Agenda

FFA Enrichment Center
10055 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy
Ankeny, IA 50023

11:00-12:30 pm OR 1:00-2:30 pm Traffic Enforcement from the Sky: Learn how the Iowa State Patrol Airwing can help your agency address traffic safety issues.

Hear about and see real life examples of successful enforcement from the sky. Learn about ISP Airwing capabilities, how to request a plane for a special project, other types of mission use requests and a tour of the plane.

Maximum Registration: 25 participants
Location: Ankeny Airport, 3700 SE Convenience Blvd Ankeny, IA 50021

11:00-12:30 pm OR 1:00-2:30 pm Traffic Crashes in Your Community: When, Where, Why, and Who

Explore the new ICAT Interactive Dashboards to better understand traffic crashes in your community. This is a hands-on class in the FFA Computer Lab.

Maximum Registration: 24 participants
Location: FFA Enrichment Center, Computer Lab, Level 1, 10055 SW Prairie Trail Parkway, Ankeny, IA 50023

2:45-4:15 pm DCI Lab Tour

Iowa DCI Lab serves all law enforcement agencies and attorneys in the state of Iowa, processing most major types of evidence. Come experience the highlights of Iowa’s DCI Crime Lab.

Maximum Registration: 50 participants
Location: DCI Lab, 2240 S Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, IA 50023

Thu

Jun 06

7:00 – 8:20 am Registration/Vendor Networking & Continental Breakfast

8:20 – 8:35 am National Anthem
Presentation of Colors

National Anthem – Genie Sterbenz, Marigrace Porcelli – Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau

Presentation of Colors – Multi-Agency Honor Guard

8:35 – 8:55 am GTSB Welcome

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

8:55 – 9:10 am National Updates & Federal News

Susan DeCourcey, NHTSA Regional Administrator, Region 7

9:10 – 9:25 am Break/Vendors/Transition Time

9:25 – 9:30 am Commercial Break – Vehicular Heatstroke Prevention

9:30 – 10:30 am Occupant Protection, Myth Busters

Keynote Speaker – Lance Mitchell, Retired Patrol Sergeant, Knox County Sherrif’s Office – Maine

10:30 – 10:45 am Break/Vendors/Transition Time

10:45 – 11:45 am Breakout Sessions

Quick Roadway Clearance
Dennis Klein, State Medical Examiner

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems in Near-Crashes, Crashes and Crash Investigations
Michelle Reyes, University of Iowa, Senior Research Associate
Cheryl Roe, University of Iowa, Senior Research Associate

Driving in the Haze: Navigating new Psychoactive Drugs and Cannabis Forms on Iowa’s Roads
Captain Matt Bruner, Iowa DNR, Law Enforcement Bureau, DRE Instructor
Sergeant Paul Batcheller, Iowa City Police Department, DRE Instructor

11:45 – 12:00 pm Break/Vendors/Transition Time

12:00 – 1:30 pm Awards Luncheon

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

Todd Olmstead, DRE State Coordinator, Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau
Sergeant Paul Batcheller, DRE Board Chair, Iowa City Police Department

Farrell Puente-Morales Award

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

Commissioner’s Award for Traffic Safety

Commissioner Stephen Bayens, Iowa Department of Public Safety

1:30 – 1:40 pm Break/Vendors/Transition Time

1:40 – 2:40 pm Breakout Sessions

OWI Specialty Courts in Iowa
Richard Gordon, JD – Statewide Treatment Court Coordinator, Iowa Judicial Branch

Child Passenger Safety Misuse and Non-Use on Patrol (not intended for currently certified child passenger safety technicians)
Lance Mitchell, Retired Patrol Sergeant, Knox County Sherrif’s Office – Maine

Youth Programming Resource Panel
Shannon Booth, Program Specialist, MADD
Dorcus Fitzgerald, Iowa Coordinator, SAFE
Sherry Vogel, Iowa Executive Director, FCCLA

2:40 – 2:50 pm Break/Vendors/Transition Time

2:50 – 3:50 pm Breakout Sessions

Quick Roadway Clearance
Dennis Klein, State Medical Examiner

Hiding in Plain Sight: Successful Investigation Techniques in No Test OWI Cases
Christine Circo, First Assistant County Attorney, Pottawattamie County

Driving in the Haze: Navigating new Psychoactive Drugs and Cannabis Forms on Iowa’s Roads
Captain Matt Bruner, Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Law Enforcement Bureau, DRE Instructor
Sergeant Paul Batcheller, DRE Board Chair, Iowa City Police Department, DRE Instructor

3:50 – 4:05 pm Break/Vendors/Transition Time

4:05 – 4:10 pm Commercial Break – Iowa Restaurant Association

4:10 – 5:00 pm Status of Driver’s Education in Iowa

Vania Boyd, Driver Education & Motorcycle Rider Manager, Iowa DOT
Julie Johnson, Driver Central Programs Manager, Iowa DOT

5:00 PM Adjourn

Fri

Jun 07

7:00 – 7:50 am Registration/Vendor Networking & Hot Breakfast

7:50 – 8:00 am Transition Time

8:00 – 9:00 am Breakout Sessions

Distracted Driving Legislation Journey in Iowa
Josie Wagler, Legislative Liasion, Iowa Department of Public Safety

Hiding in Plain Sight: Successful Investigation Techniques in No Test OWI Cases
Christine Circo, First Assistant County Attorney, Pottawattamie County

CPS for Currently Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians
Ben Veren, Chief Deputy, Marshall County Sherrif’s Office

9:00 – 9:10 am Break/Transition

9:10 – 9:15 am Commercial Break – MADD

9:15 – 11:00 am Traffic Safety – It’s About Life and Death

Sheriff John Whetsel, Retired – Oklahoma County

11:00 – 11:10 am Break

11:10 – 11:15 am Commercial Break – Iowa Bicycle Coalition

11:15 – 12:00 pm Case Law Update

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

12:00 – 12:15 pm Evaluations & Adjourn