NOV/DEC 2004
Volume 10 - No. 4
Research Activities at a Featured Program
SRNT Newsletter
November/December 2004, Volume 10, Number 4
Join us in Prague!!
Updates on the 11th Annual SRNT Meeting
and the
7th Annual European Conference
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 11th Annual Meeting of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) to be held jointly with the 7th Annual SRNT European Conference, March 20-23, 2005 at the Prague Hilton in Prague, Czech Republic. The meeting will begin with an Opening Reception the evening of Sunday, March 20, followed by three days of "hold onto your hat" scientific programming. Featured aspects of the program are as follows:
Keynote Address: Dr. Derek Yach, Lecturer in Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale University and former Representative of the Director-General of the World Health Organization, will deliver the keynote address, entitled "Injecting Greater Urgency into Global Tobacco Control," on Monday, March 21, 9:00 am.
Clinical Theme Lecture: Dr. Karl Fagerström, President of Fagerström Consulting and Director of the Smokers Information Centre, will deliver a lecture entitled "The Past, Present and Future of Treatment for Tobacco Dependence" on Monday, March 21, 3:30 pm.
Pre-Clinical Theme Lecture: Dr. Eric Kandel, University Professor of Physiology and Psychiatry at the Center for Neurobiology and Behavior of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and 2000 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, will deliver a lecture entitled "Molecular Biology of Learning and Chronic Drug Seeking Behavior" on Tuesday, March 22, 3:30 pm.
Public Health/Epidemiology Theme Lecture: Dr. Ann McNeill, Honorary Senior Research Fellow at University College London, will deliver a lecture entitled "The Regulation of Nicotine and Tobacco and its Impact on Public Health" on Wednesday, March 23, 10:30 am.
Award Address: As recipient of the 2005 Doll/Wynder Award for Research in Epidemiology and Public Health, Dr. Michael Fiore (Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention at the University of Wisconsin) will deliver an address entitled "Investing in Tobacco Control Research: We Can Move the Mountain" during the Awards Presentation session.
Other Meeting Events: As in previous SRNT meetings, a highlight of the program will be symposia, paper session, and poster sessions that represent three primary conference tracks: pre-clinical, clinical, and public health/epidemiology. There will also be a New Investigator's Paper Session, a Member's Meeting, and exhibitors on hand throughout the conference.
In addition to the main scientific program, the SRNT Global Network Committee is organizing an exciting pre-conference meeting on Sunday, March 20, that will highlight issues and opportunities in global tobacco research. There will also be several workshops and panel discussions offered during the lunch break on Monday and Tuesday, including a workshop sponsored by the SRNT Training Committee, and another one by the editors and publishers of the scientific journal, Nicotine & Tobacco Research. Additional workshop proposals are being solicited and will be announced prior to the meeting. Please visit the SRNT website (www.srnt.org) for a preliminary meeting schedule, as well as information about accommodations, meeting registration, and traveling to Prague.
The SRNT conference in Prague is sure to be the event-of-the-year in the nicotine and tobacco research field! Don't miss it!