ICORSI – Globalising Vision Zero: Generating Scientific Evidence for the Road Ahead, Stockholm, 2020

The ICoRSI International Symposium on Safety of Vulnerable Road Users co-sponsored a Workshop on “Globalising Vision Zero: Generating Scientific Evidence for the Road Ahead” on 18th February 2020 in Stockholm (A Pre-Conference event on the occasion of the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety).  At this event ICoRSI in association with Campbell Collaboration presented for discussion an Evidence and Gap Map for road safety interventions worldwide. This work enabled future research and discussions to be based on approaches and interventions which science shows can be effective in different parts of the world.  pdf5

February 18th, 2020|Categories: Conferences|

Athenian Brewery – Road Safety Round-table Meeting, Athens, February, 2020

Athenian Brewery organized a Round-table Meeting titled “Responsible Alcohol Consumption and Road Safety, which was held with great success in Athens, Greece, on 12 February 2020.  Participants exchanged ideas and proposals creating opportunities for actions aimed at educating especially young road users and informing about responsible alcohol consumption, driving behaviour and road accident prevention.    pdf5 NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol and Road Safety ppt5

February 14th, 2020|Categories: Conferences, News|

iRAP – Innovation workshop, Stockholm, February, 2020

iRAP in cooperation with ITF and the World Bank organized a workshop entitled: “Achieving the UN Road Safety Targets by 2030” which took place on 17-18 Febuary 2020 in Stockholm Sweden. The iRAP innovation workshop brought together leaders at the highest level of global and regional impact including government, policy, financing, technology, infrastructure management and data innovation. A number of sessions focused on the global structure needed to deliver the 2030 targets, big data for big life savings, lobal planning and design standards, international case studies of success and the business case for safer roads and investment innovation. 

January 31st, 2020|Categories: Conferences|

Ministry of Development – National Conference on Growth, Athens, 2020

The Greek Ministry of Development and Investment organised with great success the National Conference on Growth for the Partnership Agreement 2021-2027, which was held in Athens on 17 January 2020. The Conference for the upcoming period 2021 – 2027 marks the official launch of the dialogue of all productive forces, social and scientific bodies and policy makers. The aim is to formulate strategic choices at National and Regional level for all the critical development and socio-economic issues of the new period 2021-2027. Transport and road safety were key components of the discussions.  twitterNTUA Professor George Yannis contributed  actively with the following presentation: Critical challenges for a Sustainable National Transportation System ppt5 video

January 17th, 2020|Categories: Conferences|

Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport – Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans Workshop, Athens, 2020

The Greek Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport in cooperation with the partners of the European program CIVITAS SUMPs-UP organized with great success a two-day event on 16 and 17 January 2020 on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMP), in Athens. The purpose of the event was to provide support for the development of sustainable cities and to ensure accessibility for pedestrians, bike users and all citizens. Road safety was a key component of the urban mobility discussions. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: Road Safety Measures for Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans ppt5

January 17th, 2020|Categories: Conferences|

99th TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, January 2020

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 99th Annual Meeting was held with great success in Washington, D.C., on 12–16 January 2020. The meeting program covered all transportation modes, with more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 sessions and workshops, addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions.  A number of sessions and workshops focused on the spotlight theme for the 2020 meeting: A Century of Progress: Foundation for the Future.   NTUA road safety presentations concerned:

January 16th, 2020|Categories: Conferences|

Drive2theFuture – 1st Workshop, Brussels, 2020

The Horizon 2020 project Drive2theFuture is organising the 1st Drive2theFuture Workshop which was held in Brussels, Belgium, on 6 March 2020. Drive2theFuture’s mission was to prepare “drivers”, travellers and vehicle operators of the future to accept and use connected, cooperative and automated transport modes and the industry of these technologies to understand and meet their needs and wants. The Workshop focused on the discussion, exchange of ideas and learning about the future of user-centered automation.  pdf5

January 16th, 2020|Categories: Conferences|

AET – 48th European Transport Conference, online, September 2020

The Association for European Transport  organised with great success the 48th European Transport Conference, which took place online, on 9-11 September 2020.  The European Transport Conference (ETC) is the annual conference of the Association for European Transport. Each year the conference presents the opportunity to interact with a range of speakers across the Transport Industry, including several Road Safety Topics. The range of topics, the multi-seminar approach and the networking environment make ETC unique among transport conferences, making it the established premier event of its type.  pdf5 video

January 13th, 2020|Categories: Conferences|

ARCADE/ERTRAC – Joint Stakeholder Workshop, Brussels, 2020

ARCADE Joint Connected and Automated Driving (CAD) Network and ERTRAC Working Group on “Connectivity and Automated Driving”  organised with great success the 3rd Stakeholder workshop of the joint CAD network which was held in Brussels, on 13 February 2020. The workshop targeted stakeholders from industry, scientific research, policy makers, public and road authorities, user associations and others with an interest in Connected and Automated Driving. 

December 27th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ARCADE – Interactive Symposium, Helsinki, 2020 – canceled

The ARCADE with the support of the European Commission Directorate General for Research & Innovation (RTD) as well as the ERTRAC European Technology Platform organised the 2nd Interactive Symposium on Research & Innovation for Connected and Automated Driving in Europe which took place on 28-29  April 2020, in Helsinki, Finland. The event was held within the framework of Transport Research Arena conference (TRA2020) and  facilitated in depth discussions around specific topics for Research & Innovation in Connected and Automated Driving, in a three-hour workshop format. It was targeted at public and private stakeholders in road transport, interested in exchanging views on immediate next steps and future actions required for connected and automated mobility, while participation was only open to registered participants of TRA. 

December 25th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

Urban Growth Conference, Athens, 2019

The 2019 Urban Growth Conference tοοk place on 11 December 2019, in Athens, Greece, organised by Boussias Conferences. The conference brought together industry leaders, government officials, executives of public and private companies, engineers, academics and researchers with the aim of providing solutions for the design and implementation of sustainable cities. The themes of the conference focused on today’s urban development, sustainability in industrial production, infrastructure and eco-architecture, sustainable urban mobility, investment opportunities and public-private partnerships, circular economics, water use and digitalization of cities.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 Sustainable Urban Mobility in Smart City

 

December 17th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ITS Hellas – 5th Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, Athens, 2019

The 5th Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems and related developments in Greece, which is organised by the “Hellenic Association for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems – ITS Hellas, took place with great success on 17 & 18 December 2019 at the Hellenic Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Athens, Greece.  The conference focused on the broad deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) as a tool to achieve economic growth and prosperity and ensure the effectiveness, efficiency and safety of transport for the benefit of the respective industry, the end-users and the environment. During this important for the Hellenic transport sector event, prominent Greek and foreign speakers thoroughly discussed and presented a number of key-topics, through several sessions and a number of Round-Table discussions.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 i-Dreams – Enhancing drivers safety by monitoring the behaviour through smartphones

