About AIRSO meetings
AIRSO holds five or six conference style General Meetings each year for its members at various locations throughout the UK. The papers are sent to members about a month before each meeting. Meetings usually start at 11am (with tea and coffee from 10.30am) and finish around 3.30pm-3.45pm.
AIRSO also promotes a number of "Road Safety Seminars" during the year These Seminars are by nature interactive and participative usually covering three or four subjects introduced and led by experienced practitioners.
AIRSO arranges subject based workshops and seminars often based on major road safety consultations or changes to legislation. In this way members can be better informed of what is intended and can contribute as appropriate to any response which is to be made.
Members are encouraged to bring guests to these meetings, seminars and workshops. By prior application to the Secretary they may also be open to those involved in road safety work who have no link with any member.
A standard fee is charged for AIRSO General Meetings, Seminars and Workshops, currently £20 (£15 for AIRSO members). This includes the cost of lunch and refreshments.
AIRSO has recently introduced Breakfast
Networking Meetings on a local or regional basis. These events will
aim to provide an opportunity for AIRSO Members
to meet together in a more informal way and to exchange ideas,
opinions and good practice. The cost, including breakfast, will be £20.00 (£15.00 for AIRSO Members).
For more details on these meetings please contact
the Secretary.
2008 Events
Please note that in some cases the date has been set for meetings
but more details regarding venue and topics have still to be confirmed.
23rd January 2008
- This year's Annual General Meeting and the 183rd General Meeting both took place at the AA Headquarters in Basingstoke. The many announcements made and reports presented during the meetings will be added to the website over the next few days. So please keep an eye on the relevant pages.
- In the morning, following the formal business of the AGM, there was a presentation by Dr Suzy Charman from the European Road Assessment
Programme on the topic of "Star Rating Roads for Safety."
- Items
on the General Meeting agenda in the afternoon included:
- Introduction of the new AIRSO Chairman
for 2008
- Rachel Jones - The Automobile
Association: Safety in the AA Fleet.
- Brian Barton, Acting Divisional Director, Safety
Appraisal & Technology: People & Technology - "Improving
road safety, reducing congestion & providing
information."
- Andrew Howard, MBE, FAIRSO, Head of Road Safety
- The AA: Road Safety Current Affairs.
Wednesday 19th March 2008:
- The last General Meeting took place at The School of Psychology, Exeter University.
9th July 2008:
- The latest AIRSO General Meeting took place at the Arriva North West & Wales Garage and Training Complex, Stoneycroft, Liverpool.
- Presentations given at the General Meeting included:
- ARRIVA - Martin Robinson, FAIRSO, Area Arriva Manager North West & Wales
- - Ray Cowpe, Risk Manager, Arriva North West & Wales
- Lynn Morris FAIRSO, Vice Chairman AIRSO, RSO,
Camarthenshire County Council: Road Safety Integration - A Skill for Life.
- Ann Finch & James Powell, Lancashire County Council: The Pre Plus Support Scheme.
- John Lepine, MBE, MAIRSO, General Manager, Motor
Schools Association of GB: The Question is?
- Graham Feest, Secretary AIRSO: Road Safety Current Affairs & Information.
17th September 2008:
- The September AIRSO General Meeting
took place on Wednesday 17th September 2008 at the UK Land Command
HQ, Erskine Barracks, Wilton, Salisbury.
- Presentations given at the General Meeting included:
- Bill Bailey FAIRSO and Ian Sturges, SO2 Transport - Road Safety in Land Forces
- Sharon Doughty, Chief Executive, Miss Dorothy.com - Watch over me.
- Kevin Delaney FAIRSO, Head of Road Safety, IAM Motoring Trust - Dying to drive.
- Lorna Cooke, University of Exeter - Does the nature of instructor-novice interaction influence skill development in learning to drive and what effects would this have on independent driving?
- Stefan Zimmerman, University of Exeter - When and where to drive: fostering the development of risk perception in learner drivers.
- Dr Cris Burgess MAIRSO, Psychologist, University of Exeter - A variety of current thoughts and ideas.
- Andrew Howard MBE FAIRSO, Head of Road Safety, The AA - Road Safety Current Affairs & Information.
19th November 2008:
- The November AIRSO General Meeting
wil take place on Wednesday 19th November at Volvo Truck & Bus, Wedgnock Lane, Warwick CV34 5YA. With coffee available from 10.30am, the meeting will start at 11.00am. Please ensure your application forms, sent out in the last members' mailing, are completed and returned to The Secretary by 10th November.
- The provisional list of presentations and speakers are as follows:
- Carol Grainger and Nina Day, both from the Health & Safety Executive - Load security on curtain side vehicles
- Colin Edmonston, Senior Research Assistant, Queensland University
of Technology (CARRS-Q) - Putting the "Unity" back into
Community Road Safety; Opportunities for Australia & The UK.
- Christopher Gradwell, Check Drive - Technology in Driver Training & Monitoring - "Silent Witness."
- Andrew Howard MBE FAIRSO, Head of Road Safety, The AA - Road Safety Current Affairs & Information.
Further events in 2008 awaiting confirmation:
Saturday, 26th January 2008:
- The January Road Safety Seminar took place at the RoSPA Headquarters,
Birmingham. The speakers and presentation topics were as follows:
- Chris Barringer, Head of Section, Health & Safety Executive: Has the HSE a role in Road Safety?
- Simon Protano, MAIRSO, Head of Driver & Fleet Solutions, RoSPA: Future of Driver Training in the Fleet Industry.
- Dr Will Murray, MAIRSO, Consultant, Interactive Driver Systems: Does vehicle safety technology really save lives?
- Andrew Howard, FAIRSO, Head of Road Safety, AA: Regulating Drivers - Safety or Practicality?
Thursday, 28th February 2008:
- The February Road Safety Seminar took place at Napier University, Edinburgh. The speakers and presentation topics were as follows:
- Kevin Clinton, MAIRSO, Head of Road Safety, RoSPA: Road Safety - Where are we going?
- Dr Paul Broughton, Napier University: Motorcycling & The RiDE Course.
- Graham Feest, FAIRSO, AIRSO Secretary: Corporate Manslaughter & Homicide Act 2007.
- Dr Will Murray, MAIRSO, Consultant, Interactive Driver Systems: Corporate Fleet Risk Management as a conduit for Community Road Safety.
- Professor Steve Stradling, MAIRSO, Napier University: Rural Road Safety.
Thursday, 17th April 2008:
- The April Road Safety Seminar took place at Cardiff City Transport Services. The speakers and presentation topics were as follows:
- Andrew Howard, FAIRSO, Head of Road Safety, AA: Regulating Drivers - Safety or Practicality?
- Dr Will Murray, FAIRSO, Interactive Driver Systems: Do vehicle safety features really reduce road fatalities and injuries?
- Owen Pritchard, MAIRSO & Staff, Cardiff City Transport Services: The Road Safety & Training implications of running a bus operation.
Regional Breakfast Networking Meetings:
- There are no Breakfast Meetings planned for the immediate future.
2009 Events
Please note that in some cases the date has been set for meetings
but more details regarding venue and topics have still to be confirmed. Also you will notice that for the first time The Council of Management has scheduled General Meetings on days other than a Wednesday. We hope this experiment will enable members who were previously unable to make it on a Wednesday to attend.
Wednesday 21st January 2009
- to be held at 3M, Bracknell, Berkshire
Tuesday 17th March 2009
- to be held at DSA Headquarters, Nottingham
Wednesday 8th July 2009
- to be held at DST, Leconfield, Yorkshire
Thursday 17th September 2009
Wednesday 18th November 2009
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