Programme

Time	Sunday 22-10-06
13:00	Early registration
17.00	Opening & Welcome Reception

Time	Monday 23-10-06
9:00	Official opening
9:30	Keynote speeches · Reducing alcohol related harm – what are the options and what can we do? Gerry Stimson (IHRA) · Patterns of drinking and the need for targeted interventions. Marjana Martinic (ICAP) · Alcohol in Africa. Solomon Rataemane (University of Limpopo, South Africa)
11:00	Coffee break
11:30	Round table: Alcohol and Youth Jack Law – moderator · The relationship between alcohol and adolescence in Spain. Andres Bascones (Alcohol and Society Foundation, Spain) · Young people and alcohol, what is happening in Asia? Ian Newman (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA) · Ask, Listen, Learn. Ralph S. Blackman (The Century Council, USA) · Young people and alcohol in South Africa. SANCA representatives (South Africa)
13:00	Lunch
14:00	Working groups: (see below for confirmed speakers) 1. Young people 2. Alcohol, sexual behaviour & gender issues 3. Traffic 4. Public-private partnership 5. From research to practice
16.00	Coffee break
16:30	Debate Effective partnerships Monica Gorgulho – moderator · Partnership with the Alcohol Industry. Alan Butler (European Forum for Responsible Drinking, EFRD) · The art of working with decision makers. Tarcisio Ardada (UFBA – Universidade Federal da Bahia, Brazi)l · Lifestyle changes to beat addiction, how private initiatives can build partnerships. Ray Eberlein (CAD & CDA, South Africa)
17:30	End of Day 1

Time	Tuesday 24-10-06
9:00	Video session Informing the public, examples of TV-spots Kamila Lenarczyk - moderator
9:30	Keynote speeches · Prevention of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Kirstie Rendall-Mkosi (University of Pretoria, South Africa) · Prevention of alcohol use among Brazilian College students. Florence Kerr-Corrêa (São Paulo State University Medical School, Brazil) · Alcohol and sexual risk behaviour. Stuart Beechler (Partners of the Americas, Recife, Brazil) · Alcohol drinking patterns in 18 African countries (WHS data). Lessons to learn for public health preventive strategies? Thomas Clausen (University of Oslo, Unit for Addiction Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Norway)
11:00	Coffee break
11:30	Special session: Focus on Africa Solly Rataemane – moderator - Durban youth health risk behaviour: prevalence of alcohol use. Prof. D.L. Mkize (University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa) - Alcohol use and HIV/AIDS research in Zimbabwe. Prof MB Sebit (University of Zimbabwe) - Specific focus on alcohol use in Egypt. Prof Tarek Gawad (University of Cairo, Egypt) - Management of alcohol abuse in Kenya. Prof D Ndetei (University of Nairobi, Kenya) Discussants: Dr David Basangwa  (Kampala, Uganda)
13:00	Lunch
14:00	Working groups: (see below for confirmed speakers) 1. Young people 2. Alcohol, sexual behaviour & gender issues 3. Traffic 4. Public-private partnership 5. From research to practice
16.00	Coffee break
16:30	HYPE: Hear Your Peers (HYPE) Session with video-taped statements of conference participants Ernst Buning – moderator
17:30	End of Day 2
Evening	Conference dinner

Time	Wednesday 25-10-06
9:30	Keynote speeches - Workplace and Workplace culture: the Under-Recognised Impact on Patterns of Alcohol Consumption. Prof. Ann Roche (National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction, Flinders University of South Australia) - Good example of the industry involvement. Chan Makan (ARA, South Africa) - Café Society and Harm Reduction. Jim Peters (Responsible Hospitality Institute, USA) - Alcohol Servers’ training. Jack Law (Alcohol Focus Scotland, UK)
11:00	Coffee break
11:30	Round table: From Policy to Practice (APS) Ernst Buning – moderator - The Alcohol Policy Seminar. Lusanda Rataemane (Mehadic, South Africa) - Alcohol Policy development in Africa, Mitch Ramsay (SABMiller, South Africa) - Experiences from Brazil. Marcelo Cruz (PROJAD-IPUB/UFRJ, Brazil) - The European Alcohol and the City Project. Jamie Bridge (IHRA, UK)
13:00	Lunch
14:00	Report working groups
16.00	Coffee break
16:30	- Conclusion - Announcement of 4^th conference - Closing Ceremony
17:30	End of the conference

Confirmed speakers in working groups:

1. Young people

Moderator: Ian Newman (USA)

• Aedokun Olanrewaju (National Youth Service Corps, Nigeria)
• Barbara Holtmann (Council for Scientific & Industrial Research, South Africa)
• Denise Maia (Centro de Prevenção, Recife, Brazil)
• Llowellyn Syce (YMCA, Cape Town, South Africa)
• Cosmas Mutinda Nzilili (Sikizana Trust for Community Development, Kenya)
• Dzianis Padruchny (Information and Training Centre of Psychiatry and Narcology, Belarus)
• Malgorzata Pawlowska (MONAR, Poland)
• Marta Mc Britton (BARONG – São Paulo, Brazil)

2. Alcohol, sexual behavior & gender issues

Moderator: Dartiu Xavier Da Silveira (Brazil)

• Dartiu Xavier Da Silveira (PROAD, Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• Vânia Camargo da Costa (National STD/Aids Program – Ministry of Health -Brazil).
• Ronaldo Silva Torres (Promud/USP – São Paulo, Brazil)
• Jim MacDonald (Botswana Alcohol AIDS Project)
• Sally Scanie (Cold Lake First Nation Dene Wellness Centre, Canada)
• William Mapham (Soul City: Institute for Health and Development Communication, South Africa)
• Elza Maria Alves Ferreira (Brazilian Municipal STD/Aids Program – São Paulo, Brazil)

3. Traffic

Moderator: Brett Bivans (USA)

• Modupe Fatokun (Obafemi Awolowo Teaching Hospital, Nigeria)
• Béla Kolozsi (Therapeutical Unit of National Addictological Institute, Hungary)
• Caro Smit (SADD, South Africa)
• Brett Bivans (ICAP, USA)

4. Public-private partnership

Moderator: Jim Peters (USA)

• Yves Gaba (Samaritan’s House, Togo)
• Evaldo Melo (Municipal Secretary of Health, Recife, Brazil)
• Campbell Evans (Scotch Whisky Association, UK)

5. From research to practice

Moderator: Marjana Martinic (USA)

• Lisa Luger (Thames Valley University, UK)
• Sverre Nesvåg (International Research Institute of Stavanger AS, Norway)
• Clarissa Dubeux (Centro de Prevenção - Recife, Brazil)
• Arno Drinkmann (University of Applied Sciences, Nurenberg, Germany) 
• Michael Ofoe Duodu (Beware of AIDS, Ghana)
• Thomas Clausen (University of Oslo, Unit for Addiction Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Norway)
• Dusan Nolimal (Institute of Public Health, Slovenia)
• Fanny Duckert (Department of Psychology University of Oslo, Norway)