December 17th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

LU/SCRC – 9th International Cycling Safety Conference, Lund, November 2021

The  Lund University and the Swedish Cycling Research Centre at the National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI) organised  with great success the 9th International Cycling Safety Confer ence (ICSC2021) which was held in Lund, Sweden, on 10-12 November 2021. The ICSC is a forum for researchers and experts in the field of cycling safety to exchange their knowledge and bring up new research topics or safety solutions. The conference facilitates interaction between participants and offers a premium forum to share scientific results and ideas, and favours networking in the cycling safety community

December 4th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ESRA2 – International Conference on Measuring Traffic Safety Culture, Paris, 2020

E-Survey of Road Users’ Attitudes (ESRA2) organised with great success the International Conference on Measuring Traffic Safety Culture which took place on 1-3  April 2020, in Paris, France. The Conference focused on measuring traffic safety culture using road users attitude metrics including new thematic reports on seat belt & child restraint systems, automated vehicles, risk perception, enforcement, cyclists, and elderly road users as well as first results from sixteen new countries. 

December 4th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

VINCI Autoroutes – Euro-barometer for responsible driving Workshop, Athens, 2019

At a press conference organized by «Fondation VINCI AUTOROUTES» for Responsible Driving that took place with great success in Athens on 28 November 2019, the results of the “Euro-barometer for responsible driving” survey were presented, that took place in 12 European countries. It is the second year that Greece is included in the survey.  The major risks for road safety in Greece according to the survey are drowsiness and inattention during driving.  

December 3rd, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

Pre-events of 3rd Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety in Stockholm, February 2020

Several highly interesting pre-events were organised by various international road safety organisations, mainly the days before the 3rd Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety which took place on 19–20 February 2020, in Stockholm, Sweden, marking the conclusion of the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety. The full list of pre- and post-side events, including details regarding the scope, date and location of each one, is available in the following link: link

December 2nd, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

CIECA – 52th CIECA Congress, online, November 2020

The 52th CIECA General Assembly and Congress was held online on 10 November. The General Assembly and Congress was hosted by the  Associação Nacional de Escolas de Condução Automóvel (ANIECA). With the Congress, entitled Different drivers & vehicles. Safety for all, CIECA focused on the exchange of driving licenses without any educational process or examination,  the use of a single training model for all candidates or the adoption of a tailored training strategy and the driver’s ability to drive vehicles with different technologies. 

December 2nd, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

30th POLIS Conference – Brussels, 2019

The 2019 Polis Conference tοοk place on 27 and 28 November 2019, in Brussels, Belgium, organised by POLIS, the European Cities Network, celebrating the network’s 30th anniversary. The conference provided an opportunity for cities, metropolitan areas and regions to showcase their transport achievements to a large audience, and for the wider transport community to engage with representatives of local and regional authorities on innovative transport solutions. Modern road safety problems and solutions in urban areas constituted a key focus area of the Conference.  pdf5  NTUA contributed actively with:

November 28th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

7th International Conference – Mobility Challenges in Transport and Public Safety, Kosovo, 2020

The College of Applied Technical Sciences “Tempulli” in cooperation with the Faculty of Public Safety, Kosovo Academy of Public Safety organised with great success the 7th International Conference “Mobility Challenges in Transport and Public Safety” which took place in Kosovo, on January 23-25, 2020. The objective of the Conference was to create a new platform for eliciting issues related to public safety, traffic, transport, road safety, logistics, mobility, environment and alternative energy.  pdf5

 

November 26th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

IRTAD 29th Meeting, Klettwitz, Germany, 2019

The International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD) of the International Transport Forum (ITF) organised a Meeting at DEKRA headquarters, in Klettwitz, Germany, on 23-24 October 2019, in which the latest international road safety developments were discussed. NTUA contributed actively with the following presentations:

November 18th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ATSSA/AASHTO – Safer Roads 2020 International Conference, Virginia, USA, November 2020

The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)  organized Safer Roads 2020 International Conference. The May 12-14 conference has been rescheduled for November 2020 and will be held in Richmond, Virginia, USA.  The Safer Roads 2020 International Conference is a triennial event for roadway safety professionals and transportation officials from around the world. The conference brings together industry leaders, government officials, corporate roadway department personnel, and others in the roadway safety industry, with a focus on working better together. 

October 29th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

FEVR – World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, 2019

 The  European Federation of Road Victims (FEVR) along with the European Commission – DG MOVE and the WHO Regional Office for Europe commemorated the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims on 18 November 2019, in Brussels, Belgium. From 1995, FEVR observed this day, as European Day of Remembrance, that was adopted by the United Nations in 2005, and is dedicated to remembering the many millions killed or injured in road crashes and their families and communities, as well as to pay tribute to the dedicated emergency crews, police and medical professionals who daily deal with the traumatic aftermath of road death and injury. The slogan of 2019 was: “LIFE IS NOT A CAR PART”.   pdf5 twitter

October 29th, 2019|Categories: Conferences, News|

ITF – Micromobility Safety Workshop, Lisbon, 2019

The International Transport Forum (ITF/OECD) organised a Workshop on Micromobility Safety, as part of the ITF Corporate Partnership Board, which took place with great success in Lisbon, Portugal, on 18 October 2019. The workshop focussed on the safety questions arising with the rapid development of electrically powered personal mobility devices and framed policy recommendations (including safety regulation and road space allocation) to best manage the safety of all micromobility vehicles and services, from e-scooters to e-bikes, whether privately owned or hired.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 The effect of experience on injury risk across various modes of transport

October 29th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

NTUA at the 9th International Congress on Transport Research, Athens, 2019

The NTUA Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering contributed actively at the 9th International Congress on Transport Research (ICTR) themed: “Transportation 4.0: The Smart Evolution” and organised with great success on 24-25 October 2019, in Athens, Greece, by the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers (HITE) and the Hellenic Institute of Transport (H.I.T.). Special focus was given to innovative research and technological developments and solutions for the improvement of traffic safety in Greece and worldwide.  NTUA contributed actively with several traffic safety papers and presentations:

October 24th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

RSS2019 – Road Safety and Simulation International Conference, Iowa, 2019

The National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) of the University of Iowa organized the Road Safety & Simulation International Conference 2019 (RSS2019) which was held with great success on 14-17 October 2019 in Iowa City, Iowa, USA. The conference theme focused on Transformations in Transportation, and conference topics included, but were not limited to: Automated Vehicles Technology, Connected Vehicles Technology, Vulnerable Road Users, Roadway Infrastructure Design, and Distributed Simulation Technology.  video NTUA actively contributed with the following papers and presentations:

October 19th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

EuroRAP / RSI Panos Mylonas – Improving TEN-T Road Network Safety Workshop, Athens, 2019

EuroRAP together with RSI Panos Mylonas organised a Workshop within the European Commission (Connecting Europe Facility – CEF) co-funded project “SLAIN”, titled: Saving Lives Assessing and Improving TEN -T Road Network Safety, which took place with great success in Athens on 10-11 October 2019, with the participation of 8 partners from 5 countries (Belgium, Greece, Italy, Spain and Croatia). SLAIN Project aims at the implementation of the European Road Infrastructure Safety Directive (2008/96/EC) and the preparation of the European Road Network to receive automated traffic. 

