Report From the 6th International Meeting on Bone Marrow Adiposity (BMA2020)

The 6th International Meeting on Bone Marrow Adiposity (BMA) entitled "Marrow Adiposity: Bone, Aging, and Beyond" (BMA2020) was held virtually on September 9th and 10th, 2020. The mission of this meeting was to facilitate communication and collaboration among scientists from around the world who are interested in different aspects of bone marrow adiposity in health and disease. The BMA2020 meeting brought together 198 attendees from diverse research and clinical backgrounds spanning fields including bone biology, endocrinology, stem cell biology, metabolism, oncology, aging, and hematopoiesis. The congress featured an invited keynote address by Ormond MacDougald and ten invited speakers, in addition to 20 short talks, 35 posters, and several training and networking sessions. This report summarizes and highlights the scientific content of the meeting and the progress of the working groups of the BMA society (http://bma-society.org/).

Brief Report From the 4th International Meeting on Bone Marrow Adiposity (BMA2018)

The 4th International Meeting on Bone Marrow Adiposity (BMA2018) was hosted at the premises of the Regional Government of Hauts de France in Lille, from August 29th to August 31st 2018. This congress brought together physicians and scientists working on rheumatology and bone biology, oncology, hematology, endocrinology, and metabolic diseases, all interested in bone marrow adiposity. They shared their opinions, hypothesis, and original results. Six invited keynotes were given by S. Badr, B.C.J. van der Eerden, M.J. Moreno Aliaga, O. Naveiras, C.J. Rosen, and A.V. Schwartz. Twenty-one short talks were also given. This report briefly summarizes the scientific content of the meeting and the progress of the working groups of the BMA Society (http://bma-society.org/).

Brief Report From the 3rd International Meeting on Bone Marrow Adiposity (BMA 2017)

The 3rd International Meeting on Bone Marrow Adiposity (BMA) was held at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, on August 31st and September 1st, 2017. This brief monograph summarizes the scientific contents of the meeting and highlights the birth of the International Bone Marrow Adiposity Society (BMAS).