The National Meeting includes keynote speakers, workshops, skill-building sessions, town meetings, exhibits, and the National Forum, a special one-day track for college presidents and senior administrators on Monday, October 16.
This is THE national conference for higher education professionals to examine issues around alcohol, other drugs, and violence.
Keep watching this site for complete registration instructions, pre-conference institutes, and agenda details as they develop.
Proceedings begin with optional pre-conference institutes on Saturday, October 14, between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m.  The full conference comes to order in plenary session, including dinner, at 5:00 p.m. that evening.  We adjourn after lunch, about 1:30 p.m., on Tuesday, October 17.
This year's National Meeting registration fees are the same as 1999: Regular registration -- $225 if received before September 15; $295 on or after September 15 Student registration -- $125 if received before September 15; $175 if received on or after September 15 National Forum for Senior Administrators -- $125 if not attending for more than Monday, October 16 Pre-conference institutes -- $35 each in addition to National Meeting registration
Who should attend?
Prevention professionals (Disciplines can include health education and wellness, alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, student affairs, residence life, law enforcement, peer education, and violence prevention); College and university students; Community-based coalitions (including prevention and treatment providers, law enforcement); and Representatives from state and national organizations concerned with collegiate alcohol and other drug abuse and violence issues.
Keynote Speakers Include:
	Michael V.W. Gordon, EdD, is executive director of the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the umbrella organization for international historically African-American fraternities and sororities with undergraduate and graduate chapters comprising 1.5 million members. Dr. Gordon, also a professor of music at Indiana University, served there as vice chancellor and/or dean of students between 1981 and 1991.
Penny Norton is founder and executive director for FACE-Truth and Clarity on Alcohol, a privately funded national media, training, and advocacy organization that focuses specifically on alcohol issues. Since its beginning in 1990, FACE has designed messages intended to help people make connections between alcohol and critical health concerns.
	Traci L. Toomey, PhD, assistant professor of public health at the University of Minnesota, investigates, directs, and/or evaluates programs to reduce illegal alcohol sales. Her research interests include promising environmental approaches to address college drinking as well as tobacco and alcohol policy.
Call for Participation

This year’s National Meeting highlights the strategy of forming coalitions and partnerships in prevention in order to maximize resources and positive outcomes. Three other areas of focus also are addressed for their impact on promising strategies and results-focused prevention initiatives. 

Program Features Include…Pre-Conference Institutes s National Collegiate Alcohol Awareness Week (NCAAW) Initiatives s Biennial Review Process s Marijuana and Other Drugs s Industry Funding s Models of Violence Prevention s Role of the Media s Statewide Initiatives s Senior Administrators Forum s and much more!

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Œ         Present A Session
We are offering sessions in three different formats:

• Workshop - Your chance to showcase innovative strategies, programs, theories, models, and/or concepts.  Length: 90 minutes.
  
• Skill-Building Session - Designed to impart practical, hands-on knowledge of a specific  and focused prevention technique or approach; participants should be able to leave a skill-building session with concrete information to apply the technique or approach in their own campus or community setting.  Length: 90 minutes.
  
• Town Meeting - Led by two or more presenters, this is an opportunity to intensively examine a current issue or controversy, through interactive discussion with participants. Length: Two hours.

To propose a session, following instructions included with the Application for Participation. The Planning Committee will assess your proposal against these criteria.

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�     Host a Poster Session
 
Exchange ideas one-on-one with attendees during designated sessions with visual presentations of your work on higher education issues and concerns. We’ll supply the display panels and pushpins; you supply the graphics and any interpretive handouts. Poster sessions are evaluated on the same criteria as other proposals submitted for review. To submit a Poster Session proposal, please check the appropriate box on the Application for Participation and provide an abstract (maximum of 150 words).

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Ž    Share Ideas in the Resource Zone

The Resource Zone is an area of formal displays and information-sharing from campus- and community-based  programs. If you would like to share any brochures, posters, or newsletters that you have produced, please bring multiple copies so that conference attendees can take them home. You also can showcase non-commercial videos produced by your campus. If interested, refer to the Application for Participation.

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�        Volunteer

Several opportunities are available for you to volunteer during the National Meeting. For example, you can  serve as a workshop facilitator by introducing speakers and collecting workshop evaluations. Also, we are looking for volunteers to greet attendees at registration, direct people to special events, and assist with the Resource Zone. If any of these volunteer opportunities sound interesting to you, please check the appropriate box on the Application for Participation. A Volunteer Orientation will take place on Saturday, October 14 at 12:00 noon.

Note: We cannot  waive or reduce the registration fee for volunteers.  However, if you do volunteer, it will acquaint you with the workings of the National Meeting and introduce you to a great group of new colleagues. Many volunteers have gone on to serve as members of the Planning Committees for future National Meetings.

Special Note: Volunteers should bring a campus t-shirt, sweatshirt, or mug with them to the conference. There will be an exchange of these items during the Volunteer Orientation.

FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
Each presenter must register for the conference, and is responsible for paying all registration, travel, and lodging expenses.
The National Meeting attracts higher education members such as administrators, faculty members, staff, students, and new and previously funded grantees. Disciplines can include health education and wellness, alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, law enforcement, student affairs, residence life, violence prevention, and peer education. The Meeting also attracts national, statewide, and local community coalitions and individuals concerned with alcohol and other drug abuse prevention on college campuses.
Credit: Darren Ryan www.realpittsburgh.com	The preferred method of submitting your Application for Participation is via The National Meeting Website. The online application is easy to fill out, even for those people with little to no Web experience.  You’ll find detailed easy-to-follow instructions. We anticipate receiving many more applications for workshops than available space will allow. Therefore, some presenters may be asked to conduct a Poster Session instead of a workshop. Additionally, due to potential duplication of content areas, some presenters may be asked to participate in a Town Meeting or Skill-Building Session rather than a workshop. DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACT RECEIPT: Monday, June 5, 2000	Credit: Darren Ryan www.realpittsburgh.com