Toward Zero Deaths Conference
About the Conference
This conference provides a forum for sharing information on best practices in engineering, enforcement, education, and emergency medical/health services and for identifying new approaches to reducing the number of traffic fatalities and life-changing injuries on Minnesota roads.
The conference is sponsored by the Minnesota Departments of Public Safety and Transportation and the Minnesota Toward Zero Deaths Program. The conference is hosted by the Center for Transportation Studies (University of Minnesota) and is facilitated by the College of Continuing Education (University of Minnesota).
For further information about the conference, please contact Meg Stautz at 612-624-4754 or cceconf2@umn.edu
2010 TZD Conference
Save the date
The 2010 TZD conference will be held October 25–26 at the Crowne Plaza Riverfront Hotel in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Call for presentations
At this time the conference planning committee is soliciting ideas from stakeholders on topics for presentation at the 2010 conference. To submit an idea, please complete the online form. If you have questions, or prefer to submit your idea via email, contact Stephanie Malinoff, malinoff@umn.edu, 612-624-8398.
Submissions are due by February 5, 2010.
Previous Conferences
TZD Awards
Awards are presented each year at the annual conference
- Learn more and view previous winners
- Nominate an individual
Who Should Attend
- Child Passenger Safety Advocates
- City and County Engineers
- Departments of Transportation, Public Safety, and Health employees
- Driver Educators
- EMS/ Fire Personnel
- Law Enforcement Officials
- Local and State Elected Officials and Government Employees Public Health Officials
- Safe Communities Coalitions
- Traffic Safety Stakeholders
At this conference, you will:
- learn about CPS technical updates and special needs
- hear from EMS responders
- find out what’s new in law enforcement on traffic safety
- get the latest on traffic engineering techniques for improving safety
- explore best practices for establishing traffic safety coalitions
- discover new ideas through research
... and much more