The 2026 NC Traffic Safety Conference was at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, NC from June 2 – 4 (Pre-Conference Sessions on June 1). To stay in touch with all updates for future events, sign up for the newsletter here.

This conference is open to the public, so anyone may attend. Sessions and program content are tailored for traffic safety stakeholders including advocates, researchers, Child Passenger Safety Technicians, law enforcement, first responders, transportation engineers and planners, judicial partners, and other traffic safety professionals.

Booking links for the conference hotels are accessed through the conference registration website (posted early 2026).

• All attendees must register first to receive the booking links.
• See below for step-by-step instructions for using the booking links.
• All attendees must provide a credit card number to hold their room reservation.

Visit the Hotel & Travel Info page of this website for parking options and details.

The conference accepts payments by Credit Card, Check, and Purchase Order.

• Submit Credit Card payments online through the conference registration website (posted early 2026).
• Mail Checks and Purchase Orders to the address provided on the registration website and in your confirmation email.

Yes, a limited number of scholarships are available to traffic safety stakeholders, for both individuals and agencies..

• Scholarships cover the conference registration fee only. No travel, lodging or per diem costs are included. No cash awards will be made. Scholarship awardees are given a one-time-use discount code to enter when registering.
• Based on demand, a limit may be placed on the number of scholarships awarded per agency. If more valid applications are received than there are available scholarships, a drawing will be conducted and applicants will be chosen randomly.

Yes, CPS Technicians will be able to earn all 6 CEUs needed for recertification at the CPS Pre-Conference Training Session. Spots are limited and pre-registration is required.

Yes. On the conference registration website select “Register Now” then choose the “Pre-Conference Only” registration type and follow the instructions. 

• Pre-conference sessions are free to attend and are open only to CPS Technicians, NC law enforcement officers, and other traffic safety professionals.
• Pre-conference registration does not include other conference days and activities.

No. The General Attendee and Sponsor registration fees cover all days of the conference. You are free to attend any day but there is no reduced fee available for single-day attendance.

Please see the Policies page for all cancellation, refund, and modification policies.

The conference dress code is business casual. Law enforcement and first responders often wear their uniforms on the opening and closing days of the conference. If uniforms / professional dress are required for any activity, this will be indicated on the program agenda.

Yes. Please refer to the Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities page and contact sponsor@nctrafficsafetyconference.org for more information.

1. Do speakers have to pay the registration fee?
• No. Speakers have a unique link on the conference registration website with a waived registration fee.
2. Do speakers have to pay for a hotel room?
• Hotel room costs (room rate and tax) will be covered only for speakers traveling 35+ miles to the Benton Convention Center. State of NC policy allows hotel per diem only for persons traveling 35+ miles from their duty station or home, whichever is less, to their final travel destination.
• One night of a speaker’s hotel stay will be directly billed to GHSP for each day that a speaker presents. Any additional room nights (for non-presentation days) and incidental room charges will be billed to the speaker’s credit card.

Choose the ‘STEP-LEL-LECC’ link on the conference registration website and carefully follow the instructions to register and to book your hotel room. Your registration fee will be waived and your room costs (room rate and tax only) will be covered by GHSP. Please note — a credit card will be required to hold your hotel room reservation.