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THE 9TH ASIA-OCEANIA CONFERENCE ON OBESITY 2017. ACCESS. INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ACCESS 41 direct international flights weekly Direct carriers include Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Emirates and Cathay Pacific 366 connecting international flights weekly
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ACCESS • INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT ACCESS • 41 direct international flights weekly • Direct carriers include Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Emirates and Cathay Pacific • 366 connecting international flights weekly • Only 7kms from Adelaide Airport to City Centre
AOCO and ANZOS 2017 • Formally link AOCO with the ANZOS ASM in 2017 bringing 400 Australian delegates to the conference (see below). • Extensive program with fundingto invite 8 international plenary speakers • Concurrent sessions in Metabolism & Integrative Physiology; Public Health and Advocacy; Clinical Sciences; and Psychology and Lifestyle Medicine. • Opportunities for delegates to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentation to a quality audience of peers. may also include: Obesity Surgery Society Association of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ) Australia and New Zealand Gastric & Oespohageal Surgery Association (ANZGOSA) (~ 300 – 400 delegates)
FUNDING SUPPORT SECURED FROM ADELAIDE CONVENTION BUREAU will enable: • Economy flights, accommodation and registration for invited keynote speakers selected by the program committee. • Registration and accommodation support for all participants in the Rising Star Symposium • 100 travel grants of Aud$500 for international paying delegates submitting an abstract which is accepted into the program • 1 complimentary registration for every 3 purchased by the same overseas institute • 1 complimentary registration for use by an office bearer for every affiliated obesity society sending at least 5 member paying registrants
REGISTRATION Details *Aud$1 = US$0.76 • Early member (of any affiliated society) will be no more than Aud$600 (Aud$300 for students and delegates from developing countries) and will include: • Lunches each day • 2 tea breaks each day • Visa invitation letters when required • Access to all sessions • The welcome function • The conference App
ADELAIDE’S RIVERBANK CONVENTION PRECINCT • World class business, events and entertainment precinct; • Complemented by a world leading health and biomedical research hub; • Largest integrated health and biomedical hub in Southern Hemisphere; • Includes SAHMRI, and its key themes related to Obesity research
COST EFFECTIVE • 6500+ hotel rooms in Adelaide CBD catering to all budgets; • Lowest accommodation rates in Australia; • Competitive venue costs • Free WiFi throughout the CBD, meaning delegates stay connected
PLATFORM BUILT ON EXPERIENCE • Australian Diabetes Society Conference 2015 – 1,800 delegates • International Symposium on Supportive Care in Cancer 2016 – 1,500 delegates • Royal Australian & NZ College of Opthamologists 2018 – 2,000 delegates • Royal Australian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting 2017 – 2,000 delegates