Abstract call for T2013 confererence

Abstracts are now invited for T2013: the 20th International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety Conference, to be held in Brisbane next year.

T2013 Conference Chair and CARRS-Q Director, Professor Barry Watson, said planning for T2013 is progressing well, with a stimulating scientific program unfolding and the strong early commitment of sponsors and exhibitors.

“We are delighted to bring the ICADTS Conference back to Australia for the first time in nearly 20 years, from 23-25 August 2013,” Prof Watson said. 

T2013 will provide a global forum for researchers, academics and professionals involved in road safety and injury prevention research and policy, particularly from the fields of drugs and alcohol, to discuss and present on innovative research and programs being undertaken.

An update on major global developments, key geographic regions of emerging issue and at-risk populations will be provided by international keynote speakers, including:

• Dr Ralph Hingson, Director of the Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research, US National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism;
• Pablo Martinez Carignano, Road Safety General Director of the Buenos Aires City Government;
• Dr Leilei Duan, Director of the Injury Prevention Division, National Centre for Chronic and Non-communicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC.

The call for abstracts is now open and submissions are invited for oral and poster presentations in the themes of: alcohol ignition interlocks; legislation, enforcement, penalties and sanctions; toxicology/pharmacology; epidemiology; prevention and rehabilitation; challenges for low and middle income countries; repeat/high range offenders; first time offenders; detection, measurement, testing and forensics; advocacy, education and behaviour change; and prescription medications and illicit drugs.

“The themes will provide an invaluable opportunity for a broad range of presentations, workshops, symposia and discussion, and dedicated programs will be offered for young scientists, early career researchers, students and those from low and middle income countries,” Prof Watson said.

T2013 is expected to attract 400 delegates from around Australia and overseas, drawn from the areas of 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.

The Australasian Road Safety Research, Policing and Education Conference, said to be one of the most important road safety conferences in Australasia, will immediately follow T2013 at the same Brisbane venue from 28-30 August 2013.

“With the UN Decade of Action for Road Safety underway, these conferences will be critical forums in the decade-long initiative to advance road safety and address impaired driving, both in Australia and overseas.

“Brisbane will most certainly be a beacon for international road safety in August 2013.”

The abstract call will close on 12 November 2012. To submit an abstract for the scientific program, or register your interest and receive regular T2013 updates, please visit the website.