Workshops (offered in 10 tracks)
All 2026 conference activities will be held in Baltimore, MD, April 19-21, 2026.
Workshops below subject to change
CPS CEU Information:
Lifesavers Conference includes the opportunity for attendees to receive all required Child Passenger Safety (CPS) technical continuing education units (CEUs) at this year’s conference. In addition to CEU sessions, attendees can alternatively earn a CEU by visiting child restraint manufacturer exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall. Additional Child Passenger Safety workshops will offer Community Education credit, which is also required for CPS Technician and CPS Technician-Instructor recertification. The recertification requirements can be reviewed here: https://cert.safekids.org/i-am-a-tech/recertification
To document workshops attended for CEUs or Community Education, along with manufacturer exhibitor visits, preprinted CPS Passports will be provided. Technicians must stay for the entire workshop and have their passport stamped on the way out to be eligible for credit. Technicians should keep their passports after Lifesavers in the event they are selected for a CEU audit at time of recertification. Replacement passports will not be available after the conference ends.
Click here to view all the Lifesavers workshop titles and descriptions on our new Event Site!
As we get closer to the conference, speaker submitted powerpoints and supplemental files will also be available on the Event Site.
CPS Research: Improving Child Restraint Designs, Use & Disposal
Data, Innovation & Partnerships: Expanding CPS in New & Exciting Ways
Enacting Good Laws: Successful Improvement of Legislation to Support Education
Healthcare Providers & Child Passengers: An Important Pairing
Keeping Kids Safe in Other Vehicles: CPS Beyond Traditional Cars & Trucks
Making Education Effective: Resources That Will Make Your Teaching Sparkle
Real-World Crash Outcomes: From Crash Scene to Informed Programs
Replicating Proven Success: Reaching Populations with Unique Needs
Safe Travel for Everyone: An Evolving Approach
What’s New in Car Seats: 2026 Manufacturers Update Part 1
What’s New in Car Seats: 2026 Manufacturers Update Part 2
Campaign Command Center: A Hands-On Design Sprint
From Tragedy to Transformation: Survivor-Led Advocacy for Safer Roads
Harnessing Influence: Engaging Families & Creators for Traffic Safety
Law Enforcement Communication: Engaging Effectively
Maximizing Reach: State Campaigns & Cost-Effective Messaging
Shared Streets, Safer Journeys: Protecting Vulnerable Road Users
Tribal Outreach: Collaboration & Storytelling for Safer Communities
Youth Leading the Way: Creative Campaigns for Safer Streets
All You Need is the Internet: eLearning & Traffic Safety
CMV Safety: Screening Technology, Proactive Enforcement, & Adjudication
Dangerous Driving: Tired Cops & Cognitive Impairment Screening
High in Plain Sight: The Ever-Evolving World of Drug Impaired Driving Trends, Products, & Items
Multi-Jurisdictional Traffic Enforcement: Legal & Practical Considerations
Recreational & Medicinal Cannabis & Roadway Safety: Unmasking the Public Safety Threat
Eyes, Evidence, & Enforcement: The Power Quartet in Drug-Impaired Driving Cases
Telling the Story, Drug DUI Events
The Deadliest Task: Comprehensive Strategies to Keep Officers Safe on America’s Roadways
Work Zone, Speed Safety
Writing the High: Crafting Drug DUI Reports that Get Cases Filed, & Pleas Entered
Disrupting Distraction: Creative, Low-Cost Ways to Engage Communities in Safer Driving
From Awareness to Action: Student Changemakers Preventing Distracted Driving
How Technology is Changing Distracted Driving Enforcement
Invisible Barriers: Mental Health, Neurodiversity, & Driving Safety
New Approaches to Address Distracted Driving
Show Me the Money: Funding Solutions for Distracted Driving Prevention
Unified Action: Strengthening Court, Prosecutor & Enforcement Partnerships to Curb Distracted Driving
When Facts Aren’t Enough: Connecting with Emotion & Motivation
Approaching Driver Training from Safe Systems: Building Safer Drivers from the Ground Up
Fast Lane & Fatal Consequences: Tackling Speeding Head-On
Fraudulent CDL Driver Testing: A High Stakes Safety issue for Commercial Vehicle Operations
Level Up Driver’s Ed: Using Gamification to Train Teen Drivers
Navigating the Road: Bridging Barriers in Driver Training Across Cultures
The Future is Now: Driver Training for ADAS & Strategies for Safely Deploying Highly Automated Vehicles
Two Wheels, One Goal: Safe Riding Starts Here
Youth Voices, Safer Roads: A New Era of Traffic Safety Leadership
Can Roadside Oral Fluid Testing Really Do All That?
Countermeasures, Regulations, & Research to Prevent Driving Under the Influence of Prescription & Over-the-Counter Medications
Data-Driven Approaches to Assessing Traffic Safety Outcomes Among At-Risk & Risky Populations in Maryland
DUII Treatment Court: Building Participant Recover Through Law Enforcement Interactions; 2-Way Street of Trust/Compassion
Emerging Technologies to End Impaired Driving
Emerging Trends, Countermeasures, & Legislation to Tackle Impaired Driving
Innovative Programs in Law Enforcement
Judicial Perspectives to Reduce Impaired Driving
Reducing Impaired Driving on Tribal Lands
Ripples of a Fatal Crash: The Human Impact Across the Traffic Safety & Justice Landscapes
State Legislator Panel
Victim Advocacy Panel (Organized by MADD)
Advancing Occupant Protection Strategies: Integrating Crash Injury Costs & Naturalistic
Driving Data on Seatbelt Misuse
Driving Positive Change: Empowering Young Adults for Safer Roads
From Loss to Lifesaving: A Holistic Approach to Occupant Protection
ThinkFirst For Life: The Experienced Driver’s Safety Guide
Working Together to Promote Occupant Protection in Tribal Communities
Advancing Vehicle Technologies & Designs for Vulnerable Road User Safety
By the Numbers: Using Data to Support Pedestrian & Bicyclist Safety
It’s Electric! Enabling Safe Mobility on E-Scooters & E-Bikes
Layer Up for Youth Safety: How changes to routes, education, & partnership work together for change
Responders Are Pedestrians Too: New & Safer Approaches to Traffic Incident Management
Safety & Mobility for People with Disabilities
Taming the Arterial: Transforming Our Most Dangerous Streets to Support Walking, Biking & Rolling
Thinking Beyond the Individual: A Fresh Take on Supporting Bicycle Helmet Use
Using Speed Safety Cameras to Protect Vulnerable Road Users
Critical Minutes: Strengthening Post-Crash Response in Rural Communities
Data-Driven Decisions: Harnessing AI & Health Data for Local Action
Risk Management on the Roads: Practical Tools for Employers
Safe System, Bold Vision: Auditing Your Agency’s Readiness for the Future of Road Safety
Stronger Together: How Regional Coordinators Are Uniting Enforcement, Public Health & Community Coalitions to Build a Safer System
The Road to Greater Road Safety
Breaking News: Interstate Multiple Car Crash involving ADAS
Data Bootcamp: Turning Information into Action
Game On: Test Your Vehicle Technology Knowledge
New Solutions to Old Problems
On the Road to Automation: A Scenario-Based Planning Exercise
Shedding Light on the Situation