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On behalf of the President of BASO, Professor Bart Van der Schueren, we have the pleasure to invite you to our evening event: World Obesity Day: Time for action! on Monday, March 4th, 2024, in – the Wetstraat/Rue de la Loi in Brussels. BASO wants to seize the moment of the World Obesity Day and the Belgian Presidency of the EU to organize this awareness event. BASO has put together an inspiring evening programme: 17:00 Welcome and Introduction to the white paper – Prof. Bart Van der Schueren 17:15 Elevator pitch (point of view on obesity and actions to take) – Political parties 18:15 Break 18:45 Round table with experts in the field of obesity moderated by Lies Martens 19:45 Closing 20:00 Reception Via this link you can find the white paper with BASO’s policy recommendations for a holistic approach to obesity as a chronic disease. This will be the starting point of the event. https://belgium.easo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WhitePaper_final.pdf We hope to see you there!