Call for Proposals

THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS HAS CLOSED, AS OF FRIDAY, MARCH 18.

Each year, the Reform Conference features domestic and international topics and strives to create a balance of drug policy reform research, practice, advocacy and policy. We want the conference to inspire attendees and introduce them to new ideas and ways of thinking or working.

The Reform Conference Program Committee takes a very active role in creating and framing all breakout session topics.  The primary goal of our proposal process is to seek out speakers who will enrich the chosen topics.  For this reason, we accept only individual presentation proposals.

We also strongly encourage those directly impacted by the war on drugs, particularly current and former drug users and formerly incarcerated people, to submit proposals on topics relevant to their lives and experiences.

If you would like to share this information with a colleague, please download the  PDF version of the 2011 Call for Proposals.

NOW THAT THE CALL FOR PROPOSALS IS CLOSED...

Please review the list below to familiarize yourself with the topics the Program Committee is in the process of developing for 2011.  This list is not meant to be inclusive of all topics that may be developed.  It also represents more content than panels we will produce; we expect some topics to be combined or reorganized.

If you have been in touch with a DPA staff member about submitting a late proposal, please submit a proposal now, and be sure to list the staff member you have spoken to. 

Criminalization & Other Punishments

• Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) Laws
• Drug Courts
• Drug Sellers
• Drug Testing
• Economic Impact of the Drug War
• Impact of Criminalizing Users
• Innovative Policing Practices
• Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
• "New" Drugs - e.g. Salvia, Spice, Mephedrone
• Performance-Enhancing Drugs

 Treatment

• Alternative Treatment Approaches
• Impact of Healthcare Reform
• Integrating Harm Reduction into Treatment
• Integrating Mental Health & Drug Treatment (Dual Diagnosis)
• Relationship Between Criminal Justice & Treatment

Harm Reduction Practices & Advocacy

• Alcohol & Tobacco Harm Reduction
• Drug Consumption Rooms & Supervised Injection Facilities
• Expanding Harm Reduction
• Harm Reduction for Stimulant Users
• Harm Reduction in Nightlife Settings
• Overdose Prevention & Education
• Reducing Stigma for All Drug Users
• Syringe Access

Marijuana & Medical Marijuana

• Approaches to Legalizing Marijuana
• Colorado's Expanding Marijuana Reform Efforts
• Legalizing Marijuana in California After Prop 19
• Latest Research on Medical Marijuana
• Approaches to Regulating Medical Marijuana
• Improving Patient Access to Medical Marijuana in California
• Impact of Racist Enforcement of Marijuana Laws
• Youth & Marijuana Arrests
• Marijuana Impairment Testing
• Marijuana in Drug Treatment
• Public Opinion Research Supporting Marijuana Reform

Building a Movement (Organizing)

• African Americans & the Drug War as the New Jim Crow
• Building Bridges Within Different Areas of Drug Policy Work
• Building Partnerships Between Formerly Incarerated People & Reform Advocates
• Elevating the Status of Women Within the Movement
• Engaging Likely Allies in LGBTQ & Sex Workers' Movements
• Impact of Personal Use & Experience on Drug Policy Work
• Making Drug Policy Reform a Key Issue of the 2012 Presidential Campaign
• Organizing Beyond the 40th Anniversary of the War on Drugs
• Parents Organizing to End the War on Drugs
• Role of Drug Users in Ending the War on Drugs
• Role of Unions in Drug Policy Reform

Foreign & International Drug Policies

• Intersections Between Global Drug, Human and Gun Trafficking
• Drug Policy & Harm Reduction in Muslim & Asian Countries
• Portugal-Style Decriminalization
• Reducing U.S.-Mexico Border Violence

Psychedelics

• Expanding Research Opportunities
• Psychedelics & Spirituality
• Regulating Psychedelics

Youth Drug Use Issues & Reform Involvement

• Juvenile Justice
• Messaging to Youth
• New Models of Drug Education
• Social Host Laws
• "Troubled Teen" Treatment Industry
• Youth Drug Policy Reform Advocacy

Trainings & Skills Building

• Empowering Individuals During Police Interactions
• Fundraising
• Online Messaging
• Perfecting Your Drug Policy Reform Pitch
• Preventing Overdose
• Media Outreach
• Understanding Your Rights as a Medical Marijuana User
• Using Social Networking for a Cause

History, Theory and Ethics of Drug Use & Drug Policy

• Drug Panics & Their Causes
• History of Criminalization of Drug Use / Drug Users
• Politicization of Research Funding