The 4th National Summit on Smokeless and Spit Tobacco
March 4-6, 2008             Oklahoma City, OK
The summit, sponsored by the American Legacy Foundation, will identify issues, and discuss interventions and implementation specifically for smokeless tobacco.  Early bird registration continues through December 31, 2007.  To learn more and register, click here.

Access 2008: Building a Tobacco-Free Future
March 26 – 28, 2008       Seattle, WA
Access 2008: Building a Tobacco-Free Future will showcase what’s new and next in tobacco control. Seattle, Washington hosts an international conference featuring proven and promising strategies to work towards a world without tobacco. The conference is open to all tobacco professionals, educators, law enforcement, scientists, researchers, policy-makers, and other who work or learn in a tobacco-related field.  To learn more about the conference and to register, click here.

Kick Butts Day 2008
April 2, 2008
Kick Butts Day is a day of nationwide youth activism organized by Tobacco Free Kids.org with over 2000 events to get young people to “Stand Out, Speak Up, and Seize Control in the fight against tobacco.”  The 2008 website is being launched in November 2007, and the activity guide is soon to follow.  Watch the Kick Butts Day website to see the new activity guide, coming soon.

Promising Practices from the Field: Tobacco Control Strategies that Work!
April 23-24, 2008                       Detroit, Michigan
This conference is sponsored by National African American Tobacco Education Network (NAATEN) and the National Network on Tobacco Prevention and Poverty (NNTPP).  The conference will highlight successful tobacco prevention, education, and cessation strategies that reach African American and low socioeconomic status (SES) communities.  Registration begins January 15, 2008.  Learn more here.

The 5th “Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy” conference
June 1-4, 2008
The Clearing the Air conference is being hosted by Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights (ANR). Please e-mail Stephanie Shedd (Stephanie.shedd@no-smoke.org) with your name, mailing address, phone and fax numbers if you would like to receive a registration application.

Best and Promising Practices for Tobacco Control in American Indian and Alaskan Native Communities
February 21-22, 2008 Denver, Colorado
Sessions will explore the meaning of “Best” and “Promising” Practices and the implications in Indian Country.  To learn more and register, call NACR at 303-325-3377.

7th National Symposium on Young Adults 
Creating Tobacco-Free Generations 
March 3-4, 2008 
Sacramento, CA
To register click here 

8th Annual CDC/AEA Summer Evaluation Institute 
Monday, June 16- 18, 2008 Atlanta, GA 
Registration will begin in April 2008 

top

Back to Table of Contents