March
March 2015
58th session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND): Special segment on preparations for the special session of the General Assembly (UNGASS) on the world drug problem to be held in 2016.
Venue: Vienna
Further information: https://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/commissions/CND/index.html?ref=menuside
Provisional agenda includes:
- General debate on the special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem to be held in 2016.
- Interactive discussions on high-level workshops to be held during the special session of the General Assembly on the world drug problem:
(a) Workshop 1: demand reduction and related issues – drugs and health;
(b) Workshop 2: supply reduction and related measures and countering money-laundering and promoting judicial cooperation – drugs and crime;
(c) Workshop 3: crosscutting issues – drugs and human rights, and youth, women, children and communities;
(d) Workshop 4: drugs, sustainable development and international cooperation.
April
April 2015
Annual conference: Girls, women and alcoholOrganised by: Alcohol Action Ireland
Further information:http://alcoholireland.ie/
Girls, women and alcohol will be the focus of Alcohol Action Ireland’s annual conference. During the conference, expert speakers will examine the factors influencing alcohol consumption and drinking patterns among Irish girls and women, the health risks involved, as well as what we need to do to bring about a positive change to the current situation. Women will also share their personal experiences of alcohol with conference attendees.
May
20–22 May 2015 9th Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP)Venue: Ghent, Belgium
Hosted by: Institute for Social Drug Research (ISD), Department of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Ghent
Further information: http://issdp.org/
Information: The ISSDP conference is held in May each year. The aims of the conference are to present original scientific research on drug policy; create opportunities for vigorous discussion and debate about findings and methods; provide an environment conducive for networking and the establishment of new collaborations; and provide a stimulus for delegates to publish their work in journals. Besides the plenary sessions, the 2015 ISSDP conference will offer space for panel discussions, poster sessions, and workshops.
September
23–25 September 2015First European conference on addictive behaviours and dependencies Venue: Lisbon
Organised by: Portuguese General Directorate for Intervention on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (Serviço de Intervenção nos Comportamentos Aditivos e nas Dependências — SICAD), the journal Addiction, the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) and the International Society of Addiction Journal Editors (ISAJE).
Web: http://www.lisbonaddictions.eu/html.cfm/index231960EN.html
This conference will be a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary event, showcasing leading European addiction research in the specialist areas of illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco, gambling and other addictive behaviours. It will address new challenges and cover developing fields such as new psychoactive substances, online sales and gambling, cannabis legalisation and alcohol pricing. This conference will provide a unique networking opportunity for researchers, practitioners and policy experts across countries and disciplines to discuss latest findings on the prevention, treatment and control of addiction. It is the ideal venue to forge collaborative partnerships and explore funding opportunities.
