This symposium honors Daniel J. Raskin who was a highly skilled human-factors investigator on the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and a tireless advocate for transportation safety and injury prevention. Daniel was killed as a volunteer firefighter in 1990 by a preventable explosion of faulty equipment. The symposium is endowed by the Raskin family as a tribute Daniel’s life’s work. The goal is to educate public health professionals and the broader community about current research, policy, and programs to reduce injury.

The speaker for the 2016 Raskin Memorial Symposium is Mark Rosekind, PhD, Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Dr. Rosekind will moderate the panel "Behind the Wheel: Public Health and Safety of Autonomous Cars," featuring multidiscipline experts, including: