11/8/03

THE INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SMALL ARMS: HEALTH AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES
Saturday, November 8, 2003

Northwestern University School of Law, Arthur Rubloff Building,
375 East Chicago Ave., Chicago, Illinois


8:30 - 9:00	Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15	Introductory Remarks
9:15 - 9:55	Small Arms-Related Violence and the World Report on Violence and Health David Meddings, MD Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention Word Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
9:55 - 10:35	How the International Arms Trade Works Lora Lumpe, Consultant on Weapons Trade and Human Rights, Washington, DC
10:30 - 10:50	Break
10:50 - 11:30	The Impact of National Laws on International Arms Trafficking and Misuse Wendy Cukier, PhD, Professor of IT Management and Justice Studies, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
11:30 - 12:00	Discussion
12:00 - 1:30	Lunch and Keynote Address: The Impact of the Arms Trade on Global Development Oscar Arias Sanchez, Nobel Peace Laureate, 1987 President of Costa Rica, 1986-1990 Luncheon sponsored by: Northwestern University School of Law
1:30 - 2:10	International Efforts to Reduce Trade in Small Arms Rebecca Peters, Director, International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA), London
2:10 - 2:50	Violence Prevention Programs: Children and Small Arms in Colombia Nelson Arboleda, MD The Partnership for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida
2:50 - 3:05	Break
3:05 - 3:45	The Impact of Small Arms on Health in Nigeria Ime John, MD, International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Nigeria
3:45 - 4:25	Supporting and Assessing Interventions to Prevent Armed Violence in Low Income Settings David Meddings, MD Department of Injuries and Violence Prevention Word Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
4:25 - 5:00	Discussion
5:00	Closing

Advance Registration is required (no charge) to attend the Keynote Address and lunch

For additional information and registration, please e-mail the Office of International Program Development or call (847) 467-7834.

SPONSORED BY: Office of International Program Development, Master of Public Health Program, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University School of Law