October 18th, 2019|Categories: Conferences, News|

REMEDIO – Living Lab for Urban Renewals Conference, Treviso, 2019

The Final Conference of Interreg MED REMEDIO project took place with great success in Treviso, Italy, on 01-02 October, 2019. Two different events were organised to promote the dissemination of the project’s results, along with discussion about strategies to improve sustainable and safe  mobility in MED cities. The first day was dedicated to the International Conference “Horizontal Condominium as a Living Lab for Urban Renewals” and on second day the Workshop/Capacity Building event “Paving the way to new ideas: the Horizontal Condominium of West Road” was held.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 Sustainable Urban Mobility and Safety

October 17th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ERTICO – ITS European Congress, Lisbon, 2020 – postponed

ERTICO – ITS Europe is organizing the ITS European Congress, the largest event entirely dedicated to smart mobility and digitalisation of transport. The 2020 ITS European Congress planned for 18-20 May 2020 in Lisbon, Portugal, will be postponed to a later date which will likely be 22-24 May 2023.  The Congress Programme offers delegates an unparalleled opportunity to learn about the latest ITS technologies and new mobility concepts. Experts from the mobility sector are invited to submit contributions for various types of sessions to share innovative ideas, discuss mobility challenges that cities are facing today and how they can be addressed through ITS solutions. 

October 17th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

LEVITATE – Connectivity and Automation Impact Assessment Workshop, Brussels, 2019

The Horizon 2020 research project LEVITATE organised an Experts and Stakeholders Workshop on Impact Assessment of Connected and Automated Transport Systems which took place with great success on 26 November, in Brussels.  Public authorities, road users, researchers and industry players discussed how the Levitate Policy Support Tool (PST) could assist Cities identifying the potential societal level impacts of connected and automated transport systems. Emphasis was given to the prediction of the impact of transport systems automation (forecasting tool) and the identification of (policy) interventions to help achieve certain long-term mobility goals and/or to mitigate the potential negative effects of transport systems automation (backcasting tool).   NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 Policy Support Tool

October 16th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

RADAR – Road Safety as shared responsibility Workshop, Prague, 2019

On September 25, 2019, in Prague, Czech Republic, the RADAR project together with the General Automotoclub of the Czech Republic (UAMK) organised a Road Safety Expert Group (RSEG) Workshop on the safety provisions for vulnerable road users (pedestrians and cyclists). This Workshop focussed on optimised provisions for vulnerable road users (pedestrians and cyclists) and the assessment of the potential for dedicated infrastructure provisions and policy attitudes towards VRU safety in the Danube region.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 RSEG Expert contribution to TA 2 Draft report – Key points for Greece

October 15th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ECTRI – BeOpen – Open Science in Transport, Dublin, 2019

ECTRI organized the first BE OPEN event, during the 47th European Transport Conference (ETC 2019) on October 11, 2019, in Dublin, Ireland. BE-OPEN is a 30-months Horizon 2020 Coordination and Support Action that started on 01 January 2019 aiming to promote Open Science in transport research and assist in regulating and standardizing it. Open science on road safety is a key issue examined within the BeOpen project and the related implementation of TOPOS, the Transport Observatory / fOrum for Promoting Open Science.   NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 Analysis of the State of the Art, Barriers, Needs and Opportunities for Setting up a Transport Research Cloud study’s findings

October 13th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

AUVA – 10th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work, Vienna, 2019

Austrian Workers’ Compensation Board (AUVA) organized the 10th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work which took place with great success in Vienna from 23rd to 26th September 2019. The congress, focusing on the prevention of workplace accidents – WOS: Working on Safety – managed to bring together experts from all over the world in order to facilitate a high-level exchange of experience, new findings and good practice solutions. The principal topics of the congress were the Digitalization, Risk Assessment, Safety Management Systems, Vision Zero, Knowledge Transfer and Exchange and Education and Training. 

NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 Fatigue among private and professional drivers in Norway and Greece: examining the influence of national road safety culture

October 10th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

20th International Walk21 Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities, Rotterdam, 2019

The 20th International Walk21 Conference on Walking and Liveable Communities took place in Rotterdam, on 7-10 October 2019, under the theme: “Smart, Healthy and For everyone”. The future city needs to be able to adapt to transitions with smart urban design and new mobility solutions. Measuring walking and walkability and integrating walking into traffic/transport management tools (e.g. modelling) and decision making, can assure a smart city will always be designed on a human level. At the conference were highlighted examples of evidence, tools, measures and systems that have delivered more walking or better walkability.  The presentations per day of Walk21Rotterdam are available in the following link.   

October 7th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

HELLASTRON – Hellenic Motorways change the drivers’ mindset Workshop, 2019

The Hellenic Association of Toll Road Network (HELLASTRON) organised a Road Safety Workshop on the occasion of the EDWARD project – European Day without a Road Death 2019, which took place on October 10, 2019, in Athens, Greece. The theme of the Workshop this year was “The Greek motorways are changing the behaviour of the driver” pdf5 and the very interesting results of a pilot study for the estimation of several Road Safety Key Performance Indicators on motorway drivers behaviour were presented. ppt5

October 7th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ERTRAC – Road Safety R&I Workshop: from Challenges to Solutions – the Way forward, 2019

ERTRAC in the framework of the FUTURE-RADAR project organized a workshop titled: Road Safety R&I Workshop: from Challenges to Solutions – the Way forward, which took place in Brussels on 15 November 2019. What is the European Commission’s perception of the safety situation on European roads? What is European R&I contributing to make our roads safer? Which safety research is needed in the coming years to overcome the challenges ahead of us and cover remaining “white spots”? How can a good coverage of road safety R&I needs be ensured in Horizon Europe? These were some of the questions that were discussed at this Road Safety Workshop.  pdf5

October 4th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

AIIT – Transport Infrastructure and Systems Congress, Rome, 2019

The AIIT 2nd international congress on  Transport Infrastructure and Systems in a changing world “Towards a more sustainable, reliable and smarter mobility” took place with great success on 23rd – 24th September 2019, in Rome. The objective of the Congress was to promote the knowledge of the new trends of development of mobility systems and transport infrastructures. The Congress aimed at providing a forum for discussion, interactions and exchange among researchers, scientists and engineers whose fields of interest concern transport and infrastructure engineering including traffic safety.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentations:

