Upcoming Events
4th European Alcohol Policy conference. 21 – 22 June 2010, Brussels
This conference will be the fourth in a series of alcohol policy conferences ( Warsaw 2004, Helsinki 2006, Barcelona 2008).
The scope and purpose of the conference is to promote and disseminate knowledge about current thinking on alcohol and alcohol policy matters, to build capacity and promote networking and coalition building between and within the European countries, and to provide the opportunity of profiling the ECs communication on alcohol, as well as relevant EC co-financed projects.
In addition, in May 2010 the WHA will have voted on the adoption of the Global Alcohol Strategy. Europe has a strong position and responsibility, being the world's leader on alcohol consumption and an important exporter of alcoholic beverages.
Monday June 21
9.00 – 10:30 Alcohol Policy Network meeting (Only for APN members)
11:00 Opening of the 4th European Alcohol Policy Conference
The importance of Culture – Michel Craplet, Chairman of Eurocare (tbc)
12:00 Health equity – social determinants and the role of alcohol Comments by DG Employment and Social Affairs (tbc)
13:00 LUNCH
14:30 Non-communicable diseases – Europe’s biggest threat
15:00 “IT CAN BE DONE” Examples of good practice from different countries
19:00 Conference dinner
Tuesday June 22
09:00 How to raise awareness of the risks associated with alcohol
09:30 Alcohol Marketing - Panel discussion
10:30 COFFEE
11:00 Working groups 1. Alcohol in the workplace 2. Alcohol related injuries and accidents 3. Health professionals 4. Labeling 5. Availability and affordability 6. Education
14:30 LUNCH
14:30 “A Global Strategy” – What is Europe’s contribution?
We have strategies at every level – do we have enough action?
16:30 Protocols on way forward: Pricing, Availability, Marketing, Drink driving, Drinking environments, Community and workplace action, Raising public awareness, Illegally and informally produced alcohol, Health care interventions, Monitoring and evaluating action
17:30 Closing remarks
18:00 END OF CONFERENCE
Alcohol, culture and motherhood. 24– 27 August 2010, Maynooth (Ireland)
For centuries we have been confronted with "crisis" notions of maternal consumption throughout Europe. Recent treatments of alcohol and health have reiterated these feminized concerns. Without engaging in "problem deflation" we will interrogate how crises are imagined and sustained.
Conference Alcohol and Health . 23 September 2010, Amsterdam (the Netherlands)
The first Dutch conference on ALCOHOL and HEALTH will take place on Thursday the 23rd of September 2010 in Amsterdam (the Netherlands). This conference provides an overview of the state-of-the-art scientific knowledge about the effects of alcohol on physical health. Leading international scientists will elaborate on their findings regarding the effects of alcohol on heart, brains and liver and the relation of alcohol and cancer.
First European Conference on FASD, 3 - 5 - November 2010, Netherlands
Call for Abstracts - Deadline for abstracts: 31 March 2010
The aim of this conference is to bring together European researchers, public health workers, and FAS-related NGOs for the first time in order to share knowledge and promote collaborations. Presentations will cover latest developments worldwide, with an emphasis on European experience:
* Latest research on FASD in Europe
* Public health and preventions
* Diagnosis and intervention
* Consequences for justice and politics
