Wednesday, August 7

7:00 am – 8:00 am     Continental Breakfast
Location - Coronado L

8:00 am – 9:30 am

Location - Durango 1
Moderator - Elizabeth Bradley, BTS
This session provides updates on three major BTS projects: Safety Data Initiative, Data Gaps, and BTS’s GIS Program.

Safety Data Initiative and Data Gaps
Demetra Collia, Safety Data Initiative, Project Manager, BTS demetra.collia@bts.gov
Telephone:  (202) 366-1610
Abstract, Bio

GIS Program
Steve Lewis, GIS Applications Manager, BTS   steve.lewis@bts.gov
Telephone:  (202) 366-9223
Abstract, Bio

Location - Durango 2
Moderator - Kathy Hoffman
When it comes to safety conscious transportation planning, a number of key groups are involved in the process.  The data needs of the planning community will be presented. 
 

Safety Conscious Planning:  State and National Initiatives
Susan B Herbel, Ph.D,  Consultant/FHWA,  SBHatGAIA@aol.com
Telephone: 407-829-6424
Bio

Brevard MPO Bike/Ped Program - From Data to Implementation
Bob Kamm, Director Brevard County MPO and Transportation Planning Office
bob.kamm@countygovt.brevard.fl.us  
Telephone:  321-690-6890
Abstract, Bio   

Incorporating Safety in Transportation Planning
Neil Pedersen,  Deputy Administrator/Chief Engineer, Planning and Engineering, Maryland State Highway Administration, Npedersen@sha.state.md.us
Abstract, Bio, Slides, Letter to Mr. Edwards (.doc),  Letter to Mr. Gregory (.doc), Timeline (.xls)

Location - Coronado M
Moderator - Dave Bozak, Traffic Records Specialist, InfoGroup
This session focuses on front-end mobile data capture tools, which are already being used by many state and local law enforcement agencies, and being considered by many others.  This software technology for recording the details of a crash, issuing a citation, or processing a drunk driver, is helping law enforcement to become more effective, and it is producing more timely and accurate information.

Solutions for Technology in the Patrol Field
Leonard P. Casper, New York State Police,  lcasper@troopers.state.ny.us
Telephone: 518-457-3258
Bio

Using Polaris to Capture Crash Data
Johnnie L. Harris, Sergeant - Dallas Police Department,  jlharri@ci.dallas.tx.us
Telephone: (214) 670-5022
Bio

Crash Reporting Using CAPTAIN
Jim Donnelly, Telecommunications Director – New Britain CT Police Department
james.donnelly@ps.ci.new-britain.ct.us 
Telephone: 860-826-3087
Slides

Using Crash and Citation Software from BETA Information Systems
Richard A. McAlister, Sergeant, Maine State Police,  Richard.A.McAlister@state.me.us
Telephone:  207-624-8930

Location - Coronado Q
Moderator - Ken Hackman, President, National Institute for Safety Research, Inc.

Provides information and updates for the Manual On Classification of Motor Vehicle Traffic Accidents.  

Ken Hackman, President, National Institute for Safety Research, Inc. kdhackman@mindspring.com
Telephone:  (301) 533-0750
Abstract, Bio

9:30 am – 10:00 am   Refreshment Break
Location - Coronado L

10:00 am – 11:30 am

Location - Coronado K
Presiding - Dave Bozak, Chairman
Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals
General meeting for ATSIP

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Location - Coronado M
Moderator - Joe Carra, Director, NCSA, NHTSA
Updates the highway safety community on what is happening with the NCSA’s data programs (FARS, NASS, State Data Programs, CVARS and Data Analysis Program) and their vision of the future.
 

Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)
Kenneth W.  Rutland, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,  krutland@nhtsa.dot.gov
Telephone: (202) 493-0055
Abstract, Bio

Commercial Vehicle Analysis Reporting System (CVARS)
John Brophy, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Abstract

National Automotive Sampling System (NASS)
Chip Chidester, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,  chip.chidester@nhtsa.dot.gov
Telephone:  202-366-5393
Abstract, Bio

NASS CDS
Kristin Thiriez, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,  kristin.thiriez@nhtsa.dot.gov
Telephone:  202-366-2837
Abstract, Bio

State Data Programs 
Barbara Rhea, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,  brhea@nhtsa.dot.gov
Telephone:  (202) 366-2714
Abstract, Bio

Data Analysis Programs
Dennis Utter, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,   dutter@nhtsa.dot.gov
Telephone:  (202) 366-5351
Abstract, Bio

Location - Durango 1
Moderator - Rosa Gill, Director, Traffic Records Section, NCDOT-Division of Motor Vehicles

Pasco County Crash Management System Upgrade
Robert P. Wallace, P.E. AICP, Tindale-Oliver & Associates, Inc.,  bwallace@tindaleoliver.com
Telephone: 813-224-8862
Abstract, Bio, Slides

Managing Crash Data - The University Experience
Helmut Schneider, Ph. D., Chairman, ISDS Department, Louisiana State Universtiy

Ohio Traffic Crash Data Collection
Tom Hollingsworth, Data Services Administrator, Ohio Department of Public Safety
thollingsworth@dps.state.oh.us
Telephone: 614-387-2800
Abstract, Bio

Location - Durango 2
Moderator - Jim Davis, Director, University of New Mexico, Division of Government Research
The court process is a critical part of the traffic records process. Recent developments in the automation of court processes and their interface with other parts of the traffic records system will be covered in this session.

