Training Announcements

Vol. 29, October 27, 2016


TOPIn this issue, you will find upcoming trainings on automated vehicles, bike lanes, and sign maintenance. The unpaved roads webinar that was planned for the third week of October has been canceled. Please join the Safety Center for our upcoming webinar, Defining the Future for Safe Rural Transportation in America, on November 10, 2016. This webinar will provide an overview of the white paper(s) created as a result of the Safety Center's National Working Summit on Transportation in Rural America. 

The Traffic Safety Scholars Program is offering scholarships up to $1000 to undergraduate and graduate students interested in attending the 2017 Lifesavers Conference on Highway Safety Priorities. The deadline to apply is November 18, 2016. For more information about this program, click here. There are many trainings coming up so make sure to plan ahead so you do not miss out on these great training opportunities! 
 
If you know of relevant trainings or events which are not included in our emails, please let us know so that we can add them. Also, if you know of sites, newsletters or other sources that we should monitor for upcoming trainings and events, please pass those along to us, as well. 
 
Sincerely,

Jaime Sullivan
Center Manager
National Center for Rural Road Safety
info@ruralsafetycenter.org
In This Issue

Traffic Safety Weeks

New
Event: Pre-Holiday Season Drunk Driving Prevention 
Date: November 25 - December 11, 2016
Organization: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
 
The holiday season is right around the corner. As we prepare for festivities with family and friends, NHTSA wants to remind all drivers that it's dangerous to drive after drinking.

You have to choose your role before drinking begins: will you drink or will you drive? Remember, even if you only have a little bit to drink and think you're "okay to drive," you could still be over the legal limit, because Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving.

For more information about this event, click here .

Webinars

Webinar: Improving Rear Seat Passenger Safety: Challenges and Strategies
Date: October 27, 2016
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Cost: Free 
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)

TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, October 27, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM ET that summarizes recent research on rear seat safety and seat belt use. This webinar will enumerate the injury and fatality statistics of rear seat passengers with and without seatbelts, and how these passengers can contribute to the risk to other passengers in the vehicle. This webinar will also focus on challenges and strategies to improve rear seat belt use in various communities. 

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC): What, Why, and How?
Date: October 27, 2016
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET
Cost: Free 
Organization: University of Minnesota, Roadway Safety Institute

This seminar will highlight important technical aspects and developmental stages of dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) or connected vehicle technology. The presentation will explain what DSRC is and why it is a better choice than other competing wireless technologies to enable future-generation traffic safety and mobility applications. The seminar will also explore how the USDOT and car manufacturers envision the future of DSRC technology. 

The various applications of DSRC will also be highlighted, with a focus on how it can be instrumental in saving lives by reducing crashes and how it could help optimize traffic flow. Furthermore, the role of DSRC technology in enabling future-generation vehicle automation will be explored. Various deployment hurdles such as privacy and security issues will also be discussed.

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Opening a Window into Global Design Practices
Date: October 28, 2016
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm ET
Cost: $149 members/ $199 non-members
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

The world of transportation is no longer isolated and serving one country or one continent. Develop a broader perspective of how transformative transportation projects have impacted the communities around the world to bring change to your community. This webinar showcases global design examples of sustainable development, human-centered urban planning, and safety improvement from global leaders who have led visionary projects. These leaders will inspire the audience to embrace the challenge and take action to bring about change. This ICYMI (In Case You Missed It) webinar was developed in an effort to offer professional development opportunities for those who are unable to attend our sessions during the ITE Annual Meeting and Exhibit.

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Smart Cities: Improving the Roadside Environment with Distributed Sensor Systems
Date: October 28, 2016
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC)

The City of Portland is exploring how distributed "Internet of Things" (IoT) sensor systems can be used to improve the available data that is usable by city engineers, planners, and the public to help inform transportation operations, enable assessments of public health and equity, advance Portland's Climate Action Plan goals, and create opportunities for economic development and civic engagement.

The City is currently looking at how low-cost air quality sensors can be used to improve and increase real-time understanding of transportation-related pollutants. However, the state of low-cost air quality sensor technology is not usable off the shelf due to sensitivity limitations and interference issues.

