We are delighted to announce that we have just celebrated a milestone of reaching 500 attendees at the ISBNPA Annual Meeting.

Upon reviewing our database, we couldn't help but notice a significant number of new faces, as such we would like to extend a heartfelt welcome to our meeting and society.

This attendance figure will facilitate effortless networking during the conference. Please be advised that we offer a dedicated space for impromptu meetings, enabling you to fully maximize networking opportunities.

Just after the opening ceremony and first keynote on May 20, we will have the Climate Action Panel titled "Behavioral nutrition and Physical Activity research in the Anthropocene. How can the ISBNPA community contribute meaningful research to fighting the climate crisis and promote planetary health?"

The presenters are:

- Moderators - Sebastien Chastin | Shilpa Dogra

- Panelists - Karim Abu-Omar | Robert Hogg | Brittany Jock | Rodrigo Reis | Sarah Frank

You can still sign up to the Workshops

The pre-conference workshops (Morning May 20) provide an immersive, in-depth learning experience on one of the topics bellow. Even if you've already registered, it's not too late to sign up for a workshop. Simply return to the registration page (you can use your registration confirmation email), log in using your personal details, and add the workshop you wish to attend.

More details about these workshops [Pre-Conference Workshops – ISBNPA 2024]

Mentoring Lunch @ISBNPA2024

Calling students & ECRs! Are you ready to maximize your experience at the upcoming ISBNPA 2024 annual meeting in Omaha? We're excited to announce a special event: the "Meet the Mentors" Mentoring Lunch!

Scheduled for May 21st, this exclusive session offers a unique chance to connect with seasoned mentors in an intimate setting. This is your opportunity to kickstart a mentorship journey. 

Spaces for this mentoring lunch are limited, so be sure to secure your spot now by registering [HERE] (first 15 registrations will be accepted only).

ISBNPA Carbon Footprint Management Plan

ISBNPA has successfully completed its first Carbon Footprint Management Plan. As far as we are aware, ISBNPA is pioneering this initiative among other scientific societies.

The comprehensive report will soon be accessible via our website and will also be disseminated in an upcoming newsletter. In brief, our approach is as follows:

1. Define > Measure > Reduce

• We have already defined and measured our greenhouse gas emissions in 2023, and are currently monitoring our 2024 emissions.
• Reduction efforts commenced in the same year, for instance, by choosing a carbon-neutral conference venue and utilizing local and sustainable food sources.
• Our 2023 Carbon Footprint report was made available last week - [Carbon Footprint Report]

2. Yet, there's a lot more we can achieve together at ISBNPA, both individually and through our collective research initiatives. This is the primary focus of our ongoing Carbon Footprint Management Plan.

Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) - How can I contribute?

We are currently initiating outreach programs to airlines, requesting the inclusion of SAFs in their operations.

You can also play a pivotal role in this movement! We have prepared an email template that you can use to lobby airlines about SAFs. All you need to do is personalize your letter, find the email addresses of the airlines' customer service you use, and hit send!

To see the email click [HERE]

Annual General Meeting of the Members

We are delighted to announce a transformative evolution in our membership:

1. We now proudly host 534 members, including nearly 100 members from Low or Low Middle Income countries.

2. This is an encouraging outcome of the dedicated initiatives under the Inclusivity and Diversity Initiative from ISBPA Strategic Plan, including the ambassadors program and offering free membership to individuals residing in Low or Low Middle Income Countries.

We cordially invite all our members to our Annual General Meeting, which is scheduled for June 11th at 2000 UTC (Online). If you're a member, please mark your calendar and anticipate receiving a Zoom link in your inbox within the coming weeks.

There's just one more webinar left in our spring series - don't miss out on the season finale.

If you've missed any of our past webinars, fear not. You can catch up with all of them on our YouTube channel. For educators out there, consider incorporating these recordings into your lesson plans as student tasks. It's an approach some of us have been taking for a while now and it has proven to be a fantastic resource.



Watch all the recordings on our [YouTube Channel]. And please subscribe, we are aiming at 400 subscribers until the end of the year.

Title:

SIG Early Care and Education: Reducing food waste where children live, learn and play: Future directions for policy and practice in high and middle-income countries

Registration:

https://isbnpa.org/sig/may-14-2024-1100-utc-isbnpa-ece-sig-webinar-reducing-food-waste-where-children-live-learn-and-play-future-directions-for-policy-and-practice-in-high-and-middle-income-countries/

When:

May 14, 2024, 1100 UTC