by Marion Nestle

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Jul 4 2012

London: City University

Mal Nesheim and I are discussing Why Calories Count at City University’s Food Thinkers series at 4:00 p.m.. 

B104, City University, Northampton Square, EC1V 0HB

The series is for current and past students and members of the Centre for Food Policy but welcomes other guests. Please let Tim Lang know: t.lang@city.ac.uk

Jul 2 2012

London: Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH) and London International Development Centre (LIDC)

I’m giving the annual Distinguished Lecture on “The Politics of Food: The View from 2012,” 5.30 pm – 6.30 pm, at SOAS, Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG.

The lecture is open and free, but registration is necessary. RSVP: admin@lidc.bloomsbury.ac.uk.

The lecture is part of the workshop ‘The Role of Agricultural and Food Systems Research in
Combating Chronic Disease for Development’
organised by the Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH) and London International Development Centre (LIDC). It can be attended as part of the workshop or separately.  It will be followed by a drinks reception.

Jun 21 2012

New York: Joint annual meeting of AFHVS, ASFS, and SAFN

I’m keynoting the joint 2012 Annual Meetings & Conference of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society (AFHVS), the Association for the Study of Food and Society (ASFS), and the Society for Anthropology of Food and Nutrition (SAFN). For information about the conference, click here. For the meeting schedule and locations, click here. The conference is jointly sponsored by the New School and NYU.  My talk is from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the New School’s Tishman Auditorium.

Jun 9 2012

San Francisco: Omnivore Books

Mal Nesheim and I are doing a talk on Why Calories Count at Omnivore Books, 3885 Cesar Chavez Street @ Church between 26th and 27th Streets, Noe Valley.  It goes from 3:00 to 4:00 and is free and open to public.

Jun 9 2012

San Francisco: Book Passage

This is a talk on Why Calories Count at San Francisco’s Ferry Building.  Book Passage is at #1.  The talk is free and open to the public at noon.

Jan 1 1970

Corte Madera: Book Passage

Mal Nesheim and I are in a conversation with Clark Wolf about our book, Why Calories Count.  It starts at 5:00 p.m.  Book Passage is at 51 Tamal Vista Boulevard in Corte Madera.  Free.  Open to public.  415 927-0960

Jun 11 2012

New York Academy of Medicine

NYAM Author night: Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics.  The Academy is at 1216 5th Avenue, at 103red Street.  Admission is free but registration is needed (you can do that here).  Registration starts at 6:00, and the presentation starts at 6:30 and ends at 7:30.

Jul 6 2012

Geneva: World Health Organization

My co-author Mal Nesheim and I will be speaking on Why Calories Count: From Science to Politics at 10:00 a.m., Salle D, 7th Floor, at WHO headquarters.