Summit Meetings

EASO COMs Summit, 24-25 September 2026 – Potsdam, Germany

The COMs Summit is open to clinical teams from accredited adult, paediatric, and affiliated EASO COMs across Europe and beyond, combining cross-disciplinary exchange with focused topic sessions and real-world clinical case discussions. It will be held in collaboration with the German Obesity Society (DAG), alongside the DAG Obesity Congress 2026.

Aims of the Summit

• Share research, emerging evidence, and evolving practice across the COMs network
• Identify opportunities to strengthen obesity management research and service delivery
• Strengthen collaboration between accredited centres
• Support capacity building within multidisciplinary obesity care teams
• Enhance professional networking and structured knowledge exchange
• Improve outcomes and care experiences for people living with obesity

Programme 

The Summit Programme will be delivered from 09.00 on the 24^th September and close at 16.00 on 25th September. The full programme will be available soon.

Registration

Registration and attendance is complimentary and open only to clinical teams from accredited adult, paediatric, and affiliated EASO COMs across Europe and beyond. If you are not a member of an accredited EASO COMs your registration will not be accepted.

Registration for COMs Members is now open

Accommodation

Two nights complimentary hotel accommodation  is now closed as full allocation has been reached on a first come first serve basis. If you plan to attend the COMs Summit, please register via the the online registration form and organise your own hotel accommodation in Potsdam or nearby in Berlin.

Please Note: It is a busy period in the Potsdam/Berlin area with other conferences taking place.  Please secure your hotel accommodation as soon as possible. When booking your flight to Berlin, we recommend that you do not arrive before the 23^rd of September. There are other large events taking place in the Berlin/Potsdam area and all hotels are at capacity.

Meeting Venue

The COMs Summit will take place at the University of Potsdam, Griebnitzsee Campus, Building 6. Venue details and directions.

The DAG Obesity Congress will cover comprehensive pharmacological, behavioural and surgical obesity treatment strategies, current prevention approaches, and the translation of basic science into clinical practice. All sessions will be delivered with simultaneous German-English translation. COMs colleagues are encouraged to participate. Find out more about the DAG Obesity Congress 2026.

• Read the 2025 Summit summary, held in Paris

Amgen, Novo Nordisk & Eli Lilly and Company have provided sponsorship to support the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) COMs Summit. None of these sponsors have had any influence over the meeting agenda or arrangements except where indicated.