“The Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity (ASSO) was established in 1991. It is a scientific organization of medical practitioners, dietitians, scientists and other health care professionals interested in obesity research, treatment or public health initiatives directed at the prevention of obesity.”

Corporate partners include:

• Abbott Australasia Pty, Ltd.
• Roche Products Pty, Ltd.

Major sponsors include:

• Novartis Nutrition Australasia Pty, Ltd.
• 3M Pharmaceutical Pty, Ltd. Australia
• Pfizer Australia

Annual Scientific Meeting sponsors include:

• Unilever Australasia
• BioEnterics Corporation Australia
• Tanita Corporation

(http://www.asso.org.au/sponsors/sponsors.html; accessed 7/30/03)