Thinking 'bout THR
March 30-April 5, 2024
Wanted: Suggestions for SRNT-E online autumn seminars
*NEW* Jun 13-15, 2024, Warsaw, Poland - GFN - Global Forum on Nicotine. Call for the following film/video submissions: #GFNfives, #ScienceLab, and film festival. The submission deadline is May 15, 2024.
*NEW* Sep 8-11, 2024, Atlanta, GA, US - 77TH TOBACCO SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE. Call for abstracts. The submission deadline is May 17, 2024.
*NEW* Sep 16-17, 2024 (Virtual) - 7th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction by SCOHRE. Call for speakers. The submission deadline is May 15, 2024.
AMERSA Conference Nov 14-16, 2024 - Notes: This conference doesn't always have content about nicotine. The conference requires the use of person-first language. Submission Deadline: May 1, 2024, for the following: abstracts, workshops, and conference awards (travel and registration fees).
*NEW* Nov 14-15, 2024, UK - SSA Annual Conference. Submissions for posters and oral presentations are due by July 3, 2024
Oversight Committee to Hold Hearing with FDA Commissioner - More information here
Vaping May Help People Quit Smoking Cigarettes After All
Tobacco Harm Reduction Is A Life-Saving Policy, No Matter Who Promotes It
Our Ban Has Failed: Time for India to Regulate Vapes
What lies ahead for new nicotine products?
New York Law Aims to Ban E-Cigs, Vape Pens Without Doctor’s Prescription
Note this is the 2nd year this has been sent to the Health Committee. Read the bill here.
Tweetorial about switching to JUUL by one of the study’s co-authors
Please feel free to submit news, events, corrections, etc., that you’d like to see in a future newsletter. Send them to skipscorner@gmail.com.
*Updated* Global coverage of calls to action: Advocating For Tobacco Harm Reduction
Wednesday Night Live Vape shop closures
GFN News Drugs Policy Iconoclast Slams Safer Nicotine Prohibitionists
Across the Pond, Nancy Loucas
GFN News KEY INSIGHTS from the First Quarter of 2024
Tobacco harm reduction means different things to different people. Some may wish to achieve a nicotine-free society. Others may wish to squash the tobacco industry. Some prefer that people who choose to use nicotine use it in a form that has less risk than smoking tobacco. What we all have in common is a desire to reduce/eliminate smoking-related diseases and premature deaths. The events listed below focus on nicotine. Some events may not be supportive of reduced-risk products. Some have covered nicotine in the past but may not cover that topic every year.
*NEW* Apr 10, 2024, Houston, TX, US (Virtual & In-Person) Eliminate Tobacco Use Summit. Note: Anyone affiliated with the tobacco and/or e-cigarette industry or an agency/institution that accepts tobacco/e-cigarette industry funding is not welcome to attend this event.
