- About ALAC
ALAC’s vision and mission are outlined here with links to our corporate documents that describe how we are working to achieve our mission.
Corporate documents and reports can be downloaded from here.You will find information about ALAC and its structure. Council members and Senior management are profiled.
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The Activities & Services section of the website has information about what ALAC is up to.
This is where you can find out what we are working on and how we achieve our goals.
- Priority Population Action Plans
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- Support for Requirements of Sale and Supply
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- Alcohol & You
Want to know if your drinking is okay? Or are you considering making some changes to your drinking but want to know more? Do you know exactly how big a standard drink is?
Play the online games in the section to find out. Find out all about your relationship with alcohol here...
- Is Your Drinking Okay?
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- Legislation & Policy
Check out this section for NZ legislation and local strategies and polices relating to alcohol.
- Sale of Liquor Act
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- Liquor Licensing Authority Decisions
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- Research & Resources
This is the ALAC research and resources section. This is where you can find alcohol statistics and researched topics.
ALAC has two blogs, a research blog and our general blog. Take a look at some of the interesting conversations that are happening here.
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Events
Listed below are upcoming events.
Presentations may be available from past events. Take a look at the past events archive.
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72nd Alcohol Problems Research Symposium
14 Mar 2012 - 15 Mar 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- Stonecross Manor Hotel
Milnthorpe Road
Kendal
United Kingdom
Organiser
Alcohol Research UK with Prof. Moira Plant
Description
The Spring 2012 meeting in this long-running series of friendly, informal events will take place on the above dates. Papers (short abstracts only are needed) or other presentation suggestions are now invited for the March meeting.
GPS 2012 - Growing Pacific Solutions for our families
3 Apr 2012 - 4 Apr 2012
- Categories:
- National Conferences
- Location:
- Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre
58 Waipuna Road, Mt Wellington
Auckland
New Zealand
Organiser
Le Va
Description
This conference provides a unique opportunity to bring together champions that lead innovative and evidence-based integrated solutions to meet the needs of our Pacific families in New Zealand, particularly across the mental health, addictions and disability sectors.
Further information
For more information click here or please contact:
Fifth National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: It's a Matter of Justice
18 Apr 2012 - 21 Apr 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- Hyatt Regency
655 Burrard Street
Vancouver
Canada
Organiser
InterProfessional Continuing Education, University of British Columbia
NIDAC Conference: Beyond 2012: Leading the Way to Action
6 Jun 2012 - 8 Jun 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- Esplanade Hotel Freemantle
Corner Marine Terrace and Essex Street
Freemantle
Australia
Organiser
National Indigenous Drug & Alcohol Committee (NIDAC)
Description
Based on the theme, Beyond 2012: Leading the Way to Action, NIDAC 2012 aims to highlight how the sector is able to lead the way to action in addressing the harmful effects of alcohol and other drugs and its associated harms among Indigenous Australians.
Abstracts
Call for abstracts closes 14 Oct 2011
Further information
International Social Marketing Conference 2012
28 Jun 2012 - 29 Jun 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- Brisbane
Australia
Organiser

Description
The conference will provide a forum for presenting and discussing high quality theoretical and empirical social marketing research and social marketing case studies.
2012 ISBRA World Congress: 16th Congress of the International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism
9 Sep 2012 - 12 Sep 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- Sapporo Convention Center
1-1-1 Higashi-Sapporo 6-jo, Shiroishi-ku
Sapporo
Japan
Organiser
International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism
World Safety 2012 Conference : 11th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion
1 Oct 2012 - 4 Oct 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- TBA
TBA
Wellington
New Zealand
Organisers
ACC, Safe Communities Foundation, University of Otago Injury Prevention Research Unit; with WHO
Description
The key theme of Safety 2012 is Connecting pathways for a vibrant and safer future. This theme reflects the intellectual and philosophic approach towards injury prevention of the host country New Zealand’s injury prevention sector. It’s also consistent with the aspirations of the WHO Western-Pacific Region Framework for Action on Injury and Violence Prevention 2008-2013.
1st International Conference on Alcohol and Cancer
4 Oct 2012 - 9 Oct 2012
- Categories:
- International Conferences
- Location:
- Minoa Palace Conference Center
Agias Marinas, Platanias 73014
Chania
Greece
Organiser
Aegean Conferences
Past Event Presentations
Couldn't get to the conference? You can access presentations from past events here.
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