17th MAYORS' CONFERENCE PDF Print
Tuesday, 28 September 2010 15:26

17th ECAD Mayors' Conference in Malta: September 23-25, 2010
Venue: Island of Gozo, Hotel Kempinski San Lawrenz

EMPOWERING OUR CITIZENS TO LIVE HEALTHIER LIFESTYLES
HOSTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF MALTA & PEMBROKE LOCAL COUNCIL

Conference Materials published according to the Programme (click on the name to open a PDF-file or PowerPoint Presentation)


·         OPENING and welcome speech for the Conference by Junior Minister for Consumer, Fair Competition, Local Councils and Public Dialogue Dr Chris Said LLD MP

·         Speech by Hon. Dr Stefan Buontempo BA. Arch.; PhD; MP—Shadow Minister for Local Government

·         Speech by Chairman of ECAD Cllr Jim Corr

 

Presentations by keynote speakers: importance of strengthening the cooperation and efforts of members to promote a drug free Europe and develop initiatives against drug abuse which in turn empower our citizens to a healthier lifestyle

 

·         Prof. Hamid Ghodse, President of the United Nations International Narcotics Control Board (INCB)

·         Mr Jesmond Schembri , Operation Director – Sedqa

·         Dr Evgeny A. Bryun, Director of Moscow Research and Practical Centre on Addictions, Chief narcologist of Russia — ”Drug demand reduction. Strategy and methods. Moscow experience”  (PowerPoint)

·         Mr Neil Harrison, Assistant Police Commissioner (PowerPoint)

·         Mr David Turner, Chair, Vienna NGO Committee on Drugs—Results from the 53rd CND (UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs) meeting (PowerPoint)

·         Prof. Charli Eriksson, Public Health Science, School of Medicine and Health; Director, National Centre for Child Health Promotion, Sweden—“Evidence and Practice in Drug Prevention”  (PowerPoint)

·         Dr Anton Grech, Consultant Psychiatrist and Senior Lecturer— Sedqa— “Medical Aspects of Substance Abuse” (PowerPoint)

·         Ms Roberta Fenech, Human Resource Manager—Caritas Malta (PowerPoint)

·         Frans Koopmans, MA, Director of Communications, De Hoop Foundation—”Providing Hope: Towards an Integral Approach to Addiction”, the Netherlands

·         Fr Manwel Cordina, Director – OASI (PowerPoint)

 

 

MAYORS’ FORUM

·         Paula Kokkonen, Deputy Mayor, Helsinki (Finland) (PowerPoint)

·         Anniken Hauglie, Commissioner, Oslo (Norway) (PowerPoint)

·         Rumen Vidov, Mayor, Vidin (Bulgaria)

·         Sean O’ Grady, Councillor, Killarney (Ireland)


          Statement from Mafra, Portugal 


·         Mr Rodrigo Paris, First Secretary, Colombian Embassy to Great Britain & Northern Ireland—”Shared Responsibility: the environmental and social repercussions that global cocaine consumption brings to Colombia ”

-First part (PowerPoint)
-Second part (PowerPoint)

 

 ·        Closing Speech by Chairman of ECAD Cllr Jim Corr



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Conference Venue Hotel Kempinski San Lawrenz
Chris Said, Junior Minister, addressing the conference
First panel of speakers
Mr Jesmond Schembri, Operation Director, Sedqa
Hakon Formo Berntsen, Norway with Jörgen Svidén, ECAD Director
Ljubica Bogosavljevic, Arilje, with Rumen Vidov, Vidin
Georgy Zazulin, ECAD Director in Russia with Arkady Kramerev, Advisory Board member, St. Petersburg
Mr Neil Harrison, Assistant Police Commissioner deep in discussion...
Prof. Charli Eriksson, Sweden, with Jon Sigfusson, Reykjavik
Olga Vasileva, Veliky Novgorod with Jon Sigfusson
Cecilia Fraenkel, Stockholm with Charli Eriksson
Ali Unlu, Istanbul, with Hamid Ghodse
Ali Unlu, Hamid Ghodse, Jonathan Lucas
Hristo Bozov, Varna, and Rumen Vidov, Vidin
Kevin Borg, Pembroke, was busy at the coffee-breaks
Marie Ljungberg-Schött, Stockholm, with Hamid Ghodse
Our beautiful conference participants at the Concert, Ta Cenc Hotel

M r o J o s e p h G r e c h

Two ECAD Regional Directors, Georgy Zazulin (Russia) and Ivailo Dimitrov (Bulgaria)
Mayors' Forum Panel
Paula Kokkonen, Deputy Mayor, Helsinki

Anniken Hauglie, Commissioner

Sean O'Gready, Killarney 

New Signatories
Rodrigo Paris, First Secretary, Colombian Embassy to UK
Olga Vasileva, Veliky Novgorod, ECAD Award 2010 vinner; Lana Willebrand, Project manager, ECAD (here in her capacity as an interpreter)
Hristo Bozov, Varna with Joe Zammit
Rodrigo Paris, Hristo Bozov, Joe Zammit
Olga Vasileva and Ake Setreus, ECAD
Olga Vasileva, ECAD AWARD 2010 vinner
Evelyn Vella Brincat, Pembroke, Joe Zammit and Olga Vasileva
Azure window: the wind was picking up
Lana Willebrand
Ove Lundgren, Goteborg, curious about stone quarry
Victoria Citadel
Andrei and Marina Zoga, Sillamae
Åke Setréus
Guided tour in Gozo Citadel
Marcus Haggstrom, Soderhamn
Look at the dome... it is flat! Painted!
At the cultural Centre
Sean O'Grady, Killarney
Rodrigo Paris and the folklore group
Bjork Vilhelmsdottir, Advisory Board member, Reykjavik
This was a great social event
Jim Corr and Joe Zammit
Joe Zammit addressing the participants
Lizards in Gozo are quick and timid... all but one!
Village of San Lawrenz
Dwejra tunnel
Dwejra
Azure Window in Dwejra - for those who have not seen in in the bright sun light
Life needs to be strong
Gozitan stone...
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