Listening Session for the White House Conference on Aging Policy Committee
Theme: Transportation

		Presentation (.ppt)			Presenter Bio (.doc)
1:30 - 1:35			Welcome			Richard Pain, PhD Transportation Safety Coordinator Transportation Research Board Technical Activities (Division A)
1:35 - 1:45			Transportation and Quality of Life for Older Adults			Cynthia Owsley, MSPH, PhD Chair, Committee on the Safe Mobility of Older Persons (ANB60) Professor and Vice Chair for Clinical Research Department of Ophthalmology School of Medicine University of Alabama at Birmingham
1:45 - 1:55			A Senior-Friendly Transportation Environment: The Consumer Perspective			Bella Dinh-Zarr, PhD Director of Traffic Safety Policy AAA National Office
1:55 - 2:05			Alternative Transportation Options and Accessibility Issues			Audrey Straight, JD Senior Policy Advisor Public Policy Institute American Association of Retired Persons
2:05 - 2:15			Older Driver and Occupant Safety			Gerald McGwin, MS, PhD Associate Professor of Epidemiology and International Health School of Public Health University of Alabama at Birmingham
2:15 - 2:25			State DOTs Perspective: Economic and Surface Transportation Considerations			Anthony Kane, PhD Director, Engineering and Technical Services American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
2:25 - 2:35			The Eye and the Auto			Philip Hessburg, MD President Detroit Institute of Ophthalmology
2:35 - 2:45			The Role of the State Motor Vehicle Department			Robert Raleigh, MD Director, Medical Advisory Board Driver Safety Research Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
2:45 - 2:55			Screening and Assessment for Driving Licensure			Loren Staplin, PhD Principal Partner Transanalytics, Inc.
2:55 - 3:05			Safe Mobility for a Maturing Society: Recommendations from the U.S. Department of Transportation			Joan Harris Traffic Safety Specialist U.S. Department of Transportation
3:05 - 3:20	Break
3:20 - 3:30			U.S. Department of Transportation Perspective: Infrastructure, Operations and Safety			George Ostensen Associate Administrator, Office of Highway Safety Federal Highway Administration
3:30 - 3:40			The Role of the Physician			Joanne Schwartzberg, MD Director of Aging and Community Health American Medical Association
3:40 - 3:50			Cognitive Rehabilitation and Driving			Karlene Ball, PhD Professor and Director, Center for Research in Applied Gerontology University of Alabama at Birmingham
3:50 - 4:00			Educating Older Drivers			Frank Carroll Director AARP Driver Safety Program and Mobility Options American Association of Retired Persons
4:00 - 4:10			Public Health Perspective			Jeffrey Elias, PhD Program Officer Behavioral and Social Research Program National Institute on Aging National Institutes of Health
4:10 - 4:20			State Governors Representatives for Highway Safety Perspective: Driver Behavior			Kathryn Swanson Immediate Past Chair Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA)
4:20 - 4:30			Public Transportation: Providing Seniors with Transportation Options			J. Barry Barker Executive Director Transit Authority of River City, Kentucky (TARC)
4:30 - 5:00	Audience Questions and Comments - Moderated by Cynthia Owsley
5:00	Adjournment