11th Annual ELISAD Meeting.
EMCDDA-LISBON, 4-6 november 1999
Organising the professional information on alcohol and drug abuse in Europe

Preliminary programm

        Thursday, November 4
 
10.00  Check in and registration of the participants
11.00 - Welcome and introduction to the meeting :  Marianne Van der Heyden, ELISAD Chair 11.15 - Hello from ELISAD overseas friends:  George Marcelle, SALIS Chair
11.25: Coffee break

Session 1: Networking [chair: Anne Singer]
12.00 • ELISAD: history and goals :
            Thomas Rouault, Toxibase, Marianne Van der Heyden, ELISAD Chair
12.30 •  Reitox and the Electric Spider: building links and gathering data:
             Drugs, European Networks and National Focal Points
             Roger Lewis, Coordinator of the Reitox dept.

13.00 - Offered lunch

Session 2: The use of information sources [chair: Thomas Rouault]
14.30 • Introduction by Thomas Rouault, Toxibase
14.40 • Information goals and experience of the Demand Reduction Department at the EMCDDA
             Margaretta Nilson, EMCDDA
15.10 • Information goals and experience of the Epidemiology Department at the EMCDDA
             Richard Hartnoll, EMCDDA

15.40: Coffee break

16.20 • ELISAD member experience: information on new synthetic drugs on the web
            Greet Van der Spek, Trimbos Institute, The Netherlands
16.20 • A strategic approach to research using Internet tools and resources
            Lyn Robinson, School of Library, Archive and Information Studies, University College,
            London, UK

17.00 - End
 

Friday, November 5
10.00 • Introduction by Marianne Van der Heyden
10.10 / 12.30 • Three workshops

• Workshop 1 - Networking, how and why?
         Chair : Lucia Bianco, Gruppo Abele, Italy  /Reporter:  Frédéric Denecker, EMCDDA
• Workshop 2 - Use of information sources
         Chairs: Thomas Rouault, Toxibase, France / Reporter: Chloe Carpentier, EMCDDA
• Workshop 3 - Role of the information professionals
          Chairs: Marianne Van der Heyden, Andromeda/ Reporter:  Ove Sundby, NDPADP

    [11.00 / 11.30: Optional coffee break during the workshops ]

12.30 - Offered lunch

Session 3: Information profession [chair: Marianne van der Heijden]
14.00 • The EMCDDA's Department of Information Strategies and  Communication Resources
         Wolfgang Goetz, EMCDDA
14.20 • ELISAD member experience: the web sites and electronic news management
         Ove Sundby, NDPADP, Norway
14.40 •  SALIS at the Crossroads of the Century: Tensions, Successes and  Beyond
            Andrea Mitchell , Alcohol Research Group Library,
            Executive Director of the Substance Librarians and Information Specialists. USA

15.00: Coffee break

15.30 • Reports from the three workshops
            Workshop 1: Frédéric Denecker, EMCDDA
            Workshop 2: Chloe Carpentier, EMCDDA
            Workshop 3: Ove Sundby, NDPADP

16.00 • General discussion
             Marianne Van der Heyden, ELISAD Chair
16.30 - Conclusion
         George Estievenart, EMCDDA Director
         Marianne Van der Heyden, ELISAD Chair

17.30 - End

Friday evening: Dinner in town (optional). All-inclusive price:    10 000 PTE to be paid at the check in.

Saturday morning, November 6
10.00  • Workshop on Building the ELISAD website
11.00  • Business Meeting open to full members
13.00 - End