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of regional caregivers, school administrators, teachers, students, parents, community associations, churches, law-enforcement agencies, government officials, and the media. It included:

◆ A presentation by the nation-
ally acclaimed comedian Ken
Davis;

A poster and banner contest us-
ing anti-drug themes;
Recover-through-song enter-
tainment by country western
singer Paul Richey from Nash-
ville, Tennessee;

Anti-drug endorsements by a
U.S. Congressman, State Con-
gressmen, and other dignitaries;
◆ Anti-drug message skits and
step-shows performed by high-
school and college-groups;
◆ A lottery drawing of give-

aways from local merchants. Speakers included Carl Eller, famed football athlete and certified AOD abuse counselor from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who represented an

exemplary national program, the United States Athletes Association; Shirley Armstead, a Drug Enforcement Agency agent from St. Louis, Missouri, who showcased an innovative regional drug enforcement program; and a panel consisting of local judges, attorneys, and treatment specialists who shared trends and prevention strategies.

More than 1,000 people attended the conference and drug rally as a result of a successful grassroots marketing strategy. The local television

station and newspaper both promoted and featured the conference in conjunction with a special "Zero Tolerance" anti-drug series of reports. Local radio stations aired public service announcements and featured the conference director and keynote speaker on a morning talk show. Other media support included articles published by community groups and mass mailings of fliers and brochures to target audiences.

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Upcoming Conferences

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August 30-September 1, Jackson, MS

Strategies for Prevention in the South

CONTACT: June Milam,

DREAM, 817 East River Place, Jackson, MS 39216, 800-233-7326

♦ August 30-September 3, San Rafael, CA

Specialty Training for the Prevention of Alcohol, and Other Drug Related Problems CONTACT: University of California San Diego, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs Studies, UCSD, Extension 0176, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0176, 619-534-3836, fax 619-554-0485

September 1993

September, 1993, Washington,
DC

Regional Youth Congresses on
Alcohol Use

CONTACT: Carol Giannini,
Metropolitan Washington
Council of Governments, 777
North Capitol Street, NE, Suite
300, Washington, DC 20002,
202-962-3200

September 1-3, Denver, CO
Hart National First Annual
Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
Prevention, Intervention and
Treatment Conference
CONTACT: Paul Cardenas, Hart
National, 1825 I Street, NW,
Suite 400, Washington, DC
20006, 202-234-4278

September 9, 1993
Prevention Strategies for
At-Risk Populations
(Statewide teleconference)
CONTACT: Elizabeth Salerno,
Research Foundation for Mental
Hygiene, 44 Holland Avenue,
Albany, NY 12229,
518-473-2601

September 9-10, Berkeley, CA
Cultural Frameworks:
Facilitating Resiliency Factors
CONTACT: James Jackson,
Multicultral Training Resource
Center, 1540 Market Street,
Suite 320, San Francisco, CA
94102, 415-861-2142

♦ September 9-10, Dallas, TX
Alcohol and Drug
Abuse/Addiction

CONTACT: Thelma Cantu, 4525
Lemmon Ave., Suite 300,
214-522-8600

September 10-11, Chicago, IL National Nurses Society on Addictions Annual Educational Conference CONTACT: Amy Rogers, NNSA, 5700 Old Orchard Road, Skokie, IL 60077-1057, 708-966-5010

♦ September 13-15, Virgin Islands A Symposium on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse and AIDS CONTACT: Matthew Gissen, The Village-Virgin Islands, P.O. Box 3152, Frederiksted, St. Croix, USVI, 1-800-443-3784

September 13-17, Tamuning,

Guam

Relapse Prone Clients
Workshop

CONTACT: Danny Duenas,
Drug and Alcohol Unit,
Department of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse, P.O. Box
9400 Tamuning, Guam 96931,
671-646-9260, fax 671-649-6948

September 14, Nationally-Available Classroom Connections: Building Resilience in Children of Alcoholics (national interactive teleconference) CONTACT: Amy Johnson Sevier, Office of Drug Education & Prevention, The University of Southern Mississippi, Box 10031, Hattiesburg, MS 39406-0031, 1-800-844-2627 or 601-261-1300

