Agenda 2024
January
15-19 January - Online meetings for the launch of the PG fathers who use drugs qualitative research project
23 January, Chisinau, Moldova - Pompidou Group participation in the Steering Committee of the Council of Europe Action Plan for Moldova
24 January - Online Conference by the European Gender and Drugs Group
25 January - participation in the Interagency Working Group on “Access to Controlled Drugs for Medical and Scientific Purposes, whilst Prevention Diversion, Non-Medical Use and Misuse
February
1 February - Launch of 2024 MedNET addictology courses in Marrakech and Tangiers
6 February, Paris, France - 1st Bureau meeting of Permanent Correspondents
7 February, Paris, France - Meeting of the Human Rights expert group
19-21 February, Tbilisi, Georgia – Training on the Pressing Issues of Mental Health (under bilateral project in Georgia)
21 February - Meeting of the expert group on online addictions (online)
22 February - Lisbon Addiction side event on gender, first online preparatory meeting
22-23 February, Tbilisi, Georgia – Workshop for Georgian Probation Agency and municipal representatives on mapping of preventive services for parents and adolescents (under bilateral project in Georgia)
March
1-2 March, Tunis, Tunesia, MedNET Masterclass in opioid use disorders
12-15 March, Bologna, Italy - Module I, Thematic Training on ‘Improving Access and Quality of Treatment Services’
13 March - Lisbon Addiction side event on gender, second online preparatory meeting
13 March, Tbilisi, Georgia – Launch of the project ‘Support to Penitentiary Systems Reforms in Georgia’ (including a Pompidou Group component)
14-22 March, Vienna, Austria - Pompidou Group participation in the 67th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND)
26 March - 4th Meeting of the expert group on online addictions (online)
April
17 April, Paris, France - MedSPAD Committee meeting
18-19 April, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, - Pompidou Group's participation in WHO Conference on prison health
22-23 April, Strasbourg, France – 2nd working group meeting for the development of the HELP course on Human rights, drugs and addictions
29 and 30 April, (two half days) - 1st advisory group meeting on the role of police in drug prevention (online)
May
May (date tbc), Milan, Italy – Study visit of Georgian delegation to Italy (under bilateral projects in Georgia and Ukraine)
14-17 May, Rabat, Morocco - Module II, Thematic Training on ‘Improving Access and Quality of Treatment Services’
30 May, Naples, Italy - 94th Permanent Correspondents meeting
31 May, Naples, Italy - Seminar 'Recovery'
June
10-14 June, Montenegro – Training of trainers on module on drugs and addictions for interdisciplinary prison staff (under CJHP)
20-21 June, Strasbourg, France – 3rd Working group meeting of the HELP course on drugs and addictions
July
3-4 July, Strasbourg, France – 2nd Advisory group meeting on redefining the role of police in drug prevention
4-5 July, Lisbon (Portugal) - Pompidou Group participation in the constituent meeting of the EU Drug Agency Management Board
August
September
23 September - 2nd Bureau meeting of Permanent Correspondents (online)
24-25 September, Strasbourg, France – Joint conference ‘Improvement and safeguards of health conditions of persons deprived of their liberty with substance use disorders’
24-26 September, Strasbourg, France – 4th study visit of the South-East Europe group of prison professionals (PRISEE)
October
9-10 October, Bulgaria – 10th annual meeting of the South-East Europe group of law enforcement officers (AIRSEE)
23-25 October, Lisbon, Portugal - Pompidou Group participation in the 5th European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies (“Lisbon Addictions”)
25-26 October, Vienna, Austria – Pompidou Group contribution to the European Conference on Health Promotion in Prisons (under CJHP)
November
14-15 November, Strasbourg, France - 95th meeting of the Permanent Correspondents
18-22 November, Strasbourg, France - 2nd Annual Conference of Drug Control Networks
December
5-6 December, Lisbon, Portugal - Pompidou Group participation in the EUDA Management Board meeting