Obesity Week

Name

Obesity Week

Legal name

ObesityWeek LLC

Website

https://obesityweek.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scientific and Medical Conferences

NAICS

Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAHAJAA

Medical & Health Sciences Congresses

Travel & Hospitality/MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions)/Association, Government & Academic Congresses

SECONDARYHLAKADAL

Obesity Medicine & Weight Management

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Specialist Medical Practice/Endocrinology & Diabetes

SECONDARYMPAGAGAD

Academic & Scientific Conferences

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Live Entertainment & Events (Concerts, Theater, Festivals)/Conventions & Conferences (Business Events)

Keywords

• Obesity medicine conferences
• Scientific medical meetings
• Continuing medical education
• Obesity research events
• Clinical healthcare conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Rockville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Attendee Registration Fees: Registration fees charged to attendees for conference participation, with tiered pricing for members, non-members, trainees, and students. Early bird discounts available until August 17, 2026.
2. Corporate Supported Symposia: Sponsored educational sessions hosted by medical education partners and commercial supporters outside official meeting hours. Breakfast sessions priced at $60,000, Lunch sessions at $65,000, and Dinner sessions at $60,000.
3. Product Theater Presentations: Exhibitor and sponsor-hosted presentations in the Expo Hall showcasing innovative research or clinical initiatives in obesity management.
4. Exhibitor Booths and Sponsorships: Corporate exhibitors rent exhibit space and purchase sponsorships to showcase products and services to conference attendees.
5. Affiliate/ICW Meeting Space Rental: Meeting space within the Gaylord venue rented to affiliated organizations for satellite meetings and events during the conference period.
6. On Demand Education Access: Post-conference access to recorded sessions and presentations for attendees who purchase recordings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ObesityWeek is the annual four-day scientific conference of The Obesity Society, offering 175+ sessions across six scientific tracks (basic research, clinical studies, population health, public policy, neuroscience, and metabolism), 700+ research posters, 250+ expert speakers, and CME/MOC accreditation. The event serves researchers, clinicians, dietitians, mental health professionals, exercise physiologists, policy advocates, trainees, and healthcare leaders, attracting 4,300+ attendees from 60+ countries. Supporting offerings include Corporate Supported Symposia, Product Theater presentations, exhibitor booths, affiliate meeting-space rentals, and a post-conference On Demand education platform.

Product overview

ObesityWeek is a single annual conference event organized by The Obesity Society. The event offers a multi-day scientific program featuring 175+ sessions across six scientific tracks, CME accreditation (up to 20.5 Group 1 CME credits and 15 ABIM MOC), abstract submissions, corporate supported symposia, product theater presentations, and affiliate/ICW meeting space. It is not a technology product or SaaS platform but rather a recurring in-person scientific conference event.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ObesityWeek Annual Conference A four-day annual in-person scientific conference bringing together researchers, clinicians, patient advocates, and policy leaders to advance obesity science and patient care, featuring 175+ sessions across six scientific tracks, 700+ research posters, 250+ expert speakers, and up to 20.5 Group 1 CME credits and 15 ABIM MOC credits. Held annually at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD (Washington, DC area).
• Corporate Supported Symposia Sponsored educational sessions hosted by medical education partners and commercial supporters during ObesityWeek, held outside official meeting hours. Breakfast sessions priced at $60,000, lunch sessions at $65,000, and dinner sessions at $60,000, available Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. Targeted at pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare companies seeking to engage the conference audience.
• Product Theater Presentations Exhibitor and sponsor-hosted presentations in the Expo Hall showcasing innovative research or clinical initiatives in obesity management. Targeted at corporate exhibitors seeking to demonstrate products and clinical evidence to ObesityWeek attendees.
• Exhibitor Booths and Sponsorships

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Obesity SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 November 2026The Obesity Society (TOS) is the primary organizer of ObesityWeek, described as the leading scientific society dedicated to the study of obesity. TOS hosts its 44th Annual Meeting as ObesityWeek 2026, bringing together cutting-edge research, clinical practice, and policy advocacy in the field of obesity science.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Sessions: ADA hosts an annual scientific meeting of comparable scale for diabetes clinicians and researchers, with overlapping audience (endocrinologists, NPs, PAs) and similar CME sponsorship and exhibitor revenue model. Obesity and diabetes are closely linked clinical areas, making the ADA Scientific Sessions a strong direct peer conference.
• American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions: AHA's annual Scientific Sessions is a large medical conference with a similar in-person scientific meeting format, CME accreditation, multi-track programming, and enterprise sponsorship model. Cardiometabolic disease connections to obesity create meaningful audience overlap among clinicians and sponsors.
• Digestive Disease Week (DDW): DDW is a large multi-society gastroenterology conference with a comparable scale (~15,000 attendees), scientific tracks, CME credits, and enterprise sponsorship model. Obesity-related GI and bariatric topics create partial clinical overlap.
• International Congress on Obesity (ICO): ICO is the flagship obesity-focused global congress organized by World Obesity Federation, with a parallel mission and audience to ObesityWeek. International scientific congresses for obesity research and treatment, with similar sponsorship and registration revenue dynamics.
• European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) - European Congress on Obesity: EASO hosts the European Congress on Obesity, the most direct international counterpart to ObesityWeek. Same scientific focus (obesity research, treatment, policy), same multidisciplinary audience, and same revenue model (registration, sponsorships, exhibitors).
• Endocrine Society (ENDO) Annual Meeting: ENDO is the leading endocrinology congress globally with a comparable scientific meeting format, CME credits, corporate supported symposia, and exhibitor floor. Obesity medicine is a major subspecialty within endocrinology, making the audience and sponsor base strongly overlapping with ObesityWeek.
• Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics - Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE): FNCE is a major annual nutrition science conference with a comparable attendee base (registered dietitians, nutritionists, researchers), CME/CE credit offerings, and enterprise sponsorship model. Nutrition is a core track at ObesityWeek, creating direct audience overlap.
• American Society for Nutrition (ASN) - NUTRITION Conference: ASN's annual NUTRITION conference is a comparable scientific meeting for nutrition researchers with poster sessions, CME opportunities, and translational obesity research content. Direct overlap in metabolism and integrative physiology tracks.
• American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Annual Meeting: ASMBS hosts an annual scientific meeting focused on bariatric surgery—a core obesity treatment modality. Overlapping surgical and clinical audience, similar CME-driven format, and shared pharma/device sponsor pool make this a direct peer in obesity clinical conferences.

Others

• The Obesity Society (TOS) - the organizing parent: TOS is the nonprofit scientific society that owns and operates ObesityWeek. Not a peer but the founding organization that ObesityWeek is structurally tied to—and a key channel for member registration, governance, and long-term continuity of the event.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/obesityweek
• Facebookfacebook.com/ObesityWeek
• Instagraminstagram.com/obesitysociety

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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