17th MAYORS' CONFERENCE PDF Print
Tuesday, 28 September 2010 15:26

17th ECAD Mayors' Conference in Malta: September 23-25, 2010
Venue: Island of Gozo, Hotel Kempinski San Lawrenz

EMPOWERING OUR CITIZENS TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES
HOSTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF MALTA & PEMBROKE LOCAL COUNCIL

Conference Materials published according to the Programme (click on the name to open a PDF-file or PowerPoint Presentation)


·         OPENING and welcome speech for the Conference by Junior Minister for Consumer, Fair Competition, Local Councils and Public Dialogue Dr Chris Said LLD MP

·         Speech by Hon. Dr Stefan Buontempo BA. Arch.; PhD; MP—Shadow Minister for Local Government

·         Speech by Chairman of ECAD Cllr Jim Corr

 

Presentations by keynote speakers: importance of strengthening the cooperation and efforts of members to promote a drug free Europe and develop initiatives against drug abuse which in turn empower our citizens to a healthier lifestyle

 

·         Prof. Hamid Ghodse, President of the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)

·         Mr Jesmond Schembri , Operation Director – Sedqa

·         Dr Evgeny A. Bryun, Director of Moscow Research and Practical Centre on Addictions, Chief narcologist of Russia — ”Drug demand reduction. Strategy and methods. Moscow experience”  (PowerPoint)

·         Mr Neil Harrison, Assistant Police Commissioner (PowerPoint)

·         Mr David Turner, Chair, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs—Results from the 53rd CND (UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs) meeting (PowerPoint)

·         Prof. Charli Eriksson, Public Health Science, School of Medicine and Health; Director, National Centre for Child Health Promotion, Sweden—“Evidence and Practice in Drug Prevention”  (PowerPoint)

·         Dr Anton Grech, Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior Lecturer— Sedqa— “Medical Aspects of Substance Abuse” (PowerPoint)

·         Ms Roberta Fenech, Human Resource Manager—Caritas Malta (PowerPoint)

·         Frans Koopmans, MA, Director of Communications, De Hoop Foundation—”Providing Hope: Towards an Integral Approach to Addiction”, the Netherlands

·         Fr Manwel Cordina, Director – OASI (PowerPoint)

 

 

MAYORS’ FORUM

·         Paula Kokkonen, Deputy Mayor, Helsinki (Finland) (PowerPoint)

·         Anniken Hauglie, Commissioner, Oslo (Norway) (PowerPoint)

·         Rumen Vidov, Mayor, Vidin (Bulgaria)

·         Sean O’ Grady, Councillor, Killarney (Ireland)


          Statement from Mafra, Portugal 


·         Mr Rodrigo Paris, First Secretary, Colombian Embassy to Great Britain & Northern Ireland—”Shared Responsibility: the environmental and social repercussions that global cocaine consumption brings to Colombia ”

-First part (PowerPoint)
-Second part (PowerPoint)

 

 ·        Closing Speech by Chairman of ECAD Cllr Jim Corr



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