Academy for Eating Disorders President Acceptance Speech Delivered by S. Bryn Austin, ScD, FAED at the International Conference on Eating Disorders in New York City March 16, 2019 I want to begin my tenure as President of AED with a thank you. I am honored and deeply humbled to be given this opportunity to serve: To serve the Academy and you, our vibrant, fabulously talented, and committed membership. To serve our field of eating disorders research, practice, and advocacy. And to serve the wider community of experts by experience - hard won experience of countless individuals and loved ones around the globe in the trenches of battling an eating disorder. I am here to serve you, all of you. As I look forward to the next year as your President, I am very grateful for all the guidance I've received from President Kyle DeYoung, who very ably and deftly has led our organization over the past year. I am also very grateful for our unflaggingly buoyant and capable Executive Director, Lisa Myers, who has brought boundless energy and vision for the Academy to grow our network of collaborators and enhance our reach and impact far beyond what has been possible before. I am grateful to the many talented and wise members of our Board of Directors, past and present, whom I've learned so much from by watching and emulating. And most of all, I have the deepest gratitude for my wife, Liz, who has been my companion and inspiration, sage advisor and sometimes - when needed - my course ...