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The 2026 Australasian Road Safety Conference invites your submission for possible inclusion in this year’s conference program.

The ethos of the ARSC submission handling process is that all decisions are fair and transparent. Decisions and deadlines apply to all authors equally.

Before submitting your Extended Abstract or Interactive Workshop proposal, ensure you read the below guidelines carefully.

Submission Templates

To submit an Extended Abstract for an oral or poster presentation or an Interactive Workshop proposal, use the appropriate template below.

To submit, go to the ARSC Submission Portal. Detailed instructions are provided in the portal.

Extended Abstract – Download the template here
Interactive Workshop proposals – Download the template here

Submissions for 2026 are now open!

Prepare your oral presentation – Oral guidelines and template
Prepare your poster presentation – Poster guidelines
Instructions for Chairs and Co-chairs – Chair guidelines

Submitting your presentation
There is no requirement to submit your oral presentation before the conference.

All speakers are required to pre-load their presentation onsite, at the speaker’s preparation room at least 2 hours prior to their session commencing.

Please note that all correspondence will be sent to the email address you provide when submitting.

One author must be a registered attendee for each accepted submission.

A link will be sent to the main author to register. Any costs incurred remain at the responsibility of the presenting author.

Conference Theme

From Evidence to Action: Shaping a Brighter Future

We are at risk of missing the 2030 targets for death and serious injuries. Impactful collaboration is critical to developing optimal and innovative solutions, and a brighter future.

At the 2026 Australasian Road Safety Conference in Sydney, we will consider:

The evidence and the action:
- What is the evidence telling us
- How are we transforming evidence into action?
- What are our key messages? How do we create a sense of urgency in the community?
- How do we educate and persuade leaders, influencers, and the community?
- How do we engage key groups (e.g. medical professionals and first responders)?
The future:
- What challenges threaten road safety?
- How do we combat these threats?
- What must we do differently

Submissions which demonstrate evidence of collaboration are encouraged.

As well as established presenters, we call on newcomers, such as medical responders and the broader triple-zero community, to participate in conference.

The focus on education, persuasion, messaging and influencers is aimed at road safety communications including the field of social media.

Topics

We welcome delegates to submit their Extended Abstracts or Interactive Workshop proposals under the following categories:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
Automated Vehicles
Communications and media
Community and school programs
Crash data collection and analysis
Cyclists
Distractions and inattention
Early childhood
Emergency services, medical and post-crash care
Enforcement and policing
Fatigue
First Nations
Heavy vehicles (trucks, buses and drivers)
Intelligent Transport Systems
Local Government
Low-cost treatments
Motor cyclists
Motor vehicles
Novice driver/rider training and licensing
Older road users
Pedestrians
Personal mobility devices (e.g. e-scooters)
Policy development and implementation
Restraints
Road safety across cultures
Road safety in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMIC)
Road safety management
Road user behaviours and human factors
Road user training
Roads, road design and road environment
Rural roads
Safe speed, speeding, travel speeds
Safe streets and neighbourhoods
Workplace and work-related road safety

Conference Prizes

Best Conference Theme Submission
Best Road Safety Poster
Best Submission by a New Road Safety Practitioner
Best Submission by a Road Safety Practitioner
Best Submission by a Road Safety Researcher
Best Submission by a Road Safety Researcher
Best Submission with Implications for Improving Road Safety Policing
Tom McLaughlin Prize for Best Submission with Implications for Improving Road Safety for Children

Peer Review of Submissions

All submissions will be screened to ensure the quality and compatibility with the conference.

All Extended Abstracts are peer-reviewed using the Distributed Peer Review approach. This approach shares the workload across the submitting authors. First authors will be allocated up to a maximum of five (5) reviews. Authors who do not complete the allocated peer-reviews and have their own submission accepted will be offered a Poster Only.
Note: authors submitting to the ARSC for the first time will not be invited to review.

All Interactive Workshop proposals are reviewed by the Scientific Committee (SC) and Scientific Advisory Group (SAG). If some members of the SC and SAG cannot score a proposal because of a conflict of interest, the final score is adjusted so all scores count equally.

The final decision on acceptance, and presentation formats will be determined by the peer-review and available spaces in the program with preference given to the highest quality submissions from practitioners and researchers.

All authors will be notified of the outcome of their submission via email.

Posters

All successful applicants will be required to:
- Display their AO poster at the conference
- Stand next to their poster during the Poster Gallery session (Day 2) and discuss their work with conference delegates
Authors of an accepted ‘Poster presentation with speed oral presentation’ must be available to present their poster including:
- Short three (3) minute presentation on Day 2
Posters can be printed on paper or fabric and/or laminated. We recommend using a material that is compatible with Velcro which will be used to mount the posters on the poster boards
Presenters are required to hang their posters prior to morning tea on Day 2
Posters will be on display for the duration of the conference

See posters designed for ARSC 2021 – 2025

Important Information

All accepted submissions will be published in the conference app available to all conference attendees during the conference
The full submission including posters and prize winners will be published in the conference proceedings that will be publicly available post-conference
An author of an accepted submission must register for the conference by the speaker registration date, 14 August 2026 and pay the registration fee
Accepted submissions that do not have a registered presenter by 14 August 2026 will be removed from the concurrent program. Late registering authors will have the option to present a Poster Only

Program Enquiries

For conference submission process and scientific review enquiries contact:

Australasian Road Safety Conference Program Managers
c/o MCI Australia

Key Dates

Most Frequently Asked Questions

More frequently asked questions are answered in the submission template. If you can’t find what you are looking for, please contact the ARSC Program Manager.

Q: Is there a limit on how many submissions I can present?

A: Yes. Oral presentations are limited to two (2) across all presentation types including long oral, short oral, poster presentation with speed oral and Interactive Workshops. You may make multiple submissions as the first author. However, if more than two submissions are accepted, a co-author will need to present the additional presentations, or you may present a Poster Only.

Q: How is the topic I will present at the conference decided?

A: You decide. When you submit, you will select one primary topic and up to two secondary topics. Topics with a small number of presentations may be combined.

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