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EMCDDA and drug-related news

2012 calendar of EMCDDA and drug-related events

You can find below a calendar of events for 2012, including conferences, exhibitions, visits to the EMCDDA and internal meetings. New events are added as information becomes available. The 2011 calendar is available here.

January 2012
10 4th meeting of the Expert Group on the evaluation of the EU Drugs Strategy 2005–12, DG Just Belgium, Brussels
10–11 Consortium meeting, Decide Spain, Barcelona
19 Wastewater meeting Portugal, Lisbon
23–25 International Standards for Drug Use Prevention, Drug Prevention and Health Branch, UNODC Austria, Vienna
25–27 Workshop on Global and Regional HIV Monitoring, ECDC Portugal, Lisbon
25–27 Global forum on combating illicit drug trafficking and related threats WCO
28 6th European Data Protection Day  
February 2012
1–2 6. Europäische Konferenz zur Gesundheitsförderung in Haft, Akzept e.V. Switzerland, Geneva
6 Horizontal Drugs Group Meeting, Danish presidency Belgium, Brussels
15–17 Annual meeting STI and HIV network meeting, ECDC Sweden, Stockholm
21–23 Standing Committee on Political Affairs, Security and Human Rights of the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat), European Parliament, DG EXPO,Directorate B, Latin America Unit Mexico, Mexico City
22–23 Reitox Network Academy on 'Residential treatment for drug users in Europe' Portugal, Lisbon
March 2012
5 Horizontal Drugs Group meeting, Danish presidency Belgium, Brussels
6 EU-LAC Technical meeting, Danish presidency Belgium, Brussels
7–9 EFCAP Kongress 2012, EFCAP Germany, Berlin
12–13 First International Conference on Novel Psychoactive Substances (NPS) – "The Ever-Changing World of Psychoactive Drugs", ReDNet Project co-organised by the EMCDDA Hungary, Budapest
12–16 CND, UNODC Austria, Vienna
14–17 Futurália - Salão de Oferta Educativa, Formação e Empregabilidade, Representation Office of the European Commission in Portugal Portugal, Lisbon
15 Global SMART advisory group meeting, UNODC Austria, Vienna
15–16 Steering Group meeting for Prisons and Health, WHO Europe Netherlands, The Hague
19–20 HIV in Europe Conference, The Panum Institute Denmark, Copenhagen
22–23 Regional seminar on the use of drug research in policy in the Mediterranean Region, Pompidou Group Morroco, Rabat
22–23 Primera Reunión de Trabajo y consenso sobre métodos, indicadores y protocolos organizada, COPOLAD Colombia, Bogotá
26–30 31st Session of the Enforcement Committee, World Customs Organization Belgium, Brussels
27–29 IPA4 project: National kick-off meeting in Albania Albania, Tirana
27–29 New Methodology tools for policy and programme evaluation, University Rome Tor Vergata Italy, Rome
27–29 Seminario-Taller evaluación de políticas sobre drogas, COPOLAD Chile, Santiago de Chile
28 III Congresso Internacional de psicologia da criança e adolescente – Prevenção da criminalidade e dependências, Universidade Lusíada Portugal, Lisbon
29–30 Meeting of the network of Data Protection Officers and the European Data Protection Supervisor, ECHA Finland, Helsinki
29–30 Detecting and responding to outbreaks of HIV among people who inject drugs: Best practices in HIV prevention and control, ECDC Estonia, Tallinn
29–30 'Fighting against Drugs', CEPOL Cyprus, Nicosia
29–31 XXXIX Jornadas nacionales Socidrogalcohol, Socidrogalcohol Cataluña Spain, Tarragona
April 2012
3–4 IPA4 project: National kick-off meeting in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FYROM, Skopje
18 Horizontal Drugs Group meeting, Danish presidency Belgium, Brussels
18–19 IPA4 project: National kick-off meeting in Turkey Turkey, Ankara
18–19 International Workshop 'Getting standards into practice of drug services assessment', National Training Fund Czeck Republic, Prague
