2010 National Meeting Day 2 Highlights

September 9, 2010

National Meeting Day 2 Highlights
Register now for the National Meeting on Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention in Higher Education, October 18-20, 2010 at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center, National Harbor, MD.

If you have registered for the conference, please reserve your room as soon as possible. For more information, visit www.osdfshigheredconference.com.

Day 2 highlights include:

Gil Kerlikowske, Director, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, will deliver the keynote address.

A panel of distinguished researchers and government administrators will discuss trends and emerging issues in alcohol and other drug abuse and violence prevention on college campuses. The panel includes:

* Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse
* Ralph Hingson, Director, Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
* Frances Harding, Director, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, will deliver the keynote address during the luncheon plenary.

An Emerging Issues Forum, "Serving Diverse Student Populations: Trends and Lessons in Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention," as well as workshop and poster sessions, will round out the agenda during the second day of the conference.