*NEW* Apr 11, 2024, 1:00 PM ET (In-Person & Virtual) - The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Hearing: “Oversight of the Food and Drug Administration”
Apr 12, 2024, 2:00 PM ET (TOPS VIRTUAL) - Anton Badev, Federal Reserve Board of Governors “Tobacco Policy in Unstable Friendship Networks”
Apr 15, 2024, UK (Virtual) - The Future of Vape Waste Management Post-Disposables
*NEW* Apr 16, 2024, 12-1 pm CDT (Virtual) - Nicotine and ADHD: Understanding the Connection
Apr 17, 2024 - (Virtual) 12-1 pm EST - Brief Solution-Focused Therapy: Applications for Tobacco Use Disorder Treatment
*NEW* Apr 18, 2024 - (Virtual) 2-3:30 PM ET - Social Media Spotlight: FDA Compliance for TikTok, X, LinkedIn, and Other Content
Apr 22, 2024, Arlington, VA (In Person) - OWNiT Members event Lessons in Leadership: The Art of Building a Personal Brand
Apr 22-24, 2024, Arlington, VA (In Person) - TMA Annual Meeting and Conference
Apr 26, 2024, 2:00 PM ET (TOPS VIRTUAL) - Annika Theodoulou, University of Oxford “A Complex Evidence Synthesis Investigating the Effect of Individual-level Smoking Cessation Interventions on Socioeconomic Inequalities in Tobacco Smoking”
Apr 26, 2024, UK (Virtual) - BR-UK: Open science and the importance of pre-registration
*NEW* Apr 26, 2024, 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM PT (In-person and virtual) San Francisco, CA, US - UCSF's "It's About A Billion Lives" Annual Symposium on Tobacco Control
*NEW* Apr 26, 2024, 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Fargo, ND, US Nicotine Dependence Conference
May 10, 2024, 2:00 PM ET (TOPS VIRTUAL) - Guillermo Paraje, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez “The Impact of WHO FCTC on the Number of Smokers: An Analysis using ITSA with Synthetic Control Groups”
May 14, 2024, Washington, DC, US - ECigarette Summit
May 15-16, 2024, Washington, DC, US (In-person and virtual) - FDLI Annual Conference
May 20-21, 2024 - Virtual (all day) - Rutgers-Tobacco Dependence Program’s TTS (Tobacco Treatment Specialist) Training (Note: Approximately 18 hours of self-paced online modules due before the group training)
May 20-22, 2024 - (Virtual) - ToPCon - Commercial Tobacco Prevention Conference
May 30-31, 2024 - Brisbane, AU - 2024 SRNT-Oceania Chapter Conference (30th) and Tobacco Endgame Centre of Research Excellence Annual Symposium (31st) Online Registration Link (for both)
Jun 4-5, 2024, Portland, ME, US - Tobacco Treatment and Prevention Conference
Jun 13-15, 2024, Warsaw, Poland - GFN - Global Forum on Nicotine - Registration open! (Pre-Conference activities Jun 12)
Jun 19-20, 2024, Miami, FL, US - Next Generation Nicotine Delivery USA
Jun 27-28, 2024, Minneapolis, MN, US - National Tribal Tobacco Conference
Jul 21-23, 2024, San Marcos, TX, US - Texas Tobacco-Free Conference
Aug 18-21, 2024, Mobile, AL, US - Federation of Tax Administrators - 2024 Tobacco Annual Meeting
Sep 8-11, 2024, Atlanta, GA, US - 77TH TOBACCO SCIENCE RESEARCH CONFERENCE
*NEW* Sep 16-17, 2024 (Virtual) - 7th Summit on Tobacco Harm Reduction by SCOHRE
Sep 23, 2024, NYC, NY, US - New Approaches Conference
Sep 24-25, 2024, Athens, Greece - GTNF (Event link not yet available)
Nov 14-15, 2024, UK - SSA Annual Conference. Early bird discounts until September 9, 2024
Nov 14-16, 2024, Chicago, IL, US—AMERSA Conference—Registration opens in June. Note: We won't know until the agenda is announced if nicotine will be part of this year's conference.
Check out the public Google calendar of THR-related events created and maintained by Clive Bates. Also, check out the event calendar from Ecig Intelligence. Their listings include consumer/trade shows and expos that I don't include in this newsletter.
Events 2025
Mar 12-15, 2025 New Orleans, LA, US - SRNT 31st Annual Meeting
Aug 26-28, 2025 Chicago, IL, US - The National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) (Link is to announcement, not event info)
Sep 10-12, 2025 Romania - SRNT-E Conference
Events 2026
Mar 4-6, 2026 Baltimore, MD, US - SRNT 32nd Annual Meeting
Notes:
Deadlines are in bold type. Additions to the testimony and events sections since the last edition will be denoted by "*NEW*"
I create these newsletters as a personal project. They are not affiliated with any current or past employers or groups I do volunteer work with. I believe that everyone deserves a seat at the table. If you’re interested in nicotine with a focus on THR, this newsletter is for you.
Until next time,
Skip “#BeKind” Murray
