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The Third International Symposium
on Global Drug Policy: Paris 2004

25-26 November 2004, l'Hémicycle : Conseil Régional d'Ile-de-France, Paris

Co-organized with
SOS Drogue International
www.groupe-sos.org


Under the patronage of the
Conseil Régional d'Ile-de-France
www.iledefrance.fr



ORGANISATION
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of SOS Drogue International, The Senlis Council and SOS Drogue International jointly organised "The Paris Symposium on Drug Policy: Local Innovations and Global Challenges," which was held on the 25th and 26th of November 2004 in Paris, France.

CONTENT OF THE SYMPOSIUM
The symposium provided the opportunity to review different aspects of drug policy formulation and implementation and how they relate to the international drug framework: from local practice to the international framework, public health promotion to drug production, trafficking, environmental issues and organized crime.
  • Executive Summary of the Symposium
  • Official programme (pdf)

    PARTICIPANTS
    The Paris Symposium brought together high-ranking international drug experts and policy-makers at local, national and intergovernmental levels.


    PRESS CONFERENCE
    A press conference was held on Thursday morning at 11:30 in the main conference room of the Regional Council's Hémicycle. A panel of speakers responded to questions from the press. more...

    News releases:
  • Afghanistan: World's legal opium market should be reorganized
  • A call for the creation of a safe consumption centre in Paris

  • SYMPOSIUM PROGRAMME



    Thursday 25th, November

    09:30 Welcome introductions
  • Ms. Francine Bavay, Vice-President for Social and Health issues, Regional Council of Île-de-France
    Speech (French)
  • Mr. Alain Lhostis, Council Member, Paris City Council
    Speech (French)
  • Ms. Sylvie Justin, Executive Director, SOS Drogue International
  • Mr. Emmanuel Reinert, Executive Director, The Senlis Council

    09:45 Opening
    SOS Drogue International: 20 years of care and innovation in France

  • Chair and Keynote Speaker: Ms. Sylvie Justin, Executive Director, SOS Drogue International
  • Dr. Jean Dugarin, Farnand Widal Hospital, Paris
  • Ms. Marie Jauffret-Roustide, INVS, France
    Speech (French)
  • Mr. Pierre Polomeni, Regional delegate to SOS Drogue International, Southeast Region, France
    Speech (French)
  • Mr. Antonio Udigos, Director, CRIPS, France
    Speech (French)
    Presentation (pdf)

    11:30 Press conference
  • Chair: Mr. Emmanuel Reinert, Executive Director, The Senlis Council
  • Dr. Massimo Barra, Vice-President, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva
  • Ms. Sylvie Justin, Executive Director, SOS Drogue International
  • Mr. Philip Owen, Mayor, City of Vancouver (1995-2002), Canada
  • Prof. Francisco Thoumi, Founder, Drug Policy Institute, Bogotá
  • more info...

    14:30 Session I
    National Drug Policy Strategy: What balance between health and law enforcement?

  • Chair: Ms. Sylvie Justin, Executive Director, SOS Drogue International
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Didier Jayle, President, Government Coordination Unit against Drugs and Drug Addiction (MILTD), France
  • Mr. Francis Caballero, Barrister and Professor, Nanterre University (Paris X), France
  • Mr. Vitalino Canas, Deputy, Portuguese Chamber of Deputies
  • Mr. Côme Jacquemin, General Secretary, French Judge Association, Paris
  • Inspector Paul Richards, Drugs Directorate, Metropolitan Police, London
    Presentation (pdf)

    16:30 Session II
    Local practices and the international drug control system

  • Chair: Dr. Massimo Barra, Vice-President, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva
  • Keynote Speaker: Mr. Philip Owen, Mayor, City of Vancouver (1995-2002), Canada
  • Mr. Danilo Ballota, Administrator in the area of national drug policies, EMCDDA, Lisbon
  • Mr. Thierry Charlois, Programme Coordinator, European Forum on Urban Security
    Speech (French)
  • Ms. Isabel Faria de Almeida, European Commission, Brussels
    Speech (French)
  • Dr. Bernard Jomier, Council Member in charge of health and environmental risks, Council of 19th District, Paris

    20:00 Official Senlis Council dinner
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Massimo Barra, Vice-President, International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Geneva
    Speech (French)



    Friday 26th, November

    09:30 Session III
    Economic regulation and the problems of widely-used psychoactive substances

  • Chair: Mr. Emmanuel Reinert, Executive Director, The Senlis Council
  • Dr. Yann Bisiou, Lecturer, Paul Valéry University - Montpellier III
    Speech (French)
  • Mr. Guillaume Fournier, SEDET, CNRS – Université Paris 7, France
    Speech (French pdf)
  • Prof. Jean-Jacques Yvorel, Historian, France

    11:30 Session IV
    International drug policy and the fight against terrorism

  • Chair: Mr. Raymond Kendall, Honorary Secretary General, Interpol; Comité des Sages, France
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr. Loretta Napoleoni, Expert on international terrorism, US Homeland Security, Italy
    Speech
  • Ms. Laurie Freeman, Associate for Mexico and International Drug Control Policy, WOLA, USA
  • Prof. Gwyn Prins, Alliance Research Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science
    Presentation (pdf)

    14:30 Session V
    The challenges of Afghanistan: what role for drug policy?

  • Chair: Prof. Susan Stern, Comité des Sages, Germany
  • Keynote Speaker: Dr Mohammad Zafar, Head of Drug Demand Reduction, Counter Narcotics Directorate, Afghanistan
    Presentation (pdf)
  • Mr. Christoph Berg, Head of Project Development-oriented Drug Control Programme, Germany
    Presentation (pdf)
  • Mr. Pierre-Arnaud Chouvy, Research Fellow in Geography, National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), France
    Speech (French)
  • Mr. Patrick Dombrowsky, Director, Centre for Studies and Research on Middle Asia , France
    Speech (French)
  • Prof. Francisco Thoumi, Founder, Drug Policy Institute, Bogotá
    Speech (pdf)

    16:30 Closing
    Building a new consensus at the United Nations in 2008

  • Mr. Raymond Kendall, Honorary Secretary General, Interpol
  • Mr. Emmanuel Reinert, Executive Director, The Senlis Council
  • Mr. Tony White, Chief of Supply Reduction and Law Enforcement (1997-2001), UNDCP
    Speech

    20:00 Official Senlis Council dinner
    Located at the French Senate (limited seating)
  • Keynote Speaker: Mr. Vitalino Canas, Deputy, Portuguese Chamber of Deputies
    Speech



  • For more information about this event, questions or any suggestions, please contact:
    Mr. Guillaume Fournier at fournier@senliscouncil.net or Mr. Fabrice Pothier at pothier@senliscouncil.net