agenda

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8 – 9 a.m.
Registration

Location:  Front Lobby Visitor Center

9 – 9:15 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks

Speaker:  NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind
Location: Media Center

9:15 – 9:40 a.m.
NHTSA Overview on School Bus
Occupant Protection

Speaker:  Shashi Kuppa, Division Chief, Special Vehicle and Systems Division

9:40 – 10 a.m.
National Transportation Safety Board

Speaker:  Kristin Poland, Ph.D., Senior Biomechanical Engineer, Vehicle Performance Division, Office of Research and Engineering

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10 – 10:15 a.m.
Morning break

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10:15 – 11 a.m.
Expert Panel Experiences and Perspectives:

• National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services (NASDPTS)
• National School Transportation Association (NSTA)
• Local School Transportation Directors

Speakers: 
Leon Langley, NASDPTS President
Ronna Sable Weber, NSTA Executive Director
Tom Cohn, Director of Transportation, Helena (MT) Public Schools
Bob Downin, Director of Transportation, Columbus (IN) Public Schools

11 – 11:45 a.m.
Challenges to Implementation

Large group discussion
Facilitator: Brian Chodrow

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11:45 – 1 p.m.
Lunch

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1:15 – 2:45 p.m.
Breakout Sessions: Overcoming the Barriers

Group #1: Media Center
Group #2: W42-302
Group #3: W40-302

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2:45 – 3 p.m.
Afternoon break

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3 – 3:45 p.m.
Reconvene and Report out on Breakout Sessions

Facilitator: Kristin Kingsley
Location: Media Center

3:45 – 4 p.m.
Closing Remarks

Speaker: NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind

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videos

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Morning Session 9 – 11:45 a.m.

Afternoon Session 1:15 – 4 p.m.