International Conference on Alcohol held in Seoul, Korea

The first international conference on alcohol to be held in Korea, took place in Seoul in December 2006. The conference was organised by Dr Sungsoo Chun of the Graduate School of Health, Science and Welfare and Directorof the Korean Institute of Alcohol Problems supported by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korean Public Health Association and WHO.

Among the papers presented to the Conference,which we report, were:

The Blue Bird Plan 2010,

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome,

Alcohol Policy in Thailand,

Japanese Adolescent Drinking

and a Conference Statement.