The Third International Symposium on Global Drug Policy: Paris 2004
25-26 November 2004, l'Hémicycle : Conseil Régional d'Ile-de-France, Paris
Co-organized with SOS Drogue International
www.groupe-sos.org
Under the patronage of the Conseil Régional d'Ile-de-France
www.iledefrance.fr
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of SOS Drogue International, The Senlis Council and SOS Drogue International jointly organised "The Paris Symposium on Drug Policy: Local Innovations and Global Challenges," which was held on the 25th and 26th of November 2004 in Paris, France.
The symposium provided the opportunity to review different aspects of drug policy formulation and implementation and how they relate to the international drug framework: from local practice to the international framework, public health promotion to drug production, trafficking, environmental issues and organized crime.
Official programme (pdf)
The Paris Symposium brought together high-ranking international drug experts and policy-makers at local, national and intergovernmental levels.
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Thursday 25th, November
09:30 Welcome introductions
Ms. Francine Bavay, Vice-President for Social and Health issues, Regional Council of Île-de-France
Mr. Alain Lhostis, Council Member, Paris City Council
Ms. Sylvie Justin, Executive Director, SOS Drogue International
Mr. Emmanuel Reinert, Executive Director, ICOS
09:45 Opening
SOS Drogue International: 20 years of care and innovation in France
Chair and Keynote Speaker: Ms. Sylvie Justin, Executive Director, SOS Drogue International
Dr. Jean Dugarin, Farnand Widal Hospital, Paris
Ms. Marie Jauffret-Roustide, INVS, France
Mr. Pierre Polomeni, Regional delegate to SOS Drogue International, Southeast Region, France
Mr. Antonio Udigos, Director, CRIPS, France
11:30 Press conference
Chair: Mr. Emmanuel Reinert, Executive Director, ICOS
Dr. Massimo Barra, Vice-President, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva
Ms. Sylvie Justin, Executive Director, SOS Drogue International
Mr. Philip Owen, Mayor, City of Vancouver (1995-2002), Canada
Prof. Francisco Thoumi, Founder, Drug Policy Institute, Bogotá
14:30 Session I
National Drug Policy Strategy: What balance between health and law enforcement?
Chair: Ms. Sylvie Justin, Executive Director, SOS Drogue International
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Didier Jayle, President, Government Coordination Unit against Drugs and Drug Addiction (MILTD), France
Mr. Francis Caballero, Barrister and Professor, Nanterre University (Paris X), France
Mr. Vitalino Canas, Deputy, Portuguese Chamber of Deputies
Mr. Côme Jacquemin, General Secretary, French Judge Association, Paris
Inspector Paul Richards, Drugs Directorate, Metropolitan Police, London
16:30 Session II
Local practices and the international drug control system
Chair: Dr. Massimo Barra, Vice-President, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Philip Owen, Mayor, City of Vancouver (1995-2002), Canada
Mr. Danilo Ballota, Administrator in the area of national drug policies, EMCDDA, Lisbon
Mr. Thierry Charlois, Programme Coordinator, European Forum on Urban Security
Ms. Isabel Faria de Almeida, European Commission, Brussels
Dr. Bernard Jomier, Council Member in charge of health and environmental risks, Council of 19th District, Paris
20:00 Official ICOS dinner
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Massimo Barra, Vice-President, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva
Friday 26th, November
09:30 Session III
Economic regulation and the problems of widely-used psychoactive substances
Chair: Mr. Emmanuel Reinert, Executive Director, ICOS
Dr. Yann Bisiou, Lecturer, Paul Valéry University - Montpellier III
Mr. Guillaume Fournier, SEDET, CNRS – Université Paris 7, France
Prof. Jean-Jacques Yvorel, Historian, France
11:30 Session IV
International drug policy and the fight against terrorism
Chair: Mr. Raymond Kendall, Honorary Secretary General, Interpol; Comité des Sages, France
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Loretta Napoleoni, Expert on international terrorism, US Homeland Security, Italy
Ms. Laurie Freeman, Associate for Mexico and International Drug Control Policy, WOLA, USA
Prof. Gwyn Prins, Alliance Research Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science>
14:30 Session V
The challenges of Afghanistan: what role for drug policy?
Chair: Prof. Susan Stern, Comité des Sages, Germany
Keynote Speaker: Dr Mohammad Zafar, Head of Drug Demand Reduction, Counter Narcotics Directorate, Afghanistan
Mr. Christoph Berg, Head of Project Development-oriented Drug Control Programme, Germany
Mr. Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy, Research Fellow in Geography, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
Mr. Patrick Dombrowsky, Director, Centre for Studies and Research on Middle Asia , France
Prof. Francisco Thoumi, Founder, Drug Policy Institute, Bogotá
16:30 Closing
Building a new consensus at the United Nations in 2008
Mr. Raymond Kendall, Honorary Secretary General, Interpol
Mr. Emmanuel Reinert, Executive Director, ICOS
Mr. Tony White, Chief of Supply Reduction and Law Enforcement (1997-2001), UNDCP
20:00 Official ICOS dinner
Located at the French Senate (limited seating)
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Vitalino Canas, Deputy, Portuguese Chamber of Deputies
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