An Analysis of the New Mexico Screening and Tracking Data of DWI Offenders Linked with The New Mexico State Citation Tracking System
Judith S. Harmon, New Mexico Dept. of Health,  judithh@doh.state.nm.us
Telephone:  505-476-3576
Abstract, Bio
and
Laura Ring Kapitula, Statistician, Kapitula Consulting
Bio, Paper

Electronic Ticketing, Building on the Iowa Model
Lt. Lenny Casper, New York State Police,  lcasper@troopers.state.ny.us
Telephone:  518-457-3258
Abstract, Bio

New Mexico DWI Court Monitoring Program
Michael A. Archibeque, Information Systems Manager, New Mexico Supreme Court

Location - Coronado Q
Moderator – Ed Milton, Team Leader, Traffic Records, NHTSA
TEA-21 provide record levels of investment to continue rebuilding America’s highways and transit systems, doing so within a balanced budget and without cutting education, Social Security, and other vital Presidential priorities. It’s key priorities were to improve safety, protect public health and the environment, and create opportunities for all Americans. This session will discuss the issues with the reauthorization of TEA-21.

Safety Reauthorization: Status and Issues in FHWA
Kathy Hoffman, FHWA, Kathy.Hoffman@fhwa.dot.gov
Telephone: 202-366-9469
Slides

Ed Milton, NHTSA,  emilton@nhtsa.dot.gov
Telephone:

Brian McLaughlin, FMCSA,  brian.mclaughlin@fhwa.dot.gov
Telephone:  202-366-8773

Demetra Collia, BTS,  demetra.collia@bts.gov
Telephone:  202-366-1610
Bio

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm     Refreshment Break
Location - Coronado L

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Location - Coronado M
Moderator - Dennis Utter, NHTSA
NHTSA will implement a new method to estimate missing BAC levels in FARS.  Multiple Imputation improves on the current model by estimating ten values of BAC for each missing value.  This session will review the similarities and differences in the two methodologies. 
Session Overview

Alcohol Data in FARS –Trends and Testing Patterns
Anders Longthorne, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, anders.longthorne@nhtsa.dot.gov
Telephone:  (202) 366-5356
Abstract, Bio, Slides

Why Impute? – The Need for Estimating Missing BAC values
Joseph Tessmer. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration,  jtessmer@nhtsa.dot.gov
Telephone:  (202) 366-5820
Abstract,  Slides

Transitioning to Multiple Imputation – A New Method of Estimating Missing BAC Values in FARS
Rajesh Subramanian, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, rajesh.subramanian@nhtsa.dot.gov       
Telephone:  (202) 366-5371
Abstract, Bio, Slides

Location - Coronado Q
Moderator - Betsey Benkowski, FMCSA

Sharing the Traffic and Criminal (TraCS) Data Collection Software for Accidents,
Citations, Inspections and Incidents with Other States/Provinces
Mary Jensen, Iowa Department of Transportation, maryjensen@dot.state.ia.us
Telephone:  515-237-3235
Abstract, Bio, Slides

Implementing TraCS in New York, Georgia and Delaware
Lt. Lenny Casper, New York State Police,  lcasper@troopers.state.ny.us
Telephone: 518-457-3258
Bio
William R. Youngblood, Georgia Tech Research Institute, bill.youngblood@gtri.gatech.edu
Telephone:  770-528-7832
Michael J. McDonald, Director, Information Technology, Delaware State Police,  mmcdonald@state.de.us
Telephone:  302-659-2302
Slides
 

Location - Durango 1
Moderator – Leslie Nelson Taullie, Planning and Grants Officer, Colorado State Patrol

Denver Police Department’s Biased Policing Study, Data Collection and Anslysis           
Rick Carlson, Assistant Professor, CIS Department, Metropolitan State College of Denver,  RJcarlso@mines.edu
Telephone:  303-273-3929
Abstract, Bio, Slides, Paper (.pdf)

Traffic Stop Data Collection
Dave Linn, Director of Technology, Montgomery County Police Department, Maryland,  linnd@co.mo.md.us
Telephone:  240-773-5211
Abstract,  Slides, Traffic Stop Analysis1 (.doc),  Traffic Stop Analysis2 (.doc)
 

Location - Durango 2
Moderator - Richard Paddock, CEO, Traffic Safety Analysis Systems & Services
The US-DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) is chartered to provide transportation data resources to the US-DOT as well as the rest of the transportation community.  Since it’s creation a few years ago, BTS has compiled a massive inventory of US-DOT data files and developed an extensive Metadata Inventory of those systems and file.  In addition, they have developed a very flexible and powerful web-based tool for accessing the metadata, as well as the actual data files - TranStats.  The TranStats web site provides access to many of the US-DOT data resources and allows the user to perform various ad hoc queries and analyses.  This session will provide an overview of the TranStats web site as well as a discussion of its future.  Those participating in the session will be provided an opportunity to provide BTS with input about those data files and functions that might best meet the needs of state and local safety data users.

TranStats
Jeff Butler, Assistant Director
Office of Statistical Computing, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,  Jeff.Butler@bts.gov
Telephone:  202-366-8871
Abstract,  Bio,  Slides, State Status (.xls), Summary (.doc)

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