This talk will share the results of a pilot evaluation study conducted by the Portland Bureau of Transportation (PBOT) along with background on other roadside air quality monitoring implemented as part of a joint research project between PBOT and Portland State University. Results and methods from this joint research project will help support the future development of distributed air quality monitoring.

Lastly, the talk will present a roadmap and discussion of how the City of Portland will move forward in creating an environmental distributed sensor system along a roadway corridor supported by several grants. The City of Portland will be developing standards for air quality data from low-cost devices and specialized guidelines to enable Portland and other cities to use low-cost air quality sensors. Through work with the Green Electronics Council, the City will also attempt to minimize the environmental impact of the manufacture and disposal of IoT sensors.

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Data and Connected Vehicle Support of Active Traffic Management Strategies
Date: October 31, 2016
Time: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: USDOT, ITS Joint Program Office

This webinar will feature four student presentations from Florida International University, hosted by Dr. Mohammed Hadi. Xuanwu Chen, Homa Fartash, Samaneh Khazraeian, and Md Shahadat Iqbal are PhD candidates in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and will be presenting on their current research in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Topics include signal timing operations based on automatic vehicle matching technologies, warrants for ramp metering operations, connected vehicle (CV) data usage for back-of-queue estimation, and CV market penetration in light of socioeconomic characteristics, all under a unifying theme of data and CV support of active traffic management strategies.

For more information about this training, click
here .
Webinar: The Road Safety and Signage Audit: Proactive Roadway Safety in the 21st Century
Date: November 2, 2016
Time: 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET
Cost: $99 members/ $129 non-members
Organization: American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Typically, road safety is managed reactively. Engineers and other officials investigate crash locations on the assumption that future crashes are most likely to occur in those same locations. However, road crashes, in particular those on low volume urban or rural roads, are frequently distributed in seemingly random patterns and may not accurately correlate to roadway deficiencies. Rather than reacting to historic crash data, identifying specific systemic road deficiencies offers a proactive alternative to improving roadway safety. Roadway signing is one of the easiest and most cost effective ways to quantify, analyze and correct signing deficiencies to improve roadway safety.

This webinar discusses various methods of reactive vs. proactive roadway safety improvements, how to use innovative technology in the data collection phases, and what funding options there are from the federal government.

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Lessons from the Development of a Guidebook on Pedestrian and Bicycle Connections to Transit
Date: November 4, 2016
Time: 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Cost: Free
Organization: National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC)

To improve safety and increase transit use, transit agencies and the jurisdictions they serve have to approach transit service as door-to-door not just stop-to-stop.

Walking and bicycling are key modes for transit access.

Working with the Federal Transit Administration, a team from Portland State University developed a guidebook on improving pedestrian and bicycle access to transit (forthcoming). As part of the guidebook process, the PSU team conducted case studies on best practices of recent efforts in Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Atlanta.

This presentation will cover key lessons from the case studies, along with an overview of the guidebook.

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Defining the Future for Safe Rural Transportation in America
Date: November 10, 2016
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET
Cost: Free 
Organization: National Center for Rural Road Safety

This webinar will provide an overview of the white paper(s) created as a result of the Safety Center's National Working Summit on Transportation in Rural America which was held September 2016 in Denver, CO.

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: California Tribal Road Safety Data Project: Methods, Challenges, and Preliminary Results
Date: November 10, 2016
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET
Cost: Free 
Organization: University of Minnesota, Roadway Safety Institute

This presentation will highlight a project that made recommendations for and provided data tools to facilitate improvements in collecting and using traffic injury data in and around tribal areas. In the initial phase of this project, traffic collisions in and around tribal areas were identified using California's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS) and by exploring potential sources of data from other sources (e.g., tribal police, first responders, EMS). Analyses were developed for tribal road safety workshops and for individual tribes seeking road safety funding. One example is an extensive analysis that focused on road-departure collisions, one of the most frequent crash types on and around tribal lands.

The second phase of the project, currently under way, is focused on developing a Tribal Road Safety Tool in conjunction with the National Indian Justice Center. This tool will allow individual tribes to analyze SWITRS data relevant to their specific tribal area, add data from tribal police and/or first responders, and conduct analyses for improving road safety, including securing funding for that purpose. This phase will also include training tribal personnel in crash data collection and analysis.

