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– DAY ONE – Monday 26 April 2010
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SPEAKERS FROM THE GLOBAL
FUND
will step into the ‘dialogue space’
at 12.30 today, launching an important
new interactive strand of the conference.
‘The dialogue space does what it says
on the tin,’ explained conference
organiser, Paddy Costall. ‘People come
up to the microphone and make a
presentation. They make it short,
punchy and provocative and it’s an
opportunity for people to put themselves
on the spot and be questioned.’
The idea came about at last year’s
conference during discussions with the
Global Fund, who wanted somewhere to
have an effective exchange of views and a
dialogue between drug users, drug user
advocates, and people with HIV and Aids,
so that recipients of funds could speak
directly with the decision makers who
allocated them.
‘The great thing about it is there’s no
hiding place – not like sitting on a stage
and delivering a presentation, knowing the
agony will be over in 15 minutes,’ added
Mr Costall. ‘It may be that a single issue
will be pursued for the entire period. It’s
also an opportunity to discuss late
breaking issues. It’s a flexible space.’
The dialogue space is in the
Exhibition Area on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday from 12.30 to 17.30
‘Dialogue space’ launches today
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Daily updates will be available on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings
at the conference, and will include late
changes to the programme.
Reporting team: Claire Brown, David Gilliver, Ian
Ralph. Design: Jez Tucker. For editorial enquiries
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Sessions
M01:
Abstract #1014 (Julia-Veronica Broasca),
Young Drug Users: Emerging Drugs and
New Trends.
This session has been
cancelled.
M01:
Abstract #1015 (Kalawole Oreoluwa),
Young Drug Users: Emerging Drugs and
New Trends.
This session has been
cancelled.
M03:
New chairperson is Annette Digna
Verster.
C02:
Abstract #145 (Vladimir Mendelevich),
Evidence in Harm Reduction.
This
session has been cancelled.
C07:
Abstract #790,
Using Naloxone to Prevent
Fatal Overdoses: Innovations and
Programmes.
This session will be
presented by Odilon Couzin.
C09:
Abstract #549 (Leah Utyasheva),
Harm
Reduction Policies: Challenges for
Developing National Approaches.
This
session has been cancelled.
C09:
Abstract #930 (Azizbek Ataevich Boltaev),
Harm Reduction Policies: Challenges for
Developing National Approaches.
This
session has been cancelled.
C09:
Abstract #549 (Lesya Marchuk),
Harm
Reduction Policies: Challenges for
Developing National Approaches.
This
session has a replacement speaker.
C10:
Abstract #327 (Naeem Hassan Saleem),
Health, Risk and Injection Drug Use.
This
session has been cancelled.
Programme changes
MONDAY 26 APRIL 2010
Roll up, roll up...
Welcoming
banners at the
entrance to the
21st international
harm reduction
conference on
Liverpool’s Albert
Dock.
Borstal boys...
Young Addaction
spread their harm
reduction message
through rap and
encourage
delegates to listen
to the next
generation