September 26th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

TISPOL / EC – EDWARD – European Day without a Road Death 2019

The European Traffic Police Network (TISPOL) together with the European Commission DG Move Road Safety Unit have launched the project EDWARD – the European Day Without A Road Death 2019. This year the European Day without a Road Death took place on 26 September 2019. Several events, initiatives and promotional activity right across Europe had taken place. Moreover, in the EDWARD website lots of new resources were found, artwork was downloaded (including images and Infographics), a countdown timer to the day itself, an interactive map and a brand new pledge to sign. link 

September 26th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

SAFERAFRICA – Perspectives for Road Safety in Africa Conference, Tunis, September 2019

SaferAfrica Final Conference “Results and future perspectives for road safety in Africa” took place with great success in Tunis (Tunisia) on 18th of September. Prominent international institutions, African regional and national bodies’ representatives, policymakers, researchers and civil society organizations joined the dialogue for a better road safety management throughout the Continent. The most innovative results of SaferAfrica Project are the African Road Safety Observatory and the African-European Dialogue Platform on Road Safety which has linked policymakers, donors and professionals engaged in road safety to plan and design road safety actions.   NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:  ppt5 Road Safety Knowledge and Data

September 25th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ERF – International Conference on Road Safety for Motorcyclists, Pereto, Italy, 2019

AISICO s.r.l. and ERF  jointly organized the International Conference on Road Safety for Motorcyclists that took place with great success at Pereto, Italy, on September 20, 2019. This successful event gathered more than 200 participants, with representatives from the industry, European Associations and Academics. The great variety of point of views generated a constructive dialogue and allowed to get different insights on the topic, not only technical and regulatory (like for example updates on the European Norm EN-1317), but also addressed health and biomechanical issues, thus covering a broad range of topics related to the safety of motorcyclist

September 24th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

European Commission – Road Safety Commitment to Global NGOs, 2019

During the European Mobility Week 2019, the European Commission and the EU Member States handed over to Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety the commitment of halving the number of fatalities and serious injuries on European roads between 2020 and 2030, within the way forward to the Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Stockholm in February 2020.  On the occasion, Commissioner Violeta Bulc also announced an “Urban Road Safety Award” for cities, to be handed out next spring. 

September 20th, 2019|Categories: Conferences, News|

Boussias – Connected Cars Conference, Athens, 2019

Boussias Communications organized the 2019 Connected Cars Conference which took place with great success in Athens on 18th September 2019. The conference covered issues related to the major future changes coming in the field of vehicles, fleet management and transport in general, including safety.  Connected Cars Conference 2019 is set to serve as the platform for transferring the necessary know-how and information on the cutting-edge technologies that characterize the new vehicle era.  pdf5

NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:  ppt5 Telematics, Big Data and Road Safety

September 19th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

TUM – Mobility and Transport Conference (Mobil.TUM), Munich, 2019

The Focus Area Mobility & Transportation Systems of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) organised the International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport (mobil.TUM 2019) which took place with great success on 11-12 September 2019, in Munich, Germany. The theme of the conference was Transportation Systems of the Future. Road safety was one of the key discussion areas enabling inspiration from the latest innovations and exploring new directions for shaping the future of urban mobility and safety.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentations:

September 14th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

IRF World Road Statistics 2019

Since 55 years, the  International Road Federation (IRF) World Road Statistics (WRS) continue to be the major comprehensive, universal source of statistical data on road networks, traffic and inland transport, including traffic accidents. This year the WRS 2019 (data 2012-2017) features more than 205 countries, with data on over 45 road related topics, with the active contribution of NTUA for the Greek data. There is highest response rate in years, covering more countries than ever before and a brand new design and layout. 

September 9th, 2019|Categories: Conferences, Data|

ETSC – EU Road Safety Exchange Event, Brussels, 2019

Reducing the road safety performance gap between EU Member States and offering high levels of safety on all European roads is one of the most important objectives of the European Commission in the area of transport. The EU Road Safety Exchange project wants to help reduce this gap through the exchange of knowledge and experience on effective road safety measures. The project will develop partnerships between road safety professionals in different European countries and help address their specific road safety challenges through twinning activities. On 9 October 2019, a high level event in Brussels marked the official launch of the project

September 8th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

HITE/HIT – Transport and Tourism Workshop, Rhodes, 2019

The Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers (HITE) in collaboration with the Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT/CERTH), organized a workshop entitled “Transport and Tourism” which took place with great success on Wednesday, September 4th 2019, in Rhodes Island, under the auspices of the South Aegean Region. Through a dialogue between stakeholders of transport and tourism, the workshop explored how the transport sector can be promoted in relation to tourism (and vice-versa), so that the Greek touristic destinations can provide safe and high standard transport services and infrastructures, also taking advantage of the technological developments in the field.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 Tourism and Road Accidents in Greece

September 4th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

22nd International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference, Edmonton, 2019

The City of Edmonton’s Traffic Safety section organized the 22nd International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS) Conference, which was held with great success in Edmonton, Canada, on 18-21 August 2019. This multi-disciplinary conference brought together experts from public health and road safety, traffic and transport psychology, public health, law, medicine, economics, law enforcement, public policy, education, pharmacology, toxicology, forensic science, human factors, and alcohol intervention and rehabilitation.  video

NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 BAC Per Se Laws: Are they Related to Drivers’ Perceived Attitude, Acceptability, and Behaviors regarding DUI?

September 2nd, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

UK Department of Transport – International Road Safety Conference, London, 2019

The UK Department for Transport organized an International Road Safety Conference which took place in London on 3-4 September 2019. The International Road Safety Conference brought together Ministers, road safety experts and private sector representatives from across the globe. The two day event focused on collaborative learning, with key topics to be discussed including Vision Zero, the Safe Systems Approach, and a focus on technology and innovation

August 5th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

FEHRL – Road Infrastructure Research Workshop, Athens, 2019

FEHRL Infrastructure Research Workshop took place with great success on 18 July 2019 in the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport in Athens, Greece. The key-note speech concerned: “On-Ramp to innovation: Let’s co-create together our future transport infrastructure“ and it coincides with the celebration of the 30th anniversary of FEHRL. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering

July 22nd, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

Tongji University – 7th International Symposium on Transportation Safety, Shanghai, 2019

Tongji University organized the “7th International Symposium on Transportation Safety” which took place with great success on 09-10 July 2019, in Shanghai. The Symposium focused on innovations promoting the development of traffic management methods and technologies, and brought together some of the world-leading experts in road safety and traffic modeling, who presented their work on the utilization of big data, cloud computing, statistical modeling, safety surrogate measures, and artificial intelligence. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 Advanced Safety Modeling and Management Platform

