Oldways organized two one-day conferences for health professionals, nutrition researchers, government officials and media in the Ukraine and Republic of Georgia.  Co-organized with the Ukrainian Research Institute of Nutrition (Kiev, Ukraine) and the Petre Shotadze Tblisi Medical Academy (Tblisi, Georgia), the conferences provided a portrait of an overall healthy diet and lifestyle, including balanced nutrition, calorie and weight management, food safety issues, and hydration.  Each topic was covered by international and local speakers, thereby giving local context to the big picture.