Illinois Association of

Technical Accident Investigators

Back

2025 IATAI Conference

Start
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
8:00 AM
End
Friday, October 17, 2025
5:00 PM
Location
Elements by The Odyssey, 16235 S. LaGrange Road, Orland Park, Illinois

Registration

02 Non-IATAI Members - Early Registration – $475.00
03 Vendors – $500.00
05 Crash Testing Sponsorship – $2,000.00
06 Wednesday Evening Social Event – $1,000.00
07 Coffee Throughout the Conference – $500.00
08 Lunches (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday) – $500.00
09 Speakers
11 Registered with 2-Day Course

39th Annual IATAI
Fall Conference

October 15th through 17th

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

Details

This year will feature presentations by the following crash reconstruction and industry professionals:

Mike Svela - Vehicle Identification
Tony Becker - Pedestrian/Bicycle Crash Investigation
Ed Fatzinger - Motorcycle EDR
Valentina Ngai - Head and Neck Injuries in regard to helmet use
ISP Troopers - Dust Bowl Case Study
Shawn Gyorke - EDR Update
Wednesday's Crash Testing Data Presentation - Dynamic Safety

Additionally, the high speed crash testing that was performed in June 2024 will be presented by the teams assigned for each crash test.

IATAI will be hosting live motorcycle crash testing after lunch on Wednesday, October 15th. Be sure to plan accordingly for the October Chicagoland weather. On Wednesday evening, a social networking event will be held. Location will be updated when it has been confirmed.

Lunch will be provided daily, and the annual IATAI business meeting will be held during lunch on October 16th. Certificates of attendance will be issued after the last session on Friday, October 17th.

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 12th from 8:00am to 5:00pm at the Evanston Fire Department Headquarters Training Room, 909 Lake Street in Evanston, Illinois. Please note the following deadlines in order to take the ACTAR exam:

Application Submission Deadline: August 13th, 2025
Exam Registration Deadline: September 12th, 2025

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 31st, 2025

Regular Registration is open from September 1st through September 30th, 2025

Late Registration is open from October 1st through October 14th, 2025

Door Registrations will be $550 for members and $600 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 8th, 2025. Failure to receive the check by October 8th 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:

Crash Testing Sponsorship - $2,000
Evening Social Event (Wednesday Night) - $1,000
Coffee Throughout the Conference - $500
Lunches (All Three Days) - $500

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

Illinois Association of Technical Accident Investigators is a 501(c)6 non-profit organization