July 22nd, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

EAN – 5th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology, Oslo 2019

The 5th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology (EAN2019) took place with great success in Oslo, on 29 June – 02 July. More than 6.000 participants from more than 100 countries attended with an overwhelmingly positive feedback in several Symposia, Teaching Courses, Focused Workshops, Hands-on Courses, and Interactive Sessions. Some sessions concerned cognitive impairment and road safety  in which NTUA contributed actively with the following presentations:

June 27th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ESRA – Road Users Attitudes Worldwide Symposium, Brussels, 2019

The ESRA Consortium with the support of the Forum of European Road Safety Institutes (FERSI) organised the 2nd ESRA Symposium on Road Users Attitudes Worldwide, which took place with great success in Brussels, on 18 June 2019. New highly interesting results from the ESRA2 Global Survey on Road Users Attitudes, collected at the end of 2018, were showcased, namely thematic reports on speeding, mobile phone use and fatigue together with 32 country fact sheets . NTUA contributed actively with the following presentations:

June 25th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ETSC – 13th Annual Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) Report, Brussels, 2019

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) published the 13th edition of PIN Annual Report pdf5, with the active contribution of NTUA, presented at the 2019 Annual PIN Conference which took place with great success on 19 June, 2019 in Brussels. According to this PIN Report, the new European figures show that the number of persons killed last year fell by just 1% and the EU target to cut road deaths in half over the decade to 2020 looks well out of reach.

Ireland was the winner of this year’s ETSC Road Safety Performance Index (PIN) award, being the second safest EU Member State in 2018, in terms of road mortality (road deaths per million inhabitants) and having moved up five places in the ranking of EU countries since 2010 when it held the 7th place. pdf5 

June 19th, 2019|Categories: Conferences, Data, Knowledge|

Levitate Newsletter – Societal Impacts of Connected and Automated Vehicles, 2019

The 1st newsletter of the Horizon 2020 project Levitate was recently released highlighting the key activities of the first 6 months of the project. It contains an inspiring interview with Rune Elvik, Senior research officer at TØI, suggesting that any progress in Connected and Automated Transport cannot eliminate the human factor. Furthermore, it highlights the results from the first Workshop of the Levitate Stakeholder Group in Gothenburg on May 2019 and of the respective presentation of Levitate project at the scientific Workshop organized by the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) on ‘Digitalisation and Road Safety Research’ in Athens on May 2019. 

June 19th, 2019|Categories: Conferences, Knowledge|

EC/HMT – EU Road Safety Exchange Meeting, Athens, 2019

The European Commission – DG Move and the Hellenic Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport organised the kick-off meeting of the project ‘EU Road Safety Exchange’ which took place with great success in Athens, on 10 June 2019. ‘EU Road Safety Exchange’ is a three-year twinning project (2019-2021) that supports improved institutional capacity and exchange of knowledge and best practice on road safety topics between EU Member States. The objective of this project is to reduce the overall number of road deaths and serious injuries on EU roads and help close the road safety gap between EU Member States by providing support to those with the highest potential to make significant improvements.  NTUA actively contributed at the kick-off meeting with the following presentation: ppt5 Motorcycle Safety in Greece

June 19th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities, Tampa, 2020

The 2020 Lifesavers National Conference on Highway Safety Priorities was held on March 15-17 in Tampa, Florida. The Lifesavers Conference brought together a unique combination of traffic safety and public health professionals, researchers, advocates, practitioners and students committed to sharing best practices, research and policy initiatives that are proven to work. 

June 14th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

TTU – Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in the Baltic Sea Region, Tallinn, 2019

Tallinn University of Technology (TTU) organised with great success the 2nd Conference “Vision Zero for Sustainable Road Safety in the Baltic Sea Region 2019” which took place in Tallinn, Estonia, on 4 – 5 December 2019. This Conference was a fantastic opportunity for academicians and practitioners to meet and exchange experiences and to learn from the best within road safety including policy, road infrastructure, behavioural aspects and human factors, innovations of vehicles and transportation modes, individual, organizational and political aspects of road safety.

June 14th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

VSV – European Road Safety Summer School, Mechelen, 2019

Vlaamse Stichting Verkeerskunde (VSV) in cooperation with Flanders, Road Safety GB, UHasselt, ETSC and Polis organized a European Road Safety Summer School which took place with great success in Mechelen, Belgium, on 26-30 August 2019, targeting road safety professionals. The schedule of the Summer School for these 5 days included key topics on: a) road safety vision and strategy, b) education, awareness raising and infrastructure, c) technologies, enforcement and integrated policy, d) technical site visits. 

June 6th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

WCTRS – World Conference on Transport Research, Mumbai, 2019

The 15th World Conference on Transport Research (WCTR) which was organized by the WCTRS and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) took place with great success on 26-31 May, 2019 at Mumbai, India. For the last 40 years, WCTR has been organised every three years by the WCTR Society. WCTR allowed sharing cutting-edge research and advanced state-of-practice and provided a unique opportunity for experts to exchange ideas in all areas of transport research including Traffic Safety Analysis and Policy (C4 Special Interest Group).   NTUA contributed with nine presentations:

June 2nd, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

NTUA – Digitalisation and Road Safety Research Workshop, Athens 2019

NTUA within the framework of the Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week organized a Scientific Workshop titled “Digitalisation and Road Safety Research” which took place with great success on 17 May 2019 in Athens. This Workshop attempted to shed light into the role and the challenges of digitalisation on road safety, through an intensive flow of state-of-the-art presentations of key NTUA road safety research projects and a vivid Expert Panel discussion on new perspectives and horizons of road safety in the digital era in Europe and worldwide. pdf5  Workshop presentations concerned:

  1. ppt5  The NTUA Road Safety Observatory – Nrso
  2. ppt5  Driver needs and behaviour in automated traffic – Drive2theFuture
  3. ppt5  Societal impacts of connected and automated vehicles – Levitate
  4. ppt5  Smartphone exploitation for event spatial analysis & mapping-Sesame
  5. ppt5  Data science techniques for driving behaviour evaluation – OSeven
  6. ppt5  Smartphone applications for driver safety behaviour support – BeSmart
  7. ppt5  Driver-vehicle-environment interactions and safety tolerance – i-Dreams
  8. ppt5  The African Road Safety Observatory – SaferAfrica
  9. ppt5  The road safety center of Saudi Arabia– RscKsa
  10. ppt5  Measuring risk exposure in Ireland – IrlExpo
  11. ppt5  Open science in road safety – BeOpen
  12. ppt5  Big data for road safety – ForSafety
  13. ppt5  Monitoring road safety culture – SafeCulture
  14. ppt5  Monitoring road safety attitudes globally – Esra
  15. ppt5  Cycling under the influence of alcohol and drugs – Velivr
  16. ppt5  Safety skills of future transportation professionals – Skillful
  17. ppt5  Actions to improve drivers’ safety behavior – SafeBehave
  18. ppt5  Economic analysis of road infrastructure safety projects – EibCba
  19. ppt5  Modelling crash modification factors globally – i-safemodels
  20. ppt5  Safety implications from electromobility – e-mopoli

 Panel Discussion

May 17th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

CITA – The future of transport: The challenge of new technologies for road safety, Brussels, 2019

The International Motor Vehicle Inspection Committee (CITA), under the patronage of Romanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, organized an event under the theme: “The future of transport: The challenge of new technologies for road safety“. The event took place with great success in Brussels, Belgium, on 16 May 2019, at Autoworld: Parc du Cinquantenaire. Without doubt vehicle safety is one of the key pillars of an integrated EU road safety strategy. A discussion was made on how to improve road safety and the challenges for the testing and certification of new technologies and components, in order to make them safe and secure during the complete life cycle.

