DISCLAIMER AND ENVIROMENTAL POLICY
Disclaimer
The views expressed by sponsors, exhibitors, advertisers or attendees are not necessarily the views of the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol & other Drugs (APSAD), and the Society does not accept responsibility for any information, research, recommendation or advice contained herein.
The views expressed by keynotes, oral presenters, e-poster presenters and speakers are not necessarily the views of APSAD, and the Society does not accept responsibility for any information, research, recommendation or advice contained herein.
Registration Disclaimer
Registrations from people who are affiliated with tobacco entities (current, in the past, or have future plans), tobacco lobbyists, either professionally or on a personal basis, will be ineligible to attend or present at the APSAD Darwin 2022 Conference.
APSAD’s policy is aligned with the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, Article 5.3: There is a fundamental and irreconcilable conflict between the tobacco industry’s interest and public health policy interests.
Paid registrations of such persons will not be refunded.
Please make sure you read and understand the Cancellation Policy and full Terms & Conditions before registering for the conference.
Environmental Policy
APSAD along with ASHM Conference & Events Division implements a waste-reduction policy that addresses Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Our aim is to research and prioritise purchasing items and equipment that support the use of recycled materials or can be recycled after use.

Conference Handbook: Our conference handbook has reduced in size to only include the essential information. Our aim in the next few years is to move towards digital communications only and to no longer have a need for the conference handbook. Our conference app already captures all of the content that is included in the handbook and in addition provides delegates the functionality to connect with each other, participate in live polls and conduct session Q&A.
Lanyards: We are using the last of our recycled lanyards and will be moving towards eco-friendly bamboo fibre lanyards for all ASHM run conferences.
Name badges: We provide recyclable name badges without a plastic pouch
Catering: We monitor final delegate numbers for an accurate forecast of catering requirements in order to avoid waste

Travel: There are lots of options out there for delegates travelling interstate or internationally to attend our conferences who want to offset CO2. Most airline companies offer this as part of their booking process:
Jetstar: Fly Carbon Neutral Program
Qantas: Fly Carbon Neutral Program
Virgin Airlines: Carbon Offset Program
Other organisations that allow you to offset your CO2:

Committee Meetings and Site Visits: We endeavour to minimise travel for planning the conferences through the use of teleconferences meetings or skype for business. This removes the need to organise face to-face meetings and to only hold meetings when necessary.