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SWOV fact sheets

SWOV publishes fact sheets on a wide range of road safety subjects.
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SWOV Library

In the Netherlands the SWOV library is the national centre for road safety literature. Consult the online catalogue for recent publications

SWOV workshop

On 16 and 17 November 2009, SWOV organized the international workshop Scientific Research on Road Safety Management. About 50 experts from all over the world took part in this workshop.

ERSO

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Knowledge base

Conferences

Further information, if available, from info@swov.nl.
Please notify us if you find any congresses not available in the database. No liability is taken for any anouncements placed here.


ITE 2010 Annual Meeting and Exibition

ITE is calling our multidisciplinary community of transportation professionals—engineers, planners, academicians, policy leaders and advocates—to come together to learn new applications and analyses; Communicate best practices; collaborate on technical projects; and NETWORK to create new business and professional opportunities

ICADTS 2010

Tri-annual meeting of the International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety
The target groups for the meeting are scientists, traffic police and lawyers, official and organization delegates dealing with traffic safety, risks combined by use of alcohol and other drugs.

3rd NORBIT and 5th Japanese-Nordic Conference

The Joint 3rd Scientific NORBIT Conference and 5th Japanese-Nordic Conference on Traffic and Transportation Psychology
The joint conference brings researchers from two continents together, providing an opportunity to share empirical results, reviews, and conceptual and theoretical considerations around the theme of the conference: “Influencing Road User Behaviour”.

TRB Towards Zero Deaths

A National Strategy for Highway Safety

Naturalistic Driving and Analyses Symposium 2010

The Second Human Factors Symposium, Naturalistic Drive Methods and Analyses

Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference

The 2010 conference theme, Safe System – from knowledge to action, highlights the importance of both the understanding and application of Safe System concepts that will underpin the next National Road Safety Strategy. As we head into a new decade, the challenge for researchers, policy makers and practitioners will be to harness the potential of the Safe System paradigm to drive road safety improvements. The conference will provide an important opportunity to share expertise, experience and aspirations.

The Vulnerability of Transport Systems to Extreme Weather Events

Workshop within the research project WEATHER – Weather Extremes, Assessment of Impacts on Transport Systems and Hazards for European Regions

TISPOL Conference 2010

Nationaal Wegencongres 2010

Thema’s dit jaar zijn o.a.:
* Nieuwe manier van werken bij Rijkswaterstaat
* Veranderende rol van de ingenieur in de infrastructuur
* Vervlechting
* Grote wegprojecten
* Beheer en onderhoud

8th International Motorcycle Conference 2010

This Conference for scientists, researchers and practitioners will provide an opportunity for the Institut für Zweiradsicherheit (Institute for Motorcycle Safety) as organizer to discuss the complex aspects of active safety work for two wheelers.

8th Malaysian Road Conference

The biennial Malaysian Road Conference (MRC) which held its first conference in 1994 has emerged as the premier national and regional platform for presenting research findings, discussing and exchanging ideas on cutting-edge technologies relating to the development, construction, management and maintenance of roads, highways and related infrastructure. The MRC is a must attend event for those involved in the finance, design, construction and maintenance of road engineering projects.

Road Safety in Asian & Latin American countries: Principles & Approaches

During this training programme the participants will get acquainted with ideas, techniques and solutions which will be a surplus value for there career. The participants are taught how to measure and assess road (un)safety and road situations in their own country.The course is aimed at participants who prepare, carry out and follow up road safety initiatives in Asia and Latin America. The decisions they take or the tasks they carry out, have a direct influence on the improvement of road safety.

European Transport Conference 2010

The Conference programme covers supra-national issues, national and local policy, and the implementation of projects at a local level. Issues of key importance are picked out each year for special examination and will be introduced in daily plenary sessions.

54th Annual Conference

The Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM) is a scientific professional organization devoted entirely to traffic related injury control. Its multidisciplinary membership represents such diverse backgrounds as medicine, behavioral research, biomechanics, engineering, epidemiology, statistics, education, law, and public policy, and combines clinical, research, academic and administrative backgrounds.

5th Child in the City Conference

Themes of the conference are:
- Poverty of children
- Assessment tools
- Participation

Right to play

International Conference on commercial Driver Health and Wellness

The conference will feature papers, presentations, posters,
and discussion panels on current knowledge concerning the
impacts of health factors on commercial driver job safety and
performance

Nationaal Verkeerskundecongres

Dit congres is een samenvoeging van de traditionele Verkeerstechnische Leergang, VTL en de Verkeerskundige werkdag.
Dit congres wil zich door het bundelen van krachten ontwikkelen tot dé jaarlijkse vakdag om actuele verkeerskundige kennis en ervaring uit te wisselen en bij te praten over de laatste ontwikkelingen in het vakgebied.

Walk21 congres

The conference will be hosted by The Government of The Netherlands and the municipality of The Hague. It will present an unique partnership with the ICTCT and OECD, concluding the work of the PQN, Pedestrian Quality Needs project and presenting findings from a number of other projects.

2010 Annual Polis Conference

Learn about the innovative transport actions and policies pursued by cities and regions. Gain insight to the future direction of urban and regional mobility and learn
about current practice and future plans to:
• Reduce the environmental impact of road transport;
• More effectively manage the movement of people and goods;
• Deliver safer roads and a more secure transport network;
• Finance transport systems and improve accessibility.
Network with local and regional transport decision-makers and officers from around Europe.
Target groups are: Transport professionals from public authorities; Decision makers at local, regional, national and EU level;Transport industry and Researchers.

CVS Congres 2010

Tweedaags congres op het gebied van de verkeers- en vervoersplanologie. Het CVS is bedoeld als ontmoetingsplaats voor onderzoekers, beleidsmakers en anderen met belangstelling voor vraagstukken op het snijvlak van verkeer, vervoer en ruimtelijke ordening. Nieuwe inzichten en ideeën worden er gepresenteerd en bediscussieerd.

Verkeer & Mobiliteit 2010

Voor de vijfde keer ontmoet heel verkeerskundig Nederland elkaar tijdens dit voor Nederland grootste verkeersevenement.
De beurs is vooral interessant als u gemeenteambtenaar bent en uw werkveld het stedelijk gebied is of als u verantwoordelijk bent voor het hierop aansluitende wegennet en werkzaam bent bij provincie, waterschap of rijk. Ook is de beurs interessant voor als u in de private sector werkt en bijvoorbeeld aannemer bent van infrastructurele projecten.

Driving Assessment Conference 2011

6th International Driving Symposium on Human Factors in Driver Assessment, Training and Vehicle Design
This symposium is focused on providing an interdisciplinary forum for scientific exchange between users of driving assessment tools, applications and technology. Attendees will include researchers and practitioners working on applications of driving assessment from the perspective of engineering, psychology, medicine, and public health.

19th International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory (ISTT)

The ISTTT series is the premier gathering for the world's leading transportation and traffic theorists, and for those who are interested in contributing to or gaining a deeper understanding of the field.
The symposium covers both scientific and operational aspects of transportation and traffic, spanning all modes of transport, including freight as well as private and public transport.

XXIV World Road Congress PIARC

MOBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT
The World Road Congress is an event which invites professionals of roads and transportation to present and discuss presentations between the country members and looking forward to identify, develop and share responsible solutions for today’s problems