Dr. Luanne Lohr chaired the organizing committee for a national conference titled The Economics of Obesity: Is New Public Policy Justified? The meeting was held on March 11-12, 2004 in Arlington, VA. For speaker presentations and contact information, link to www.agecon.uga.edu/~famps. Also online are the final conference program, including speaker biosketches and abstracts, links to obesity policy and research websites, and funding opportunities for obesity and nutrition economics research.