September 14-15, Marion, OH Adolescent Violence and Rage CONTACT: Robert E. King, Northwestern Ohio Juvenile Justice Association, 1440 Mt. Vernon Avenue, Marion, OH 43302, 614-389-5476

September 15-16, Modesto, CA
Drug-Free Workplace
Conference: A Multicultural
Approach

CONTACT: Dan Bava, Office of
Substance Abuse, 500 West
Hospital Road, French Camp,
CA 95231, 209-468-6851

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Upcoming Conferences

September 16-17, Seattle, WA Facing the Challenges CONTACT: Tsugo Ikeda, Seattle Central Community College, 1701 Broadway, 2BE4 180J, Seattle, WA 98122, 206-587-4901

♦ September 17, Lincoln, NE

Second Annual Drug-Free
Schools and Communities:
Partnerships Make a
Difference

CONTACT: Susie Dugan,
PRIDE-Omaha, Inc., 3534 So.
108th Street, Omaha, NE 68144,
402-397-3309 or Bev Sharps,
Drug-Free Schools Consortium,
ESU #3, 4224 So. 133rd Street,
Omaha, NE 68137,
402-330-1244

♦ September 17-18, Denver, CO

Celebrating Us: Addictions
Within Communities of Color
CONTACT: Bob McGrath, Mile
High Council on Alcoholism &
Drug Abuse, 1444 Wazee Street,
Suite 125, Denver, CO 80202,
303-825-8113, fax 303-825-8166

♦ September 17-19, Minneapolis, MN

Your City's Families - A
National Conference
Children and Families in Cities
Project, National League of
Cities, 1301 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
20004

♦ September 19-22, Boston, MA 1993 National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives

CONTACT: NAGHSR, Suite
720, 750 First Street, NE,
Washington, DC 20002

September 20-21, Detroit, MI
Street Work with High-Risk
Youth

CONTACT: CSAP Community
Partnership Training, Logistics
Team, 8201 Greensboro Drive,
Suite 600, McLean, VA 22102,
703-821-8955 ext. 332, fax
703-821-2098

♦ September 20-22, Columbia, SC
Prevention Professionals,
School Intervention
Professionals & Substance
Abuse Coordinators Working
Together

CONTACT: Frederick Smith,
South Carolina Commission on
Alcohol & Drug Abuse, 3700
Forest Drive, Suite 300,
Columbia, SC 29204,
803-734-9706

♦ September 20-22, Nashville, TN
Successful Transitions
Through Collaboration,
Southeast Regional Center for
Drug-Free Schools and
Communities Conference
CONTACT: Leigh O'Donnell,
Southeast Regional Center,
Spencerian Office Plaza,
University of Louisville,
Louisville, KY 40292,
8800-621-SERC or
502-588-0052

September 22-23, Detroit, MI
Multiple Strategies for
Multiple Issues: HIV and
ATOD Problems

CONTACT: CSAP Community Partnership Training, Logistics Team, 8201 Greensboro Drive, Suite 600, McLean, VA 22102, 703-821-8955 ext. 332, fax 703-821-2098

September 22-23, Louisville, KY Substance Abuse and the Religious Community Series CONTACT: Doug Flynn, Governor's Office for a Drug Free Kentucky, 90 Airport Road, Frankfort, KY 40601, 502-564-5699

♦ September 23, Saratoga Springs, NY

Polysubstance Abuse and the
Effects on Families and
Children

CONTACT: Laura Velez,
Coalition of Substance Abuse
Programs of Northeastern New
York, County of Schenectady,
Office of Community Services,
One Broadway Center, 8th Floor,
Schenectady, NY 12305-2583,
518-386-2218

♦ September 23-24, Norman, OK 6th Annual National Native American Conference on Inhalant Abuse "Empowering Our People"

CONTACT: American Indian
Institute, College of Continuing

Education, University of

Oklahoma, 555 Constitution

Avenue, Suite 237, Norman, OK 73037-0005, 405-325-4127, fax 405-325-7757