Police officers, health officials, academics, and DJs from twenty countries across the world met in Ibiza last month to hold the Club Health 2008 Conference from June 23rd-25th. The collaborative three-day symposium sought to find solutions to nightlife issues of all kinds, ranging from drug use to excess noise to terrorism prevention.
Though organized in response to the drug busts and crime problems in Ibiza this season, the conference’s plans are focused less on immediate setbacks and more on long-term goals for the future of twenty-first century clubbing.
Club Health 2008 participants realize that clubs are “fantastic places to unwind and socialize,” said conference committee member Professor Mark Bellis, “Poorly managed, they are often places where binge drinking, drug abuse, and violence can ruin people’s lives,” he added.
Let’s just hope Ibiza finds favor in their eyes.
