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• 2-Day Advanced Commercial Data Systems and Analysis

  • Start
    Monday, October 14, 2024
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    8:00 AM
  • End
    Tuesday, October 15, 2024
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    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Tinley Park Police Department, 7850 W. 183rd Street, Tinley Park Illinois

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  Course Topics:

  • Bendix data, including Bendix Data Recorder, ADAS systems like Fusion and Wingman
  • Wabco data, including onLane and onGuard systems
  • What's coming in the future from Bendix
  • Detroit Assurance Systems
  • Wabco, Bendix, and Haldex ABS ECUs from trailers
  • Eaton and Allison transmission data
  • Data that can be gathered by Law Enforcement Officers using equipment that your city may already own or free software
  • Data other than ECM data that can be retrieved from Mack, Volvo, and PACCAR

  This course will be taught by Steve Anderson and James Loftis. 

  Steve retired from the Ontario Provincial Police with twenty-three years of service.  Steve has been reconstructing crashes since 2006 and has had a hand in over 550 reconstructions.  Steve has assisted in over 100 live instrumented crash tests involving vehicles, motorcycles, heavy vehicles, cyclists, pedestrians, and barrier systems.  

  Steve is ACTAR accredited and was a past representative and assistant representative to the ACTAR Governing Board of Directors.  Steve has been qualified numerous times as an expert in the field of Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorders.  Steve is a member-producer of the Society of Automotive Engineers and served on the Standard Truck and Bus Event Data Recorder Committee.

  James Loftis retired from the Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) with twenty-three years of service.  James founded the Traffic Homicide Unit at OHP and served as the commander upon retiring.  During his time with OHP, James reconstructed over 500 crashes and implemented a crash investigation training program where he trained hundreds of troopers and police officers.  

  James has over 20 years of experience in crash reconstruction and is accredited by ACTAR.  James has testified numerous times and has been qualified as an expert in both state and federal courts.  He is a member of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance and serves on both the Crash Data and Investigation Standards and Training Committees.

  

  ACTAR CEUs

  16 ACTAR credits will be available (application pending), and the cost for the application will be covered by IATAI.

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• 2024 IATAI Conference

  • Start
    Wednesday, October 16, 2024
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    Friday, October 18, 2024
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Elements by The Odyssey, 16235 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park, Illinois

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  38th Annual IATAI
  Fall Conference

  October 16th through 18th

  Elements by the Odyssey
  16235 South La Grange Road
  Orland Park, Illinois, 60467

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  Please check back for the lineup of speakers and schedule of events.
  
  

  

  Nearby Hotels

  Note: There is no special rate set up for the conference

  Homewood Suites by Hilton Orland Park
  16245 S. La Grange Road
  Orland Park, Illinois 60467

  Hampton Inn Chicago Orland Park
  16176 S. La Grange Road
  Orland Park, Illinois 60467
  
  

  

  ACTAR Examination and Information

  The ACTAR exam will be hosted on October 13th from 8:00am to 5:00pm at the Evanston Fire Department, 909 Lake Street in Evanston.  Please note the following deadlines in order to take the ACTAR exam:
  

  • Application Submission Deadline:  August 14th, 2024
  • Exam Registration Deadline:  September 13th, 2024

  Click here for a link to the application
  Current IATAI members receive a discounted price on the application and exam fees.

  In need of ACTAR Continuing Education Units (CEU)? Well, attend the conference!

  In May of 2022, ACTAR implemented a new way of tracking CEUs at conferences and other training events. This new way involves the use of the i-Attend Self Check-In application. The i-Attend Self Check-In application should be installed and tested before the conference. QR codes will be provided at the conference for users to scan in order to get the CEUs.

  Click here for more information and links to instructions for downloading and using the i-Attend Self Check-In application.

  Registration Information and Deadlines

  Early Registration is open from now through August 16th, 2024

  Regular Registration is open from August 17th through September 16th, 2024

  Late Registration is open from September 17th through October 15th, 2024

  Door Registrations will be $525 for members and $575 for non-members

  Additional Information

  Refunds, minus a $50 processing fee, will be made if the cancelation occurs more than 30 days prior to the conference.  Substitutions of attendees can be made with prior notice to an IATAI board member.

  If paying by check or invoice, approval is needed from the IATAI Treasurer.  Please Contact Brad Brachear at treasurer@iatai.org.  All checks must be received before October 10th, 2024.  Failure to receive the check by October 10th will result in the attendee being charged the "Door Registration" price which will be charged on the first day of the conference.

  

  Vendors and Sponsors

  Vendors will be given the opportunity to introduce themselves and provide an overview of their company at the start of the conference.  Vendors will be placed in high traffic areas.  Your company information will be added to the website once registration and payment are received.

  In addition to booth space, IATAI offers the following sponsorships on a first come bases:

  • Commercial Vehicle Testing and Demonstrations - $2,000
  • Evening Social Event (Wednesday Night) - $1,000
  • Coffee Throughout the Conference - $500
  • Lunches (All Three Days) - $500

  In addition to the above sponsorships, IATAI is now offering vendors and sponsors the opportunity to have an exclusive 2-hour breakout session with attendees.  The breakout sessions will occur on Thursday, October 17th.  There are a limited number of breakout sessions.  The cost of each breakout session is $2,000 and requires a completed registration form.

  Vendors should register for the event online.  Offline registrations will be accepted with approval from the IATAI Board.

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