Resources | Past Events International

Listed here are some of the papers from past seminars, workshops, conferences and other events. Also take a look through the ALAC Library collection or useful websites database.

International | National

5th Australasian Drug Strategy Conference (8-10 March 2010)

Melbourne Conference and Exhibition Centre
Melbourne, Australia

Organisor: Victoria Police and Australian Federal Police

Description:
The Australasian Drug Strategy Conference (ADSC) was first held in 1999 and is now recognised as Australasia’s pre-eminent law enforcement drug strategy conference. Being held every two to three years, the conference attracts hundreds of delegates and international speakers.

The 5th Australasian Drug Strategy Conference (5th ADSC) is being held from 8th to 11th March, 2010 at the Melbourne Convention Exhibition Centre and will deal with how alcohol and drugs have a significant and dramatic impact across all aspects of the community.

This 5th ADSC conference will provide an important opportunity to hear and learn from a full range of law enforcement, justice, customs, health, academic and community agencies. Naturally, this will also be an opportunity for all Australasian Agencies to showcase their latest innovations.

For further information please go to http://www.adsc2010.com/index.html

Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD) 2009 Conference (1-4 Nov 2009)

Darwin Convention Centre
Northern Territory, Australia
Website. www.apsadconference.com.au

The Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD) is pleased to announce that the call for abstracts for their 2009 conference is now open!

This conference, being held at the Darwin Convention Centre from Sunday 1 - Wednesday 4 November 2009, will feature an exciting program which includes international and national speakers, focussing on new treatment, prevention and policy in the areas of drugs and alcohol research. The conference will include local issues and content relevant to the region, but will also offer a range of presentations and workshops that have international relevance. Featuring original work from the field, the conference program will, for the first time, encourage alternative presentation styles such as film, yarning circles and artwork whilst maintaining conventional modes of presentation such as oral and poster presentations, participatory workshops and debates/discussions.

The scientific program committee are calling for abstracts which address all aspects of licit and illicit drug use/misuse and we encourage your involvement. Information is available on the conference website. Alternatively please contact the conference manager.

Thinking Drinking – Action For Change Conference (5-7 August 2009)

Brisbane Hilton, 190 Elizabeth St, Brisbane QLD 4001
Brisbane, Australia

Thinking Drinking 3: Action for Change built on the outcomes of Thinking Drinking 1 (2005) and 2 (2007) and provided a valuable opportunity to review, examine and debate the current and best practice on addressing the drivers of drinking culture. The key outcome sought is an agreed Agenda for Action to unite, support and guide all our efforts to reduce alcohol–related harm.

Key Issues to be considered included:

Pricing and taxation
Safer drinking environments
Indigenous issues
Emerging evidence
Alcohol and the prevention agenda
Role of local government
Marketing and promotion
Community Engagement
Sport and alcohol

For highlights from the conference please go to www.adf.org.au

Sir Geoffrey Palmer’s Presentation - Thinking Drinking 3 Conference

IHRA’s 20th International Conference on Harm Reduction (19-23 Apr 2009)

Bangkok, Thailand (International event)

IHRA’s harm reduction conferences have been held around the world each year since 1990, and the next event in this highly successful series takes place in Bangkok, Thailand. The theme for this event will be Harm Reduction and Human Rights.

Over five days, this conference will be the main meeting point for all those interested in harm reduction, and an invaluable platform for advocacy, debate, and discussion. For nearly two decades, these events have been the key forum for the dissemination of harm reduction ideas and practice, and have helped to put harm reduction on the map.

For further information go to: http://www.ihra.net/Thailand/Home