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THE FUTURE OF DRUG POLICIES GLOBALLY - UNGASS 2008 and BEYOND:
Reconciling Research with Reality, Rights with Responsibilities, August 9, 2006; London, England

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Sponsored by: European Cities Against Drugs, Institute on Global Drug Policy, International Scientific and Medical Forum on Drug Abuse, London Drug Policy Forum, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, United States Department of State and MOTGIFT International

Supported by: Drug Free America Foundation, Inc., Drug Prevention Network of the Americas, International Task Force on Strategic Drug Policy and National Drug Prevention Alliance.
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CONFERENCE AGENDA:

Chairs: Maureen Kellett, Chair, London Drug Policy Forum, United Kingdom
Christy McCampbell, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, United States Department of State, United States

8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration

Morning Chair: Maureen Kellett, Chair, London Drug Policy Forum, United Kingdom

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
Maureen Kellett, Chair, London Drug Policy Forum, United Kingdom
- Tomas Hallberg, Executive Director, European Cities Against Drugs, Sweden
- David A. Gross, M.D., Chair, International Scientific and Medical Forum on Drug Abuse, United States
- Torgny Peterson, Executive Director, MOTGIFT International, Sweden

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. UNITED KINGDOM DRUG POLICY
- Diana Coad, Member and former Parliamentary Candidate for Conservative Party; Co-founder and Drugs Adviser/Spokesman for the 'Kids Count' Charity

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. UNITED NATIONS DRUG POLICY AND UNGASS 2008
– Sandeep Chawla, Chief, Policy Analysis and Research Branch, United Nations Office of Drug Control, Austria

10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. UNITED STATES DRUG POLICY
- John Walters, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, United States

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Break

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. TACKLING DRUGS ON THE SUPPLY ROUTE: AN UNITED KINGDOM PERSPECTIVE
- Lesley Pallett, Head of Drugs and International Crime Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. UNITED STATES FOREIGN POLICY
- Marc Wheat, Staff Director and Chief Counsel, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, and HumanResources Committee on Government Reform, United States

12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. SWEDISH DRUG POLICY – IN SUPPORT OF THE UN DRUG CONVENTIONS
Torgny Peterson, Executive Director, MOTGIFT International, Sweden

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch

Afternoon Chair: Christy McCampbell, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, United States Department of State, United States

2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. FRONTLINE UPDATE: HOW AFGHANISTAN IS TACKLING THE DRUG PROBLEM
- Habibullah Qaderi, Minister of Counter Narcotics, Afghanistan

2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. OVERVIEW OF DRUG POLICIES AND THEIR EFFECTIVENESS
- Professor Neil McKeganey, Scotland

3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. DRUG EXPOSURE, ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE: Lessons From Physicians, Addicts and Second-Hand Smoke
- Mark Gold, M.D., Distinguished Professor, The Brain Institute, University of Florida, United States

3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Break

4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. IS THERE ANYTHING SUCH AS E.U. DRUG POLICY?
- Raymond Yans, Director, Drug Unit (MFA/Belgium), former Chair, Dublin Group, Member, International Narcotics Control Board

4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. US DRUG POLICY CONCERNS ON A GLOBAL BASIS
- Ambassador Anne Patterson, Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, United States Department of State, United States

5:00 p.m. WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN FOR FUTURE DRUG POLICY?
- Dr. Hamid Ghodse, President, International Narcotics Control Board, Vienna

5:30 p.m. CLOSING REMARKS
- Christy McCampbell, Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, United States Department of State, United States

Forging Leadership (Forjando Liderazgo) Trainings:
Utilizing the services of our task force members and led by our International Program Coordinator, Mina Seinfeld de Carakushansky, over 35training programs under the campaign of “Forjando Liderazgo” were conducted during the period of September, 2002 through 2006 -- in numerous cities -- impacting thousands of participants and their communities. The most recent events include:

Workshops in 2006

Lima, Perú: March 18-19 "Forging Youth Leadership to Confront drugs: Drugs in a Democratic Society," Sponsored by CEDRO, Peru. Local Coordinators: Alejandro Vassilaqui y Antonio Lara.

Buenos Aires, Argentina: April 6. "University Drug Demand Summit," Sponsored by Salvador University. Local coordinators: Juan Alberto Yaria y Guillerme Fernandez D'Adam.

Pilar, Argentina: April 7-8. "University Drug Demand Summit," Sponsored by Salvador University. Local coordinators: Juan Alberto Yaria y Guillerme Fernandez D'Adam.

Arica, Chile: April 19-20. "Forging Leadership for Drug Demand Reduction," Sponsored by CORFAL y CHIPRED. Local coordinators: Rosa Icarte Muñoz y Jose Luiz Rojas

Tacna, Perú: April 21. "Forging Leadership for Drug Demand Reduction," Local Coordinators: Rosa Icarte, the head of CORFAL, and Geovana Velkarde Nieto from the NGO DEVIDA.

Las Varillas, Argentina: April 29. "Forging Leadership for Drug Demand Reduction," Partnered with Padres en La Ruta. Local coordinators: Rosa Icarte Muñoz y Jose Luiz Rojas

Medellín, Colombia: Last week of April, 2006. "Medellín, Preventative Cities,"   Sponsored by SURGIR. Local coordinator: Margarita Sanchez.

Cordoba, Argentina: May 4-5. "The First Seminar on Prevention of Drug Addiction, Police, and the Community," Sponsored by the Cordoba Police Department.  Coordnator: Inspector Javier Benavides

Formosa, Argentina: May 15-16. "Forging Youth Leadership - Toward a Preventative City," Sponsored by the Ministry of Human Development. Local Coordinator: Marcelo Kremis

Cuyo, San Juan, Argentina: May 18-19. "Forging Leadership International Seminar," Sponsored by the Catholic University at Cuyo. Local coordinator: Maria Isabel Larrauri.

Santa Rosa, La Pampa, Argentina: May 29-30. "Forging Leadership for a Healthy and Drug Free Pampa," Sponsored by: IPADES.  Local coordinator: Hayde Costabel

Manta, Ecuador:  June 22-23. "Forging Youth Leadership an Ecuador Free of Drugs," Sponsored by CONSEP- The National Council for the Control of Mind Altering Drugs. Local coordinator: Ricardo Ramon Loor

Each of the training events included a bound booklet of educational materials that was translated into Spanish and Portuguese. Additionally, all participants were invited to sign on to the collaborative network.