SOUTHWESTERN ASSOCIATION OF TECHNICAL ACCIDENT INVESTIGATORS, INC. (SATAI)

A non-profit corporation since 1982.

Established as a non-profit corporation in 1982, the goal of SATAI is to encourage and promote the development of professional technical accident investigation and highway safety; promote research and development of programs leading to better technical accident investigations; and to promote the development and dissemination of new knowledge in the fields of traffic safety, accident investigation and reconstruction. The Association is organized and operated for scientific and educational purposes.

Membership in SATAI is open to persons engaged in the practice of technical accident investigation and to those whose interests and professional activities correspond with the purposes of the Association. Included in the membership of the Association are police officers, reconstruction consultants, engineers, attorneys and forensic examiners.

SATAI promotes it's agenda by hosting seminars in the Spring and Fall at various sites in the southwest. The seminars consist of on-site crash testing as well as lecture presentations by nationally recognized experts and representatives of leading educational institutions involved in fields related to crash research, accident investigation and advanced training. The annual seminars presented by SATAI are provided to members in good standing with no additional registration or seminar fees.

NEW INFORMATION

2020 Winter Conference

Dates

January 23-25, 2020

Location

Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Center
11550 W. Glendale Ave.
Glendale, AZ 85307

Hotel Information

SATAI has arranged for a block of rooms at the SpringHill Suites in Glendale for $163/night.
The cut-off date for reserving rooms in this group block is December 22, 2019.
To access this group rate click on the link below:
Book Your Group Rate for SATAI

Conference Schedule

Thursday 1/23/20
Crash Tests, 1:00-5:00 PM

Friday 1/24
Sign In & Network - 7:30-8:00 AM
President's Address - 8:00-8:30 AM
Brad Muir, “Toyota Safety Sense and Vehicle Control History: How it works and how to retrieve and use the data” - 8:30-10:00 AM
Break/Network - 10:00-10:25 AM
Brad Muir, “Toyota Safety Sense and Vehicle Control History: How it works and how to retrieve and use the data” - 10:30-11:30 AM
Lunch (on your own) noon-1:00 PM
Tim Reust, "Performance Characteristics of Electric Scooters used by Bird, Lime, Jump, Lyft and others" - 1:30-3:00 PM
Break/Network - 3:00-3:30 PM
Tim Reust, "Performance Characteristics of Electric Scooters used by Bird, Lime, Jump, Lyft and others" - 3:30-5:00 PM

*Times subject to change without notice

Saturday 1/25
Sign In & Network - 7:30-8:00 AM
INPUT-ACE, “Utilizing Video Evidence in Traffic Investigations” (a special one-day seminar for SATAI members, that will include analysis of video from crash day) - 8:00-10:00 AM
Break/Network - 10:00-10:30 AM
INPUT-ACE, “Utilizing Video Evidence in Traffic Investigations” - 10:30 AM-noon
Lunch (Pizza provided by SATAI) Noon - 1:30 PM
INPUT-ACE, “Utilizing Video Evidence in Traffic Investigations” - 1:30-3:00 PM
Break/Network - 3:00-3:30pm
INPUT-ACE, “Utilizing Video Evidence in Traffic Investigations” - 3:30-5:00PM

*Times subject to change without notice

WHY JOIN SATAI?

Your membership with SATAI connects you to police officers, reconstruction consultants, engineers, attorneys and forensic examiners.

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