Calendar of Events - Upcoming Events

Event types
Date Title Organizer Description Location Participation
Date TBC Global Coalition Meeting of Caribbean Governments on Synthetic Drug Threats in the Caribbean with a Focus on Air Trafficking OAS/CICAD and UNODC

One of two Global Coalition meetings in the Western Hemisphere to convene English-speaking Caribbean states and observers to discuss the challenges of synthetic drug supply reduction, with a special focus on air trafficking. 

Participation

  • OAS Member States
 TBD

  • OAS member states and observers
Date TBC Global Coalition Meeting for Central Asian States on Drug Demand Reduction and Data Collection UNODC

Meeting of Central Asian states to share national experiences and best practices in address synthetic drug consumption and data collection. 

 TBD

  • Central Asian states and observers
Date TBC Global Coalition Meeting on Private Sector Engagement in Addressing Synthetic Drug Threats within the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Group of Experts on Chemical Substances and Pharmaceutical Products OAS/CICAD

Western Hemisphere meeting of governments and private sector representatives on the margins of the Group of Experts on Chemical Substances and Pharmaceutical Products

 TBD

  • OAS member states and observers
13 – 14 June 2025 NIDA International Forum National Institute on Drug Abuse

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2025 NIDA International Forum
June 13 and 14, 2025
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

https://nida.nih.gov/international/international-forum/2025-nida-international-forum

Join the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Program for the 2025 NIDA International Forum, which will be held June 13–14, 2025, at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

 New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

  • Plenary submission deadline (Oct 31), Registration opens in January
Date TBC Global Coalition Meeting on Border Security in Addressing Synthetic Drug Threats OAS/CICAD

Global Coalition Hemispheric meeting on border security taking place on both sides of an international land border in the Americas.  Participants will discuss their own challenges, receive training and see real-time border protocols and technologies on both sides of an international border. 

 International Border, TBD

  • OAS Member States and observers
15 – 19 September 2025 Annual Workshops of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) ISSUP

Regional meeting of the International Society of Substance Use Professionals (ISSUP) for the Asia region to train the synthetic drug workforce

 Kuta, Indonesia

  • Civil society, governments, universities, private sector.
Date TBC Asian National Drug Secretariats Meeting Colombo Plan

Annual meeting of Colombo Plan Drug Commissions to develop plans for addressing drug supply and demand in the coming year.  This meeting will include a special focus on synthetic drugs in support of the Global Coalition. 

 Bali, Indonesia

  • Colombo Plan member states and observers