International Networking Forum

International Networking Forum, Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 1:00 – 5:00 pm

This international Networking Forum is sponsored by the International Task Force (ITF) of SPR.  The forum is open to all SPR attendees.  During the past year, ITF efforts continue to focus on identifying meaningful ways to support new and to maintain existing prevention research collaborations around the world.  The session is organized to be interactive and discussions, rather than didactic presentations, will be encouraged.

Time	Activity(ies)
1:00 -1:40	Welcome, introductions, and overview of International Task Force activities during past year
1:40- 2:00	The Prevention Hub & Registry –This new virtual hub is developed to serve as a resource to all scientists and practitioners interested in collaborations around the world.
2:00-3:00	Successful International collaborations –Using the Delphi method, key principles are distilled and based upon this information, ITF plans to develop a toolkit to share this information.
3:00-3:15	BREAK
3:15 – 3:45	Identifying seed monies and accessing support for initiating global collaborations—ideas will be shared regarding successful strategies for initiating international collaborations
3:45 – 4:15	International infrastructures in place to support collaborations in addition to SPR–representatives from other international organizations, including European Union Society for Prevention Research (EUSPR), United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime  (UNODC) will briefly provide overviews, other regional efforts to support prevention science will be discussed.
4:15-5:00	Guiding our next steps—New ideas and those from previous network forums will be discussed to prioritize the ITF’s activities for the coming year.