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SALIS (Substance Abuse Librarians & Information Specialists) is an international association of individuals and organizations with special interests in the exchange and dissemination of alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) information.


32nd Annual SALIS Conference: "ATOD Policy & Information Technology in an Era of Change"

The 32nd SALIS Conference will meet in New York City on April 27-30, 2010, hosted by David Man at the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. The Call-for-Abstracts will be posted in early December. Conference attendees will stay at The New York Helmsley Hotel, near the conference venue at CASA, within walking distance of Times Square, Grand Central Station and the United Nations, and close to the Broadway Theater District and Rockefeller Center.

The Call-for-Abstracts is now open! The 2010 Conference will feature an exciting lineup of guest speakers and SALIS members, extra activities, and a cornucopia of sightseeing and cultural opportunities. For more information about the program, scholarships, and registration, please visit the Conference section. We hope to see you in New York City!

It's That Time of Year Again: Renew your membership now to qualify for member rate at the conference.
Congratulations to Ethel Dimapasok, the SALIS 2010 Winner of the Membership early-bird renewal lottery! Ethel is new SALIS member; she works at the National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse (NAPAFASA). Even if you missed the lottery, don't missout on all the benefits of SALIS membership: the quarterly SALIS News, access to the SALIS listserv, member rate at the annual conference, and much more. Don't wait -- renew today!


Calendar of ATOD Conferences & Training Opportunities
This new resource highlights a select number of conferences and trainings in substance abuse or information management, with links to additional conference/training calendars and resources on the web. Check it out here!

2009 Conference Presentations
The 31st Annual SALIS Conference was held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, on May 5-8, 2009, hosted by Ruth Hart, Knowledge Management Officer in the Nova Scotia Department of Health and the Department of Health Promotion and Protection. The conference program can be viewed in PDF format on the 2009 conference page; some of the presentations are available in the members-only section.