About KSSO History

2022

  • 11. 19

    2022 Obesity winter

  • 10. 30

    The 5th Examination for Certified Specialist in Obesity

  • 10. 15

    The 9th One Day course for Obesity Treatment

  • 09. 25

    The 5th Intensive Course for Obesity Experts (2nd)

  • 09. 18

    The 5th Intensive Course for Obesity Experts (1st)

  • 09. 01 ~ 03

    Hosting of 2022 International Congress on Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

  • 07. 16

    2022 Obesity summer

  • 07. 01

    The 30th anniversary of KSSO

  • 06. 11

    The 7th One Day course for Obesity Treatment

  • 04. 17

    The 7th Basic Course for Obesity Experts

  • 04. 09

    The 6th One Day course for Obesity Treatment

  • 02. 12

    The 5th One Day course for Obesity Treatment

  • 01. 28

    Publication of 2021 Obesity Fact Sheet

2021

  • 11. 13

    2021 Obesity winter

  • 10. 24

    The 4th Examination for Certified Specialist in Obesity

  • 10. 02

    The 3rd One Day course for Obesity Treatment

  • 09. 26

    The 4th Intensive Course for Obesity Experts (2nd)

  • 09. 12

    The 4th Intensive Course for Obesity Experts (1st)

  • 09. 02 ~ 04

    Hosting of 2021 International Congress on Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

  • 07. 03

    2021 Obesity summer

  • 04. 25

    The 6th Basic Course for Obesity Experts

2020

  • 11. 15

    The 28th Fun & Run Health Camp
    (On line)

  • 11. 01

    The 3rd Intensive Course for Obesity Experts: Examination for Certified Specialist in Obesity

  • 10. 11

    Publication of 2020 Obesity Fact Sheet

  • 07. 05

    The 5th Basic Course for Obesity Experts

2019

  • 10. 27

    The 2nd Examination for Certified Specialist in Obesity

  • 10. 13

    The 27th Fun & Run Health Camp

  • 10. 08

    Publication of 2019 Obesity Fact Sheet

  • 09. 29

    The 2nd Intensive Course for Obesity Experts (2nd)

  • 09. 22

    The 2nd Intensive Course for Obesity Experts (1st)

  • 08. 29 ~ 31

    Hosting the joint symposium of International Congress of Obesity and MEtabolic Syndrome & Asia-Oceania Conference on Obesity
    (ICOMES & AOCO 2019)

  • 06. 02

    The 4th Basic Course for Obesity Experts

  • 05. 26

    The 26th Fun & Run Health Camp

  • 2019

    JOMES indexed in Emerging Source Citation Index, PubMed Central, and Scopus.

2018

  • 10. 28

    The 1st Examination for Certified Specialist in Obesity

  • 09. 14

    Relocation of the Office of Korean Society for the Study of Obesity

  • 09. 09

    The 1st Continuing Medical Education (Intensive Course) for Obesity Specialists

  • 09. 06 ~ 08

    Hosting of 2018 ICOMES in conjunction with the 49th Annual Scientific Meeting of KSSO
    Forum on the international community's efforts to prevent obesity and the need to introduce national policies.

  • 09. 06

    Publication of 2018 Obesity Fact Sheet

  • 02. 06

    Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education - Korean Society for the Study of Obesity MOU Signing Ceremony for the Prevention of Student Obesity.

  • 2018

    Publication of 2018 Obesity Treatment Guidelines

2017

  • 08. 31 ~ 09. 03

    Hosting of 2017 ICOMES in conjunction with the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting of KSSO
    10th Anniversary of the Seoul Declaration

  • 08. 31

    Publication of 2017 Obesity Fact Sheet

  • 03. 30

    Renaming of the official journal of KSSO to Journal of Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome (J Obes Metab Syndr, JOMES) and changing its language to English Selected as the Outstanding Academic Journal by National Research Foundation of Korea

  • 03. 28

    Proposition of Obesity Prevention Policy for Sustainable Health Care for Future Generation

2016

  • 10. 10

    Publication of 2017 Obesity Fact Sheet

  • 09. 04

    The 1st Basic Course for Obesity Experts

  • 09. 01 ~ 04

    Hosting of 2016 ICOMES in conjunction with the 45th Annual Scientific Meeting of KSSO

  • 04. 08

    Hosting Obesity Prevention and Management Project Forum

2015

  • 11. 12

    Publication of the first Obesity Fact Sheet in KOREA

  • 11.

    Hosting of the first International Congress of Obesity and MEtabolic Syndrome (ICOMES) with participants from 26 countries and 114 posters

  • 10. 13

    Ceremony for Obesity Prevention Day

2014

  • 2014

    Publication of 2014 Obesity Treatment Guidelines

2012

  • 07.

    Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the KSSO

  • 01.

    Launching of the first 'Obesity Research Workshop.'

  • 2012

    Publication of 2012 Obesity Treatment Guidelines

2010

  • 10. 11

    Establishment of October 11th as "Obesity Day"

2009

  • 2009

    Publication of 2009 Obesity Treatment Guidelines

2008

  • 2008

    Publication of 2008 Obesity Treatment Guidelines

2007

  • 02.

    Hosting the 4th Asia-Oceania Conference on Obesity (AOCO) in Seoul, Korea

2006

  • 2006

    Publication of Childhood and Adolescent Obesity Treatment Guidelines

2003

  • 04.

    Announcement of April 16-20 as "Obesity Week" and release of the "Obesity Guideline for the Korean Population"

  • 2003

    Publication of 2003 Obesity Treatment Guidelines

2002

  • 2002

    Publication of revised Obesity Treatment Manual

  • 2002

    Celebration of the 10th anniversary and the initiation of the on-line journal services

2001

  • 08. 11

    Hosting the first training course for private practitioners

  • 2001

    Publication of Obesity Treatment Manual

2000

  • 12

    Publication of the revised edition of 'Obesity in Clinic'.

  • 05

    Publication of Asia-Pacific Treatment Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Obesity

  • 04

    Publication of 'Management of Obesity'.

1999

  • 04. 10

    Hosting the first nationwide publicity lecture.

1995

  • 10. 15

    Joining the International Obesity Society as a regular member.

  • 04

    Publication of 'Obesity in Clinic.'

1992

  • 10. 30

    Publication of the first issue of The Korean Journal of Obesity.

  • 07. 10

    Founding of Korean Society for the Study of Obesity and hosting the commemoration symposium.

  • 03. 27

    The first Obesity Research Symposium.

  • 01

    The second preparation meeting for KSSO with founding members.

1991

  • 12. 17

    The first preparation meeting for the Korean Society for the Study of Obesity (KSSO) with founding members.