Upcoming and Recent Events
Upcoming events sponsored or co-sponsored by the Maryland Association of Traffic Accident Investigators:
Crush Analysis – 40 Hour Class
August 16-20
Millersville, Maryland
A 40-hour crush class will be presented the week of August 16th to the 20th 2010 in the Baltimore-Washington area at the Anne Arundel County Police Special Operations Division facility in Millersville.
The cost of the class is $400.00. Anyone interested in attending should contact Greg Russell directly at 443-889-3657.
2010 Combined Annual Conference for Traffic Collision Reconstruction
October 6-8, 2010
Ocean City, Maryland
www.crashconference.com
Hosted by the Maryland Association of Traffic Accident Investigators, this year’s conference agenda includes 2˝ days, Wednesday through mid-day Friday, of crash testing, lecture presentations and vendor displays focusing on current topics and trends in motor vehicle collision reconstruction. Crash testing at this year’s conference will include underride impacts of passenger type vehicles with a large semi-trailer.
Tentative presenters for this year’s event include:
- Jeff Muttart – Accident Dynamics Research Center - Human Factors in Traffic Collisions
- Jim Sobek – Clearly Visible Presentations, LLC and Wolf Technical Services – Vision and Vehicle Headlight Optics
- Kevin Johnson - Clearly Visible Presentations, LLC and Wolf Technical Services – Low Light Forensic Photography
- Angela Trego, PhD – Trego Engineering – Side Underride Analysis
- Bill Messerschmidt – Retroreflective Treatment Investigation and Analysis
- Andy Rich – EBS, KEES, dV and the First Law of Thermodynamics
- Chuck Veppert – Valley Technical Services – Commercial Vehicle Conspicuity Requirements
- Jeremy Onyan – Pictometry International Corporation and Arnold Wheat – Accident Reconstruction Services, Inc. – Pictometry, New Applications
- Joe Cofone – Commercial Vehicle Rollovers
We have some additional topics in the works, so there will not be a shortage of new and valuable information.
Optional/Additional Training Class and Sessions
On Tuesday, October 5, 2010, as a prelude to the main conference, an optional full day training class on forensic mapping and diagramming will be held. This class, presented by PSFM, promises to provide answers for the novice and advanced practitioner involved in forensic mapping. Attendees can sign-up for this class while registering for the conference. Attendance for this class does require a separate registration fee of $45.00 and includes lunch. Visit the conference website, www.crashconference.com for details.
Conference Venue
The venue for this year’s conference is the Stowaway Grand Hotel, located on the ocean and Ocean City’s boardwalk at 21st Street. The nightly room rate for conference attendees is $79.00 (+taxes) for the standard room. A limited number of King-Whirlpool Jacuzzi rooms (upper level room with a large Jacuzzi tub) are available for $119.00 (+taxes) per night. Please make your room reservations directly with the hotel and advise them that your reservations are for the MdATAI conference.
Grand Hotel
2100 Baltimore Avenue
Ocean City, MD 21842
800-447-6779
www.grandhoteloceancity.com
In addition to excellent rooms, most of which are ocean front or ocean view, located within the Grand Hotel is the Java Beach Coffee House that offers a wide range of beverages and light fare 24 hours a day, the Grand Salon and Day Spa, bar lounge and recently renovated pizzeria. Free wireless Internet access is also available throughout the hotel.
Registration
Registration Fees and Deadlines:
| Member of Host or Participating Organization | $345.00 | Prior to 9/6/2010 |
| Non-Member | $395.00 | Prior to 9/6/2010 |
| Member | $385.00 | After 9/6/2010 |
| Non-Member | $435.00 | After 9/6/2010 |
(For non-members - join any organization before 9/6/2010 and receive the member price)
Additional Packages:
Meal and Crash Testing Package for Spouse or Significant Other: $95.00/Person
• Note – additional attendee must be 18 years of age or older and sign a waiver to attend the crash test exercise. This package is required for other persons to accompany attendees at crash test exercise.
Additional Buffet-Banquet Attendee (i.e., spouse) on Thursday: $30.00/Person
In addition to lectures and crash testing, your registration fee also provides five meals (including a cookout at the crash test facility), a Tuesday evening reception and a buffet-banquet dinner Thursday evening.
For additional information and to register for the conference via a secure online application, including payment by credit card, visit
Registration by mail, including payment by check, money order or purchase order, should be made to the following:
Maryland Association of Traffic Accident Investigators
PO Box 903
Pasadena, MD 21123
Participating Organizations:
Maryland Association of Traffic Accident Investigators
National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS)
National Association of Traffic Accident Reconstructionists and Investigators (NATARI)
New Jersey Association of Accident Reconstructionists (NJAAR)
New York Statewide Traffic Accident Reconstruction Society (NYSTARS)
Professional Society of Forensic Mapping (PSFM)
ACTAR Exam
An ACTAR accreditation exam will be held Tuesday, October 5, 2010. Contact ACTAR (www.actar.org) for details. Plans are being made to hold a separate exam preparation class on Monday, October 4. Please check the website for details and updates.
Vendors
We will have vendors on hand to demonstrate the latest equipment, software and services available for collision reconstruction. If you are interested in promoting your product or service to our industry, contact us for information. For additional information, please contact us. Purchase of a vendor table also provides access for 1 at all meals and the crash test exercise.
Additional Information, please contact:
mdatai@mdatai.org
Bob Squire 410-360-8140
Victor Craig 301-843-1371 Vendor Services
Recent Events:
The 2009 Annual Conference, hosted by NAPARS, was held October 7-9, 2009, in Ocean City, MD. The main topic was commercial vehicle crash reconstruction. In addition to a spectacular semi versus pick-up impact, attendees had the opportunity to drive a trailer-trailer combination. Other field exercises included truck skid testing, ECM download documentation, MCSAP inspection protocols and light vehicle to heavy vehicle side swipe impacts.
The 2008 annual conference was held October 15-17 in Atlantic City, NJ. This year's conference featured lateral pole impacts and refined airborne analyses.
The 2007 annual conference was held October 24-26 in Binghamton, NY. Vehicle-to-vehicle crashes
focused on the analysis of post-impact rotation. Also conducted were crashes into fixed barriers to
evaluate airbag deployment with the high-speed impact left to "robocar".
MdATAI co-sponsored, along with 11 other organizations, the F3T2 conference that was held in Clear Lake, Texas, September 18-21, 2006. The conference featured a day of crash testing and practical field examinations in addition to many excellent presentations. With lots of catered food and networking, no one was hungry or bored.
