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The IPTM Symposium on Traffic Safety

May 18, 2026
The Institute of Police Technology and Management's (IPTM) Symposium on Traffic Safety takes place in Lake Buena Vista, Florida on May 18-21, 2026. This annual training conference has two tracks: Crash Investigation and Impaired Driving. The Crash Investigation Track provides advanced instruction in crash scene documentation, EDR interpretation, reconstruction math, and courtroom presentation. With hands on crash testing and in-depth technical sessions led by experts in the field, this track equips you with the skills, science, and confidence needed to elevate your investigations from initial measurements to final testimony.

On the Crash, side there are breakout sessions focusing on Crash Reconstruction Techniques, Advanced Investigative Techniques, EDR, Human Factor, and there will be instrumented crash testing with full post-crash data analysis. 

There’s a three-day ACTAR Prep course on Friday-Sunday, May 15-17 and ACTAR representatives will administer the ACTAR exam on Friday, May 22. Registration information for Pre- and Post-Conference Activities is available online.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS
•          Two Concurrent Tracks:  Crash Investigation & Reconstruction | DUI & Traffic Enforcement
•          50+ speakers and 80+ sessions
•          Keynote presentation
•          Instrumented crash testing and expert analysis
•          Exhibit hall, showcasing the latest highway safety products and services
•          Pre-conference ACTAR Prep class and post-conference ACTAR Exam and DUI classes
•          Earn ACTAR CEUs

Crash Reconstruction Techniques
•          Back to Basics: Formula and Calculations Review for the Crash Investigator (Mike Flamm)
•          Beyond the Equation Book: Adding to Your Mathematical Toolbox (Kasey Marsland)
•          C.O.L.M. and Energy Methods: Facts and Myths (John Daily)
•          Identification of Counterfeit Airbags During Crash Investigations (Thomas Nichols)
•          Interviewing and Interrogation Techniques for the Crash Investigator (John Odin)
•          Math and Physics Behind Collision Reconstruction Equations: Where They Come from and Using Computer Simulations for Verification (Jose Granda)
•          The Power of Presence: Building Courtroom Confidence (Mike Catalano)
•          The Tire Evidence You Need to Collect (T.J. Tennent)
•          Vehicle Systems Forensics: When Cars Talk (Wesley Vandiver)
•          Video Motion Analysis in Crash Reconstruction (Anthony Fairbanks)

Crash Scene Documentation
•          Forensic Alternate Light Source Use in Pedestrian Crash Reconstruction (Mark DiCocco)
•          UAS Crime Scene Videography (Gerald Baum)

EDR
•          Beyond EDR: Tesla's Data Sources, Analysis Methods, and Testing (Sundar Raman Nagarajan)
•          Calculating Lateral Displacement from Yaw and Lateral Acceleration in Lane Change Events (Weston Brown/Bjorn Houman)
•          EDR Case Studies (Andrew Rich)
•          EDR in Traffic Crash Reconstruction Update (Hamed Sadrnia)
•          Recovering Crash Data from Damaged EDRs: Applied, Theoretical, and Experimental Methods (Jason Zeitler)

Human Factors
•          Biomechanical Investigation of Injuries with and Without Helmet Usage (Valentina Ngai)
•          Conducting a Time/Distance Analysis for Driver Responses; Path Intrusions (Tim Maloney)
•          Everything about Speed and Human Factors (Swaroop Dinaker)
•          Forensic Visibility Analysis (Daniel Billington)
•          Head-On Hazards: Why Traditional Response Time Assumptions Fail (Jeff Muttart)
•          Were They Belted? Occupant Restraint Safety Systems (Cameron Trepeck)

Crash Testing
•          Instrumented Crash Testing
•          Post-Crash Data Analysis and Review

Tuition: $795

Please reach out to us at info@iptm.org with any questions you may have.