The latest research in human genetics, presented in invited and platform (oral) sessions, posters, and more at the world's largest human genetics meeting.

The profound impact of nanoscience and chemistry on the future of healthcare will be explored in the opening session of the American Chemical Society's (ACS') 256th National Meeting & Exposition, Aug. 19-23 in Boston. ACS President Peter K. Dorhout, Ph.D., is cosponsoring the session, which will set the stage for the meeting's theme of "Nanoscience, Nanotechnology & Beyond."

Will distributed ledger provide a 'reset' button for the internet and other networks? Many of the primary privacy risks prevalent today are due to an increasing centralization of information. This September 25, in the Hot Topic session at the 6th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF), a panel of experts will illuminate how distributed ledgers work, discuss their potential and explore how the world of finance and other application areas could be reshaped.

A new scientific meeting hosted by the Morgridge Institute for Research will focus on the underlying mechanisms of metabolic diseases and innovations in the tools used to study them. The broad swath of topics will span cancer metabolism to lipid dysregulation to mitochondrial signaling.

The Second Annual University of Utah Translational Hypertension Symposium assembles national experts in hypertension treatment and research. This year's meeting will focus on implementation strategies for the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines, the future of hypertension research, and a mentored workshop for early-stage investigators.

Examining the normal distribution, pitfalls, mimics, and imaging characteristics of various tumors using 68Ga DOTATATE PET/CT and the principles and practice of 177Lu DOTATATE therapy will be the focus of an August 20 webinar hosted by the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS).

Goldschmidt2018, the world's major geochemistry congress, is due to take place in Boston, MA, USA, from August 12th-17th, 2018. More than 3000 items of new research are expected, with up to 3500 attendees. Journalists are welcome to attend.

Covering a wide range of topics, from nutrition to late breaking clinical trials that will change practice, ESC Congress 2018 has a hot story for everyone.

The Austrian city of Vienna will host the XXX General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) from Aug. 20-31 this year. In addition to welcoming more than 3,000 astronomers from over 88 countries, the conference will also offer several events for the local community, free and open to the public.

On 29th -- 31st August 2018, Russia will host its first summit run by Times Higher Education (THE) -- the world's leading center for higher education journalism, analytics and expertise. For over half a century, THE has determined development strategies for universities and has enjoyed sustained credibility and recognition within academia and beyond.

Michigan State University hosts the 36th International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory July 22-28 at MSU's Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center. This is the first time the symposium will be held in Michigan, and almost 350 participants are expected.

How close is medicine to an anti-aging pill? Can anti-aging therapies delay the onset of age-related degenerative diseases? What lifestyle choices can individuals make to prolong healthy lifespan? These are some of the tantalizing questions that will be addressed in a lecture series for the public by leading scientists in the field of aging research entitled "Live Longer, Live Better" to be held Aug. 6 through 10 at the MDI Biological Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine.

The most innovative studies in neurointerventional care, cutting-edge sessions on artificial intelligence, and content-rich discussions on best practices and future directions in neuroendovascular stroke surgery will be presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 15th Annual Meeting in San Francisco from July 23-26, 2018.

The European Respiratory Society International Congress will take place at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles from September 15 to 19, 2018. The Congress will be attended by the world's leading respiratory experts who will present cutting-edge research in a large and varied scientific program. Over 4,000 abstracts will cover a diverse range of disease areas and specialisms, including lung cancer, asthma and COPD, children's lung health, personalized medicine, e-cigarettes, AI and risk factors.

The Alzheimer's Association International Conference® (AAIC®) is the largest and most influential international meeting dedicated to advancing dementia science.

Journalists can now register online for the 30th EORTC-NCI-AACR symposium on 'Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics', which takes place in Dublin, Ireland, 13-16 Nov. 13-16, 2018.