ObesityWeek® 2026 is The Obesity Society’s 44th annual scientific meeting, taking place from 14 to 17 November at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, 201 Waterfront Street, National Harbor, Maryland, United States. The organiser promotes the destination as Washington, DC; the actual conference venue is in National Harbor, Maryland. The meeting is in person. Optional OnDemand recordings are a separate product available from January through December 2027, not evidence of a live hybrid stream.
Scientific scope. The programme spans metabolism and integrative physiology, neuroscience, interventional and clinical studies, population health, clinical and professional practice, and policy and public health. Sub-tracks include nutrition, pediatrics, pharmacology, chronic disease, and bariatric surgery and devices. Published sessions examine food noise, pediatric obesity care, ultra-processed food and the developing brain, global food policy, access to treatment, clinical pharmacotherapy, lipedema and the evolving evidence for metabolic surgery. The complete 20-page official conference programme is attached, alongside an indexed meeting timetable. Invitation-only meetings, ticketed sessions, corporate-supported satellite symposia and non-CME events retain their official labels.
Faculty and audiences. Researchers, physicians, advanced-practice clinicians, dietitians, mental-health professionals, trainees and policy specialists are among the advertised audiences. Verified profiles include metabolic surgeon-scientist Vance Albaugh of Pennington Biomedical Research Center; Tanya Agurs-Collins, Program Director at the National Cancer Institute; Sara Al-Ghadban, Senior Research Scientist at the University of Virginia; Professor Khaled Al Dossari of Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University; and Dawn Addai, an obesity-medicine fellow associated with the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School. Their official directory roles distinguish session speakers from poster presenters.
Separate pre-conference education. The Pediatric Obesity course runs on 13–14 November, with day one scheduled from 1:00 to 6:15 PM and day two from 8:00 AM to 12:45 PM Eastern time. It is separately ticketed and does not change the main conference’s 14–17 November dates.
Credits and registration. TOS designates the live meeting for a maximum of 19 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™, with up to 13 ABIM MOC points and separate 6.5 ABP Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment MOC credits. These are distinct awards and are not added together. The TOS accreditation disclosure says the main meeting has no commercial support from ACCME-defined ineligible companies; satellite events are separately identified. Registration links to the organiser’s exact 2026 page. Current late/on-site fees apply from 13 October: regular member $775, regular non-member $1,150, postgraduate trainee member $350 and non-member $500, and student/emeritus categories $300. The source uses a bare dollar sign without explicitly naming a currency code, so no structured SAR price or assumed currency is entered. Abstract submissions closed on 27 April, and late-breaking submissions closed on 22 July 2026.
