HEC/Alert: Early-Bird Registration Now Open for National Meeting 2008

HEC/Alert
Wednesday, July 2, 2008

- Early-Bird Registration Now Open for National Meeting 2008 -

Early-bird registration is now open for the U.S. Department of
Education's 22nd Annual National Meeting on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
and Violence Prevention in Higher Education to take place on November
16-19, 2007, at the Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel in downtown St Paul,
MN. To register, go to the National Meeting Web site:
http://edc.higheredcenter.org/natl/2008/. Sign up on or before October
15, 2007, for the discounted early-bird rate.

This is the national conference for examining issues around alcohol and
other drug abuse and violence prevention on college campuses and in
their surrounding communities. The 2008 National Meeting theme,
"Ensuring the Safety and Well-Being of Our Students: Widening the Lens
of Prevention," provides an opportunity for participants to consider the
wide array of issues that face college campuses in prevention today,
including alcohol and other drug abuse, violence, mental health, and
emergency preparedness and management.

Visit the National Meeting Web site at
http://edc.higheredcenter.org/natl/2008/ for complete registration
instructions, hotel and travel information, and agenda details. We hope
you will take this opportunity to network with others in the prevention
field and enjoy November in St. Paul!

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The Higher Education Center news service (HEC/News) is provided by the
U.S. Department
of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
and Violence
Prevention as a way to disseminate news and information related to
alcohol and other
drug abuse and violence prevention on campus and in surrounding
communities. Through
its Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, the Department funds the
Center under
contract number ED-04-CO-0137. The contracting officer's representative
is Richard
Lucey, Jr. The content of HEC/News does not necessarily reflect the
views or policies
of the U.S. Department of Education, nor does the mention of trade
names, commercial
products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. government.

For more information visit
http://www.higheredcenter.org/news/information.html

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The U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol
and Other Drug Abuse and Violence Prevention | 55 Chapel Street | Newton
| MA | 02458
Received on Wed Jul 02 2008 - 14:14:43 EDT