May, 2021
President's message
ISBNPA XChange 2021
Mentoring @ ISBNPA
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Getting ready for the ISBNPA dance!

We are almost ready to dance around the world together with you! Hope you have your dancing shoes ready and are practicing some cool moves. I sure am :-). The conference platform launches on June 1st, so you can start watching presentations soon and……. look for dancing monkeys! Don’t forget to keep count.

This is already my last president’s message! And I can share with you that — similar to you and the rest of the world — the past two years have been beyond what I expected. Nevertheless, the ISBNPA community proved to be very resilient, and our first online ISBNPA XChange meeting even won Whova’s Most Proficient Customers Contest :-). This year’s XChange meeting also provides lots of opportunities to share, exchange, network, and learn some new knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. And of course, also dance moves. More than 650 delegates from over 40 countries will join. This year you can enjoy the opportunities within our own ISBNPA App, which will also host the social program of the XChange meeting. So stay tuned for a variety of fun challenges for you to participate in with fellow ISBNPA delegates.

Looking back at my presidential term, my goal was to stimulate connection within the ISBNPA community through Dare2Share initiatives, thereby promoting open science, high-quality research practice, and innovative ideas. In other words: “Thinking independently together - Let’s dance around the world!” Therefore, I am excited to witness the first Dare2Share sessions and initiatives during ISBNPA XChange 2021! The Executive Committee and I have worked diligently on the strategic plan for the coming years. You were greatly involved in this process by voicing your preferences, and their realization will soon follow.

During the XChange meeting, I’ll be handing on the torch to our next ISBNPA president: Erica Hinckson. Thank you all for joining me on this great ISBNPA adventure!! I’m excited for what our community’s future holds as we dance together around the world.

Tot snel ziens allemaal!

Mai
ISBNPA XChange 2021

Access on-demand recordings, networking activities, and the full scientific program schedule from early June.

Check your email (spam folder included) for your credentials. For the full XChange 2021 experience, we recommend you use two systems.

  • Web conference platform for the scientific program activities (e.g., keynotes, symposia)
  • ISBNPA App, for the social activities and networking
The 2021 ISBNPA membership includes free registration for the ISBNPA XChange 2021. 

Following our 2020 initiative, we will offer free registration for the conference with the 2021 ISBNPA membership. The membership renewal campaign will start soon.

Make sure you get all the benefits of the ISBNPA membership; now with the XChange 2021 registration included.

Join ISBNPA and the ISBNPA XChange 2021 HERE.
Mentoring @ ISBNPA
Get involved in the ISBNPA mentoring program!

The mission of the ISBNPA mentoring program is to strengthen the connectivity of ISBNPA members by providing opportunities for members to interact regularly outside of the annual meeting. The program offers members an added value to their membership throughout the year. There is flexibility for mentors and mentees to define their mentoring relationships in terms of expectations for regular meetings, the length of the connection, etc.

Benefits of being in the mentoring program include:
  • a chance to interact with potential colleagues outside of your institution;
  • resources for how to jump-start the mentoring relationship;
  • bi-annual newsletters featuring mentoring tips, a spotlight of a current mentor/mentee pair, and other mentoring resources;
  • opportunities to develop personal and professional skills, etc.


Contact Megan.Mueller@colostate.edu if you’re interested in being involved as a mentor or mentee. We’ll also have leading experts in nutrition, physical activity, and behavior change research to connect with during the ISBNPA Xchang during the breaks. Please consider taking advantage of this mentoring opportunity during the conference!
ISBNPA Mentoring “lunch” at the ISBNPA XChange 

Stay tuned for the traditional ISBNPA mentoring lunch, now virtual, always virtuosos :-)

Aim: to provide early career researchers with an opportunity to network with senior researchers and other Early Career Network members who share common research interests. Each meeting room will include 2-3 world-leading experts in a specific area of physical activity, nutrition, and health such as health disparities, evaluation, environment, policy.

Members can join meeting rooms during the scheduled breaks to talk more with these mentors.   

Confirmed mentors 
Built environment/social-ecological influences on eating and physical activity: May Wang, Dan Graham,
Interventions and evaluation: Laura Bellows, Deanna Hoelscher, Jennifer Linde, Trynke Hoekstra, Borja del Pozo Cruz
Health disparities/social determinants of health: Angela Odoms-Young, Suchi Ayala, Kylie Ball, Ray Mahone