Annual Meeting & Conference of The Obesity Society 2026

The meeting is held at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center.

The organizer lists researchers, clinicians, dietitians and nutritionists, mental health professionals, exercise physiologists, policy researchers and advocates, trainees, and leaders.

It is most useful for obesity researchers and clinicians who want basic science, treatment and policy work in one meeting, since the listed audience spans MDs, DOs, NPs, PAs, dietitians, mental health professionals, exercise physiologists and policy advocates. Those wanting a narrow single-specialty meeting would get less, because the breadth and the co-sponsored symposia with national and international advocacy groups make it a wide field gathering.

Attendees at medical and scientific meetings usually wear business casual, with clinicians often in slacks and a blazer and trainees a bit more relaxed. Comfortable shoes help at a large resort convention center such as the Gaylord National.