Alcohol, Ethics & Society

Dublin, Ireland

16-18 October 2002

A Call to Action

Alcohol, Ethics, & Society will address important issues concerning the role of alcohol in society, with emphasis on dialogue among stakeholders.

Participants will be asked to identify specific "rights" and "responsibilities" for all parties in the alcohol debate. The position of the consumer, subject to diverse and often conflicting influences, will be examined. The conference is intended to explore general conclusions about the roles of key stakeholders in the sometimes contentious alcohol debate, identifying ethical principles that should guide them. Participants will have the opportunity to propose concrete steps to translate these principles into action.

The working language of the conference will be English.

Summary of Day 1 (117 KB .pdf)

Summary of Day 2 (117 KB .pdf)

Summary of Day 3 (118 KB .pdf)

Conference Program (348 KB .pdf)

A World Stage for Developing Alcohol Policy

Developing effective policy is a dynamic process fostered by meaningful dialogue. Alcohol, Ethics & Society will serve as a crucial step in building consensus among diverse experts, thus paving the way for putting theories about alcohol policy into practice.

Alcohol, Ethics & Society will draw leaders from around the world, including representatives and officials from the government, commercial and non-governmental sectors, as well as consumers, clinicians and educators.

Participants will include professionals from the following areas:

* Health

* Public Policy

* Beverage Alcohol Producers

* Government

* Research

* Media

* Advertising

* Nongovernmental Organizations

* Intergovernmental Organizations

* Law Enforcement

* Science

* Education

* Retail

* Regulatory Affairs

Speakers and Chairs Include:

Jodie Bernstein

Former Director of Consumer Protection

United States Federal Trade Commission

Hugh Burkitt

Chairman, Burkitt DDB, UK

Radhika Coomaraswamy

UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women

Peter Coors

Chairman, Coors Brewing Company, USA

Peter Cressy

President and CEO, Distilled Spirits Council of the United States

Fred Dubee

United Nations Global Compact

Michael Fitzpatrick

Medical Practitioner and Author, UK

Tyranny of Health: Doctors and the Regulation of Lifestyle

Cees Goos

Independent Consultant, Netherlands

Jose Domingo Gomez-Castallo

President, European Advertising Standards Authority, Spain

Marcus Grant

President, International Center for Alcohol Policies, USA

Hurst Hannum

Professor of International Law, Tufts University, USA

Rudolf Joo

Director, Human Rights, Peace & Democracy

UNESCO

David Logan

Executive Director, The Corporate Citizenship Company, UK

John Luik

Consultant, Janus Center, Canada

Michael MacAvoy

CEO, Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand

Vijay Mallya

Chairman, United Breweries, India

Mark Morgan

Coordinator of Postgraduate in Education, St. Patrick's College, Ireland

Joyce O'Connor

President, National College of Ireland

Ann Roche

Director, National Center for Education and Training on Addiction, Australia