Engaging States and Local Communities in Prevention Policies
The 14th in a series of national conferences on the avoidance of
alcohol-related problems using public policy strategies
Sunday - Wednesday, January 27 - 30, 2008
The Bahia Resort Hotel, Mission Bay, San Diego, California
Sponsored by the California Council on Alcohol Policy
In cooperation with the County Alcohol & Drug Program Administrators Association of California
Partially supported by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
AP14 ANNOUNCEMENTS :
The Early Bird registration deadline has been extended unitl Monday, December 10, 2007. Prior to that, please look for the detailed conference program agenda to be posted at this site.
It has come to our attention that some presentation proposals submittedd online failed to reach us. If you submitted a proposal and have not yet revceived an acknowledgement about receipt and scheduling of your proposal, please communicate with Rob Hylton at rhylton@silvergategroup.com and provide a Word file including your proposed title, abstract (no more than 100 words), and biographical sketches for each presenter (no more than 50 words each).
We have been delighted with the overwhelming interest in AP14! We are making adjustments to accommodate as many worthy presentations as we can within our limited poster and concurrent session agenda. Thank you for your patience.
AP14 Postcard (color) (.pdf file)
AP14 Postcard (B/W) (.pdf file)
The California Council on Alcohol Policy (Cal Council), a statewide non-profit educational and training corporation, is pleased to sponsor the January 2008 conference, Engaging States and Local Communities in Prevention Policies. This conference will be the 14th in a series of national and regional meetings that have addressed research, policy, and prevention issues related to alcohol. We welcome an anticipated attendance of up to 300 participants to Southern California - community-based practitioners, public officials, and researchers from across the North America and beyond.
Conference Goal and Objectives
This 14th conference in the Alcohol Policy series will explore, develop, and advance public policy approaches to the prevention of alcohol problems in order to promote evidence-based strategies and to bring public focus to the need for alcohol policy reform at all levels. Specific objectives are to:
- Influence international, national, regional, state and local agendas to consider alcohol policy, with an emphasis on communities.
- Strengthen the understanding of sound, evidence-based public policy in preventing and reducing alcohol-related problems.
- Illuminate the policy-making process at local, state, regional and national levels.
- Expand the coalition of individuals, organizations and agencies committed to public policy approaches to the prevention of alcohol problems.
- Promote public discussion on alcohol policy issues.
Funding for this conference is made possible in part by grant no. 1 H13 SP13595-01 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.