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World and European Events

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European Events

24th - 24th February 2010

Drug and alcohol treatment for young people - what it's for, where it's at and how to make it even better

Venue: London
UK

Organised by: Drugscope

Web:  www.drugscope.org.uk/newsandevents/ukevents/eventsarea/Drugscope-young-people-conference.htm


27th February - 3rd March 2010

European Congress of Psychiatry

Venue: Munich
Germany

Organised by: AEP

Web:  www2.kenes.com/epa/Congress/Pages/Future_Congresses.aspx


27th February - 2nd March 2010

The 18th EPA European Congress of Psychiatry

Improve the Quality of Psychiatric Research & Treatment in Europe

Venue: Munich
Germany

Organised by: EPA

Web:  www2.kenes.com/epa/Pages/home.aspx


15th - 16th March 2010

Solution focused substance abuse treatment workshop

Venue: London
UK

Organised by: BRIEF

Web:  www.brief.org.uk/view.php?item_id=126


25th - 26th March 2010

3rd National Child and Adolescent Addictions Conference

Venue: London
England

Organised by: British Journal of Hospital Medicine

Web:  www.mahealthcareevents.co.uk/cgi-bin/go.pl/conferences/detail.html?conference_uid=137


22nd - 23rd April 2010

RCGP 15th National Conference:

Working with Drug & Alcohol Users in Primary Care -
Integrating Practice and Policy: Everyone's Business

Venue: SECC, Glasgow
Scotland

Organised by: RCGP

Web:  www.smmgp.org.uk/html/news/events.php


25th - 29th April 2010

Harm Reduction 2010: IHRA's 21st International Conference

Venue: Liverpool
England

Organised by: IHRA

Web:  www.ihra.net


29th - 30th April 2010

Faculty of Addictions
Annual Residential Conference

Call for Posters

Venue: Bristol Hotel
UK

Organised by: RCPsych

Web:  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/pdf/2%20Dec%20Call%20for%20posters.pdf


28th - 30th May 2010

Europad 2010

Call for abstracts

Venue: Westin Zagreb Hotel
Zagreb
Croatia

Organised by: The European Opiate Addiction Treatment Association

Web:  www.europad.org/europad2010.asp


**NEW** 7th - 9th June 2010

Second international conference on motivational interviewing

Venue: Stockholm,
Sweden

Organised by: Swedish National Institute of Public Health

Web:  www.fhi.se/icmi2010


7th - 9th June 2010

Club Health 2010

The 6th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues

Venue:
Zurich,
Switzerland

Organised by: Club Health

Web:  www.clubhealth.org.uk/conference/


21st - 24th June 2010

International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Advancing Science

Venue: EICC, Edinburgh
Scotland

Organised by: RCPsych

Web:  www.rcpsych.ac.uk/events/annualmeeting2010.aspx


24th - 26th June 2010

2nd Connections

‘Drugs, Alcohol and Criminal Justice:
ethics, effectiveness and economics of interventions'

Venue: Friends House,
London,
UK

Organised by: The University of Kent

Web:  www.connectionsproject.eu/conference2010


**NEW** 11th - 16th July 2010

International Narcotics Research Conference

Venue: Malmo,
Sweden

Organised by:

Web:  www.inrcworld.org/2010/2010mtg.htm


18th - 23rd July 2010

International AIDS Society XVIII International AIDS Conference

Venue: Vienna
Austria

Organised by: IAS

Web:  www.aids2010.org/start.aspx


**NEW** 22nd - 26th August 2010

International Conference on Alcohol, Drugs, and Traffic Safety

Venue: Oslo,
Norway

Organised by:

Web:  www.t2010.org/


28th August - 1st September 2010

23rd ECNP Congress

Venue: Amsterdam,
The Netherlands

Organised by: ECNP

Web:  www.ecnp.eu/emc.asp?pageId=1516


4th - 7th October 2010

International Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Meeting

Venue: Milan
Italy

Organised by: ISAM

Web:  www.isamweb.org/


3rd - 7th September 2011

24th ECNP Congress

Call for symposium proposals

Venue: Paris
France

Organised by: ECNP

Web:  www.ecnp.eu/emc.asp?pageId=1686


5th - 8th October 2011

II International Congress Dual Pathology. Addictive Behaviors and other Mental Disorders

Venue: Barcelona,
Spain

Organised by: SEPD

Web:  www.cipd2011.com


5th - 8th October 2011

Dual Disorders. Addictive Behaviors and other Mental Disorders

Venue: Madrid,
Spain

Organised by:

Web:  www.patologiadual.es/cipd2011/


World Events

21st - 24th February 2010

34th Southeast Conference on Addictive Disorders (SECAD) 2010

Venue: Nashville
Tennessee
USA

Organised by: SECAD

Web:  209.196.57.200/ME2/Sites/Default.asp?SiteID=121FA692C6524EA6A7D1BB32DEE1BEFA


**NEW** 4th - 6th March 2010

Behavioral Health & Addictive Disorders (Alternative and Complementary Disorders)

Venue: Las Vegas,
Nevada
USA

Organised by:

Web:  www.usjt.com/clinical-counseling-2010/


8th - 11th March 2010

5th Australasian Drug Strategy Conference

Venue: Melboourne Convention Centre
Australia

Organised by: ADSC

Web:  www.adsc2010.com


**NEW** 14th - 17th March 2010

California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources (CAARR) Annual Conference

Venue: Sacramento,
California
USA

Organised by: CARR

Web:  www.caarr.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1


15th - 17th March 2010

40th National Mental Health and Addictions Conference & Expo

Venue: Walt Disney World Resort,
Orlando, Florida
USA

Organised by: National Mental Health and Addictions Council

Web:  www.thenationalcouncil.org/cs/40th_national_mental_health_and_addictions_conference_expo


15th - 16th March 2010

Fourth Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy

Venue: Santa Monica,
California
USA

Organised by: ISSDP

Web:  www.issdp.org/conferences.htm


17th - 19th March 2010

2010 Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) National GAINS Center Conference

Venue: Orlando,
Florida
USA

Organised by: CMHS

Web:  gainscenter.samhsa.gov/html/conference/


**NEW** 18th - 20th March 2010

Asia Pacific Behavioural & Addiction Medicine Conference

The Art & Science of Behaviour Change

Venue: Thye Hong Centre,
Singapore

Organised by: APBAM

Web:  www.apbam.org


**NEW** 22nd - 26th March 2010

Alabama School of Alcohol & Other Drug Studies Annual Conference

Venue: Tuscaloosa,
Alabama
USA

Organised by: ASADS

Web:  www.asadsonline.com/conference.html


11th - 14th April 2010

National Conference on Addiction and Criminal Behavior

Venue: St Louis
USA

Organised by: NCJRS

Web:  www.ncjrs.gov/App/eventscalendar/CalendarSearchDetail.aspx?strConfID=17710


14th - 16th April 2010

Evolving Communities Beyond Services

5th Building Bridges Conference

Venue: Wellington
New Zealand

Organised by: Building Bridges Trust

Web:  www.buildingbridges.co.nz/Site/Building_Bridges_Trust/default.aspx


15th - 18th April 2010

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) 41st Annual Medical-Scientific Conference

Venue: San Francisco,
California
USA

Organised by: ASAM

Web:  www.asam.org/AnnualMeeting.html


22nd - 23rd April 2010

Blending Addiction Science and Practice

Evidence Based treatment and Prevention in Diverse Populations and settings

Venue: Alburquerque,
New Mexico
USA

Organised by: NIDA

Web:  www.sei2003.com/blendingalbuquerque/


**NEW** 27th - 30th April 2010

32nd Annual Conference of Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists (SALIS)

ATOD Policy & Information Technology
in an Era of Change

Venue: New York City,
New York
USA

Organised by: SALIS

Web:  www.salis.org/conference/conference.html


**NEW** 11th - 14th May 2010

24th Annual Addiction: Focus on Women Conference 2010

Venue: Asheville,
North Carolina
USA

Organised by: MAHEC

Web:  www.mahec.net/afow/


**NEW** 17th - 20th May 2010

27th Annual Institute for Alcohol & Drug Studies (IADS)

Venue: Evansville,
Indiana
USA

Organised by: University of Evansville

Web:  cce.evansville.edu/IADSIndex.htm


22nd - 25th May 2010

National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) 2010 Annual Conference

Venue: San Antonio,
Texas
USA

Organised by: NAATP

Web:  www.naatp.org


1st - 6th June 2010

National Association of State Alcohol & Drug Abuse Directors/NPN/NTN Annual Meeting

Venue: Norfolk,
Virginia
USA

Organised by: NPN/NTN

Web:  http://www.nasadad.org/index.php?doc_id=1335


**NEW** 2nd - 4th June 2010

24th Annual Northwest Conference on Behavioral Health & Addictive Disorders

Venue: Seattle,
Washington
USA

Organised by:

Web:  www.usjt.com


6th - 10th June 2010

International College of Neuropsychopharmacology (CINP)