May 7th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

5th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and ITS (VEHITS), Heraklion 2019

The 5th International Conference on Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems (VEHITS) took place with great success in Heraklion, Crete, on 3-5 May 2019. The purpose of VEHITS 2019 was to bring together engineers, researchers and practitioners interested in the advances and applications in the field of Vehicle Technology and Intelligent Transport Systems. This conference focused on innovative applications, tools and platforms in all technology areas such as signal processing, wireless communications, informatics and electronics, related to different kinds of vehicles, including cars, off-road vehicles, trains, ships, underwater vehicles, or flying machines, and the intelligent transportation systems that connect and manage large numbers of vehicles, not only in the context of smart cities but in many other application domains. 

May 6th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

28th Meeting of the International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD), Paris, 2019

The International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD) of the International Transport Forum (ITF) organised a Meeting in Paris, France, on 2 April 2019, in which the latest international road safety developments were discussed. NTUA contributed actively with the following  presentation:

May 5th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ETSC – REVIVE Conference: Identifying good practice in emergency response in Europe, 2019

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) organized the REVIVE Conference which took place with great success in Brussels, on 18 June 2019. This conference brought together road safety practitioners and legislators, and those working in the fire and rescue and emergency medical systems. It provided an opportunity to learn more about the work of the REVIVE project and to discuss good practice in the emergency response across Europe. The aim of the REVIVE project was to map Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and Rescue and Fire Service (RFS) practices in the EU28 and raise the profile of both EMS and RFS on the national and European political agendas.  

May 5th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

4th SaferAfrica Dialogue Platform Workshop, Brussels, 2019

The 4th SaferAfrica Dialogue Platform Workshop took place with great success in Brussels, Belgium, on 4th of April 2019. After the previous workshops in Marrakech, (Morocco, November 2017), Athens, (Greece, April 2018) and Abidjan, (Ivory Coast, November 2018), this workshop focused on SaferAfrica Overview and current activities, the Road Safety Observatories and Capacity Building in Africa. The SaferAfrica partners, the members of the Management Board and African Stakeholders coming from Cameroon, Nigeria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Zambia have contributed actively to the discussion n the future of road safety in Africa.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: pdf5 The SaferAfrica African Road Safety Observatory

May 1st, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

Sixth Global Meeting of Non-Governmental Road Safety Organizations – Chania, Greece, 2019

The Sixth Global Meeting of Non-Governmental Organizations Advocating for Road Safety and Road Victims took place with great success in Chania, Crete, Greece, from 8–13 April 2019, attended by 270 participants including NGOs and road safety stakeholders from 76 countries around the world. Highlights included workshops, training, the poster exhibition opened by Jean Todt, the High-Level Symposium, the FedEx Road Safety Award, photo exhibition, the preparations for UN Global Road Safety Week and the Third Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Sweden 2020.  The NGOs Road Safety Declaration is available here: 

NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: pdf5 International Tourism and Road Safety in Greece

 

April 25th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ERTRAC – Annual Conference Road Transport Research towards “Horizon Europe”, Brussels, 2019

ERTRAC organised the Annual Conference 2019: Road Transport Research towards “Horizon Europe” which took place with great success in Brussels, on 4 April 2019. The conference was dedicated to the preparation of the 9th Research Framework Programme “Horizon Europe”: which place for Road Transport Research and which key research challenges? Three new Roadmaps were presented and distributed: on “Connected Automated Driving“, on “Road Safety“, and on “Long Distance Freight Transport. The event included an exhibition showcasing some examples of innovation in the automotive and mobility sector. 

April 17th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

FEHRL – Infrastructure Research Meeting (FIRM19), Brussels, 2019

The FEHRL Infrastructure Research Meeting 2019 (FIRM19) took place with great success on 26-28 March 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. The theme was “On-Ramp to innovation: Let’s co-create together our future transport infrastructure“ and it coincides with the celebration of the 30th anniversary of FEHRL. The main stakeholders (ECCEDRPIARCERTRACECTP) outlined the vision for the future cross-modal transport infrastructure and its implementation plan. 

FEHRL 30th anniversary video: 

April 17th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

EPTS – 17th European Transport Conference, Bratislava, 2019

The European Platform of Transport Sciences (EPTS) oganised with great success the 17th International Conference – ETC 2019 which was held in Bratislava, Slovakia, on 13-14 June 2019. Since its first meeting in 2001 in Vienna the purpose of EPTS is the enhancement of the dialogue between politics, science and economy in the field of European transport. This is to be accomplished by organising scientific events, encouraging the exchange of opinions and experiences, joint PR efforts, the enhancement of scientific research and continuing education, cooperation with other scientific institutions and support of young scientists, especially through the Young Forum of European Transport Sciences (YFE). 

 

April 11th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

RADAR – Road Safety Expert Group Meeting, Ljubljana, 2019

On March 27, 2019 in Ljubljana, the Interreg funded RADAR project organised the first Road Safety Expert Group meeting focusing on Safer Roads Investment Plans. Special emphasis was given into optimisation of using limited road investment and road safety investment funds, by supporting most cost-benefit effective engineering solutions at the most appropriate locations / road sections.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 Key points for Road Sections Safety in Greece

March 27th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

IRCOBI – International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury Europe Conference, Florence, 2019

The 2019 International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury Europe Conference will take place in Florence, Italy, on 11-13 September 2019. The focus of IRCOBI is on the avoidance and reduction of the severity of traffic accidents, with special emphasis on advanced safety technologies and the biomechanics of injury. 

March 27th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

Romanian EU Presidency – International Road Safety Conference, Bucharest, 2019

The Romanian EU Presidency, the Ministry of Transport of Romania and the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) organised the International Road Safety Conference with great success in Bucharest on 20-21 March, 2019. Special focus was given on promoting and accelerating the implementation of effective road safety solutions, including digitalisation and innovation, reduction of serious injuries, speed management and infrastructure safety NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 Progress in MAIS3+ Serious Injuries Data Collection

March 27th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

32nd ICTCT Conference, Warsaw, 2019

The 32nd ICTCT conference was held in Warsaw, Poland on 24-25th October 2019, under the theme “Vision zero for traffic fatalities and serious injuries – research questions and challenges”.  ICTCT approaches safety as an integral part of the wider road traffic system, envisaging all transport modes with a specific emphasis on vulnerable road users.  

