KBS-thematic meeting on ‘Episodic heavy drinking among adolescents'. 10 - 12th December 2009. Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

It will be held at the Concert Hall of Nijmegen in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, from December 10-12, 2009, and it is now open for registration.
The meeting will be organized by alcohol researchers from five Dutch institutes (Nijmegen, Maastricht, Tilburg, Utrecht, Amsterdam), IVO Rotterdam, and Trimbos Institute (Utrecht). Focus is international, researchers from all societies and countries are welcome. Format of the thematic scientific research conference will be similar to the annual KBS symposium, with pre-circulated papers, presentations, and discussions.

Please look at the website www.ru.nl/kbsmeeting/english/ for more information.

The website is now open for registration, there is room for approx. 100 presenters; registration will be on a first come, first served basis. The organisers of the event aim at a multiple-perspective approach on heavy drinking among adolescents.
First, papers can be submitted that look at heavy drinking among adolescents from a social-epidemiological perspective, concentrating on prevalence, patterns, consequences, social aspects and policy.
Second, regarding environmental factors affecting adolescent drinking, papers can be submitted that focus on parents, peers, and media.
Third, with respect to psychological mechanisms, papers are welcomed that focus on psychological (neuro)cognitive processes, cognitive biases, impulsivity, and personality.
Fourth, researchers and prevention workers dealing with prevention and intervention are also encourage to participate in this meeting.

Invited keynote speakers:
Prof. Guus Smit, Department of Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology, VU University Amsterdam Prof. Richard J. Rose, Psychology and Medical Genetics at Indiana University Prof. Virginia Berridge, Institute of Historical Research, University of London Prof. Mitch Prinstein, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill