Conference Dates
FRIDAY 16 MAY
19:00 - Meet the delegates
Cocktail reception
Wharncliffe suite, Hotel Russell
Drinks and canopes
SATURDAY 17 MAY
09:30 - Conference opens: Woburn suite,
Hotel Russell
17:30 - End of day’s proceedings
SUNDAY 18 MAY
09:30 - Conference resumes
13:30 - Conference ends; afternoon free
20:00 - Gala dinner -
Cruise on the River Thames
Speaker Programme
Saturday 17 May 2008
09.30 Conference opens – Welcome address
Graham R J Fryer
President, International Association for Driver Education (IVV)
09.35 Viscount Simon
President, Driving Instructors Association
09.40 Virginia Tanase
Economic Affairs Officer, Road Traffic Safety, UNECE
09.45 Chris Lines
Head of the London Road Safety Unity, Transport for London, UK
09.55 Professor Thomas Triggs
Monash University Accident Research Centre, Australia
The role of simulation in the training and evaluation of young drivers in risk perception, anticipation, and other higher-order cognitive measures
10.20 Jan Vissers
Senior Consultant, DHV Environment and Transportation, Holland
Recent developments in driver training and testing in Holland
10.45 Hod Fleishman
Senior Vice President, Green Road Technologies, Israel
New initiatives in driver education in Israel – from small to large-scale implementation
11.10 Coffee
11.40 Dr Gregor Bartl
Director, Institut Gute Fahrt, Austria
The Hermes coaching project – outputs and deliverables
12.05 Dr Anders Nyberg
Senior Advisor, Road Traffic Inspectorate (VI), Sweden
The driver training system in Sweden – what can be improved?
12.30 Gitte Carstensen
Senior Researcher, Institute for Transport (DTU), Denmark
Driver training – the role of formal education in Denmark
12.55 Neale Kinnear
Researcher, Transport Research Institute, Napier University, UK
Novice drivers – the need for more miles behind the wheel
13.20 Lunch
Moderator: Dr Peter Russell, Director, Driver Education Research Foundation, UK
14.20 Gérard Acourt
National President, L’École de Conduite Française, FranceK
Saving lives on the roads – effective strategies in France
14.45 Keith Lane
Consultant, Qatar International Safety Centre, Qatar
Reducing road traffic collisions in Qatar – strategies that work
15.10 Professor Desmond O’Neill
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Older people and driving – more sinned against than sinning
15.35 Garry Handley
Road Safety Team Leader, Gloucestershire County Council, UK
The SAGE programme – helping improve the safety of older drivers
16.00 Tea
16.30 Dr Michael Gatscha
Research Director, Test & Training International, Austria
Evaluation of 2nd phase Driver Education in Austria
16.55 R Wade Allen
President & Technical Director, Systems Technology Inc, USA
Training teenage drivers with simulators in California
17.30 Close
Sunday 18 May 2008
Moderator: Peter Smirz, Vice President, IVV, Austria
09.30 Rosemary Thew
Chief Executive, Driving Standards Agency, UK
UK driver training and testing – new directions to address road safety
09.55 Larry Lonero
Partner, Northport Associates, Canada
Large-Scale Driver Education Evaluation research in North America
10.20 Monica Schaefer
Managing Director, Irish Driver Education Association, Ireland
Steer Clear – Positive behavioural change through driver education
10.45 James Evans
Publisher, 1stCar Magazine, UK
Young drivers – an issue of attitude?
11.10 Coffee
11.40 Sir John Whitmore
Executive Chairman, Performance Consultants International, UK
Effective coaching techniques for driving instructors
12.05 Willem Vlakveld
Senior Researcher, Institute for Road Safety Research (SWOV), Holland
Development of Hazard Perception testing for the Dutch driving test
12.30 Ian Bowen
Corporate Adviser, Petroleum Development Oman
Learning the lessons – setting the standard for reducing deaths and injuries on Oman’s roads
12.45 Jamie Waddell
Driver Training Manager, Safety Technical Services, Oman
The Globalisation of Driver Education
12.55 Bud Chauncy
President, Driving School Association of the Americas
A Transatlantic Viewpoint
13.20 Open forum: Day 2 questions and answers
13.30 Closing address and presentations
Graham R J Fryer
President, International Association for Driver Education (IVV)
13.40 Lunch
