In 2004 the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (SRNT) celebrated its 10th anniversary. During its first decade SRNT grew from around 100 to over 900 members, sponsored well-attended annual meetings and highly-influential satellite conferences to promote research, provided timely electronic and print services to increase the flow of information, and founded a new peer-reviewed journal to facilitate communication of scientific advances. During these ten years considerable progress has been made in meeting the objective of the society to stimulate new knowledge about nicotine in all its manifestations- from molecular to societal. . The Society currently has over a thousand members, including many of the top experts on nicotine and tobacco from over 20 countries around the world.

Following this encouraging first ten years of growth, with membership concentrated in North America and Europe, SRNT would like to make a greater effort to support its aims in other regions of the world, including Latin America. SRNT is now working towards this goal with leading tobacco control experts in Brazil and other countries, by organising the 1st SRNT Latin America Conference

It is hoped that this meeting will serve as a focus to encourage involvement in treatment, public health science and policy development on tobacco use throughout Latin America, and the meeting is already being enthusiastically supported by many professionals throughout Latin America, and by key organisations like SRNT Europe and the Inter American Heart Foundation.

This event will be held in September 2007 in Rio de Janeiro. A city known all around the world as the " marvellous city", which amazes not only for its beautiful sceneries and meandering geography, but also for the easy going way of the cariocas, as the people from Rio are known.

For sure, the city will welcome you with open arms and unlimited attractions.

Rio de Janeiro is an excellent city for combining learning with fun.

Also, the Latin American version of the SRNT event is honored to be held in parallel to the " XIX Conference of the Brazilian Association on studies on alcohol and other drugs" ( ABEAD).

The ABEAD's conference has been, over the last 20 years, the major event in the drug dependence field, congregating professionals of all Brazilian states and hosting the biggest international specialists in this area.
For sure, nothing better to exercise multidisciplinarity than two conferences happening at the same time.
You will also have the unique opportunity to circulate freely at both events.

Undoubtedly, this event will be a wonderful opportunity to increase your knowledge on tobacco and nicotine research, smoking cessation, public policies and all important issues regarding this subject. You really can’t miss it!!!


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