American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey Training
May 27, 2009
Bloomington, MN
This training opportunity is an ancillary meeting to Minnesota’s 2009 Priority Populations Tobacco Control Conference, “Expanding the Movement: Power in Unity for Tobacco Control.” The American Indian Adult Tobacco Survey (AI ATS) was designed to collect tribal-specific data that will help determine tobacco use in specific tribes and guide the development of tribal-specific interventions. For more information, contact Sandy Thompson at (906)632-6896, or sthompson@itcmi.org. Click here to visit the event website. Click here to learn more about the AI ATS.

Expanding the Movement: Power in Unity for Tobacco Control
May 28-29, 2009
Bloomington, MN
Unite with Minnesota tobacco control advocates at Expanding the Movement: Power in Unity for Tobacco Control. This conference will highlight critical tobacco control issues in Minnesota's priority populations. It will set the tone for a powerful cross population movement toward parity in tobacco control in Minnesota. The goal of the conference is to highlight critical tobacco control issues for the African, African American, American Indian, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Chicano & Latino, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender communities. This conference is hosted by five major sponsors including ClearWay MinnesotaSM, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Public Health Association and APPEAL (Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership). Click here for conference details and registration.

Tobacco Use Supplement to the Current Population Survey (TUS-CPS) Users' Workshop
June 9, 2009
Phoenix, AZ
If you're planning to attend the National Conference on Tobacco or Health in June, consider coming just one day early to participate in a free, one-day TUS-CPS Users' Workshop (alternately, individuals may also choose to attend only the TUS-CPS Users' Workshop). This one-day training workshop will enhance your knowledge of TUS-CPS data and how to use this rich, national, state, and sub-state level data resource to evaluate tobacco control programs and conduct tobacco-related research including health disparities.  This data is linked to occupational data and can be linked to other economic, health insurance, internet, cell phone and time use data as well as some health outcome data. Click here for more details about the event and for registration information.

LGBTQ Tobacco Control Summit
June 9, 2009
Phoenix, AZ
Join the National LGBT Tobacco Control Network for the seventh annual LGBTQ Tobacco Control Summit. Share successful solutions and innovations being used to improve LGBTQ health nationwide. Take this opportunity to discuss how tobacco affects all LGBTQs including communities of color, rural communities, and youth. Learn how to work with businesses in your community and how tobacco control can work with other fields. And share your lessons learned! Click here for more information or to register. The application process is now open for National LGBTQ Tobacco Summit Scholarships. Scholarship amounts will depend upon the number of requests granted. Applications are due by May 4. The application form is available here on the conference website.

2009 National Conference on Tobacco or Health
June 10-12, 2009
Phoenix, AZ
The purpose of the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) is to help improve and sustain the effectiveness and reach of tobacco control programs and activities in the United States. Whether your interests lay in prevention, cessation, or research; whether you are a student, program manager, or seasoned advocate; and whether you work at the local, State, or national level, the 2009 National Conference will have something for you. Click here for additional information and to register.

NACCHO Annual 2009 Conference
July 29-31, 2009
Orlando, FL
Join the National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO) at this year’s largest gathering of public health officials in the United States. The 2009 NACCHO Annual Conference has a timely and action-oriented theme: The New Public Health: Working Across Sectors to Leverage Investment in Communities. The conference offers valuable learning and networking opportunities designed specifically to address the unique needs of local public health professionals.  Click here for more information about the conference.  For additional information or questions, contact us by email or 703-964-1240, Ext. 11.

Clearing the Air: An Institute for Policy Advocacy
September 20-22, 2009
Fallen Leaf Lake, CA
This conference is hosted by the Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights Foundation. Click here for more information. To register, fill out the two-page registration application. A separate application is required for each person. If you are applying for a scholarship, fill out the one-page scholarship request form, in addition to the registration application. If you are requesting to bring family members and/or guests, please also complete the family form. For more information, email Stephanie Shedd at stephanie.shedd@no-smoke.org.

5th National Summit on Smokeless and Spit Tobacco
September 21-23, 2009
Madison, WI
The 5th National Summit on Smokeless and Spit Tobacco is designed to support health care professionals, public health and policy professionals, tobacco treatment specialists, scientists, physicians, dentists, dental hygienists, state and federal tobacco prevention and control administrators, tobacco program staff and advocates who have an interest in smokeless and spit tobacco. The Summit is the primary forum professionals in the smokeless tobacco field have to come together to learn of best practices, share success stories, hear about prevention and cessation approaches that work, and become aware of the latest research in the field.  It also provides these professionals a specific opportunity to network with their colleagues nationally and internationally. Jack Henningfield will be the keynote speaker, and the summit will include sessions on Interventions and Policy, New Science, Priority Populations/New Users, Cessation, Taxation/New Products Policy and more. For more information, please visit the Summit website, or call or email Chris DeIuliis (800-633-1442).

Second Menthol Conference
October 19-20, 2009
Washington, DC
Save the date! Representatives of the American Legacy Foundation, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, the National African American Tobacco Prevention Network, Praxis, University of Maryland, Howard University, National Latino Tobacco Control Network, and the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program at the University of California Office of the President want to strongly urge you to set aside October 19 and 20, 2009 for an important meeting on Menthol in Tobacco Products. Program speakers and a conference agenda will be circulated this summer.

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