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Environment, Energy and Transportation

Driver Focus and Technology Forum Agenda


September 11-12, 2001
Dearborn, Michigan

Meeting Goals:

  1. Examine additional viewpoints and research.
  2. Discuss issues, concerns and views of forum members as defined at first forum meeting.
  3. Identify areas of agreement and disagreement.

Tuesday, September 11

7:30 am-8:15am

Registration and breakfast

8:15 am

Welcome -Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

Overview of Project and Meeting Agenda

  • Senator Tracey Eide, (WA) Chair
  • Senator Nick Rerras (VA) Vice-chair

Introductions of forum members

8:45 am

Studies and research - Different perspectives (Panel Discussion)

  • Joseph Carra, Director of the National Center for Statistics and Analysis at NHTSA
  • Jane Stutts and Don Reinfurt, University of North Carolina
  • Paul Green, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

10:30 am

Break

10:45 am

Studies continued

  • Tom Dingus, Virginia Tech University
  • Josh Cohen, Harvard Center for Risk Analysis
  • Paul Atchley, University of Kansas
  • Chuck Hurley, National Safety Council

Discussion

12:15 -1:30 pm

Lunch for Registered Participants

1:45 pm

Discussion of issues raised among forum members

  • Discussion of issues outline to be distributed prior to the meeting
  • Forum members and invited panelists will be asked to participate in the discussion

4:00 pm

 

6:00 pm

Adjourn for the Day

Dinner and Social Event

  • Buses will leave hotel at 5:30
  • Buses return to hotel at 9:15

Wednesday, September 12, 2001

7:15 - 10:00 am

Breakfast and tours of Ford simulator

  • Divide into two groups to tour Ford simulator and view auto manufacturer displays at hotel. Sign up for time slot on Tuesday.
  • Transportation provided

10:15

Resume discussion of issues outline

12:15

Lunch

1:00

Closing Discussion

  • Wrap up issues discussion
  • Next steps in project
  • Next meeting

3:00

Adjourn

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