Agenda

Day 1    Day 2

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Day 1:   Thursday - October 19, 2006 Regency Foyer - The Rosen Plaza Hotel

08:30 AM to 05:30 PM      Registration / Exhibit Hall Opens

SEMINARS Thursday - October 19, 2006 Salons 3 & 4   08:45 AM    09:00 AM Marc Lesnick (The Conference Organizer) Opening remarks   09:00 AM   to 09:45 AM Jonathan Emord (Attorney) Emord & Associates Regulatory Environment: Status Report: FDA and FTC Regulation of Weight Loss Claims   09:45 AM   to 10:30 AM -=-=-=-=- Networking Break (Regency Foyer - Exhibition Hall)   10:30 AM   to 11:15 AM Julie Haugen (Nutritionist) Burger King What the Fast Food Industry is Doing to Accomodate Dieters   11:15 AM   to 12:00 Noon Richard Cleland (Assistant Director, Division of Advertising Practices) Federal Trade Commission Diet Industry Advertising: DO's and DON'Ts   12:00 Noon   to 01:30 PM -=-=-=-=- Lunch (Salons 13 & 14)   01:30 PM   to 02:15 PM Phil Midden (Manager, Complementary & Alternative Health Programs) Blue Cross/Blue Shield Weight Loss and Healthcare Insurance   02:15 PM   to 03:00 PM Craig Harper (EVP, GM Client Services) Simmons Market Research Dieter Demographics - Who Are They and What Are They Looking For   03:00 PM   to 03:30 PM -=-=-=-=- Networking Break (Regency Foyer - Exhibition Hall)   03:30 PM   to 04:00 PM Ray Costa (President and Co-Founder) Flatiron Media Online Strategy for Diet Companies: Elements of Good Diet Websites   04:00 PM   to 04:30 PM Jay Berkowitz (CEO) Ten Golden Rules SEO & SEM Strategies: 10 Golden Rules of Marketing Diets on the Internet   04:30 PM   to 05:00 PM Abe Mezrich (Director of Communications) Did-It.com Search Engine Marketing for the Diet Industry   06:00 PM   to 08:00 PM -=-=-=-=- Cocktail Reception (Salon 3)   Day 2:   Friday - October 20, 2006 Regency Foyer - The Rosen Plaza Hotel   08:45 AM to 04:45 PM      Registration / Exhibit Hall Opens SEMINARS Friday - October 20, 2006 Salons 3 & 4   09:00 AM   to 09:45 AM Lawrence J. Cheskin, M.D., F.A.C.P. (Director, Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center & Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center (Baltimore) Medical Aspects of Obesity (Risks, Complications, Treatments)   09:45 AM   to 10:30 AM -=-=-=-=- Networking Break (Regency Foyer - Exhibition Hall)   10:30 AM   to 11:15 AM Amir Kishon, Ph.D. (CEO) Wellness Layers Benefits and Strategies for Building a Diet Website for Food and Weight Loss Companies   11:15 AM   to 12:00 Noon Linda Spangle (Author) Weightloss for Life Fire Up Weight Loss Motivation and Make it Stick: How to Improve Succeess Rates, Compliance, and Retention in ANY Diet Program   12:00 Noon   to 01:30 PM -=-=-=-=- Lunch (Salons 13 & 14)   01:30 PM   to 02:00 PM Pramod Khosla, PhD (Consultant) American Palm Oil Council Issues Related to Dietary Fats and their Implications for Health and Diet   02:00 PM   to 02:00 PM Dr. Ayaz Virji (Chief Medical Officer) Six Step Weightloss Center Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT)   02:30 PM   to 03:00 PM -=-=-=-=- Networking Break (Regency Foyer - Exhibition Hall)   03:00 PM   to 04:30 PM John LaRosa ((President) Market Data Enterprises Julie Haugen (Nutritionist) Burger King Lawrence J. Cheskin, M.D., F.A.C.P. (Director, Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center & Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center (Baltimore) Richard Cleland (Assistant Director, Division of Advertising Practices) Federal Trade Commission Final Panel Session on the Diet Industry   Telephone USA +1 212 722-1744 ext. 75  •  Fax USA +1 208 728-6456  •  e-Mail Copyright © 2005-2025 Internet Business Conferences