Program

Pre-Conference Workshops/Symposia – Wednesday 19 September 2012
9:00am – 4:00pm	Full-day workshop
9:00am – 12:00pm	2 x Half-day workshops/symposia
1:00pm – 4:00pm	2 x Half-day workshops/symposia

Day One of Conference – Thursday 20 September 2012
8:00am – 8:45am	Registration and Coffee
8:45am – 10:30am	Session 1 Indigenous welcome to country Welcome – NCPIC Chair (Hon) John Della Bosca Official Opening National Keynote Speaker – Dr Tom Calma Topic: Closing the cannabis gap? Focussed Datablitz
10:30am – 11:00am	Morning Tea and Poster Viewing
11:00am – 1:00pm	Session 2 Prof Michael Lynskey Topic: Cannabis & genetics of use and dependence Dr Paul Morrison Topic: Cannabis & psychosis Dr Nadia Solowij Topic: Cannabis & cognitive function
1:00pm – 2:00pm	Lunch and Poster Viewing
2:00pm – 3:30pm	Concurrent Sessions 3 – 5
3:30pm – 4:00pm	Afternoon Tea and Poster Viewing
4:00pm – 5:30pm	Concurrent Sessions 6 – 8
6:30pm – 9:30pm	Welcome Reception

Day Two of Conference – Friday 21 September 2012
8:00am – 8:50am	Registration and Coffee
8:50am – 11:00am	Session 9 Welcome – NCPIC Director Prof Jan Copeland International Keynote Speaker – Dr Ryan Vandrey Topic: Cannabis Treatment International Keynote Speaker – Dr Marcel O. Bonn-Miller Topic: TBA Invited National Speaker – Associate Professor Alan Clough Topic: Indigenous Issues
11:00am – 11:30am	Morning Tea and Poster Viewing
11:30am – 1:00pm	Concurrent Sessions 10 – 12
1:00pm – 2:00pm	Lunch and Poster Viewing
2:00pm – 4:00pm	Session 13 National Keynote Speaker – Professor Iain McGregor Topic: Cannabis & Cannabinoids National Keynote Speaker – Mr Paul Dillon Topic: Cannabis, the Media & Synthetic Cannabinoids National Keynote Speaker – Dr Wendy Swift Topic: Cannabis Potency Closing Panel – Professor Steve Allsop and Ms Coralie Ober