The 2013 Annual SoRSA Conference and AGM took place on Monday 17th & Tuesday 18th June 2013 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Birmingham.
The conference was once again well attended - thanks to those who attended. For those who were unable to make it this year and for those who wish to revist the material presented, the presentations given during the two days are now avalible to download.
Monday Afternoon Workshops and Tuesdays Conference Presentations
The SAMERU Study - Adrian Dean
Workshop 1 - Manchester Metro Link
Visually Impaired Users - Helen Aluko-Olokun
Overview of Current Legislation - Steve Proctor
Road Safety Inspections - Matthew Chamberlain
Tell Me How You Feel - Dr Neale Kinnear
RSA: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - Tim Askew
Road Junction Geometry and Design - Paul Martin
Collision Investigation - Ian Medd
Safety Culture in the Middle East - David George
Auditing Temporary Traffic Management - Kevin McMahon
Vulnerable Road Users: Equestrians - David Kerry
ISO39001 Road Traffic Safety - Peter Hartzell
Issues with Managed Motorways & Hard shoulder Running - Kate Carpenter
Please note that copyright is retained at all times by the speaker / author.
Constitution 2011 2011 AGM Minutes
The Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT) Society of Road Safety Auditors (SoRSA) held its fourth annual conference on Monday 13 and Tuesday 14 June in Birmingham.
Monday’s events began in the afternoon with two workshops (Interim & Stage 4 Audits and Risk Assessment), which were repeated so that each of the delegate was able to attend both workshops. These were followed by the Society’s Annual General Meeting, during which there were elections for several vacant positions on the SoRSA Committee, it was encouraging that so many members wish to become part of the Society resulting in the need for elections.
The AGM marked the completion of Ian Medd’s two year term of office as Chairman and he is succeeded by Julian Bartlett. Following the AGM, the delegates were treated to presentations by two young SoRSA members competing for the SoRSA Branch Young Engineer’s Award. Stewart Knowles from Jacobs gave his presentation on passive safety, followed by Shane Martin, also from Jacobs, with his presentation on auditing of the 2012 Olympic Routes. The judging panel, made up of Julian Bartlett, Libby Sands and Richard Jones then moved off into a huddle to make their decision. After all of this hard work the delegates gathered for their evening dinner, before retiring to the bar, where else!
The remainder of the conference took place on Tuesday and was attended by 126 delegates from both the public and private sectors. The welcome address was given by CIHT President Geoff Allister, who announced the winner of the SoRSA Young Engineer competition; Stewart Knowles, who became the first recipient of the Peter Bane Memorial trophy, kindly, donated by Libby Sands, the Inaugural Chairman of SoRSA. Stewart now goes on to represent SoRSA at the Colas national finals.
Following on from the award ceremony were some excellent presentations covering such topics as ‘Managed Motorways’, ‘The EU Directive on Road Safety Audit’ and ‘Quality Audits’. The afternoon session was of an equally high standard with talks on ‘Road User Behaviour’, ‘Road Restraint Systems’ and the processes involved in assessing and auditing a major highway project in Kenya. It was a lively day with many diverse questions and discussions generated by the presentation topics
The conference has been regarded as a huge success. The large turnout was particularly encouraging in the light of the current economic climate and spending cuts across the industry.
SoRSA Annual General Meeting 2011
The Fourth Annual General Meeting of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation’s Society of Road Safety Auditors took place on Monday 13th June 2011 at 17:30 hours at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Holliday Street, Birmingham. AGM 2011 Agenda 2011 AGM Minutes Constitution 2011
Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 June 2011
Birmingham Crowne Plaza, Holliday Street, Birmingham B1 1HH
DF copies of the PowerPoint presentations from this event are available to download below. Copyright is retained by the author in all cases and distribution requests should be made directly to them. Lance Fogg was unable to present his paper at the event but it is included here for your information.
The Society’s 3rd AGM was held on the 14 June 2010 at 1800 hours at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Holliday Street, Birmingham. The following relevant papers are attached: Notice of AGM and Agenda 2010 Committee Nominations Form 2010 (as pertinent to the Committee Posts of Newsletter Editor and Web Officer) Minutes of the 2009 AGM Draft Constitution (Version 7) Report on the Proposed Changes to the Society's Membership Requirements
The Second Annual General Meeting of the Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation’s Society of Road Safety Auditors was held on Monday 15 June at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Central Square, Birmingham.
Please see the documents below for details from the event.
AGM Agenda 2009
AGM Minutes
Constitution
The first Annual SoRSA Conference got off to a wonderful start when at 7.00pm on Tuesday 17 June 2008 over 50 delegates attended the first Annual General Meeting of the Society, which was held in the Copthorne Hotel, Birmingham.
The AGM was led by Chairman Libby Sands, with delegates hearing of the achievements made in the first term of the society and of plans for future work. This was followed by an informal dinner where over 80 delegates ate and drank well, safe in the knowledge that they would not be driving home that evening.
For more information on the Society of Road Safety Auditors first Annual General Meeting, please download the SoRSA AGM Minutes 2008
