ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES INTER-AMERICAN DRUG ABUSE CONTROL COMMISSION THIRTY-FIFTH REGULAR SESSION OEA/Ser.L/XIV.2.35 April 27-30, 2004 CICAD/doc.1295/04 rev. 2 Washington, D.C. 23 April 2004 Original: English DRAFT SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES Date/Time Place Tuesday, April 27 08:30 12:00 Registration of participants Rubén Darío Room General Secretariat Building 1889 F Street, NW, 8 th floor 09:00-10:00 Inaugural Session 10:00 10:15 Break Opening remarks by: Chairman of CICAD Mr. Paul Kennedy Senior Assistant Deputy Minister Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, Canada Dr. César Gaviria, Secretary General of the Organization of American States 10:15 13:00 First Plenary Session 10:15 10:30 Adoption of the draft agenda (CICAD/doc.1294/04) and the draft schedule of activities (CICAD/doc.1295/04) Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) 10:30 11:45 Review, approval and publication of draft national reports on round of evaluations, 2001-2002 11: 45 12: 00 Break GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006
- 2-12:00 13:00 Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) 13:00 14:30 Lunch Review, approval and publication of draft national reports on 14:30 17:30 Second Plenary Session 14:30 16:00 Review, approval and publication of draft national reports on 16:00 16:15 Break 16:15 17:30 Review, approval and publication of draft national reports on 17:30 18:00 Ceremony to honor the first graduating class of the International On-line M.A. in Addictions Studies: Speaker: Dr. César Gaviria, Secretary General of the Organization of American States 18:00 20:00 Reception given by the Executive Secretariat of CICAD Wednesday, April 28 09:00 13:00 Third Plenary Session 09:00 11:00 Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) 11:00 11:15 Break Review and approval of the MEM draft hemispheric report 11:15 13:00 Recommendations repeated during the second round of MEM evaluations, 2001-2002, on which no progress has been reported. Consideration of the best means of ensuring fulfillment of the recommendations. 13:00 14:30 Lunch 14:30 17:30 Fourth Plenary Session 14:30 15:30 Review of requests for assistance from member states, in accordance with funds available, to help them to fulfill the recommendations of the MEM (CICAD/doc.1298/04) 15:30 15:45 Break
- 3-15:45 16:15 Environmental and human health assessment of the glyphosate aerial spraying program for coca and poppy control in Colombia Progress Report. Presentation by Dr. Keith Solomon, Director of the Scientific Assessment Team 16:15 16:30 Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding between the General Secretariat of the OAS and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in its capacity as a Permanent Observer state, regarding the participation by its territories located in the Caribbean region in the activities of the Inter- American Drug Abuse Control Commission 16:30 17:00 Meeting on Maritime Narcotrafficking: Status report on preparations Presentation by Honduras Thursday, April 29 09:00 13:15 Fifth Plenary Session 09:00 09:30 Review and approval of the MEM hemispheric report (contd.) 09:30 10:30 Report of the ad hoc group on Transnational Organized Crime and its Links to Drug Problems and the work of CICAD Presentation by the Chair of the ad hoc group (CICAD/doc.1299/04) (CICAD/doc.1300/04) 10:30 10:45 Break 10:45 12:15 Exercise in setting priorities for CICAD and its work as requested at the thirty-fourth regular session of CICAD (CICAD/doc.1301/04) 12:15 12:30 Break 12:30 13:30 Exercise in setting priorities for CICAD and its work as requested at the thirty-fourth regular session of CICAD (CICAD/doc.1301/04) (contd.) 13:30 14:30 Lunch 14:30 17:45 Sixth Plenary Session 14:30 15:15 Report on seminars and workshops on transnational organized crime - Project Sleipnir: held in Cartagena, Colombia, February 9-12, 2004 - Undercover Training: held in Lima, Peru, February 23 26, 2004 - Source Witness Protection: held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, March 8-11, 2004 Presentation by Mr. Normand Boucher, International Affairs Section, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Mr. Ihor Malyniwsky, Chief, Supply Reduction and Control, CICAD