Stimulating Minds

Venue: Hong Kong
China

Organised by: CINP

Web:  www.cinp2010.com


12th - 17th June 2010

The College on Problems of Drug Dependence Annual Meeting

Venue: The Princess:
Scottsdale,
Arizona
USA

Organised by: CPDD

Web:  www.cpdd.vcu.edu/Pages/Meetings/FutureMeet.html


**NEW** 14th - 17th June 2010

41st Annual New England School of Addiction Studies

Venue: Colchester,
Vermont
USA

Organised by: NEIAS

Web:  www.neias.org/


**NEW** 21st - 23rd June 2010

Australian Winter School 2010

Back to Basics: A Commonsense Approach

Venue: Sebel & Citigate King George Square Hotel.
Brisbane
Australia

Organised by: Alcohol and Drug Foundation - Queensland

Web:  www.winterschool.info/


**NEW** 8th - 10th July 2010

Texas Association of Addiction Professionals Annual Conference

Venue: San Antonio,
Texas
USA

Organised by: TAAP

Web:  www.taap.org/


**NEW** 11th - 14th July 2010

State Associations of Addiction Services (SAAS) 2010 National Conference

Shining a Light on Innovation

Venue: Cincinnati,
Ohio
USA

Organised by: SAAS

Web:  www.saasnet.org/drupal-6.6/node/1


14th - 16th July 2010

Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australasia 2010 Conference and Workshops

“Drugs and Alcohol: Every nurse’s business”.

Venue: Surfers Paradise,
Australia

Organised by: DANA

Web:  www.danaconference.com.au/


19th - 21st July 2010

Translational Research in Methamphetamine Addiction

Venue: Montana
USA

Organised by: MUSC Translational Research in Addiction Center and the UCLA Center for Translational Research of Addiction.

Web:  www.cpdd.vcu.edu/Pages/Index/Index_PDFs/MethConferenceFlyer.pdf


**NEW** 19th - 21st July 2010

Virginia Summer Institute of Addiction Studies (VSIAS)

Venue: Williamsburg,
Virginia
USA

Organised by:

Web:  www.vsias.org/index.htm


**NEW** 26th - 28th July 2010

SAMHSA/TASC 4th National Conference on Women

Addiction and Recovery: Thriving in Changing Times

Venue: Chicago,
Illinois
USA

Organised by: SAMHSA/TASC

Web:  www.samhsawomensconference.org/


**NEW** 23rd - 26th August 2010

18th Annual New England School of Best Practices in Addiction Treatment

Venue: Waterville Valley,
New Hampshire
USA

Organised by:

Web:  www.neias.org/


**NEW** 30th August - 1st September 2010

17th Western Australian drug and alcohol symposium

'Hope, Hype or Hard Evidence: Alcohol and Other Drugs Practice in the New Millennium'

Venue: Fremantle,
Western Australia

Organised by: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Web:  www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/health-resources/conferences?cid=363


19th - 23rd October 2010

CSAM 2010 Annual Meeting & Scientific Conference

Save the Date

Venue: Charlottetown,
Prince Edward Island
Canada

Organised by: CSAM

Web:  www.csam.org


23rd - 27th October 2010

American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence, Inc. (AATOD) National Conference

Venue: Chicago,
Illinois
USA

Organised by: AATOD

Web:  www.AATOD.org


**NEW** 27th - 30th October 2010

International Nurses Society on Addictions (IntNSA) National Educational Conference

Venue: Old Greenwich,
Connecticut
USA

Organised by: IntNSA

Web:  www.intnsa.org/events.php


**NEW** 4th - 6th November 2010

Amersa
Annual National Conference

P.R.E.P. for the New Decade – Policy, Research, Education and Practice

Venue: Bethesda
Maryland
USA

Organised by: AMERSA

Web:  www.amersa.org/Conf-at-glance-2010-2110.pdf


7th - 12th November 2010

New Challenges - New Answers

53rd International ICAA Conference on Dependencies

Venue: Cancún,
Mexico,

Organised by: ICAA

Web:  www.icaa.ch/mexico2010.html


**NEW** 28th November - 1st December 2010

Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD) conference 2010

Venue: National Convention Centre, Canberra ACT

Organised by: APSAD

Web:  www.apsadconference.com.au/about-apsad/future-conferences/


14th - 17th April 2011

American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) 42nd Annual Medical-Scientific Conference

Venue: Washington, DC
USA

Organised by: ASAM

Web:  www.asam.org/AnnualMeeting.html


14th - 17th May 2011

National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) 2011 Annual Conference

Venue: Phoenix,
Arizona
USA

Organised by: NAATP

Web:  www.naatp.org


18th - 23rd June 2011

College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) 73rd Annual Meeting

Venue: Hollywood,
Florida
USA

Organised by: CPDD

Web:  www.cpdd.vcu.edu/