During the 11th edition of Club Health, experts from all over the world came together in Amsterdam to learn how to protect the wellbeing of people in nightlife settings.
The registration and information desk is located in the EYE reception area by the main entrance. Club Health staff will be available to answer your questions. They are recognisable by their orange lanyard.
This year's Club Health conference will be hosted in The Netherlands. Coffeeshops are part of the Dutch Nightlife and recreational settings and attract many international visitors. The tolerance policy towards cannabis is a unique and interesting approach, which comes with its own specific challenges. Currently, the Dutch government is to press ahead with experiments in regulated marijuana production involving 10 licensed growers. But the plans to date have been criticized by the Dutch local authorities association VNG, drugs and legal experts and coffee shop owners.
This year, Jaap Jamin retires after 36 years working at the Jellinek. Among many other things, Jaap pioneered one of the first pill-testing interventions and founded Unity in 1996. During that same time, he took the first steps to set up international, community-based networks aimed at safer nightlife.