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6/19/96

Harm Reduction Around the World:

New Approaches to Illicit Drugs, AIDS and Social Policy Official Satellite Symposium of the XI International Conference on AIDS

9:00-14:30, Sunday, July 7, 1996
Four Seasons Hotel
791 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC Canada

Registration Fee: Canadian $100.00 - U.S. $80.00
Students & Unemployed: Canadian $50.00 - U.S. $40.00
All Fees Include Lunch

Please Note:
You Do Not have to register for the XI International AIDS Conference to attend the Harm Reduction Around the World Symposium.

Hosted by:
Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy, International Harm Reduction Association & The Drug Policy Foundation (USA)

Sponsored by:
Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy
* International Harm Reduction Association
* The Drug Policy Foundation
* Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
* Lindesmith Center
* Harm Reduction Network

Co-Chairs:

Eugene Oscapella, Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy Diane Riley, International Harm Reduction Association Whitney Taylor, The Drug Policy Foundation

9:00-10:15
Introduction & Overview:
What is Harm Reduction?

Ernie Drucker,
USA Diane Riley,
Canada Alex Wodak,
Australia

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-12:00 Problems: Drug Policy, HIV & the Criminal Justice System

Eugene Oscapella,
Canada Sujata Rana,
Nepal (invited) Ralf Jurgens,
Canada Nancy Mahon,
USA Kate Dolan,
Australia

12:00-13:00 Lunch

Networking
Displays
Videos
Posters

13:00-14:30 Answers: Examples of Harm Reduction Programs & Policies

Tim Rhodes,
UK Ernie Drucker,
USA Imani Woods,
USA Sujata Rana,
Nepal (invited) Werner Schneider,
Germany

Send Payment To or For More Information Contact:
Whitney A. Taylor
c/o Drug Policy Foundation
4455 Connecticut Ave., NW,
Suite B-500
Washington, DC 20008-2302
phone: (202) 537-5005
fax: (202) 537-3007
E-mail: [email protected]

For More Information You May Also Call:
Eugene Oscapella
Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy
Ottawa, Canada
phone: (613) 236-1027
toll-free: (800) 305-1106
E-mail: [email protected]

For Updated Conference Information
Go To CFDP Web Site: http://fox.nstn.ca/~eoscapel/cfdp/cfdp.html

Accommodation in Vancouver during the conference will be extremely limited. We urge you to contact the AIDS Conference accommodation information service as soon as possible.
Uniglobe: (800) 555-1099 or 604-661-4962.
For general information about the AIDS Conference contact (800) 780-AIDS.

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