ATSSA Signal March/April 2020

The Signal | March/April 2020 33 Meetings & Conventions Safer Roads 2020 International Conference Connecting stakeholders. Transforming practices. Saving lives. The Safer Roads 2020 International Conferencewill be heldMay 12–14 inRich - mond, Va. This triennial event convenes roadway safety professionals and trans - portationofficials fromaround the globe. The conference is held in conjunction with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO) Committee on Safety meet - ing and brings together industry leaders, government officials, corporate roadway department personnel, and others in the roadway safety industry, with a focus on working better together. “ATSSA is proud to bring individuals in the roadway safety infrastructure industry together from across the globe,” said Donna Clark, ATSSA vice president of member services. “Internationally, we’ve taken great strides to help save lives with innovations in various areas such as pavement markings, signs, signals, and intelligent transportation systems. This year’s conference will be an opportunity to reflect upon those advancements and discuss what lies ahead.” Conference participants gather to learn, network, and discover the latest indus - try best practices to improve roadway safety. This conference is geared toward bringing the international community together to improve communication among all transportation stakeholders. “As our industry continues to progress, it’s important to unite and share lessons learned in hopes of advancing to zero deaths on our nation’s roadways,” said ATSSA Training Program Manager Jessica Scheyder. “Our Association understands the importance of building relationships and sharing information so we can dissem - inate knowledge to save lives on public roads.”  Details on the event and registration are available at SaferRoads2020.ATSSA.com. Speakers for this year’s conference include: Colin Brodie Director, Colin Brodie Consulting Ltd., recently retired from the New Zealand Trans - port Agency (NZTA) David L. Harkey President, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and the High - way Loss Data Insti - tute (IIHS-HLDI) David G. Davies Executive Director, Parliamentary Advi - sory Council for Trans - port Safety (PACTS) Dia Gainor Executive Director, National Association of State Emergency Medi - cal Services Officials (NASEMSO) Jeffrey Paniati Executive Director, Institute of Transpor- tation Engineers (ITE) Stacy Tetschner Incoming President & CEO, American Traffic Safety Services Associ - ation (ATSSA)