3rd European Alcohol Policy Conference: Building Capacity for Action
Barcelona, 3-5 April, 2008
The third in a series of European Alcohol Policy conferences will take place in Barcelona from the 3rd to the 5th of April, 2008. The Conference will be one of the official events of the Slovenian Presidency of the European Union.
The main theme of the conference is to build capacity on alcohol policies and programmes at European, country, regional and municipal levels to invest in the health of Europe's citizens
The Conference will be structured around the five objectives of the EU Alcohol Strategy and it will include a special focus on the prevention of alcohol-related accidents, injuries, and inter-personal violence within the framework of the conference.
Alcohol-related accidents and injuries are the most important component in alcohol's contribution to ill-health and premature death in Europe, are particularly prevalent in young people, and are a particularly important cause of inequalities between and within European countries.
Sufficient time will be provided for advocacy development, networking, partnership building and exchange between the participants. The conference will follow the format of a mix of plenary presentations, and highly specialized parallel sessions and workshops, which will attempt to build capacity amongst scientists, policy makers, policy advisors, and programme implementers.
All relevant administrative and scientific information is available through the Conference website at http://www.ias.org.uk/buildingcapacity/conference/index.html
Conference flyer
http://www.dss3a.com/btg/pdf/flyer_conference.pdf
Conference programme
http://www.ias.org.uk/buildingcapacity/conference/index.html.
2nd European Conference on Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion in Paris
Paris, 9-10 October 2008
As injury prevention and safety promotion initiatives gain momentum in Europe, the 2nd European Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion will be a milestone opportunity to take stock of these developments and help move actions at European and national levels forward. In this respect, the conference builds on two very important policy papers from the World Health Organization and European Commission: the WHO Regional Committee Resolution RC55/R9 and the EU Council Recommendation on the prevention of injuries and the promotion of safety.
The call for Abstracts and Registration form are available at: http://www.eurosafe.eu.com/paris2008
Conference organisers: EuroSafe (the European Association for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion) in collaboration with the French Consumer Safety Commission (Commission de la Sécurité des Consommateurs) under the auspices of the French presidency of the EU Council.
EuroSafe - The European Association for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (EuroSafe) is the network of injury prevention experts committed to promoting safety and reducing injuries in Europe for all ages. EuroSafe is active in a wide range of areas such as child safety, adolescents and risk-taking, consumer safety, safety for seniors, vulnerable road users, sport safety, work safety, the prevention of suicide and self-harm and the prevention of interpersonal violence (see also www.eurosafe.eu.com).
Office: Rijswijkstraat 2, 1059 GK Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Tel: +31 - (0)20 - 511 4513
Fax: +31 - (0)20 -511 4510
E-mail: secretariat@eurosafe.eu.com