- 4-15:15 15:30 Break - The Health, Enforcement and Education in Partnership (HEP) Approach Held in Fort-de-France, Martinique, March 18-19, 2004 Presentation by Karen Cumberland, HEP National Policy Officer, Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) 15:30 15:45 Small Arms and Light Weapons Recent OAS and CICAD activities regarding firearms control Presentation by the Executive Secretariat of CICAD 15:45 16:15 Statements by Permanent Observers to the OAS, international organizations and civil society organizations 16:15-16:45 Intersectoriality and decentralization of drug demand reduction actions within the municipalization strategy conducted by Brazil Presentation by General Paulo Roberto Uchoa, National Anti-Drug Secretary, National Anti-Drug Secretariat, (SENAD) 16:45 17:45 Report of the III Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Andean Plan for Counter drug Cooperation and Related Criminal Activities / Decision 505 - Andean Community of Nations (CAN) Presentation by Presidency Pro-Témpore Cristian Cordova, Executive Secretary CONSEP Friday, April 30 09:00 12:45 Seventh Plenary Session 09:00 09:30 Report of the first meeting of the CICAD Scientific Advisory Committee held in Washington, March 23-25, 2004 Presentation by Dr. Hendrick Harwood, Representative from the Committee (CICAD/doc.1302/04) 09:30 10:00 Findings of the research on gangs and their relationship to drug trafficking and organized crime, conducted by the National Drug Commission of El Salvador (COSA) Presentation by Ms. Margarita Chavez, Executive Director, National Drug Commission 10:00-10:15 Update on member states decisions on the Generalized Land Use Evaluation and Management tool (GLEAM) Presentation by Dr. Roger Pando, General Director, Alternative Development Bolivia 10:15-10:45 The Two Strategies of the Colombian Alternative Development Program -Productive Projects -Forester Families Presentation by Dr. Victoria Restrepo Uribe, Director, Colombia s Alternative Development Program
- 5-10:45 11:00 Update on the work of the CICAD Expert Group on Demand Reduction Presentation by Dr. Wilbur R. Grimson, M.D., Secretary of State for the Prevention of Drug Addiction and the Fight Against Drug Trafficking (SEDRONAR) of Argentina 11:00 11:15 Break 11:15 11:45 Evidence-based research and best practices in demand reduction Presentation by Dr. Nora Volkow, M.D., Director, U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) 11:45 12:30 Building Capacity in the Area of Demand Reduction Joint Health Canada/Correctional Services Presentation Ms. Colleen Ryan, Health Canada Ms. Andrea Moser, Correctional Services 12:30 12:45 Risk and Harm Reduction Policies Related to Drug Use in Uruguay Presentation by Dr. Leonardo Costa Franco Vice Minister of the Presidency and Chair, National Drug Commission of Uruguay 12:45 13:45 Lunch 13:45 15:15 Eighth Plenary Session 13:45 14:00 Peru s achievement in the fight against drugs during 2003 Presentation by Nils Ericsson, Minister, Executive President of Directorio de la Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo y Vida sin Drogas (DEVIDA) 14:00 14:15 Brazilian Policy on Prevention of HIV/AIDS Infection Among Drug Users Presentation by Dr. Vera da Ros, Consultant, National Program DST/AIDS, Health Ministry, Brazil 14:15 14:30 Approval of the annual report of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) to the General Assembly of the Organization off American States at its thirty-fourth regular session (CICAD/doc.1264/03 rev. 1) (CICAD/doc.1304/04) 14:30 14:45 Proposed topics, place and date for the thirty-sixth regular session of CICAD 14:45 15:00 Other business 14:00 15:15 Closing session Remarks by: Mr. Paul Kennedy, Chair of CICAD