2009 Current Issues in Nutrition -- Welcome/home

Continuing our NEW FORMAT!
39^th Edition of Current Issues in Nutrition
Appetite, Satiety and Body Weight Regulation

NOTICE: Registered participants will receive an email on October 15 from cin@iastate.edu with instructions for accessing the Current Issues in Nutrition program presentations. Please be sure to check your junk folder in your email inbox. If you have still not received an email by Friday, October 16, please call ISU Continuing Education & Professional Development at 515-294-6222.

About the program:

The obesity epidemic has a multifaceted etiology. Physiologic and environmental factors influencing appetite and satiety are etiologic factors, which have received significant attention recently. This program will provide an update of the current research including: the physiology of appetite and satiety; effect of macronutrient composition on satiety; hormones relative to appetite and satiety; and environmental and dietary factors influence on appetite and satiety. Participants will then have the opportunity to explore specific weight control strategies relative to the physiological and environmental factors presented.

39th Edition Session Goals:

Review the physiology of body weight regulation
Understand physiological factors influencing appetite and satiety
Examine dietary and environmental factors influencing appetite and satiety
Explore body weight control strategies

The same quality program with improvements:

Available 24/7
Convenience of Your Office or Home
More Opportunities to Interact with Presenters
Research AND Application
Lower Cost

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Who organizes the program? The Current Issues in Nutrition conference is organized by Iowa State University Extension and the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition. As a leading research institution, Iowa State University understands the need professionals have for educational update opportunities focused on timely issues.

Why the new format? In April 2009, the planning committee began a new format for Current Issues in Nutrition - a series of archived presentations and live Q/A sessions. The April 2009 program (Vitamin D: Sunshine or Supplement) was extremely well received by participants and allows us to bring you quality educational information at a lesser cost than the traditional satellite program of the past. The planning committee is still testing this new format, but likely will provide a program twice annually. Be sure to check back to this website for information about future programs.

The web-based presentations and Q/A sessions allow registrants to participate from their own computers. This reduces travel costs for participation. In addition, online technology is considerably more cost efficient. This means the registration fee is actually less this year for the same great quality, science-based information.

What's a webcast? Using new technology, Iowa State University is able to provide you featured speaker content from the comfort of your own home or office. Adobe Connect^TM software gives participants online access to live video, audio and presentations as well as interaction with other participants and presenters via chatroom technology. Webcasts are a convenient and cost-effective way to attend a seminar without the hassle and expense of travelling to a central site. Adobe Connect^TM software is a free web-based software; you do not need to purchase software in order to participate.

Are there any system requirements for my computer? Both the presentations and the live Q&A sessions use Flash technology. To ensure you have Flash loaded on your computer and can participate in the live Q&A sessions, go to www.extension.iastate.edu/testconnect/. No other software or hardware is required; it is a web-based program. You must also ensure you have working audio on your computer.

How to participate?
Step 1: Register online. You will be sent an email with the presentation links after you complete your registration.
Please note it is not an automatic email message; links will be sent to all registered participants when the archived presentations are available. Participants who register after the presentations are available will receive an email from program organizers within 48 hours after registration.
Step 2: View the online presentations beginning October 15, 2009. (Presentations will be available indefinitely, or until the material is no longer relevant.)
Step 3: View the live Q/A Session on November 11, 2009.

(Please note we will no longer mail hard-copy brochures.)