International Road Safety Symposium
International Expert Presentations followed by discussions on:
- Road Safety Challenges in the Smart Mobility era
- Causation and Prevention – how to best develop a crash prevention program
- Road User Distraction
- Transportation and Health
- The Safe Systems Approach and critical success factors
Interactive Attendee Panel Discussions:
- Active Road User Safety
- Speed Management
- Legal and illicit substances and road safety
- Data Driven Transport safety -“linchpin” data issues, big data, and data-sharing opportunities
- New and Advanced Mobility (e.g. ride-hailing, e-scooters)
Our distinguished line-up of international experts include:
- Ben Beck – Deputy Head of Prehospital, Emergency and Trauma Research at Monash University (Australia)
- Ezra Hauer – Emeritus Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Toronto (Canada)
- Tarek Sayed – Distinguished Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, UBC (Canada)
- Simon Washington – Professor and Head of School, Civil Engineering, University of Queensland (Australia)
- Fred Wegman – Emeritus Professor, Traffic Safety at Delft University of Technology (Netherlands)
The symposium will be held on November 7-8, 2019, at the Holiday Inn Vancouver-Centre, 711 W. Broadway, Vancouver.
To join us, go to the registration page here: https://bitsam.civil.ubc.ca/events/ubc-international-safety-symposium/
Space is limited, so register asap!