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Learning from the Implementation of Dynamic Tolling on I-405 Express Lanes
Date: November 16, 2016
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET
Cost: Free 
Organization: USDOT, ITS Joint Program Office

A peer-to-peer workshop was hosted by Washington State  DOT (WSDOT) Toll Division, with support from the Volpe National Transportation Center. The workshop focused on the lessons learned from the recent conversion of a 17-mile section of the I-405 HOV lanes in Seattle to dynamically priced express toll lanes. Prior to the conversion, high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes were often as congested as the general purpose lanes and failed to provide a reliable trip for transit and carpools. Additional demand with King County's population, expected to increase 33 percent by 2040, would have decreased performance further. The I-405 express toll lanes would preserve sustainably reliable speeds for transit and higher-occupancy carpools while providing an option for non-carpools to pay a toll for a more reliable trip. Toll rates are adjusted depending on real-time traffic conditions and the vehicle pays the rate shown to the driver upon entering the lanes.

Data collected by WSDOT indicate that dynamic pricing has streamlined express lane traffic flow, reduced overall travel times during peak periods, and greatly exceeded toll revenue projections. Some shorter general purpose trips were longer than before; therefore, two-person carpools were displaced during peak periods leading to controversy over the first six months of operation.

This webinar will explore all aspects of the I-405 Express Lane project-how WSDOT responded to uneven performance and controversy, and the lessons learned from WSDOT and peer agency participants. Also, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will provide the national context for express lane tolling and a summary of federal managed lanes guidance and resources.

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Safety on Low Volume Roads
Date: November 29, 2016
Time: 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET
Cost: Free members/ $55 non-members
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)

TRB will conduct a webinar on Tuesday, November 29, 2016, from 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM ET that will feature selected papers from TRB's 11th International Low Volume Road Conference, which was held in July 2015. Presenters will discuss traffic signs, treatments of trees on rural roads, and a retroreflectivity field inspection kit. 

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis
Date: December 1, 2016
Time: 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
Cost: Free 
Organization: Center for Health and Safety Culture

As more states decriminalize and legalize medical and recreational use of cannabis (marijuana), traffic safety leaders and public health advocates have growing concerns about driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC).  How do we understand the culture of cannabis use and DUIC?  How do these cultural factors increase DUIC risk?  What policy changes and strategies can support a culture that sustains safe and sober driving? Please join us for a 2 hour webinar on three recent projects studying DUIC. 

For more information about this training, click here .
New
Webinar: Factors that Influence Collision Perception and Implications for Transportation Safety
Date: December 8, 2016
Time: 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET
Cost: Free 
Organization: University of Minnesota, Roadway Safety Institute

The ability to perceive and respond to collision events has extensive practical value (e.g., flying, driving, sports), making it important to understand how people perceive collisions. Multiple sources of information are available to support judgments about collisions, and one would expect people to use reliable visual information. However, judgments about collisions and associated actions are influenced by less reliable information and non-visual factors. These include pictorial depth cues such as relative size, cognitive processes, and affective content. In this presentation, findings from a study of collision perception will be presented, and theoretical and practical implications will be discussed. 

For more information about this training, click here .
Webinar: Improving Safety of Railroad Crossings and Light Rail Systems
Date: December 15-16, 2016
Time: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET
Cost: $290
Organization: University of California Berkeley, Institute of Transportation Studies

This new online course takes a look at recent studies on how to improve safety at railroad highway crossings and reduce vehicle-train collisions. The first session will also focus on motorized users, as well as pedestrians and bicyclists who have to cross railroad highway crossings on a regular basis. Information will be shared from recent publications including the Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing Handbook and conferences on railroad corridors where speakers addressed railroad crossing safety and discussed some of the topics listed in the course outline. The second session will focus on light rail systems and their impacts on the operation of streets that they have to cross or share with other motorized traffic. The course will address how best to blend motorized and train traffic as well as handle pedestrians that cross light rail tracks on a regular basis so as to minimize conflicts and collisions.

For more information about this training, click here .

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Instructor-Led Trainings
New
Training: The Drone Revolution Continues
Date: November 2-16, 2016
Location: Westford, MA
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Transportation Center

The Drone Revolution Continues, as the UMass Transportation Center presents a 2-day, drone training event!  This workshop is designed for new and experienced users of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for both public and civil purposes.  Topics and discussions will include: applications, laws (including the NEW Part 107 Federal Aviation Regulations), drone programming, maintenance, and a day of hands on flight school training.  Join us for what will surely be the only training event of its kind in the area!  And if you have one - don't forget to bring your drone!

For more information about this training, click here .
Training: Common Sense Solutions for Intersection Problems
Date: November 30, 2016
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Organization: Rutgers, Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT)

This course provides participants with (1) a basic understanding of intersection safety issues, (2) "How to" information for common safety tasks and low cost safety improvements that do not require an engineered design, and (3) background information on safety tasks that do not require an engineer. This workshop also outlines areas where non-engineers can assist traffic engineers in the safety process, and help them to understand when an engineer needs to be consulted to make a safety related change to an intersection. 

For more information about this training, click here.
New
Training: Traffic Calming
Date: December 2, 2016
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Organization: Rutgers, Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT)

This course introduces an engineering tool whose purpose is to address excessive traffic speed and/or cut-through traffic on residential streets. The course provides information that can help municipalities establish a traffic calming program for their roadways. This course defines traffic calming, describes various traffic calming devices, outlines potential positive and negative impacts on a neighborhood, and reviews a sample traffic calming program. It also investigates related issues, such as impacts of traffic calming devices on liability, roadway maintenance, and emergency service. Participants perform case studies, applying traffic calming measures to address traffic concerns.

For more information about this training, click here.
Training: Safer Roads By Design Executive Seminar
Date: December 5-9, 2016
Location: Orlando, FL
Organization: International Road Federation (IRF)

The winter edition of the IRF world-acclaimed Safer Roads By Designâ„¢: Across Six Continents Executive Seminar, IRF Certified Continuing Education Program, will be held from December 5-9, 2016 in Orlando, Florida USA. The program is one of the most comprehensive road safety training programs available in the world. Top international experts from a variety of countries will present best practices and state of the art technologies in Roadside Safety, Work Zone Safety, Vulnerable User Safety, Traffic Management and Road Safety Audits over a 5-day period. The purpose of this seminar is to help road authorities understand what can be done to help them meet their Decade of Action commitment to reduce fatalities 50% by 2020. The training program will focus on: Roadside Safety, Work Zone Safety, Vulnerable User Safety, and Road Safety Audits.

For more information about this training, click here.
Training: Positive Culture Framework (PCF) Public Training
Date: December 7-9, 2016
Location: San Diego, CA
Organization: Center for Health and Safety Culture

The Center for Health and Safety Culture at Montana State University invites you to attend the  Positive Culture Framework training on our updated approach which is based on the latest research and builds on the Positive Community Norms framework. The framework embraces a cultural approach, is grounded in the latest science, and includes positive norms in improving health and safety.

This 2.5 day training provides a foundation for efforts to improve health and safety addressing a wide variety of issues including (but not limited to) substance abuse, traffic safety, and violence prevention. Participants will leave with an understanding of how culture influences behavior, how we can cultivate cultural transformation, and the benefits of a comprehensive, positive approach.

The training covers our revised process and initiates the development of your skills in three critical areas:leadership, communication, and the integration of effective strategies. Participants will leave with specific next steps for implementing this process for transforming culture to achieve community health and safety goals. We have updated our training to be more interactive and enhanced our materials to better support your learning. This is an excellent opportunity for you to engage with others doing similar work across the country and begin your journey towards cultivating a culture that supports improved health and safety.

For more information about this training, click here.
Training: Roadside Safety Features
Date: December 13, 2016
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Organization: Rutgers, Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT)

This course is designed to help local road agencies, engineers and public works personnel reduce the incident of traffic crashes through the application of low cost "best safety practices," many of which feature the efficient use of traffic control devices, into their routine day-to-day activities. The course focuses on the implementation of safety strategies described in FHWA's Toolbox of Countermeasures and Their Potential Effectiveness for Roadway Departure Crashes, Intersection Crashes, and Pedestrian Crashes.

