Canadian Lifesavers!?

Would anyone be interested? How would we go about planning one? I know some of us have talked about it but I thought I would mention it here as well :thumbsup:

Lifesavers is huuuuge and really encompasses a number of fields beyond just child passenger safety. I, for one, am looking forward to Lifesavers 2008 only being 5 hours (driving) away from me next year! See you all there?!

-Nicole.

QuassEE said:

Lifesavers is huuuuge and really encompasses a number of fields beyond just child passenger safety. I, for one, am looking forward to Lifesavers 2008 only being 5 hours (driving) away from me next year! See you all there?!

-Nicole.

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Have you gone before? Do many Canadians go to Lifesavers?

I can't imagine spending the money to go to Chicago, for example (2007).. I've never gone, but I plan on going 2008 since it's close to home. I know a bunch of people from this site went this year!

-N.

These are the various workshop categories that were at the 2007 Lifesavers conference. I copied the list of workshops for the Impaired Driving category.

Is there any kind of annual conference in Canada that addresses all/some of these issues? If there was it might be something that we could build on.

http://www.lifesaversconference.org/workshops.html

* Adult Occupant Protection
* Child Passenger Safety
* Communications
* Criminal Justice
* Impaired Driving
* Other Highway Safety Priorities
* Teen Traffic Safety

Impaired Driving Track

Fighting Drunk Driving with One Hand Tied Behind Your Back: General Deterrence Strategies without Sobriety Checkpoints

The Mouse That Roars: Strategies for Combating Impaired Driving for Small Law Enforcement Agencies

Back to Basics: General Deterrence Strategies to Fight Impaired Driving
Lorenz (PowerPoint 1.5MB)

Impaired Driving Victim Impact Panel

Doing More Than Time: Innovative DWI Sentencing Strategies

Screening for Alcohol Use Problems to Prevent Drunk Driving

Creating Change through State Impaired Driving Task Forces

More Bang, Fewer Bucks - Part 1: Doing Enforcement on a Budget

More Bang, Fewer Bucks - Part 2: Publicizing Enforcement on a Budget

“Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest” - The New Impaired Driving Campaign

Impacting DWI Adjudication from the Outside - Part 1: Education

Impacting DWI Adjudication from the Outside - Part 2: Information Gathering

New Laws, New Approaches on Drunk Driving

Promising Practices from High Alcohol Fatality Rate States

Strategies for Addressing the Higher-Risk Driver: Repeat and High-BAC Offenders

Efforts to Reduce Impaired Driving Among Hispanic and African-American Audiences

Getting Home Safely