About EVU
EVU – Board Members
Prof. DI Dr. techn. Hermann Steffan CEO and Speaker of the Board, A
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Gustav Kasanicky, Deputy Chairman, SK
Dipl.-Ing. (TU) Stephan Schal,Treasurer, D
Dr. Dipl.-Ing. Michael Weyde Secretary, D
Members of the Presidential Council (1)
Dipl.-Ing. (TU) Jörg Ahlgrimm EVU President, D,
(DEKRA Accident Analysis, retired)
Dipl.-Geogr. Jacqueline Lacroix Germany,(German Road Safety Council, DVR)
Honorary Members of the Presidential Council
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Heinz Burg, Deutschland, (IbB Expertise)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Christian von Glasner Deutschland, (Daimler AG, retired)
Members of the Presidential Council (2)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter Lugner Österreich, (University of Vienna)
Dr. Virginio Rivano Italien, (Studio Tecnico, Florenz)
Secretariat of the Headquarters
Marianne Wolkerstorfer, Office Manager in the EVU-Headquarters Graz, Austria
Special Sessions Organisers
- To propose a session, email us with the title and a short brief of the session
The company
EVU consists of an umbrella association with the international headquarters in Graz, Austria, as well as of individual country groups.
Every country can establish such a country group, and many countries in Europe, but also outside of Europe, have already done so.
At the time being, EVU counts more than 1200 members and experts from around 35 countries worldwide.
The European Association for Accident Research and Accident Analysis holds an ordinary members meeting every year, which always takes place in the framework of the Annual Congress.
The leading organs of EVU are the General Assembly, the Board of Management and the Presidential Council.The Scientific Board prepares the annual conferences, evaluates the submitted abstracts and then selects the presentation. The official language of the association is English.
General Targets of EVU
- Promotion of accident research and improvement of methology in accident analysis.
- Improvement of traffic safety in cooperation with the automotive industry.
- Own researches on important safety items in order to be able to participate in legislative safety discussions.
- Advanced training, permanent education and intensive exchange of experiences in cooperation with legislation- and certification institutions,
- Technical Services and Automobile Clubs.
- Contributions to national and international legislative working groups, to expert panels and congresses as well as to legislation of UN/ECE in Geneva and EU in Brussels.
Annual Congresses of EVU
1992 Austria, Vienna
1993 Switzerland, Zurich
1994 Germany, Berlin
1995 Hungary, Budapest
1996 Netherlands, s‘Hertogenbosch
1997 Slowakia, Bratislava
1998 Germany, Münster
1999 Poland, Krakow
2000 Germany, Berlin
2001 Czech Republic, Brno 2002 Slowenia, Portoroz
2003 Switzerland, Zurich
2004 Hungary, Budapest
2005 Slowakia, Bratislava
2006 Germany, Dresden
2007 Poland, Krakow
2008 France, Nice
2009 England, Hinckley
2010 Czech Republic, Prague 2011 Austria, Graz
2012 Romania, Brasov
2013 Italy, Florence
2014 Danmark, Copenhagen
2015 Scotland, Edinburgh
2016 Slovakia, Bratislava
2017 Netherlands, Haarlem
2018 Croatia, Dubrovnik
2019 Spain, Barcelona