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This will be the closing keynote to the 7th Biennial Childhood Obesity Conference, sponsored by the California Department of Public Health, UC Berkeley, the Atkins Center for Weight and Health, the California Department of Education, Kaiser Permanente, and the California Endowment.

It’s at about 11:30 a.m. in the Long Beach Convention Center.

I am participating in a Q and A during the Aquarium’s annual Sustainable Foods Institute.

I’m giving a 7:00 p.m. lecture on how science and politics affect the food system, followed by Q and A and a book signing.  It’s at Mess Hall, Capital U, 1 College and Main.  Open to public.

My keynote address is titled “What to Eat: Sensible Food Choices in an Era of Dietary Confusion.”  It’s at 9:15 a.m. at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel.  At 10:45, I’m conducting a workshop on the same title, “Best Practices.”

This is the keynote to the annual meeting of Edible Communities Publications, the group that brings us Edible Brooklyn, Edible Finger Lakes, and more than 50 other Edible Magazines.  My talk is at 9:00 a.m.

I will be speaking from 12:30 to 2:00.  Details to follow.

I’m speaking on Why Calories Count in conjunction with the Lunch Hour exhibit.  The lecture will be at 6:30 pm, on the 6th floor.  The Library is at 455 5th Ave @ 40th street.  Free and open to the public.

This is a panel discussion moderated by Corby Kummer on “Can city food policies reduce disparities?  Lessons from New York and London.”  The other panelists are Sue Atkinson, the Joan H. Tisch distinguished fellow in public health at Hunter College and former director of public health London; Thomas Farley, Commissioner NYC Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene; and Derek Yach, Senior vice president, The Vitality Group.

It’s at Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, 47-49 East 65th (betw. Park and Madison)

Reception 5:00 p.m.  The program begins at 6:00 p.m.

Attendance is free but RSVP required: 212-650-3174 or online.