European Cities Against Drugs VELIKY NOVGOROD City

It Works! Drug Prevention from an international perspective September 15-16, 2011

International conference

Practical information

Venue: Veliky Novgorod City Administration building, Vlasyevskaya 4

Travel: Flight to St.Petersburg (You will be given a declaration to fill in during the flight. Please, keep it for your check-in registration at the hotel in Veliky Novgorod). A direct bus at the airport will take you to Veliky Novgorod, you will be at your hotel in c:a 3 hours.

Visa: Please mind that some extra time is necessary for obtaining a Russian visa. ECAD recommend Spec- trum Agency for visa assistance: www.spectrum.se Visa information at: www.russianvisa.org

Accommodation: Hotel . 24, Predtechenskaya str, Veliky Novgorod. The location of the hotel is ideal for all categories of visitors. Railway and coach/bus stations, the , the City Hall and the administration of V. Novgorod region and major sites of interest are within 3-5 min- utes of walk. Please note that you book your room yourself by contacting the hotel: E-mail: [email protected] / Phone: +7 816 2 22 55 05 / +7 816 2 22 55 00 / www.hotel-volkhov.ru SINGLE ROOM/night (including breakfast) : ca 63 € (2400 RUB) Please state that yours is a booking for ”anti-drug conference on 15-16 September”.

Veliky Novgorod: The City of Veliky Novgorod has a great deal of history to offer. It is believed to be the place of the first ancient Russian settlements, the first capital of ("Rus" in old Russian) founded by Ru- rik prince family and the origin place of Russian (called "varyags").

Questions in English and Russian: Send your questions to [email protected] or [email protected]

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Veliky Novgorod City

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City-Winner of ECAD Award for 2010 invites all interested to

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

It Works! Drug prevention from an international perspective September 15-16, 2011 PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS

Charli Eriksson, Professor, Public Health Science, Örebro University, Director of National Center for Child Health Promotion; Örebro University (NCFF) “Comparative analysis of drug use patterns among Russian and Swedish youth”

Walter Kegö, Senior Fellow, Institute for Security and Development Policy, Sweden “How does drug industry affect you and the society?”

Nataliya Antonova, researcher, psychologist, St.Petersburg state university, faculty of psychology “Psychoactive substance abuse among young people (15-16 years old) in North-Western Federal Region, ESPAD comparative study”

Roman Dubrovsky, expert, Leningrad Regional Administration, Analytical department, Research and Methodology, “Local authorities in charge of prevention measures. How does it work?”

Igor Yakovlev, Deputy head of Culture and Youth Politics City Committee, Veliky Novgorod City Ad- ministration, “Night life, disco and drug prevention, working with youth”

Involving representatives from Russian Federal law enforcement agency FSKN , NGOs, practitioners and researchers.

Discussions will focus on prevention and drug demand reduction. We will talk about international dimension as added value to the latest research on local and international prevention, similarities rather than differences in pre- vention and experiences originated in Russian drug policy shifts and its effects.

Conference languages: Russian with interpretation to/from English Advance conference bookings can be made to [email protected] Please visit www.ecad.net for more information