The seventh biennial Childhood Obesity Conference is slated for June 18-20, 2013, in Long Beach, California. Described as “the nation’s largest, most influential collaboration of professionals dedicated to combating pediatric obesity,” the event expects to draw nearly 2,000 attendees from across the nation.

Agenda highlights include presentations by New York Times investigative journalist Michael Moss, New York University Professor Marion Nestle, food activist and attorney Michele Simon, and Center for Science in the Public Interest Director of Nutrition Policy Margo Wootan.

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