• The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence fights the stigma and the disease of alcoholism and other drug addictions.

NCADD 2007 Conference of Affiliates

October 10 - 13, 2007
Doubletree Washington, Washington, DC

Don't Miss it!
We look forward to seeing you in Washington!

Early Registration Discount Deadline: September 9th

• Conference Program Brochure - Hotel, Travel Info, Full Schedule
• Online Registration
• Registration Form (to be faxed or mailed)

Theme: "Investing in a Healthier Future: Advocating for Alcohol and Drug Free Youth"

Some Conference Highlights

Congressional Breakfast on Capitol Hill will open the Conference at which Dr. Carlton Erickson will give a brief educational presentation on the disease of addiction and Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Rep. Jim Ramstad (R-MN) will speak.

Acting Surgeon General Dr. Kenneth Moritsugu, author of the Surgeon General's Call to Action, Report of Underage Drinking, has been asked to give the opening address.

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Acting Director, Dennis Romero will keynote Thursday.

Thursday includes a presentation by one of the authors of the new Rand Corporation report, Preventing Underage Drinking: Using Getting to Outcomes with the SAMHSA Strategic Prevention Framework to Achieve Results.

Two special presentations by NCADD Afilliates:

"ReThinking Drinking: A Restorative Underage Alcohol Program" by Paul Hedquist and Monica Wilkes-Brown from the Des Moines Affiliate, and

"Awareness Theatre: Uniting Peers and Drama for Prevention" by John Blackman from the Jamestown, NY Affiliate.

Christopher Kennedy Lawford, author of Symptoms of Withdrawal is the Awards Dinner guest speaker.

NCADD Orientation for new executive directors, first-time attendees, or anyone who would like to reacquaint themselves with NCADD will be held Tuesday evening. To help us plan, let us know if you'll attend.

See you in Washington!

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc.

244 East 58th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10022 phone: 212/269-7797   fax: 212/269-7510 email: national@ncadd.org   http://www.ncadd.org HOPE LINE: 800/NCA-CALL (24-hour Affiliate referral)