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2009 Traffic Records Forum:

35th INTERNATIONAL FORUM on TRAFFIC RECORDS & HIGHWAY SAFETY INFORMATION SYSTEMS
July 12-16, 2009
Arizona Biltmore Resort, Phoenix AZ
“Safety Information in a Time of Change” 

The Traffic Records Forum is the largest conference of its kind in the world, bringing together professionals from many disciplines for the open exchange of research, innovation and techniques for increased data quality, efficiency and effectiveness in the collection and use of safety data to save lives.  The Forum Program is developed by the Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP), a voluntary professional organization dedicated to improving transportation safety data systems and their partners the U.S. Department of Transportation and the National Safety Council.

Who attends the Forum: Collectors, managers and users of highway safety information, government officials, policy-makers, highway safety program managers and analysts, highway safety researchers, and public health professionals.

What is discussed at the Forum: Crash, Roadway, Driver, Vehicle, Citation/Adjudication and Emergency Medical Information, measures of exposure, socio-cultural and human factors, emerging technologies for data capture, best practices and lessons learned in dissemination and use of data, coordination of traffic, criminal and public health data, GIS for transportation, data standards (MMUCC, MMIRE, NEMSIS, ANSI D.16.1, etc.), federal initiatives (REAL ID, NIEM, etc.), safety conscious planning, etc.

For additional information:  Visit www.ATSIP.org or contact the 2009 Forum Program Chair: Martha E. Florey at Martha.florey@gmail.com, telephone: 608-287-8621

 

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS:

The Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP) Program Committee invites research and program study abstracts for its 2009 Traffic Records Forum.  The 2009 Forum Program will emphasize human factors in crash causation, use of data to formulate public policy, law enforcement data automation, state-level coordination of data initiatives, operational aspects - using data to identify problems and measure program performance, Traffic Records Coordinating Committees, Strategic Highway Safety Plans, and workforce development and training.

Please consider sharing your study results, program experience, technical expertise or data-supported crash or injury prevention strategy with conference attendees by submitting a Presentation or a Poster Session at the Forum. 

Attendees are practitioners who use the Forum as a one-stop clearinghouse of information, data improvement initiatives and innovative practices, and as an opportunity to communicate with others in their field and across disciplines. 

Presentation Submissions

Focusing on issues related to the six federal Core Highway Safety Data Systems: Crash, Roadway, Driver, Vehicle, Citation/ Adjudication, and Injury Surveillance, presentations should feature advances in data collection and integration; notable uses of data and research to reduce crashes, injuries and fatalities; and “best practice” examples of using data to make sound program and policy decisions. 

The following information is required for each submission:

A. Individual Presentation (20 Minutes): 

1. Contact information (Name, Title, Organization, Mailing Address, Telephone, Fax, and Email Address) for submitter and presenter (if different)
   
2. Presenter bio (brief)
3. Highway safety data system(s) addressed by presentation
4. Title of presentation
   
5. Short abstract of presentation

B.  Full Session Presentation or Panel (90-120 Minutes):

1. Session title
2. Short abstract of session content
3. Moderator name/contact information
4. Contact information and bio for each presenter
5. Title of each presentation
6. Request for either 90-minute or two-hour session
   

Poster Sessions  

• Posters will be displayed in the Exhibit/Break/Meeting area from 8:00 AM-5:00 PM, Monday, July 13 - Wednesday, July 15. 
• 48” by 60” boards will be provided and chairs will be available.
• Set-up for the Exhibit area is available Sunday, July 12, from 12:00 Noon - 4:30 PM.

The following information is required for each submission:

1. Contact information (Name, Title, Organization, Mailing Address, Telephone, Fax, and Email Address)
2. Presenter bio (brief)
3. Highway safety data system(s) addressed by poster session
4. Title of poster session
5. Short abstract of poster content
6. Date(s) and times preferred
   
   Monday, July 13      AM or PM
   Tuesday, July 14     AM or PM
   Wednesday, July 15  AM or PM

DUE DATES FOR PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS:  February 15, 2009

All Abstracts will be peer-reviewed by a panel composed of ATSIP Board members and other distinguished colleagues in the field of traffic records.

Notification of Acceptance Date:  No later than March 15, 2009 

FORUM REGISTRATION

All speakers/moderators must register for the Forum.  One-day or full Forum registrations are available.  Registration materials and information will be available on the ATSIP Internet site:  www.atsip.org, or hard copies may be mailed upon request.  Contact the National Safety Council at the address below for hard copies.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Direct submissions and program-related questions to:

Martha E. Florey; 2009 ATSIP Forum Program Chair
34 Waubesa Street; Madison WI 53704
Phone (608) 244-5632 or Cell (608) 287-8621
Email Martha.florey@gmail.com

Direct requests for registration materials to:

Jackie Beatty, Transportation Program Administrator
National Safety Council/Driver & Roadway Safety
1025 Connecticut Avenue, Suite 1200; Washington, DC  20036
Phone: (202) 974-2492 Fax: (202) 822-1399
Email Jackie.beatty@nsc.org