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About Us

About Convention

The Your Weight Matters National Convention, proudly brought to you by the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), is the nation’s leading weight and health conference providing evidence-based education and practical strategies to individuals affected by excess weight and obesity. As a National non-profit organization, OAC is dedicated to elevating and empowering individuals affected by obesity through education, advocacy and support.

The Your Weight Matters Convention is committed to:

Bringing in the country’s leading experts to present cutting-edge, science-based information on weight and health to present dynamic and diverse educational topics on weight management, mental health, nutrition and more.
Incorporating a strong fitness component. We offer an array of group fitness classes designed for all abilities. You can try them all!
Creating a warm, welcoming community who have embarked on a similar journey with weight and health where you will make lifelong friendships.
Conducting Advocacy Training where we will help you learn the skills to make the world a better place for people with obesity.

Sign up below to receive updates about our 2024 in-person Regional events across the nation, our Virtual event being held on May 18th and 19th and be the first to hear about our 2025 Your Weight Matters National Convention plans which will celebrate OAC’s 20th Anniversary.

I learned so much and received a ton of good information. I felt like a failure for all of my life for thinking that my inability to lose weight was my fault. This event made me realize that my obesity was never within my control and it’s ok to need help managing it.

There are people out there who are thinking like you think, you just may not know it yet. Being able to hear some of those messages and learn from each other as well as the health experts [at YWM Convention], I think it's the biggest gift. There's probably something you're going to connect to, and it will be life-changing.

I learned so much about obesity, and how much advocating for yourself helps you and can potentially help someone else.

I liked that the conference was flexible and available to students, educators, and the overall public during the weekend. The material presented was incredibly insightful and an excellent resource for those interested in learning more about why their weight matters.