For more information about this training, click here.
Training: Traffic Incident Management Training for Emergency Responders
Date: December 14, 2016
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Organization: Rutgers, Center for Advanced Infrastructure and Transportation (CAIT)

Three vehicle crashes involving injuries occur every minute in the United States putting nearly 39,000 incident responders in harm's way daily. Disruption and congestion from these incidents can increase the likelihood of secondary crashes, cause delays, and increase driver frustration. The longer responders remain on the scene, the greater the risk they, and the traveling public, face. Correct traffic incident management (TIM) focuses on responding in a way that protects motorists and emergency personnel while minimizing negative effects on traffic. TIM practices include detecting, verifying, and responding to incidents; clearing the incident scene; and restoring traffic flow.

Using a multi-discipline approach, first responders in New Jersey will learn how to operate more efficiently and act collectively. The training covers topics including TIM guidelines, fundamentals, and terminology; notifications and scene size up; scene safety and risk management; traffic management; special circumstances; clearance; and termination.

This course is open to all traffic-incident first responders including personnel in law enforcement, fire fighting, emergency medical services (EMS), public safety, public works, towing and recovery, and hazardous materials (HAZMAT).

For more information about this training, click here.

Conferences

Conference: Commercial Vehicle Safety Research Summit
Date: November 9-10, 2016
Location: Northampton, MA
Organization: University of Massachusetts Transportation Center

Learn about the prevention of crashes involving large trucks and buses utilizing state partnerships with universities!   There are a variety of ways in which Universities can support the work of law enforcement and drivers licensing agencies.  During this Summit, these groups will be sharing best practices, practical know how, and funding strategies.
 
The University of Massachusetts Traffic Safety Research Program (UMassSafe) has worked closely with the Massachusetts State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Section (MSP CVES) and Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) on a number of projects to prevent crashes involving large trucks and buses.  We are now working with other states to form and/or expand such partnerships between law enforcement, licensing agencies and universities as well as share best practices.

For more information about this conference, click here.
New
Conference: TRANSPO 2016: Integrating a Transitional Society from Bicycles to Connected Vehicles
Date: November 13-16, 2016
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), Intelligent Transportation Society of Florida, Women's Transportation Seminar

Florida Section ITE will be teaming with the Intelligent Transportation Society of Florida and the South Florida Chapter of the Women's Transportation Seminar for this exciting conference that you do not want to miss.

For more information about this conference, click here.
Conference: 2016 Toward Zero Deaths Conference
Date: November 16-17, 2016
Location: Duluth, MN
Organization: University of Minnesota's Center for Transportation Studies, Minnesota Department of Transportation

This conference provides a forum for sharing information on best practices in engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency medical/health services and for identifying new approaches to reducing the number of traffic fatalities and life-changing injuries on Minnesota roads.

For more information about this conference, click here.
New
Conference: 10th University Transportation Centers Spotlight Conference: Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
Date: December 1-2, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)

The subject of the 10th University Transportation Centers Spotlight Conference is Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety. Each year, pedestrian and bicycle fatalities comprise over 12 percent of all traffic fatalities. Conditions for safe bicycling and walking have wide-ranging impacts related to accessing public transportation, commuting to school and work, accessing local services, and improving general health. This conference will promote synergies among diverse transportation research and practitioner groups in order to understand and address the unique issues involved with pedestrian and bicycle safety; to spotlight recently completed and ongoing research; and to identify existing knowledge gaps in current research and related activities.

For more information about this conference, click here.
Conference: Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting
Date: January 8-12, 2017
Location: Washington, DC
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 96th Annual Meeting will be held January 8-12, 2017, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, in Washington, D.C. The information-packed program is expected to attract more than 12,000 transportation professionals from around the world.

The meeting program will cover all transportation modes, with more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 750 sessions and workshops, addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. A number of sessions and workshops will focus on the spotlight theme for the 2017 meeting:Transportation Innovation: Leading the Way in an Era of Rapid Change.

For more information about this conference, click here.
Conference: Safety Fest of the Great Northwest
Date: January 24-27, 2017
Location: Boise, ID
Organization: Idaho Technology Transfer Center

Safety Fest is an annual training event that offers free safety and health training to workers, supervisors, and managers of all levels. The Boise Safety Fest will be held  January 24-27, 2017  and will include a vendor show on  January 24th and 25th .  This event offers almost 60 classes this year including  some old favorites and some new ones.

