Welcome to the 34th Annual GTSB Traffic Safety Conference

The GTSB Traffic Safety Conference brings together key local, state and national traffic safety professionals to discuss important issues, share strategies, highlight successes and recognize important contributions to traffic safety in Iowa.

  • This year’s conference will be held at the FFA Enrichment Center – Ankeny.
  • As always, the agenda is comprised of great workshops and educational sessions covering a variety of traffic safety issues of importance to all conference participants.
  • Please plan to join us to network with colleagues and friends and receive the latest in traffic safety information at what we hope will be another constructive conference.

Cancellation Policy
You must contact registrations@iastate.edu for any cancellations or substitution requests.

Wed
Jun 03
Impaired Driving: Polishing Proficiency 12:00 - 4:45 pm

Pre-Stop Observations and Roadside Investigation

Bryce Bilharz
Iowa State Patrol

SFST Review – HGN, Walk & Turn, One Leg Stand

Matt Bruner & Mike Dixson
Iowa DRE Instructors

Break

Effective Report Writing

Jordan Roling
Polk County Attorney’s Office

Courtroom Testimony

Jordan Roling
Polk County Attorney’s Office

Mobile Breath Alcohol Testing Vehicle Tour

Iowa State Patrol

Thu
Jun 04
7:00 – 8:00 am Registration/Vendor Networking & Continental Breakfast

8:00 – 8:15 am National Anthem - Genie Sterbenz, Marigrace Porcelli - Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau

Presentation of Colors – Multi-Agency Honor Guard

8:15 – 9:00 am GTSB Welcome

Brett Tjepkes, Bureau Chief, Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau

Historic Success – Now What?
Sustaining Iowa’s Momentum in Traffic Safety
Nathan Fulk, Colonel, Iowa State Patrol
Dan McGehee, Director, Driving Safety Research Institute and National Advanced Driving Simulator, University of Iowa
Larry Grant, State Safety Planner, Iowa Department of Transportation
Mark McCulloch, Assistant Chief, West Des Moines Medical Services

9:00 – 9:15 am Break/Vendor Networking

9:15 – 9:30 am Program Spotlight

MBAT Mobile Breath Alcohol Testing Vehicle, Iowa State Patrol
New Data Master Deployment Project, Iowa DCI Lab

9:30 – 10:30 am General Session - Think Fast

10:30 – 10:40 am Break/Vendor Networking/Transition

10:40 – 11:40 am Concurrent Breakout Sessions

ATV/UTV Enforcement
Lieutenant Wade Major, Iowa State Patrol

Iowa Legislative Update
Josie Wagler, Legislative Liaison, Iowa Department of Public Safety

Refuse? I’ll Bury You
Jason Cunningham, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy

 

11:40 – 11:45 pm Break/ Transition

11:45 – 1:15 pm Awards Luncheon

Commissioner’s Award for Traffic Safety

Commissioner Stephan Bayens, Iowa Department of Public Safety

Farrell Puente-Morales Award

Brett Tjepkes, Bureau Chief, Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau

Kip Hayward Award * Jim Meyerdirk Award for Academic Excellence * DRE Awards

Brad Walter, DRE State Coordinator, Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau
Captain Matt Bruner, DRE Board Chair, Iowa DNR – Law Enforcement Division

1:15 – 2:15 pm Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Beyond the Bar: Overservice and its Impact on our Communities
Brandon Trapp, Executive Officer, Iowa Department of Revenue, Alcohol & Tax Compliance Division

Iowa Legislative Update
Josie Wagler, Legislative Liaison, Iowa Department of Public Safety

Refuse? I’ll Bury You
Jason Cunningham, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy

 

2:15 – 2:30 pm Break/Vendor Networking/Transition

2:30 – 2:45 pm Program Spotlight

ServSafe Training, Iowa Restaurant Association
Enhancement Training Offerings, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy

2:45 – 4:15 pm General Session

General Session – 10 Seconds to a Dark Tunnel
Jeff Bloom

4:15 pm Adjourn

Fri
Jun 05
7:00 – 8:00 am Vendor Networking & Hot Breakfast Buffet

8:00 – 9:00 am General Session – Local Safety Action Plans

Nicole Moore, Director, Iowa Department of Transportation, Local Systems Bureau

9:00 – 9:10 am Break/Transition

9:10 – 10:10 am Concurrent Breakout Sessions

Beyond the Bar: Overservice and its Impact on our Communities
Brandon Trapp, Executive Officer, Iowa Department of Revenue, Alcohol & Tax Compliance Division

CPS Basics 101
Riley Maher, State Child Passenger Safety Coordinator, Blank Children’s Hospital

TBD

10:10 – 10:25 am Break/Transition

10:25 – 10:30 Program Spotlight

Alive at 25, Iowa Department of Transportation

10:30 – 11:30 pm General Session – Case Law Update

Jeremy Peterson, Assistant Iowa Attorney General/Iowa TSRP, Iowa Attorney General’s Office

11:30 pm Evaluations & Adjourn