March 19th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

RSA Annual Conference International Best Practice in Road Safety Strategy Development, Dublin 2019

The Road Safety Authority of Ireland (RSA) organised with great success the Annual Conference under the theme “International Best Practice in Road Safety Strategy Development” which took place in Dublin on 13 June 2019. This year’s conference looked at international developments and the benefits of a strategic approach to road safety. The speakers shared their expertise and experiences in the development of best practice in road safety strategy formulation and performance measures. The speakers were from a variety of backgrounds including operational, academic and policy development. The Conference was a precursor to the development of the next Government Road Safety Strategy.

March 19th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

47th International Neuropsychological Society Annual Meeting, New York, 2019

The International Neuropsychological Society organised the 47th Annual Meeting which took place with great success in New York from February 20-23, 2019. The topics of the Meeting included clinical neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, and neuropsychiatry and internationally renowned, innovative, and pioneering scientists and clinicians from multiple disciplines gave very interesting presentations. NTUA actively contributed with the following interdisciplinary presentation merging two scientific domains – neuroscience and road safety:

March 12th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

Saudi Arabia Traffic Safety Conference, Riyadh, 2019

The Saudi Arabia General Directorate of Traffic organized the Traffic Safety Conference (TSC 2019) which took place with great success in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 11-13 March 2019. The theme of the conference was “Enhancement of Traffic Safety” which is one of the main objectives of Saudi National Transformation Program 2020 and in line with Saudi Vision 2030: an ambitious Nation by reaching high standards in safe driving.   NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 Traffic Safety in the European Union

March 11th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

8th International Conference Road Safety in Local Community, Banja Luka, 2019

Every year Republic of Srpska (Bosnia and Herzegovina), loses many valuable human lives and incurs enormous economic costs caused by road accidents. The Traffic Safety Agency of Republic of Srpska in cooperation with the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) organised with great success the 8th International Conference Road Safety in Local Community, which took place in Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska on 24-25 October 2019 aiming to constantly strengthen and develop capacities at the local level and create groups of road safety experts who will have enough enthusiasm, courage and will to fight with this problem facing the country.  pdf5

March 7th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

HUMANIST Summer School 2019 on Human Factors issues linked to the autonomous car challenge, Lyon, 2019

HUMANIST organised with great success the “HUMANIST Summer School 2019“, which was held in Lyon, France on 9-11 July 2019. The Humanist Summer School 2019 provided good insight into research in the area of Human Factors issues linked to the autonomous car challenge. The Summer School was a meeting place for Young and Senior Researchers, PhD or Professionals and offered plenty of opportunities to interact. 

March 7th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

7th international conference New Horizons of Transport and Communications, Doboj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2019

The Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering Doboj, University of East Sarajevo, organised with great success the 7th international conference New Horizons of Transport and Communications, which was held on November 29-30, 2019 in Doboj, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, University of East Sarajevo. Conference attendees had the chance to present their work on current traffic policy, sustainability and development strategy in the field of transport and traffic engineering, examples of good practice worldwide, solutions of respective problems in transport, scientific results, new models of technology and other achievements. 

February 27th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

MUARC – 8th International Symposium on Naturalistic Driving Research, Melbourne, 2019

The Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC) organised with great success the 8th International Symposium on Naturalistic Driving Research (NDRS 2019) which was held in Melbourne, Australia on August 13-14, 2019. The 8th International Naturalistic Driving Research Symposium provided with an overview of international naturalistic driving and riding studies and insight into the next generation of this type of studies, in addition to the opportunity to interact with panelists to discuss naturalistic driving in their respective countries. 

 

February 20th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

NHTSA – 26th International Technical Conference on The Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV), Eindhoven, 2019

The United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in cooperation with participating ESV member countries organised with great successthe 26th International Technical Conference on The Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) which took place in Eindhoven, Netherlands, on June 10-13, 2019. ESV provided opportunities to share innovative advances in motor vehicle safety and encouraged international cooperation. 

 

February 17th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

10th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work (WOS), Vienna, 2019

The 10th International Conference on the Prevention of Accidents at Work (WOS 2019) tool place in Vienna on 23-26 September 2019. The Congress, focusing on the prevention of workplace accidents – WOS: Working on Safety – aimed at bringing together experts from all over the world in order to facilitate a high-level exchange of experience, new findings and good practice solutions. The Congress was an excellent occasion for representatives of H&S organizations, labour inspectors, safety professionals, researchers, policy makers, labour administrators and other experts to broaden the personal prevention horizon and to get in touch with experts from other countries and other safety-cultures. 

February 17th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ASECAP/HELLASTRON – Modern Motorways: Prevention and Road Safety in Europe and Greece, 2018

The European Association of Operators of Toll Road Infrastructures (ASECAP), supported by the Hellenic Association of Toll Road Network (HELLASTRON), organised a Press Conference on Road Safety on the occasion of the EDWARD – European Day without a Road Death 2018, which took place with great success on September 19, 2018. The theme was “Modern motorways: Prevention and Road Safety in Europe and Greece” and Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc said: “I am glad to see such an engaging and dedicated contribution of Greece to the third European Day Without A Road Death (EDWARD) taking place this year on 19 September during the European Mobility Week. Thank you GREECE and all involved!”. 

February 1st, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

AET – 47th European Transport Conference, Dublin 2019

The Association for European Transport organised the 47th European Transport Conference, which took place in Dublin, Ireland, on 9-11 October 2019. The European Transport Conference (ETC) is the annual conference of the Association for European Transport. Each year the conference presents the opportunity to interact with a range of speakers across the Transport Industry, including several Road Safety Topics. The range of topics, the multi-seminar approach and the networking environment makes ETC unique among transport conferences, making it the established premier event of its type.  pdf5

January 26th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

Universita Degli Studi di Brescia – Living and Walking in Cities Conference, Brescia, 2019

The Living and Walking in Cities Conference, organised by the Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics of Universita Degli Studi di Brescia, was held in Brescia, on 12-13 September 2019. This Conference traditionally looks at different themes concerning the quality of life in urban areas and the goal of this event is to gather researchers, road users, administrators, technicians, city representatives and experts aiming to discuss problems that affect the safety of pedestrians in the city, especially of children and persons with reduced mobility. The conference covers international issues, national and local policies and the implementation of projects at the local level. 

