ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES INTER-AMERICAN DRUG ABUSE CONTROL COMMISSION FORTY SECOND REGULAR SESSION OEA/Ser.L/XIV.2.42 November 27 30, 2007 CICAD/doc.1573/07 rev.1 Santa Marta, Colombia 6 November 2007 Original: Spanish DRAFT SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES Date/Time Place Monday, November 26, 2007 14:00-17:00 Registration of Participants Hotel Irotama Convention Center Tuesday, November 27, 2007 08:00 09:00 Registration of Participants Hotel Irotama Convention Center 09:00 09:45 INAUGURAL SESSION 09:45 10:00 Recess FIRST PLENARY SESSION Opening remarks by: His Excellency, Francisco Santos Calderón Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia His Excellency, Ambassador Albert Ramdin Assistant Secretary General of the OAS General Paulo Roberto Yog de Miranda Uchôa National Antidrug Secretary of Brazil and Chair of CICAD 10:00 10:30 Adoption of the draft agenda (CICAD/doc.1572/07) and the draft schedule of activities (CICAD/doc. 1573/07) Election of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of CICAD Articles 22 and 23 of the CICAD Statute Remarks by the newly elected Chairman and Vice Chairman of CICAD Formation of a Working Group to consider the annual report of CICAD for 2007, its respective resolution, and other CICAD resolutions, to be presented at the forty-eighth regular session of the OAS General Assembly (2008) GENERAL SECRETARIAT OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES, WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006

2 10:30 13:00 Multilateral Evaluation Mechanism (MEM) 13:00 14:30 Lunch Report of the Governmental Expert Group (GEG) Coordinator Mr. Alberto del Rio, GEG Coordinator Consideration and approval of the national reports on evaluation of progress of the Fourth Evaluation Round of the MEM (2005 2006) Report by the Coordinator of the MEM Section Ms. Angela Crowdy, MEM Section Coordinator, CICAD CICAD s role in preparing for the evaluation of UNGASS 1998 Presentation by the Executive Secretariat Note: The Secretariat will inform Member States about its actions in the UNGASS in preparation for the meeting to be held in 2008; the Secretariat will address the participation of the MEM, especially the use of MEM information in this process, as well as the Secretariat s support to Member States in fulfilling the UNGASS commitments and goals. Remarks from Member States SECOND PLENARY SESSION 14:30 17:30 Thematic debate: New drug trends 14:30 15:30 Presentations by: Dr. Francisco Cumsille, OID Chief of Section Executive Secretariat of CICAD 15:30 17:30 Remarks from Member States Dr. Hernan Bernal National Narcotics Directorate (DNE) of Colombia Dr. James Hall Community Epidemiology Working Group U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Mr. James Mack Executive Secretary of CICAD This debate was included in the draft calendar of activities by request of the delegation of Brazil, and approved by the Commission at its fortyfirst regular session in May 2007, to promote the exchange of experiences from Member States.

3 19:00 Reception offered by the Government of Colombia Club Santa Marta Wednesday, November 28, 2007 THIRD PLENARY SESSION 09:00 13:00 Thematic Debate: Alternative Development 09:00 10:00 Panel of donors CICAD, UNODC, USAID, European Union Moderator: Dr. Rafael Franzini Batlle, Assistant Executive Secretary of CICAD During this panel, participants will discuss the existing coordination among the donors; successful cases, lessons learned; the need of an interdiction component in alternative development programs; the need to open markets for alternative development products; and the participation of the private sector in this kind of projects. 10:00 13:00 Remarks from Member States Countries have the opportunity to present their vision on Alternative Development. The Secretariat has distributed a preparatory document for this agenda item (CICAD/INF. 3/07). 13:00 14:30 Lunch At 14:15, prior to the start of the Fourth Plenary Session, the Secretariat will present an institutional video on the activities on the Anti-Money Laundering Section of the Executive Secretariat of CICAD FOURTH PLENARY SESSION 14:30 17:30 Continuation of Alternative Development Thematic Debate 14:30 15:00 Opportunities in trade and perspectives for local / regional producers Mr. Luis Alonso García Muñoz-Najar, Expert on Intellectual Property, Competition and International Commerce 15:00 15:45 Questions and answers and remarks from Member States 15:45 16:00 Presentation of the Alternative Development Knowledge Network (ADKN) and the possibility of creating an alternative development brand for legal products from traditional or potential drug crop producing zones Ms. Adriana Henao, Alternative Development Specialist ES/CICAD 16:00 17:30 Participation and guidance from the countries to the Executive Secretariat to approach actions on Alternative Development

4 19:00 Reception offered by the Government of Colombia Hotel Irotama Thursday, November 29, 2007 PRESENTATION ON ANTI-DRUG OPERATIVE STRATEGIES IN COLOMBIA 07:00 09:00 Flight over the Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta Antinarcotics Air Base Invitation to Principal Representatives to CICAD and Permanent Observers (one delegate per country) Presentation of the environmental impact of coca crops Antinarcotics Base Delegates who do no participate in the flight over the Sierra Nevada 09:00 10:30 Demonstration of drug laboratory destruction exercise Antinarcotics Base 10:30 12:00 Transportation to Tayrona National Park 12:00 14:00 Lunch in eco-tourism cabins and visit to alternative development projects Tayrona National Park 14:00 15:00 Transportation from Tayrona National Park to Santa Marta 15:00 16:30 Demonstration of a maritime interdiction exercise Joint Command of the Military Forces of Colombia Batallón Córdova 17:00 18:00 Demonstration of port security control Sociedad Portuaria of Santa Marta 19:00 Reception offered by the Sociedad Portuaria of Santa Marta This day is a special session and invitation from CICAD s Chair to share Colombia s experience with the rest of the Commission s Member States. Friday, November 30, 2007 FIFTH PLENARY SESSION 09:00 10:00 Statements by Representatives of the Permanent Observer Missions to the OAS and by Representatives of International, National and Regional Organizations 10:00 11:00 CICAD: Public Policies on Treatment Dr. Anna McG. Chisman, Chief Demand Reduction Section, ES/CICAD Ms. Carmen Fernandez, Juvenile Integration Centers (CIJ), Mexico

5 Dr. Mariano Montenegro, National Drug Council (CONACE) of Chile: Court-supervised treatment and rehabilitation for drugabusing offenders 11:00 12:00 Reports on CICAD s Expert Groups: Demand Reduction Chemical Products and Pharmaceutical Products Maritime Narcotrafficking Money Laundering 12:00 12:30 Information Session on National Anti-Drug Strategies Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Canada 12:30 13:00 Report of the Chairman of the Working Group to consider the annual report of CICAD for 2007, its respective resolution, and other CICAD resolutions, to be presented at the forty-eighth regular session of the OAS General Assembly (2008) Proposed topics, date and place for the forty-third regular session of CICAD Other business 13:00 - Closing session Remarks by the Chair of CICAD