ICAA conference on dependencies to be held in Cyprus

The 51st International Council of Alcohol & Addictions (ICAA) International Conference on Dependencies will take place from 2-6 November 2008 in the coastal town of Limassol, Cyprus, under the overall theme ''Empowerment for Practitioners''.

The five-day meeting, which is under the auspices of the President of the Republic Demetris Christofias who will open the meeting, will bring together addiction specialists from all over the world to discuss different aspects of their daily practice and related research and policies.

A statement by KENTHEA (Center For Education About Drugs and Treatment of Drug Addicted Persons), said more than 200 experts on addictions and around 150 young professionals mainly from Cyprus will participate in the sessions.

Keynote addresses in plenary sessions will focus on four main themes: ''Managing Change'', ''Targeting Populations'', Reaching Youth'' and ''Shaping Practices''.

The conference under the overall theme ''Empowerment for Practitioners'' will particularly focus on capacity building and target all those who work in prevention, treatment, research and policy development.

The programme will include plenary sessions with keynote speakers of international renown addressing the conference's daily major themes.

The meeting will also be addressed by Archbishop Chrysostomos II.

The ICAA is an independent, not-for-profit non-governmental organisation and was established during the 11th International Congress Against Alcoholism in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1907 as the International Bureau Against Alcoholism (IBAA), with its headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland.