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Past GHSA Annual Meetings
2009: Toward Zero Deaths - Every Life Counts
Savannah, Ga., Aug.30 - Sept. 2
The 2009 theme corresponded with GHSA's highway safety reauthorization position and GHSA's belief that all roadway deaths are preventable. Nearly 500 people attended.
2008: Turning Knowledge into Action
Scottsdale, Ariz., Sept. 7-10
GHSA's 2008 Annual Meeting was focused on how highway safety research can translate into successful state programs. Nearly 400 highway safety professionals attended, and the meeting generated a great deal of news coverage.
2007: Looking Beyond our Borders
Portland, Ore., Sept. 23-26
The 2007 GHSA Annual Meeting covered strategies and programs that have improved highway safety in other countries, and how those strategies can be used in the United States. The meeting was attended by more than 450 federal, state and private sector highway safety officials.
2006: New Frontiers in Highway Safety
Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 16-20
2006 GHSA Annual Meeting speakers included: the Honorable Richard Capka, Administrator, Federal Highway Administration; Glynn Birch, National President, Mothers Against Drunk Driving; and Jennifer Berry, Miss America 2006.
2005: Navigating the Crash Course
Norfolk, Va., Aug. 28-31
The 2005 GHSA Annual Meeting Speakers featured speakers such as: Larry Sabato, Director, Center for Politics, University of Virginia; the Honorable John Marshall, Virginia Secretary of Public Safety; and actress and highway safety advocate June Lockhart.
Meeting Locations from Prior Years
- 2004 – Honolulu, Hawaii
- 2003 – New Orleans, La.
- 2002 – Saint Louis, Mo.
- 2001 – Long Beach, Calif.
- 2000 – Biloxi, Miss.
- 1999 – San Antonio, Texas
- 1998 – Dearborn, Mich.
- 1997 – Scottsdale, Ariz.
- 1996 – Nashville, Tenn.
- 1995 – Anchorage, Alaska
- 1994 – Sacramento, Calif.
- 1993 – Boston, Mass.
- 1992 – Indianapolis, Ind.
- 1991 – New Orleans, La.