Take part in education sessions

ATSSA's Convention & Traffic Expo offers hard-hitting education designed to keep you informed on all the latest roadway safety infrastructure industry trends. Sessions are categorized by "tracks" or topics.

Attendees receive 1.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for taking part in 2023 education sessions, which are now available to browse. Information on the 2022 Convention education sessions is still available.

Concurrent Sessions
ATSSA's popular education offerings are presented by industry professionals and experts outside of trade show hours.
Traffic Talks
These 30-minute drop in sessions from experts and ATSSA staff provide attendees with a quick burst of information on the exhibit floor during trade show hours.
Micro Sessions
Who said the education needs to stop once the show opens? Take a short break on the exhibit floor for 30 minutes of high-caliber content led by the industry's top experts.

2023 Session Tracks:

BUSINESS - dark blue
CAV/INNOVATION (CAV) - purple
GUARDRAIL - green
PAVEMENT, MARKINGS & HFST (PM) - orange
ROADWAY WORKER PROTECTION (RWP) - pink
SAFETY & PUBLIC AWARENESS (SPA) - light blue
SIGNS - red
TEMPORARY TRAFFIC CONTROL (TTC) - yellow
TRAFFIC SIGNALS - turquoise
Thank you session track sponsors:
Gregory Highway (GUARDRAIL)| Ver-Mac (CAV/INNOVATION)

concurrent sessions

Education presented by industry professionals and experts outside of trade show hours.

Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023

8 - 9 a.m. MT
BUSINESS - Advanced Driver Assist Systems and Tort Liability
CAV - Next Generation Work Zones for Highly Automated Vehicles
GUARDRAIL - Implementing Correct Guardrail Grading
PM - Continuous Pavement Friction Measurement and Pavement Friction Management for Safety
RWP - Can We Talk? Communications, Coordination and Cooperation for Increased Safety
SPA - No More Pamphlets! Modernizing Teen Driver Work Zone Safety
​TTC - Automated Lane Closure Systems
TRAFFIC SIGNALS - Traffic Control Signal Removal: Issues and Considerations
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. MT
BUSINESS - Contract Review 101
CAV - Vision-based Connected Vehicle Data for Infrastructure Management and Road Safety Assessment
GUARDRAIL - Update on the Rewrite of MASH and DOT Implementation Schedules
PM - Roundtable: The Road Ahead: A Pavement Marking Contractor Roundtable Discussion
RWP - Safety Culture: One Employee at a Time!
SPA - Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) Best Practices from Arizona
SIGNS - Digital Traffic Sign Printing: Where Do We Go From Here?
​TTC - Lessons Learned in Using Work Zone Photo Speed Enforcement (PSE)
TRAFFIC SIGNALS - Traffic Signal Performance Measures Using Probe Data
1 - 3 p.m. MT on the Traffic Expo show floor
1 - 1:30 p.m., Traffic Talk: BUSINESS - Leadership Resources for New, Current and Future Chapter Volunteers
1:30 - 2 p.m., Micro Session: BUSINESS - 7 Steps to Building a Community Insurance Company
2 - 2:30 p.m., Traffic Talk: PM - Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity Final Rule
2:30 - 3 p.m., Micro Session: BUSINESS - Protecting Your Business, Brand and Reputation Through Your Most Valuable Asset

Monday, Feb. 20, 2023

8 - 9 a.m. MT
BUSINESS - Tactics and Tools for Your Customer Experience Engine
CAV - Increasing Work Zone Safety Using Digital Twin
GUARDRAIL - Aesthetic Barriers: Providing Safe and Appealing Protection
SPA - Innovations Abroad
SIGNS - Smart Traffic Signs and Intelligent Sign Lifecycle Operations
TRAFFIC SIGNALS - Automated Flagger Assistance Devices (AFADs) and Portable Traffic Signals (PTSs) – What’s the Difference?
8 - 9:30 a.m. MT
BUSINESS - Competing for People: Strategies to Win the War for Talent
CAV - Delivering Safety Benefits for Drivers and Roadside Workers With C-V2X
SPA - The Future of the MUTCD
TTC - Work Zone Field Reviews
1 - 3 p.m. MT on the Traffic Expo show floor
1 - 1:30 p.m., Traffic Talk: TTC - Traffic Control Device Challenge Winner Presentations
1:30 - 2 p.m., Micro Session: TTC - Updates to Michigan DOT's MASH Plans
2- 2:30 p.m., Traffic Talk: BUSINESS - Women Empowering Women
2:30 - 3 p.m., Micro Session: PM - Advanced Machine-Learning Algorithms for Monitoring the Degradation of Pavement Markings

Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023

8 - 9 a.m. MT
BUSINESS - Mitigating Liability While Working on or Near Tribal Lands
CAV - Connecting Work Zones to Connected Vehicles
GUARDRAIL - Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs): Needs and Related Roadside Safety Challenges
PM - AV Readiness Study - An Evaluation of Utah Pavement Markings
PM - High Friction Surface Treatment (HFST) Application Reduce Crashes and Saves Lives
RWP - How Smart Roadway Workers Use Situational Awareness to Improve Safety
SIGNS - Wrong-way Driving: A Comprehensive Review of Proven Countermeasures
​TTC - Getting Everyone Home: Work Zone Road Safety Audits (RSAs)
TTC - How Do I Reduce Crashes and Fatalities in Work Zones?
TRAFFIC SIGNALS - The New Age of Portable Traffic Signals for Urban Environments
11 a.m. - Noon MT on the Traffic Expo show floor
11 - 11:30 a.m., Traffic Talk: TTC - ATSSA Grant Updates
11:30 a.m. - Noon, Micro Session: SPA - Funding Low-cost, Immediate Safety Needs

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