The Second European Regional Safe Community Conference
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Wednesday May 19

Day 1
Safe Community Practices. What are the results after 20 years?
08.00 – 16.00 Registration – Hospitality Desk open
08.30 – 09.00 Opening and welcome:
Address - Álfheiður Ingadóttir, minister of health
Address - Margrét Björnsdóttir, general director, Public Health Institute of Iceland

Volcanic Activity Experience - short film about the volcanic activity in Iceland 2010
09.00 – 09.30 Dr Leif Svanström: International Safe Community movement. Present status and prospects for future development.
09.30 – 10.00 Dr Dinesh Sethi: Challenges in the prevention of injuries and violence in Europe
10.00 – 10.30 Dr Sigurður Guðmundsson: The role of the Health care system in violence and injury prevention
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee
11.00 – 11.30 Dr Bo Henricson: Practical suicide prevention
11.30 – 12.00 Dr. Louis Hugo Francescutti: The Humanity Of It All – Exposing love, life, work and stupidity.
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 14.30 Parallel sessions 1 
A-1 (Topics: Suicide & Violence Prevention)
B-1 (Topics: Safe Elderly)
C-1 (Topics: Safe Schools, Safe Community, Other)
D-1 (Topics: Safe Transport)
14.30 – 15.00 Coffee
15.00 – 16.30 Parallel sessions 2
A-2 (Topics: Violence Prevention, Safe community, Safe Work)
B-2 (Topics: Safe Elderly)
C-2 (Topics: Safe Children, Other)
D-2 (Topics: Safe Transport)
16.30-17.30 Inaugural Meeting of the European Safe Community Network (ESCON); Adoption of Bylaws; Election of Officers. Chari for the meeting Leif Svanström
18.00 – 20.00 Get together party at Grand Hotel
   

Thursday May 20

Day 2
How to develop Safe Communities in Europe using the Nordic experiences - Re-establishing a European network of Safe Communities
08.30 – 09.00 Dr Børge Ytterstad: A strategy for promoting increased European participation in International Safe Community work.
09.00 – 09.30 Dr Gabriele Ellsaesser: Sustainable process of establishing the “Brandenburg safe region” (first safe region in Germany): From the very beginning to certification.
09.30 – 10.00 Dr Mirjana Milankov: Safe Community Movement in South Eastern Europe
10.00 – 10.30 Coffee
10.30 – 11.00 Dr Mauri Johansson: Steps towards a general theory of health as a tool in developing Safe Communities.
11.00 – 11.30 Dr Johan Lund: New national strategical plan for injury prevention in Norway – challenges for intersectorial collaboration on central and local level.
11.30 – 12.00 Guðrún Jóhannesdóttir :The challenge of building community safety and resilience in disaster management: Coordination between national and local levels.
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch
13.00 – 14.30 Parallel sessions 3
A-3 (Topics: Safe Homes)
B-3 (Topics: Safe Elderly, Safe Community)
C-3 (Topics: Safe Children)
D-3 (Topics: Safe Travel, Safe Products, Other)
14.30 – 15.00 Coffee
15.00 – 16.00 Parallel sessions 4
A-4 (Topics: Safe Work)
B-4 (Topics: Safe Community / Policy, Other)
C-4 (Topics: Safe Children)
16.00 – 16.30 Closing
17.00-18.00 A site visit to the Icelandic Safety House Guided by Herdís L. Storgaard, Manager
20.00 Dinner at Restaurant Perlan
   
   
   
* Topics:
Safe Children
Safe Schools
Safe Homes
Safe Transport
Safe Elderly
Safe Work
Safe Sports
Safe Products
Violence and Abuse Prevention
Self-Harm and Suicide Prevention
   
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