Call for abstracts for ARSC2016
Organisers of the 2016 Australasian Road Safety Conference (ARSC2016) are calling for submissions of abstracts for papers and presentations.
The event, to be held 6–8 September 2016 at the National Convention Centre in Canberra, is the premier road safety conference for Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific.
With a theme of ‘Agility, Innovation, IMPACT!’, the conference will be a multidisciplinary event featuring representatives from all facets of road and transport safety including research, policing and enforcement, education, teaching, practice and policy.
The Australasian College of Road Safety, Austroads and The George Institute for Global Health are requesting extended abstract submissions of new and innovative developments in road safety for oral presentations, poster presentations and symposium proposals, under the following topic areas:
- Road safety management
- Road infrastructure (safer roads)
- Safer vehicles
- Road user behaviour
- Post-crash care, data and crash analysis
ARSC2016 is expected to attract over 600 delegates including researchers, educators, policing and enforcement agencies, practitioners, policymakers and industry representatives.
Submissions for abstracts will close on 12 February 2016.
For more information, go to http://australasianroadsafetyconference.com.au/.
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