The Drug Policy Alliance 2003 Biennial Conference Is Less Than One
Month Away!
Register now at
actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/ctt.asp
Reason - Compassion - Justice
November 5-8, 2003
The Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel & Conference Center, East Rutherford,
New Jersey (15 minutes from midtown Manhattan)
actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/ctt.asp
ARE YOU REGISTERED?
Don't miss the deadline for early bird registration. SAVE $70
The early bird registration fees have been extended until October
20th!! Early bird fees for the Awards Ceremony and exhibitors will also
apply. To register, please visit
actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/ctt.asp
AWARDS CEREMONY & DINNER
This year we will celebrate the Awards for Achievements in Drug Policy
Reform throughout the conference and at a special Awards Ceremony and
Dinner on Friday, November 7, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm at the Sheraton
Meadowlands. For more information and a complete list of past award winners,
please visit
actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/ctt.asp
HOTEL & TRAVEL INFORMATION
The best airline deals only apply until October 17th. Make reservations
now! The discounted room rate at the Sheraton has been extended until
October 20th! Please call the Sheraton reservations line at
1-800-325-3535 to reserve a discounted room at the Sheraton Meadowlands Hotel in
East Rutherford, New Jersey.
SCHOLARSHIPS
The application deadline for scholarships was September 30th. We are
presently contacting scholarship applicants on the status of their
applications.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
The Drug Policy Alliance conference will offer Continuing Education
Units (CEUs) for Counselors and Social Workers. In addition, application
for accreditation of this program by the New York State Continuing
Legal Education Board is currently pending. Please check the website for
additional information and updates or call the conference office at
1-888-361-6338.
AGENDA AND SPEAKERS
A detailed agenda is available on our website as well as an updated
list of our conference speakers:
actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/ctt.asp
Noted speakers as of October 10th:
Caroline Acker, Carnegie Mellon University
Kenneth Alper, New York University School of Medicine
Judy Appel, Drug Policy Alliance
James Austin,George Washington University
Glenn Backes, Drug Policy Alliance
Ed Barocas, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
Mary Barr, Conextions, Inc.
Michael Blain, Prisoner's Justice Network
Tom Blaney, Conroy, Smith & Co.
Peter Blanken, University Medical Centre Utrecht
Graham Boyd, American Civil Liberties Union Drug Policy Litigation
Project
Devon Brown, New Jersey Department of Corrections
William Buckman, William H. Buckman Law Firm
Scott Burris, Temple University
Larry Campbell, Mayor, Vancouver, British Columbia
Corinne Carey, Human Rights Watch
Peter Christ, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Allan Clear, Harm Reduction Coalition
Todd Clear, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, Florida State
University
Denise Clegg, Drug Policy Alliance
Jonathan Cohen, Human Rights Watch
Peter Cohen, Centre for Drug Research (CEDRO)
Jack Cole, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition
Senator Jon Corzine, United States Senate
Richard Curtis, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
John de Miranda, National Association on Alcohol, Drugs, and Disability
Rick Doblin, Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies
Christie Donner, Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition
William Dyson, Connecticut State Assembly
Mitch Earleywine, University of Southern California
Edward Ellison, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Great Briton
Richard Elovich, Gay Men's Health Crisis in New York City
Angelyn Frazer, Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Paul Fudala, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Michelle Garcia
Ira Glasser, Drug Policy Alliance
Eliot Green, Loeb & Loeb LLP
Charles Grob, Harbor-University of California Los Angeles Medical
Center
Reed Gusciora, New Jersey State Legislature
Ronald Hampton, National Black Police Association
William Harrell, American Civil Liberties Union of Texas
Joseph "Jazz" Hayden, New York City Campaign for the Restoration of the
Vote
Katharine Huffman, Drug Policy Alliance
John Hulick, National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence New Jersey
(NCADD-NJ)
Jeanette Irwin, Drug Policy Alliance
Deborah Jacobs, American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey
John Jeffries, Legal Action Center's National H.I.R.E. Network
Rob Kampia, Marijuana Policy Project
Sandra Karpetas, Iboga Therapy House
Patrick Kroupa, University of Miami
Harry Levine, City University of New York
David Lewis, Brown University
Pam Lichty, Drug Policy Reform of Hawaii
Howard Lotsof, Dora Weiner Foundation
Chris Mann, MedEvent
Vincent Marrone, Public Strategies LLC
Marc Mauer, The Sentencing Project
Walter McKay, Organizational Ethics in Law
Hilary McQuie, Americans for Safe Access (ASA)
Alberto Mendoza, Drug Policy Alliance
Fabio Mesquita, Ministry of Health of the City of Sao Paulo, Brazil
John Morgan, City College of New York
Sheigla Murphy, Institute for Scientific Analysis
Ethan Nadelmann, Drug Policy Alliance
Robert Newman, The International Center for Advancement of Addiction
Treatment of The Baron
Edmond de Rothschild Chemical Dependency Institute
Tony Newman, Drug Policy Alliance
Pierre Claude Nolin, Former Senator, British Columbia
Phillip Owen, Former Mayor, Vancouver, British Columbia
Lynn Paltrow, National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW)
Mark Parrino, American Association for the Treatment of Opiod
Dependance
Stanton Peele
Daniel Pinchbeck
Bill Piper, Drug Policy Alliance
Russ Portenoy, Beth Israel Medical Center
Arun Prabhakaran, Kensington Welfare Rights Union
Divine Pryor, Association for Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment, Inc.
Craig Reinarman, College Eight
Chuck Reis, UpFront
Anthony Romero, American Civil Liberties Union
Michael Roona, Social Capital Development Corporation
Marsha Rosenbaum, Drug Policy Alliance West
Malika Saada Saar, Rebecca Project for Human Rights
Laura Sager, Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Shayna Samuels, Drug Policy Alliance
Reverend Edwin Sanders, Drug Policy Alliance
Paula Santiago, Harm Reduction Coalition
Lloyd Sederer, New York Division of Mental Hygiene Services
Vincent Schiraldi, Justice Policy Institute
Sidney Schnoll, Purdue Pharma,
Roseanne Scotti, New Jersey Drug Policy Project
Carol Shapiro, La Bodega de la Familia
Steph Sherer, Americans for Safe Access
Rodney Skager, University of California Los Angeles
Deborah Small, Drug Policy Alliance
Mike Smithson, ReconsiDer: Forum on Drug Policy
Kemba Smith
Gerry Stimson, Imperial College of Medicine
Antionette Tellez-Humble, Drug Policy Alliance
Chuck Thomas, Unitarian Universalists for Drug Policy Reform
Bruce Trigg, Metropolitan Detention Center Public Health Office
David Vlahov, New York Academy of Medicine
Michael Weems, Ohio State University
Janet Wolf, Religious Leaders for a More Just and Compassionate Drug
Policy
Kevin Zeese, Common Sense for Drug Policy
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