Tentative Schedule at a Glance

Wednesday, May 2
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. AED Board of Directors Meeting
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. AED/EDRS Research Training Day Workshop (invitation only)
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Clinical Teaching Day Workshops (separate registration required)
Noon – 4:00 p.m. Exhibitor Set-Up
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Poster Presenter Set-Up
 
Thursday, May 3
7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration

7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.

Poster Viewing/Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.

Special Interest Group (SIG) Chairs Organizational Meeting

9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Conference Goals
Eric van Furth, PhD, FAED, President
Anne E. Becker, MD, PhD an Ulrike Schmidt, MD, PhD
Scientific Program Committee Co-Chairs
9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Keynote Address
Research on Eating Disorders: Bridging Science and Service
Thomas R. Insel, MD, Director, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland USA

10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Refreshment Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Workshop Session I
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Lunch on Your Own

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Special Interest Group (SIG) Annual Meetings
(Box lunch available for purchase. See registration form.)

2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Plenary Session I:
Eating Disorders as Motivated Behaviors: What Can We Learn from Studies of Food Reward and Addiction?
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Workshop Session II
6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Opening Reception/Poster Presentations/Exhibit Hall Open
 
Friday, May 4
7:00 a.m. –8:00 a.m. Current, New and Prospective Member Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration
7:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Poster Viewing/Exhibit Hall Open
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session II:
Promoting Healthy Eating Behaviors and Patterns: Integrating Obesity and Eating Disorder Prevention Approaches
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m. – Noon

Oral Scientific Paper Session I
(brief scientific papers for presentation and discussion)

Noon – 1:15 p.m.

Lunch on Your Own

Noon – 1:15 p.m.

Special Interest Group (SIG) Annual Meetings
(Box lunch available for purchase. See registration form.)

Noon – 1:15 p.m. Question and Answer Session with a Representative from NIMH
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Oral Scientific Paper Session II
(brief scientific papers for presentation and discussion)
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Special Interest Group (SIG) Discussion Panels
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. AED/NIMH Travel Fellowship Awards
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Meet the Experts
 
Saturday, May 5
7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Registration

7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Poster Viewing/Exhibit Hall Open

7:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

World Summit Session

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Special Interest Group (SIG) Follow-Up Meetings
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. AED President's Remarks
10:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Plenary Session III :
Together We Are Stronger: Working with Carers
12:15 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon and Business Meeting
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Workshop Session III
3:30 p.m.– 4:00 p.m. Refreshment Break
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Exhibitor/Poster Presenter Dismantle
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Plenary Session IV:
New Treatment Approaches to Eating Disorders: From Research Studies to Clinical Practice
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Closing Social Event

 

Updated: April 27, 2007