ICMI 2010 - First Announcement

We hereby extend a warm welcome to the Second International Conference on Motivational Interviewing (ICMI 2010).The conference will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 7-9, 2010, and will offer an interactive, stimulating meeting place for researchers, health care providers, policymakers and practicing professionals with a general interest in behavior change and specific interest in MI.

ICMI 2010 will include plenary lectures, oral symposia and sessions, poster submissions highlighting the latest research in the field, as well as practice-oriented workshops. Together with all participants, we wish to make the conference an excellent venue for learning and sharing knowledge about MI and related topics.

Some important dates to keep in mind:

• Abstract submission will be possible from July 1, 2009 with a deadline on December 1, 2009.

• Conference registration will open on September 1, 2009.

Please have a look at the conference website, http://www.fhi.se/icmi2010, where more details are continuously available.

All the best and see you in Stockholm!

The Swedish planning committee for ICMI 2010
Anne H. Berman, PhD Karolinska Institutet (Chair, Scientific Committee)
Astri Brandell Eklund, MD, Swedish National Institute of Public Health (Chair, Practitioner Committee)
Carl Åke Farbring, Swedish Prison and Probation Service
Lars Forsberg, PhD, Karolinska Institutet, The Center for Dependency Disorders in Stockholm
Asgeir R. Helgason , PhD, Karolinska Institutet
Lisen Sylwan, Swedish National Institute of Public Health
Peter Wirbing, The Center for Dependency Disorders in Stockholm
Barbro Holm Ivarsson, Independent Consultant, Stockholm (Chair)