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If you would like to submit an event to be posted on the ADP Calendar of Events, please use the online Public Affairs Calendar Form.

When we receive your completed form describing your event, we will review it for appropriateness. If approved, your event will be posted on the calendar. Examples of the types of events appropriate for the calendar include alcohol and other drug training conferences, meetings, workshops, and important dates or events relative to the substance use disorder and problem gambling fields (such as Alcohol Awareness Month, Problem Gambling Awareness Week, and Recovery Month activities).

If applicable, you may also include sponsors and website links related to the event in the description. Please provide as much information as possible. Calendars are updated as requested.

When you are planning a conference, meeting, or other event at which you need publications from ADP’s Resource Center, please e-mail the Resource Center with your request no later than two months prior to the event. We need time to print or order what you'll need to ship it to you on time.

Date(s) Conference/
Event Name		 Description/Focus
May 2012
May
18
 California Problem Gambling Treatment Services Program Phase II Training One day Phase II training for authorized CPGTSP providers

Location: 740 Westwood Plaza
Los Angeles, Suite C8-183
Time: 8 am - 5 pm
Contact: Cyndi Maivia
Phone: 916-324-3948
June 2012
June
4
 SARC 2012 - Substance Abuse Research Cosortium The semi-annual SARC research-to-policy meeting series offers an opportunity for professionals interested in substance use disorder research information from a variety of disciplines to exchange current research on California substance use disorder trends, promising prevention and treatment strategies, criminal justice and social service partnerships, and other substance use disorder related topics.

This SARC research-to-policy meeting series will focus on the theme “Past, Present, and Future,” paying tribute to the SUD treatment and recovery field. The agenda includes a retrospective review of the research literature from years past, an overview of where we are today, and a discussion of recommendations for future directions and key programmatic and policy issues to consider. A forum will focus on the future of the SUD treatment delivery system in California.

Registration Deadline: May 31, 2012. For more information or to register online
Location: Sacramento
Time: 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Contact: Katrina Parker
Phone: 916-445-1583
June
6
 SARC 2012 - Substance Abuse Research Cosortium The semi-annual SARC research-to-policy meeting series offers an opportunity for professionals interested in substance use disorder research information from a variety of disciplines to exchange current research on California substance use disorder trends, promising prevention and treatment strategies, criminal justice and social service partnerships, and other substance use disorder related topics.

This SARC research-to-policy meeting series will focus on the theme “Past, Present, and Future,” paying tribute to the SUD treatment and recovery field. The agenda includes a retrospective review of the research literature from years past, an overview of where we are today, and a discussion of recommendations for future directions and key programmatic and policy issues to consider. A forum will focus on the future of the SUD treatment delivery system in California.

Registration Deadline: May 31, 2012. For more information or to register online
Location: Burbank
Time: 8:00a.m. - 5:00p.m.
Contact: Katrina Parker
Phone: 916-445-1583
June
7
 GPAC Meeting The Governor's Prevention Advisory Council (GPAC) is a collaborative of 16 state agencies that meet quarterly to discuss various alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) prevention efforts including its strategic planning process, its workgroups' activities, and the implementation of the federal Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG). Please visit http://www.adp.ca.gov/Prevention/gpac/ to learn more.

Location: First Floor Conference Room
1700 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Time: 9:30a.m. - 12:30p.m.
Contact: Denise Galvez
Phone: 916-327-4076
Email: denise.galvez@adp.ca.gov
June
12 - 13
 41st Annual Summer Clinical Institute 13 CEUs Available!

For four decades, the Summer Clinical Institute in Addiction Studies has promoted state-of-the-art strategies and practices through training for those performing health and social services with patients and clients who may be troubled by alcohol and other drug use. UCSD CCARTA is proud to offer lectures, workshops, and discussion sessions featuring experts that focus on science-based strategies and culturally competent services.

Calling All: Practicing professionals, educators, and graduate students in child welfare, corrections and criminal justice, counseling, medicine, nursing, psychology, probation, public health, recovery services, and social work. Student scholarship available: Contact Julie Ann Guy.
Location: Price Center
Time: 8am - 4:30pm (2 days)
Contact: Julie Ann Guy
Phone: 858-334-4624
Email: jguy@ucsd.edu
Website: www.ucsdsci.com
June
18 - 20
 2012 Betting on Our Future Spotlight Festival A youth conference where young people are given the opportunity to showcase their work in raising awareness of problem gambling.

Location: Paradise Pier Hotel, Anaheim, CA
Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Contact: Nani Dodson
Phone: 559-733-6496 x 303
June
25
 DUI Advisory Group The Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Advisory Group meets to discuss emerging issues and provide information regarding regulatory and policy issues associated with the statewide DUI program. In accordance with Title 9, California Code of Regulations, the Department is required to work with representatives of the county alcohol and drug program administrators, DUI programs, the judiciary, the Department of Motor Vehicles, and other interested parties to maintain quality assurance in the DUI program and to develop ongoing measures of effectiveness.

Location: Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
First Floor Conference Room
1700 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Time: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Contact: DUI Advisory Group
Phone: 916-322-7267
Email: rbiron@adp.ca.gov
August 2012
August
21 - 23
 ADP Training Conference 2012 "Journey to Integration: Opportunities and Challenges" Registration for the 2012 ADP Training Conference will open about May 30th. Registration fees: $125 (if registering before July 20, 2012), or $150 (if registering after July 20, 2012). More information will be available as plans progress through the Conference website.

Location: Woodlake Hotel
Sacramento
Contact: Carragh Taylor-Hunt, Program Manager
College of Continuing Education
Sacramento State
Phone: 916-278-4827
Email: taylorc@csus.edu
Website: http://www.cce.csus.edu/conferences/adp/12/index_cp.htm
September 2012
September
18 - 20
 25th Annual National Prevention Network Prevention Research Conference Register online at http://swpc.ou.edu/npn/index.htm

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Email: npnconference@ou.edu
Website: http://swpc.ou.edu/npn/index.htm
September
26 - 28
 18th Annual Latino Behavioral Health Institute (LBHI) Conference The 18th annual LBHI conference is themed “Advancing Latino Behavioral Health; from Margin to Mainstream.” The conference addresses critical issues of disparity of services to Latinos, and integration of health, mental health, and substance abuse. This year’s conference emphasizes developing strategies to achieve a culturally competent workforce necessary to provide efficient and effective services to Latinos. Terri Sue Canale, Deputy Director of the California Office of Problem Gambling will be a presenter at the conference.

Location: Sheraton, Downtown Los Angeles
Time: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Email: ambrose@lbhi.org
Phone: (818) 713-9595
October 2012
October
25
 GPAC Meeting The Governor's Prevention Advisory Council (GPAC) is a collaborative of 16 state agencies that meet quarterly to discuss various alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) prevention efforts including its strategic planning process, its workgroups' activities, and the implementation of the federal Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG). Please visit http://www.adp.ca.gov/Prevention/gpac/ to learn more.

Location: First Floor Conference Room
1700 K Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
Time: 9:30a.m. - 12:30p.m.
Contact: Denise Galvez
Phone: 916-327-4076
Email: denise.galvez@adp.ca.gov
February 2013
February
27 -
March
2
 The 5th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder The 5th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Research: Results and Relevance
Integrating Research, Policy, and Promising Practice Around the World

This conference brings together experts from multiple disciplines to share international research, to discuss the implications of this research, and to promote scientific/community collaboration. It provides an opportunity to expand our understanding of the relationships between knowledge and research, and how this can apply to critical actions related to FASD. For the past ten years, the conference has brought together people passionate about this area of work and provided a stimulating environment for them to make new connections and partnerships

Deadline for Abstract Submissions: May 31, 2012

Location: The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Contact: Jo Nam, UBC Interprofessional Continuing Education
Phone: +1 604-822-2801
Email: jo.ipce@ubc.ca
Website: http://interprofessional.ubc.ca