ECAD director Tomas Hallberg and St. Petersburg`s governor Valentina Matvienko sign Letter of Intent to launch a new ECAD project "Youth in Europe"  patronized by Icelandic President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson.

St. Petersburg became the first participating city to sign the agreement. Please have a look at the event described in Russian at their website www.ecad.ru!

 

  Upcoming conferences
 

  • 28 March 2008, Malmö, Sweden
    International Coference on Khat
    In cooperation with ECAD
    For more information please contact ECAD office at ecad@ecad.net


  • 2-5 April 2008, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
    Santo Domingo Forum
    A European Commission funded initiative, implemented by the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD/OAS)

    Dear ECAD Members:
    As part of the scheduled activities involved under EU-LAC Drug Treatment City Partnerships, it is with great pleasure that we announce the First Inter-Regional City Forum. The participation in this Forum is limited and restricted to those delegations directly invited. Some ECAD city members are already involved in this initiative and will attend Santo Domingo. For those cities interested in joining this Forum,

    - Read detailed information on Forum
    - Download Programme
    - Download Application Form

    For more information please contact Tomas Hallberg, ECAD,
    +46 8 508 29 363, ecad@ecad.net
    Or the organisers through Mr Antonio Lomba at Alomba@oas.org

    Please visit WWW.EULACDRUGS.ORG to learn about EU-Lac Drug Treatment City Partnership

  • 28-29 May 2008
    ECAD 15th Mayors’ Conference

      

    Read First Announcement here

    PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
    DRUGS IN THE CULTURE OF CITY YOUTH
    May 27-29, 2008
    Warsaw, Poland

    THE VENUE: NOVOTEL Hotel, WARSZAWA CENTRUM

      Tuesday, May 27th
    • Arrivals
    • Advisory Board meeting
    • Welcome reception hosted by the City of Warsaw /Sheraton Hotel/

      Wednesday, May 28th
      8.30 - 9.30 Registration /NOVOTEL/
      9.30 - 17.00

    • Opening and welcome
    • Speeches of key-note speakers, summarizing the state of the problem of youth drug addiction, presentation of basic data, a scale of phenomenon, basic methods of prevention, and examples of interesting solutions.
    • Presentation of report on Warsaw’s youth research
    • Panel discussion on report
    • Panel discussion - the problem of youth drug addiction seen by youths, practitioners dealing with the problem, researchers and journalists
      (starting point to discussion are theses phrased in conception of the conference)

      20.00 - 22.30 Official dinner hosted by the City of Warsaw /Sheraton Hotel/

      Thursday, May 29th
      9.00 - 13.00

    • Speech of the representative of National Bureau for Drug Prevention

    • Speech of the representative of Warsaw City’s Social Policy Department

    • Presentation of the Early Intervention System for Young People Abusing Psychoactive Substances in the City of Warsaw
    • Discussion and conclusions
    • Open press conference
    • ECAD members meeting

      Afternoon - STUDY VISIT to rehabilitation centers

      • Please, book your participance using the following form:

      CONFERENCE BOOKING FORM:
      Venue: NOVOTEL WARSZAWA CENTRUM
      Please fax/email this form to Ms. Grazyna Bozek, Social Policy Department, City of Warsaw
      Fax: +48 22 595 32 00/
      E-mail: gbozek@warszawa.um.gov.pl
      at your earliest convenience, but not later than April 30, 2008.
      Please click here to download the Conference booking form and fill it in!

      ACCOMMODATION:
      Please choose one of the following hotel alternatives to get lower hotel rates. The Conference takes place at Hotel NOVOTEL WARSZAWA CENTRUM.
      If you prefer to book online, email your hotel booking form to Ms. Grazyna Bozek: gbozek@warszawa.um.gov.pl

        

    HOTEL BOOKING FORMS:
    To open the booking form, please click on the hotel name stated in red!




    SHERATON HOTEL
    Standard single room: 145 €
    Standard double room: 166 €
    Breakfast and VAT included
    Address: ul. B. Prusa 2
    00-493 Warszawa
    Phone: +48 22 450 60 01

    You can visit the hotel at:
    www.sheraton.pl.


    IBIS HOTEL Stare Miasto
    Standard single room: 85 €
    Standard double room: 93 €
    Breakfast and VAT included
    Address: ul. Muranowska 2
    00-209 Warszawa
    Phone: +48 22 310 10 00

    You can visit the hotel at:
    www.infhotel.pl/warszawa/ibisstaremiasto.


    NOVOTEL WARSZAWA CENTRUM
    (THE VENUE)
    Standard single room: 139 €
    Standard double room: 155 €
    Single SUPERIOR: 166 €
    Double SUPERIOR: 182 €
    Breakfast and VAT included
    Address: ul.Marszalkowska 94/98
    00-510 Warszawa
    Phone: +48 22 621 02 71
    E-mail: nov.warszawa@orbis.pl


    POLONIA PALACE HOTEL
    Standard single room: 113 €
    Standard double room: 113 €
    Breakfast and VAT included
    Address: Al. Jerozolimskie 45
    00-692 Warszawa
    Phone: +48 22 31 82 800

    You can visit the hotel at:
    www.polhotels.com/warsz/PoloniaPalace/index2.htm.

  • 8-10 September 2008, Stockholm, Sweden
    World Forum Against Drugs: Global conference for NGOs

    Go to www.wfad08.org to read more

    Download Invitation to WFAD here!



  • 2009, Gothenburg, Sweden
    World Mayors'Forum
    Mayors' Forum is part of the preparatory events before the UNGASS 2009