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DPRC Insights is a regularly published electronic newsletter that focuses on major drug policy issues.ISSDP Conference 2010
Fourth Annual Conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy
Co-hosted by RAND and UCLA
March 15-16, 2010
Santa Monica, California USA
The fourth annual conference of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP) will be held at RAND's Headquarters in Santa Monica, CA USA, March 15-16, 2010. The event is being co-hosted by the RAND Drug Policy Research Center and UCLA's Integrated Substance Abuse Program.
The theme of the conference this year is "The Future of Drug Policy: Trends in Policy, Research to Practice and Practices that Should Be Researched." The conference should be of interest to policy makers, practitioners and academics from a wide array of disciplines who are engaged in drug policy analyses pertaining to drug markets, the harms caused by both the supply of and demand for drugs, and the intended and unintended consequences of policy. Anticipated plenary speakers include:
- Antonio Maria Costa, Executive Director, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime
- Tom McLellan, Deputy Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, USA (confirmed)
- María Elena Medina-Mora, General Director of the National Institute on Psychiatry in Mexico and former member of the International Narcotics Control Board, Mexico (confirmed)
- Dr. Zunyou Wu, Director, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (confirmed)
Researchers and/or practitioners interested in contributing papers that advance future thinking regarding the development, assessment, or evolution of drug policy nationally or internationally are encouraged to submit abstracts or panel sessions. Particular areas of interest this year include the following:
- community collaborations with law enforcement and other public agencies to reduce drug harms;
- methods for assessing the cost of drug treatment and other drug-related outcomes;
- methods for assessing the supply of drugs to the market and/or the behavior of suppliers;
- innovative strategies for delivering prevention and/or treatment;
- the influence of the media on social norms and how both influence drug policy;
- how sociological, institutional and historical factors have influenced the evolution of drug policy.
Of course, interesting quantitative or qualitative papers in other areas are also welcome. The term "drugs" should be interpreted broadly to include any illicit substance, the non-medical use or abuse of prescription drugs, the non-sanctioned use of legal regulated substances, and the diversion of legal chemicals for the production or use of psychoactive substances.
This is the first time that ISSDP is holding this conference outside of Europe, in hopes of attracting some additional participants from other parts of the world. Individuals from Latin American, African, Asian or Middle Eastern countries are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts or panels. Panels including participants from diverse countries will be preferred to panels consisting of papers from researchers in only one country. Abstracts containing no more than 200 words and session proposals should be submitted online by October 21, 2009. Session proposals can also be submitted, and should clearly identify a theme/title for the session, the title of 3 to 4 papers and their presenters (contact information, affiliation, and nationality), and 1 to 2 discussants (again with affiliation and nationality included). Decisions will be provided by December 1, 2009.
Please note: the deadline for submitting abstracts has passed.
This conference requires that all presenters submit a written paper prior to the conference. The written papers are due on February 19, 2010; they will be posted to a conference section on the ISSDP web site accessible only to registered participants.
This conference is retaining two important features from last year. First, we are pleased to announce that once again we will be offering competitions for scholarships for doctoral students and participants from developing countries. Details for these programs are available at the ISSDP web site. Second, a third day (Wednesday, March 17, 2010) is being added for those interested in attending workshops focused on two particular themes:
- Drug Policy, Culture and Society: Sociological and Anthropological Contributions
- Developments in Longitudinal Modeling of Drug Use and Associated Outcomes: Methodological Issues and Applications to Social Policy (Organized by UCLA Center on Advancing Longitudinal Drug Abuse Research)
Individuals with papers specifically relevant for these workshops are encouraged to contact the workshop organizer directly.
Contact for further information on abstracts and panel sessions
Inquiries about abstracts and proposed sessions can be directed to any of the following program committee members:
| Rosalie Liccardo Pacula (chair), RAND Drug Policy Research Center, USA (Pacula@rand.org) |
| Jean-Michel Costes, French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, France (jean-michel.costes@ofdt.fr) |
| Benedikt Fischer, Simon Fraser University, Canada (bfischer@sfu.ca) |
| Christine Grella, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Program, USA (Grella@ucla.edu) |
| Wayne Hall, University of Queensland, Australia (w.hall@sph.uq.edu.au) |
| Beau Kilmer, RAND Drug Policy Research Center, USA (Kilmer@rand.org) |
| Daniel Meja Londono, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia (dmejia@uniandes.edu.co) |
| Alex Stevens, University of Kent, United Kingdom (a.w.stevens@kent.ac.uk) |
| Claudia Costa Storti, European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Portugal (Claudia.Costa-Storti@emcdda.europa.eu) |
| Tomas Zabransky, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic (tomas@zabransky.cz) |
Registration
Online registration is now open and will close February 15, 2010. The fee for participation is $200US for members of ISSDP and $250US for non-members. An additional fee of $20US is required to attend each post-conference workshop held on March 17, 2010.
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Maps and directions
Information about to get to Santa Monica, the RAND office, and its surrounding area is available online.
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Finally, the working language of the conference will be English. No interpretation services will be provided.
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