2011 Traffic Safety Conference

: Conference attendees mingle at the conference reception and exhibitor showcase at the 2011 Traffic Safety Conference.

: Conference attendees mingle at the conference reception and exhibitor showcase at the 2011 Traffic Safety Conference.

: Opening session speakers included (left to right): Art Acevedo, Chief, Austin Police Department; Janice Brown, Administrator, Texas Section of the Federal Highway Administration; Terry Pence, Director, Traffic Safety Section, Texas Department of Transportation; Dennis Christiansen, Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute; and John Mounce, Director, Center for Transportation Safety.

: TxDOT Traffic Safety Section Director Terry Pence speaks at the opening session of the 2011 Traffic Safety Conference.

: Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo speaks at the opening session of the 2011 Traffic Safety Conference.

: Conference attendees attentively watch the opening session of the 2011 Traffic Safety Conference.

: Conference attendees attentively watch the opening session of the 2011 Traffic Safety Conference.

: Exhibitor Dottie McDonald from Smart Start, Inc. talks to a conference attendee during a break.

: Exhibitor Sam Holland from the Center for Transportation Safety talks to a conference attendee during a break.

: Representatives from the Texas Municipal Police Association exhibit at the 2011 Traffic Safety Conference.

: Exhibitor Chuck Hannah from Impact Recovery Systems talks to a conference attendee during a break.

: Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) exhibited at the 2011 Traffic Safety Conference.

: Commander Jason Dusterhoft of the Austin Police Department gives a presentation during the session on Austin’s Highway Enforcement Command.

: The conference included a lunch session on the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety, from Dr. Bella Dinh-Zarr, Road Safety Director, FIA Foundation and North American Director, Make Roads Safe Campaign for Global Road Safety.

: Dr. John Mounce, Dr. Bella Dinh-Zarr, and Laura Dean-Mooney, National President, MADD, pose for a picture after the lunch session.

: Session Moderator Stacey Schrank introduces Nina Saint from the Texas Education Agency during the Motorcycle Safety session

: Charlie Klauer of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute gives a presentation on the risks of driver distraction during the Distracted Driving session at the 2011 Traffic Safety Conference.

: Conference attendees attentively watch the Distracted Driving session at the 2011 Traffic Safety Conference.

: The closing session of the 2011 Traffic Safety Conference included remarks from (left to right): Jim Vertuno, Associated Press – Austin Bureau; Kelli Petras, Media Relations Officer, TxDOT Government and Public Affairs Division; David Cain, Former Texas State Representative and Senator, President of David Cain Consulting; Valerie Davis, CEO and Principal, Enviromedia Social Marketing; Laura Dean-Mooney, National President, MADD; and Session Moderator Bill Stockton, Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

See the program and photos from last year’s event in Dallas.