18–22 47th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver, EASL Spain, Barcelona
19 EU-LAC technical committee, Danish presidency Belgium, Brussels
20 Conference on school-based prevention, De Sleutel Belgium, Brussels
23–27 International forum on drug use regulation policies, National Autonomous University of Mexico Mexico, Mexico City
24 Monitoring the uptake of HCV treatment among IDUs in Europe Portugal, Lisbon
May 2012
8–10 18th Annual meeting ENFSI Drugs Working Group Cyprus, Paphos
9–11 51st CICAD session USA, Washington DC
10–11 36th Scientific Committee meeting Portugal, Lisbon
10–11 ERA Seminar, 'Towards a new EU drugs trafficking strategy - Latest developments and future perspectives' Germany, Trier
14 Horizontal Drugs Group Meeting, Danish presidency Belgium, Brussels
14–16 IPA4 project: National kick-off meeting in Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244-99) Kosovo (under UNSCR 1244-99), Pristina
15 EU-USA meeting, Danish presidency Belgium, Brussels
16 Dublin group meeting, Danish presidency Belgium, Brussels
16 EXCO and COBU meeting Portugal, Lisbon
19 World Hepatitis Day  
21 Visit of Dr Winston Kardell, Sydney West Area Health Service(AU) Portugal, Lisbon
21–23 3rd World Forum Against Drugs, WFAD Sweden, Stockholm
24–25 12th meeting of the Reitox Early Warning System network Portugal, Lisbon
25–27 10th European conference, EUROPAD Spain, Barcelona
29–1 1st Reitox week Portugal, Lisbon
30–1 Sixth Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy, ISSDP United Kingdom, Canterbury
June 2012
1 International Children's Day  
4–8 38th Annual Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium of the Kettil Bruun Society, KBS Society Norway, Stavanger
6–9 MedicReS World Congress Austria, Vienna
7–8 JHA Council, Danish presidency  
8–10 1st International Conference on Family-based Prevention and Positive Parenting , Institute UTRIP Slovenia, Ljubljana
8–11 2012 NIDA International Forum, New and emerging psychoactive substances: second interdisciplinary forum, NIDA and EMCDDA (USA) California, Palm Springs
14–15 National Drug Coordinators' meeting, Danish presidency Denmark, Copenhagen
26 International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking  
28–29 Legal Correspondents' meeting Portugal, Lisbon
July 2012
2–13 European Summer School 2012 – Illicit drugs in Europe: Supply, demand and public policies" Portugal, Lisbon
4 EXCO and COBU meeting Portugal, Lisbon
5–6 45th EMCDDA Management Board meeting Portugal, Lisbon
22–27 AIDS 2012, XIX International AIDS conference USA, Washington DC
August 2012
     
September 2012
10–11 VYNSPI Conference, Centrum Adiktologie Czech Republic, Prague
19 Expert meeting on EMCDDA treatment data collection strategy Portugal, Lisbon
20–21 Expert meeting on treatment demand indicator Portugal, Lisbon
26–29

ISAJE annual meeting

Portugal, Lisbon
October 2012
7–9 ESPAD meeting, ESPAD Sweden, Stockholm
10 EXCO and COBU meeting Portugal, Lisbon
11–12 Expert meeting on drug-related infectious diseases indicator Portugal, Lisbon
18–19 AMPHORA conference, European alcohol policy conferences Sweden, Stockholm
25–26 Expert meeting on prevalence problem drug use indicator Portugal, Lisbon
November 2012
15–16 37th Scientific Committee meeting Portugal, Lisbon
15–16 Expert meeting drug-related deaths and mortality indicator Portugal, Lisbon
21–23 2nd Conference on drug supply indicators Portugal, Lisbon
28–30 47th meeting – Reitox Heads of focal points Portugal, Lisbon
December 2012
5 EXCO and COBU meeting Portugal, Lisbon
6–7 46th EMCDDA Management Board meeting Portugal, Lisbon

 

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Page last updated: Friday, 30 March 2012