GHSA and its State and Associate Members participate in many highway safety events and meetings throughout the year. A list of upcoming events is below. You can learn more about GHSA's Annual Meetings here.
January 21, 2021 | 3:00 p.m. ET
Join GHSA and Associate Member, the National Safety Council (NSC), for an exclusive look at the employer-directed roadway safety program, Our Driving Concern. This NSC program provides training, education and resources on distracted driving, aggressive driving/speeding, occupant protection, impaired driving and other safety issues. Texas DOT Highway Safety Director Terry Pence will discuss how his office is partnering with NSC to reach hundreds of employers across the state.
January 27, 2021 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Join GHSA Associate Member Redflex for an important discussion on the transition back to normal traffic volumes once the COVID-19 pandemic begins to subside. Greg Winfree, Director of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, will be joined by GHSA Executive Director Jonathan Adkins, NSC Vice President of Government Affairs Jane Terry and Redflex Group Chief Executive Officer Mark Talbot for a discussion on how we get better as we get back to a new normal.
January 28, 2021 | 4:00 p.m. ET
There is evidence that the rear seat has lost some of its safety advantage relative to the front seat. While the front seat has seen improvements in engineering, behavioral, legislative and enforcement arenas, such improvements have been slower to diffuse to adult and vulnerable elderly rear-seated passengers. This session provides an update on the latest evolving science of adult rear-seat occupant protection and a forum for discussion of the gaps and next steps in improving rear-seat motor vehicle safety.
January 27-29, 2021 | Virtually via Hopin
Micromobility World is a first-of-its-kind digital gathering reflecting the unprecedented disruptions that have swept tech, cities and mobility in the last year.
Join vetted startups, transportation leaders and original thinkers as we examine this real-time transportation revolution over three days of concise, focused programming.
February 4, 2021 | 2:00 p.m. ET
Join GHSA and Ford Driving Skills for Life for a closer look at the troubling and persistent problem of teens and speeding. GHSA's Pam Shadel Fischer and other experts will share the findings and outline key recommendations for states and their partners detailed in the association’s soon to-be-released report – Teens and Speeding: Breaking the Deadly Cycle – funded by Ford Motor Company Fund. Attendees will delve into the data and learn about tools and technology to help reduce teen speeding and save lives.
March 23-24, 2021 | Virtual
The Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) will host an online technical conference focused on new and innovative solutions to transportation challenges being implemented in communities in the United States and around the world. This two-day event will feature 10 technical sessions developed by ITE’s Councils and Committees along with a plenary session and engaging networking activities.
April 26-28, 2021 | Virtual
Lifesavers brings together a unique combination of traffic safety and public health professionals, researchers, advocates, practitioners, and students committed to sharing best practices, research and effective policy initiatives for just $275! Lifesavers is the only conference offering information of this kind at such an exceptional value.
September 11-15, 2021 | Denver, Colorado
The 2021 Governors Highway Safety Association Annual Meeting, themed "Moving Mountains: Forging a New Traffic Safety Landscape," will be held at the Sheraton Denver Downtown in Denver, Colorado from September 11-15. Additional information is available on the 2021 Annual Meeting homepage.