Description:
Healing Our Spirit Worldwide is an Indigenous cultural celebration that will focus on successes, wise practices and common issues in health, healing and addictions within Indigenous communities. The Sixth Gathering will radiate the wisdom of our kupuna (elders) and the aloha of the land and the Indigenous people of ka pae ‘aina Hawai‘i.

The 2010 gathering in Honolulu will continue the tradition of HOSW—to strengthen and heal Indigenous families and communities worldwide.

Financial Assistance to attend: ALAC in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the International Indigenous Council for Healing our Spirit Worldwide (HOSW) 2010 are pleased to be able to provide financial assistance for New Zealand presenters attending the HOSW Gathering being held from the 3rd to 10th September 2010 in Hawaii.

Applicants who are eligible for this subsidy would have had an abstract accepted for the conference and that their presentation has a Maori and alcohol focus. Applicants are not to be Government or DHB employees and a cap of $1,500 (GST excl) is set as a maximum for each application.

Applications will close on the 31st July 2010 and will be considered by a panel made up of representatives from MoH, ALAC and the International Indigenous Council for HOSW.

The Application Form is available here and from the HOSW website http://www.hosw.co.nz/HOSW2010Aotearoa.html.

Applications can be forwarded to either bublitz.whanau@xtra.co.nz or g.taurua@alac.org.nz. Applications can also be mailed to PO Box 2688, Christchurch 8140.

Organisor: Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs

Cost: Ranges from AUD$700-$800 See: http://www.apsadconference.com.au/registration/entitlements-2/

Description:
Under the title, Building on the Capital, the conference will feature an exciting program with a focus on innovative treatment, prevention, law enforcement and policy in the areas of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs

Further information: http://www.apsadconference.com.au/

Call for Abstracts closes 1 August 2010

Organisor: Australian Drug Foundation

Cost: TBA

Description:
Connecting the many complex factors which influence and impact on young people, this conference will provide access to current research, practice, community action, resources and networks.

Further information: www.adf.org.au

Call for Abstracts Opens in July 2010