For more information about this conference, click here.
Conference: ATSSA Annual Convention and Traffic Expo
Date: February 10-14, 2017
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Organization: American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA)

ATSSA's 47th Annual Convention & Traffic Expo is the premier event for more than 3,000 roadway safety professionals and transportation officials from across the USA and around the globe. The convention brings together business leaders, government officials, manufacturers, corporate roadway department personnel and all manner of people involved in nearly every aspect of roadway safety. 

For more information about this conference, click here.
Conference: NDSC Annual Safety and Health Conference
Date: February 20-23, 2017
Location: Bismarck, ND
Organization: North Dakota Safety Council (NDSC)

The NDSC's 2016 Conference brought in 1,009 registrants over the four day event, making it the largest in it's 43 year history. Registrants represented 18 states, 319 companies and numerous industries including agriculture, construction, health care, manufacturing, mining, oil & gas, transportation, and utilities.

For more information about this conference, click here.
Conference: Purdue Road School
Date: March 6-9, 2017
Location: Lafayette, IN
Organization: Purdue University, Joint Transportation Research Program, Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program

Purdue Road School is co-sponsored by JTRP and the Indiana Local Technical Assistance Program (LTAP) and attracts over 2,000 Indiana local and state officials, consultants, and suppliers each year. Important updates on pertinent transportation issues, as well as sessions on topics of general interest, are provided in the two-day conference. Road School also hosts regional meetings of several affiliated professional groups, such as the County Surveyors Association and the Indiana Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers.

For more information about this conference, click here.
Conference: 10th International Conference on Managing Fatigue
Date: March 20-23, 2017
Location: San Diego, CA
Organization: Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, Transportation Research Board (TRB), National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)

While the main emphasis of the meeting has always been on fatigue in transportation, other sectors such as natural resources, mining, healthcare, and the military have been strongly represented. The cross-fertilization of research and programs has been a particular strength of our meetings in the past, and will be so again in 2017.

For more information about this conference, click here.
Conference: Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities
Date: March 26-28, 2017
Location: Charlotte, NC
Organization: Lifesavers Conference, Inc.

The Lifesavers Conference brings together a unique combination of public health and safety professionals, researchers, advocates, practitioners and students committed to sharing best practices, research, and policy initiatives that are proven to work. You can't get the kind of information that is conveyed at this conference anywhere else at this value.

For more information about this conference, click here.
Conference: NACE Annual Meeting
Date: April 9-13, 2017
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Organization: National Association of County Engineers (NACE)

A reimagined NACE 2017 presents a fresh, new approach to how county road and infrastructure officials learn, engage, and connect with one another. 

For more information about this conference, click here.
Conference: First International Roadside Safety Conference
Date: June 12-15, 2017
Location: San Francisco, CA
Organization: Transportation Research Board (TRB)

The First International Roadside Safety Conference (IRSC) will provide a global forum to explore current roadside safety problems and practices and disseminate research results related to a full range of roadside safety issues, including: administration, planning, design, construction, operations, and maintenance. The conference theme is "Safer Roads, Saving Lives, & Saving Money." It is also the goal to highlight technological advancements and innovations involving new research as well as proven practices related to the theme.

For more information about this conference, click here.
Conference: 2017 NACO Annual Conference
Date: July 21-24, 2017
Location: Franklin County, OH
Organization: National Association of Counties

This is your chance to exchange cutting-edge best practices and shape NACo's federal policy agenda for the year ahead. Don't miss this one-of-a-kind opportunity to access information and resources to address some of our most pressing challenges.

For more information about this conference, click here.
New
Conference: ITE 2017 International Annual Meeting and Exhibit
Date: July 30 - August 2, 2017
Location: Toronto, ON
Organization: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

Held in conjunction with the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE) Annual Conference, your organization's presence at this event is a must! Exhibit space at the ITE 2016 Annual Meeting & Exhibit sold out and it is anticipated that this year's exhibit space will be in high demand.

For more information about this conference, click here.
Conference: 2017 Traffic Records Forum
Date: August 6-9, 2017
Location: New Orleans, LA
Organization: Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP)

The Traffic Records Forum is a four day opportunity to participate in presentations, exhibits, workshops, and seminars on topics of interest to the highway traffic safety and data communities, and to help guide national discourse about traffic records during the ATSIP general meeting.

For more information about this conference, click here.