January 20th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

98th TRB Annual Meeting, Washington, January 2019

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 98th Annual Meeting was held with great success in Washington, D.C., on 13-17 January 2019. The meeting program covered all transportation modes, with more than 5,000 presentations in nearly 800 sessions and workshops, addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. A number of sessions and workshops focused on the spotlight theme for the 2019 meeting: Transportation for a Smart, Sustainable, and Equitable Future  NTUA road safety presentations concerned:

January 18th, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

47th Annual ASECAP Conference, Messinia, Greece

The 47th Annual ASECAP Conference (known as 47th ASECAP Information Days) took place on 29-31 May, 2019 in Costa Navarino, Messinia, in Greece. Given the disruptive nature of the technological developments of the last 10 years and the trends foreseen which will dramatically impact mobility, ASECAP’s Technical Program Committee issued an Open Invitation for Presentations in order to attract presenters in the very wide field of Development, Financing, Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Motorways and all related mobility fields and activities. 

January 3rd, 2019|Categories: Conferences|

ITS Hellas – 4th Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference, Athens, 2018

The 4th Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems and related developments in Greece, which was organised by ITS Hellas, took place with great success in Athens, on 18-19 December 2018. The aim of the conference was to discuss the broad deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) as a tool to achieve economic growth and prosperity and ensure the effectiveness, efficiency and safety of transport for the benefit of the respective industry, the end-users and the environment.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:  ppt5 Telematics for Safe, Green and Smart Driving: The BeSmart Project

December 19th, 2018|Categories: Conferences|

46th Annual Meeting International Neuropshychological Society, Washington, 2018

The International Neuropsychological Society organised the 46th Annual Meeting which took place with great success in Washington, DC from February 14-17, 2018. The topics of the Meeting include clinical neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience, and neuropsychiatry and internationally renowned, innovative, and pioneering scientists and clinicians from multiple disciplines gave very interesting presentations. NTUA actively contributed with the following interdisciplinary presentation merging two scientific domains – neuroscience and road safetyppt5  Predictors of Accidents in Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Controls in Simulated Driving

The online program of the meeting is available: pdf5

November 27th, 2018|Categories: Conferences|

UNECE – National Road Safety Policy Development – Trends and Challenges, Tbilisi, 2018

UNECE and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia organised a Workshop titled: “National Road Safety Policy development – trends and challenges| which was held with great success in Tbilisi, Georgia on 13-14 November 2018. The aim of the workshop was to strengthen the knowledge of Central Asia, Caucasus and East-Europe countries on how to define national road safety policy and improve road safety situation. As such, the workshop helped participants to better understand international and regional best practices on road safety management, collection and utilization of robust and reliable road safety statistics and tools (SafeFITS, and RSPR) and methodologies for setting up road safety strategic goals. pdf5  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentations:

November 27th, 2018|Categories: Conferences|

WHO – 13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion, Bangkok, 2018

The 13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2018) took place with great success on 5-7 November 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Conference was hosted by Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health, and co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO), the National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM) and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation. The 13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion brought together over 1000 of the world’s leading researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and activists to share information and experiences and to discuss solutions. Conference major theme was “Advancing injury and violence prevention towards SDGs”. 

November 21st, 2018|Categories: Conferences|

KFV/ETSC – Road Safety 2020+ The Future of Safe EU Road Transport, 2018

The Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology, the Austrian Road Safety Board (KFV) and the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) organised a high level road safety conference which took place with great success in Vienna on 13 November 2018.  The conference featured a high level panel debate “Road safety 2020+: Challenges in Human Factors, Vehicles and Infrastructure”. Conference participants discussed priority measures and actions of the upcoming EU and national road safety strategies with politicians, experts, researchers, NGOs and representatives of the EU institutions. link

November 20th, 2018|Categories: Conferences|

Institute of Public Health – Workshop on Road Accidents, Athens, 2018

The American College of Greece – Institute of Public Health organized with great success a workshop on “Road Accidents and Safe Traffic Behaviour: Are they prevented or are they just cured?” on 14 November 2018 in Athens, Greece, with key note speakers NTUA Professor George Yannis and NKUA Em.Professor George Baltopoulos. pdf5

NTUA’s presentation concerned:  ppt5  Road Accidents, Traffic Behaviour and Safety

November 16th, 2018|Categories: Conferences|

Ethos Events – 2nd Auto Forum “Change your car!”, 2018

Ethos Events in collaboration with the financial and business portal banks.com.gr and the magazine CHRIMA organized with great success the 2nd Auto Forum titled: “Change your car!” on 7 November 2018 in Athens. The focus was on the latest technological advances in the field of passive safety in the automotive sector and the need for consumers to understand the potential of the new technology in order to “escape” untouchable or at least slightly injured after a violent collision caused by a traffic accident. 

NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation: ppt5 The Road to Traffic Automation

November 10th, 2018|Categories: Conferences|

26th Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress, Singapore, 2019

Under the theme “Smart Mobility, Empowering Cities“, 26th Intelligent Transport Systems World Congress, the world’s leading transport technology congress, took place in Singapore on 21 – 25 October 2019, organized by Land Transport Authority (LTA)Intelligent Transportation Society (ITS) and co-hosted by ERTICO – ITS Europe together with ITS America,  ITS Asia. With a comprehensive format of plenary and interactive sessions, as well as a dynamic exhibition with technical demonstrations and tours, the World Congress 2019 was an opportunity for our sponsors and partners to network, discuss and share ground-breaking transport technology, and forge mutually beneficial partnerships to further unleash the power of ITS.  twitter

November 5th, 2018|Categories: Conferences|

27th Meeting of the International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD), Belgrade, 2018

The International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD) of the International Transport Forum (ITF) organised a Meeting in Belgrade, Serbia, on 17-18 October 2018, in which the latest international road safety developments were discussed.  NTUA contributed actively with 3 presentations:

October 30th, 2018|Categories: Conferences, Knowledge|

8th International Cycling Safety Conference, Brisbane, 2019

The Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety-Queensland (CARRS-Q) organised with great success 8th International Cycling Safety Conference (ICSC2019) which was held in Brisbane, Australia, on 18-20 November 2019The ICSC is a forum for researchers and experts in the field of cycling safety to exchange their knowledge and bring up new research topics or safety solutions. The conference facilitated interaction between participants and offered a premium forum to share scientific results and ideas, and favours networking in the cycling safety community. 

 

October 30th, 2018|Categories: Conferences|

UN Fifth Global Road Safety Week 2019

The UN Road Safety Collaboration organised with great success the global campaign for the Fifth UN Global Road Safety Week, on 6-12 May 2019, under the themeLeadership for road safety. The goal of the global road safety week, was to generate a demand from the public and the civil society to generate demands for strong leadership for road safety, especially around concrete, evidence-based interventions which will save lives and to inspire leaders to take action by showcasing examples of strong leadership for road safety within governments, international agencies, NGOs, foundations, schools and universities, and private companies. link

October 29th, 2018|Categories: Conferences, Knowledge|