Conference Program

 

3.00	Early Conference Registration
5.00	Welcome - Informal Cocktail Party Technical Exhibition Open

Monday, 14 February 2000

 

9.00	Official Opening – Janet Stevenson, Deputy State Coroner Keynote Speaker – "The Anatomy of Collision" – George Bonnett, Reconstruction Technology, Florida, USA "Evidence Preservation by Initial Attending Investigator" – Sgt Barry McDonnald, Tasmania Police
10.30	Morning Tea
11.00	Workshops* “Conference and Workshop Overview” “Workshop Group Meeting” – All Teams “Specialist Workshops”
1.00	Lunch
2.00	Workshops* “Specialist Workshop (cont)” “Team Meeting – co-ordination” “Crash Day - Plan of Attack” – Teams
3.30	Afternoon Tea
4.00	Technical Papers Stream A Black boxes and other Fleet Systems – Egon Meinhardt, Fleet System Consultant Tyre technology, Performance, Failure and Inspection – Alan Sutton, South Pacific Tyres Stream B "Comparative Measurement of Tyre-To-Road Friction  Using Different Techniques and Road Surfaces" – Prof John Raine, University of Canterbury, NZ – Sgt Hans Boon, New Zealand Police   TRL Report 367 - Friction Measurement – Paul Forman, Transport Research Laboratory, UK
5.30	Informal Discussion at Conference Bar
	ASPACI Members - Biennial Meeting
7.00	Evening Social Function - BBQ

Tuesday, 15 February 2000 (Crash Day)

 

9.00	Plenary Session Keynote Speaker – “Broken Lives” – Estelle Blackburn “Do you have a witness” – Andrew Mitton, SA Police Crash Day Safety Briefing  – Mark George, Accident Investigation Services Pty Ltd
10.30	Crash Day Activities 90° vehicle impact into side of moving vehicle Pedestrian impacts 90° vehicle impact into side of stationary vehicle
12.30	Lunch
1.30	Crash Day Activities (Cont) Skid testing Vehicle impact into Brifen Safety Fence Repair of Brifen Safety Fence Vehicle impact into Brifen Safety Fence Offset head-on vehicle impact
5.30	Informal Discussion at Conference Bar
7.00	Conference Dinner

Wednesday, 16 February 2000

 

9.00	Plenary Session Keynote Speaker – Insurance Fraud Joseph Del'Marmol - Law Office of David A McDowell, USA "Detection of Motor Vehicle Fraud"  – Russell Mills, NRMA Insurance "Highways Liability - Managing the Risk" – Paul Forman, Transport Research Laboratory, UK
10.45	Morning Tea
11.15	Workshops* “Workshop Group Meeting” – All Teams “Team Meetings” – Team Leader “Specialist Tasks 1” – Team Members
1.00	Lunch
2.00	Workshops* “Specialist Tasks 2” – Team Members “Reconstruction 1” – Team Members
3.30	Afternoon Tea
4.00	Workshops* “Reconstruction 2” – Team Members “Finalise Report” – Team Members
5.30	Informal Discussion at Conference Bar
7.00	Evening Free

Thursday, 17 February 2000

 

9.00	Plenary Session Keynote Speaker – The Future of Expert Evidence Jim Glissan, QC, Barrister Case Study of an Expert Conference  William Keramidas - William Keramidas & Associates Demonstration – Expert Conference
10.30	Morning Tea
11.00	Technical Papers Stream A Update on the latest pedestrian impact testing – Rusty Haight - TEEX, Texas A&M University, USA "The Use of Forensic Animations in the Courtroom" – Dr Damian Schofield - University of Nottingham, UK  – Jeremy Noond - Nottingham Trent University, UK  – Michael Doyle - West Midlands Police, UK  – Lorna Goodwin - University of Nottingham, UK  – Ken Fowle - Perth Central TAFE, Australia  Stream B FARM Road Safety Project – Cathy Edwards, Road Safety Officer, Penrith City Council Road Safety Audits – Fred Schnerring, Jamieson Foley & Associates
12.00	Lunch
1.00	Presentation of Team Results  “Accident 1 Presentation” – Teams Leaders 1 & 2 “Accident 2 Presentation” – Teams Leaders 3 & 4 “Accident 3 Presentation” – Teams Leaders 5 & 6 “Brifen Accident Presentation” – Team Leader “Friction Testing Presentation” – Team Leader “Pedestrian Accident Presentation” – Team Leader
2.30	Afternoon Tea
3.00	Discussion of Results “Presentation of Data Recorder Results” – Egon Meinhardt  Discussion of Results - Open Forum
4.00	Official Close

"Tyre Technology & Diagnois of Failures"
conducted by Dick Straughan, South Pacific Tyres

(South Pacific Tyres is a partnership between 
Pacific Dunlop Tyres Pty Ltd & Goodyear Tyres Pty Ltd)