Meeting Schedule at a Glance

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The 4th Annual Symposium for Research to Inform Tobacco Control
Presented by a partnership of Canadian researchers, policymakers and funders
Reception and Posters: Broadway II
Plenary Session: Pavilion Ballroom

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
The 4th Annual Symposium for Research to Inform Tobacco Control
Posters: Broadway II
Plenary Session: Pavilion Ballroom

11:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Registration
Grand Ballroom Foyer

1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The Strategic Dialogue on Tobacco Harm Reduction: A Vision and Blueprint for Action
Galleria South

1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Global Tobacco Control Research Funding: Opportunities and Priorities
Galleria North

4:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Cyber Café
Broadway I

5:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Awards Ceremony
Ray Niaura, Ph.D., SRNT President
Neal Benowitz, Ph.D., SRNT Awards Committee Chair

2008 Doll-Wynder Award Address
David Burns, MD
“Cigarette Smoking: Is the Problem Hardening, Softening or Imploding
Grand Ballroom I

7:15 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception/Exhibits Open
Pavilion Ballroom/Plaza Foyer

Thursday, February 28, 2008
7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Cyber Café
Broadway I

7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Registration
Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Speaker: Neal Benowitz, PhD
Nicotine Addiction: Pharmacology, Clinical Research and Public Policy
Grand Ballroom I

9:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area
Plaza Foyer

9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Exhibits Open
Plaza Foyer

10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Paper Session 1: The Rodent Pack: Insights from Animal Models
Galleria North

10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Paper Session 2: Lit, Shaken, and Stirred: Alcohol and Nicotine Co-Morbidity
Grand Ballroom II

10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Paper Session 3: Genetic Variation in Nicotine Metabolism, Dependence and Withdrawal
Grand Ballroom I

10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Paper Session 4: Cravings and Cues
Galleria South

10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Paper Session 5: Second Hand Smoke Exposure, First Hand Problem
Broadway II

11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Poster Session I & Boxed Lunch (Exchange Your Lunch Ticket for a Boxed Lunch)
Pavilion Ballroom & Plaza Foyer

1:00 p.m. -2:30 p.m.
Symposium 1
Translating Nicotine Effects on Cognition: From Basic Science to Clinical Populations and Back Again
Galleria South

1:00 p.m. -2:30 p.m.
Symposium 2:
Defining the Role of Nicotine Receptors in the Development of Nicotine Dependence
Galleria North

1:00 p.m. -2:30 p.m.
Symposium 3:
Integrating Laboratory, Field and Observational Methods to Examine the Social-Emotional Contexts of Adolescent Smoking
Broadway II

1:00 p.m. -2:30 p.m.
Symposium 4:
Mechanisms of Change in Smoking Cessation Treatment
Grand Ballroom I

1:00 p.m. -2:30 p.m.
Symposium 5:
Reducing Nicotine in Tobacco Products: A Feasible Harm Reduction Approach?
Grand Ballroom II

2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area
Plaza Foyer

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Clinical Theme Lecture: Timothy Baker, Ph.D.
Nicotine Dependence: Distilling the Phenotype
Grand Ballroom I

4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
New Investigator Award Lecture and Paper Session
Grand Ballroom I

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Poster Session II
Pavilion Ballroom
Cash Bar and Light Snacks
Plaza Foyer

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Optional Workshops

Workshop 1: 2008 Public Health Service Guideline-Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: A First Look
Grand Ballroom I

Workshop 2: Ending the Tobacco Problem: A Blueprint for the Future
Grand Ballroom II

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Graduate Student Reception
Open to all Graduate Students
(others by invitation only)
Cash Bar and Hors d’oeuvres
Broadway II

Friday, February 29, 2008

7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Cyber Café
Broadway I

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Members’ Meeting
Grand Ballroom I

8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Registration
Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Paper Session 6: Tobacco Control in Special Populations
Broadway II

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Paper Session 7: What's the Harm?
Grand Ballroom II

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Paper Session 8: Changes in and Mechanisms Explaining Adolescent Smoking
Galleria North

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Paper Session 9: Novel Methodologies for Evaluating Pharmacotherapy for Nicotine Dependence
Grand Ballroom I

8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
Paper Session 10: Finding Genome: Results from PET, SPECT and GWA
Galleria South

9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Exhibits Open
Plaza Foyer

10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area
Plaza Foyer

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Pre-Clinical Theme Lecture: Marina Picciotto, Ph.D.
Of Mice and Men: How Can Rodent Studies Inform our Understanding of Human Smoking?
Grand Ballroom I

11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Poster Session III & Boxed Lunch (Exchange Your Lunch Ticket for a Boxed Lunch)
Pavilion Ballroom & Plaza Foyer

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Symposium 6:
Pharmacogenetics of Nicotine Addiction Treatment
Grand Ballroom I

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Symposium 7:
Understanding Alcohol-Tobacco Associations: An Epidemiological Perspective
Galleria South

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Symposium 8:
REAIM NRT: The Reach Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance of Different Methods of Free NRT Distribution
Grand Ballroom II

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Symposium 9:
What Effects have “Fire Safer” Cigarette Laws Shown?
Galleria North

1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Symposium 10:
Advances in Tobacco Product Labeling and Health Warnings: Evidence to Inform FCTC Article 11
Broadway II

2:30 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Area
Plaza Foyer

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Epidemiology/Public Health Theme Lecture: Martin Jarvis, Ph.D.
Perspectives on the Behavioral Epidemiology of Nicotine Dependence
Grand Ballroom I

4:15 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Emerging Policy Theme Lecture: Stanton A. Glantz, Ph.D.
Innovative Approaches to Harm Reduction
Grand Ballroom I

5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Poster Session IV, Cash Bar & Light Snacks
Pavilion Ballroom & Plaza Foyer

Saturday, March 1, 2008

7:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Cyber Café
Broadway I

7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Registration
Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Symposium 11:
Addressing Challenges in Special Populations Research
Grand Ballroom II

8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
Symposium 12:
A Different “Un-Level Playing Field” – The Relative Evidence Bases for NRT vs. Tobacco Product Regulation
Grand Ballroom I

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Refreshment Break
Grand Ballroom Foyer

10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Paper Session 11: Measuring Up: Potential Nicotine Dependence Phenotypes
Galleria North

10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Paper Session 12: Clinical Treatment for Nicotine Dependence: Improving Existing Pharmacotherapy
Grand Ballroom I

10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Paper Session 13: Nicotine Exposure During Pregnancy and Post-Partum Relapse
Galleria South

10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Paper Session 14: Clinicians' Best Practices for Treating Nicotine Dependence
Grand Ballroom II

11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Poster Session V & Boxed Lunch (Exchange Your Lunch Ticket for a Boxed Lunch)
Pavilion Ballroom & Plaza Foyer

Tuesday, February 26, 2008
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
The 4th Annual Symposium for Research to Inform Tobacco Control
Presented by a partnership of Canadian researchers, policymakers and funders
Reception and Posters: Broadway II
Plenary Session: Pavilion Ballroom