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Established in 2005, the EASO Early Career Network (ECN) acts as an informal community for early career professionals to collaborate on projects and share experiences and expertise. Training and education opportunities are available to members of the network by application. The ECN initiative is represented at the annual European Congress on Obesity, where the ECN community have an opportunity to meet, interact and share ideas with colleagues from around the world.
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Get Involved with the EASO Early Career Network (ECN)
The ECN is a community for students and early career professionals interested in obesity to collaborate, learn together, share experiences.
Connect
To get involved, get connected! Learn about the ECN and help us learn more about you, too. SIgn up and complete our Network form: https://easo.org/education/easo-early-career-network/ecn-application-form/
Share your Experiences
Networking within and across Europe and globally, sharing your research interests and clinical experiences are a key part of being involved in the ECN consortium.
Learn about EASO education and training opportunities
In addition to the ECN Schools, we offer annual awards for the best ECN thesis and research awards in fields related to obesity, including basic science, clinical research, public health and childhood obesity. Learn more via the EASO website www.easo.org
Explore EASO resources
The EASO website has information about key issues in obesity. Learn more about the science of obesity, research, policy and advocacy; Network members are eligible to participate in many of our events. www.easo.org
European Congress on Obesity
The annual European Congress on Obesity offers an excellent opportunity to connect and share experiences with your peers and with experts in your field. Learn more on the EASO
website. https://easo.org/congress/
Get Social
Join the EASO ECN social media community. Follow us, like our posts, comment and share:
facebook.com/EASOobesityECN
twitter.com/EASOobesityECN
linkedin.com/groups/12656480/
Sign up for the EASO Newsletter and ECN Bulletins: www.easo.org/about-easo/contact-easo/
ECN e-Learning Hub
We’re launching a new Hub for the network with monthly training meet-ups! Join the network to learn more.
Leadership opportunities
Volunteer to coordinate meetups within your country or region. The ECN board will be happy to help you organise meet-ups. Contact us at ecn@easo.org
Early Career Network aims to:
- Facilitate networking among new and early career European scientists and students of clinical practice across disciplines related to obesity across the life-course
- Provide an arena for the exchange of ideas and best practices between experts and experts-to-be in an friendly, informal environment
- Improve opportunities for future collaboration and consultation, advocacy and public health improvement around our common goal: preventing, treating, and addressing obesity, it’s causes and consequences.
Early Career professionals are individuals who:
- Are currently registered in an undergraduate or post-graduate course of study related to obesity or have received a masters, PhD or other relevant postgraduate degree within the past five years, or an MD within the past eight years, and/or:
- Currently hold (or are applying to hold) an entry level position — e.g., junior doctor, post-doctoral fellow, lecturer, instructor, assistant professor, public health manager or public policy coordinator at an established academic/research institution, NGO or public health institution /authority
The Novo Nordisk Foundation has provided support to the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) for Early Career Network development activities. The Novo Nordisk Foundation has had no influence over award selection or meeting agendas.