NTSB Advisory
April 29, 1999

NTSB HOSTS INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON TRANSPORTATION RECORDERS MAY 3-5

For the first time, at a symposium next week, the National Transportation Safety Board and the International Transportation Safety Association will bring together experts and international professionals from all transportation modes to and identify methods for expanding the use of event recorders for safety as well as for commercial and economic advantages.

The International Symposium on Transportation Recorders will be held on May 3-5, 1999, in Arlington, Virginia. Jim Hall, Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, will present opening remarks. Daniel S. Goldin, Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, will be the keynote speaker at the dinner on May 3rd. Jane Garvey, Administrator of Federal Aviation Administration, will be the featured speaker for the closing luncheon on Wednesday, May 5th.

The symposium will review the current state of recorder technology, including cockpit voice recorders and flight data recorders used in commercial aviation, voyage recorders installed on cruise ships, on-board computers/recorders installed in trucks, event recorders installed on trains and the recording devices used throughout the pipeline industry. New technologies, such as on-board video recording and satellite-transmitted data, will also be examined.

The three day symposium, held at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, will begin on May 3rd at 9:30 am. An exhibition of recorder technology will run concurrently at the hotel.

For more information on this symposium, visit NTSB’s Web site under News & Events: http://www.ntsb.gov/newsevents.htm

NTSB media contact: Keith Holloway, (202) 314-6100

Agenda is attached

AGENDA

Sunday, May 2

4-6 pm Pre-Registration
5-7 pm Exhibits Open

Monday, May 3

7:30 am Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 am Exhibits Open
9:00 am Welcome and Chairman Jim Hall’s Opening Remarks
9:15 am State of Recording Today, Vern Ellingstad, Director, Office of Research and Engineering, NTSB

Session I: Transportation Recording Overview

9:30 am Introduction and Panel Moderator: NTSB Board Member George Black
9:35 am Dennis Grossi, NTSB
9:45 am Mike Poole, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
10:00 am Captain Robert Ross, U.S. Coast Guard
10:25 am Coffee Break
10:40 am Gary Wolfe, Rail Sciences Inc.
10:55 am Ed English, FRA
11:10 am Dr. Gerhard Lehmann, VDO Mannesman AG
11:35 am Myles Sibley, Health & Safety Executive, United Kingdom
12:00 pm Lunch (participants on their own, can view exhibits)
1:15 pm Caj Frostell, ICAO
1:40 pm Admiral John Lang, British MAIB
2:05 pm John Wallace, Teledyne Brown Engineering
2:30 pm Panel Discussion Monday (cont.)
3:15 pm Coffee Break
3:30 pm Panel Discussion with Modal Officials: Recording: Improving Transportation Safety and Efficiency Panel Members: FAA - TBD FHWA - Administrator Kenneth Wykle FRA - Administrator Jolene Molitoris RSPA - Administrator Kelley Coyner USCG - Admiral James Card ICAO - Caj Frostell, Chief, Accident Investigation and Prevention IMO - TBD NHTSA - Don Bischoff, Executive Director Moderator: Don Phillips, Washington Post
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Poster Presenters Available for Questions*
5:30 pm Exhibits Close
6:00 pm Reception
6:45 pm Dinner Served
7:30 pm Keynote Speaker: NASA Administrator Daniel Goldin
8:30 pm Day Concludes

Tuesday, May 4

8:00 am Continental Breakfast Exhibits Open
8:00 am - Poster Presenters Available for Questions*
9:00 am Opening Remarks, Benoît Bouchard, Chairman, Canadian TSB, ITSA representative

Session II: Proactive Use of Recorded Data to Prevent Accidents and Improve Operational Efficiency

9:10 am Introduction and Panel Moderator: NTSB Vice Chairman Robert Francis
9:15 am Gary Davis, FAA 9:30 am William Barrington, BNSF
9:55 am Captain Mike Holtom, British Airways
10:20 am Coffee Break
10:30 am Max Fuller, U.S. Xpress
10:55 am Mark Westhoff, Colorado Interstate Gas
11:20 am Steven Spendlove, Princess Cruise Lines
11:45 am Lunch (participants on their own, can view vendor exhibits)
12:45 pm Ed Soliday, United Airlines
1:10 pm John Nicholas, Wabco Railway Electronics
1:35 pm Panel Discussion
2:30 pm Coffee Break

Session III: Access to Data: Privacy, Proprietary, and Union Issues

2:45 pm Introduction and Panel Moderator: NTSB Board Member John Goglia
2:50 pm Grady Cothen, FRA
3:10 pm Larry Mann, Alper, Mann & Weisbaum, P.C.
3:30 pm Caj Frostell, ICAO
3:50 pm Lindsay Fenwick, ALPA
4:10 pm Panel Discussion (Including Dan Campbell, General Counsel, NTSB)
4:45 pm Adjournment
6:00 pm Exhibits Close

Wednesday, May 5

8:00 am Continental Breakfast Exhibits Open

Session IV: Future Recording Requirements and Capabilities

9:00 am Introduction and Moderator: NTSB Board Member John Hammerschmidt
9:05 am Chris Winkley, Broadgate
9:35 am Daniel Nagala, UTSI International
10:05 am Mike Horne, DM Aerospace
10:20 am John Hinch, NHTSA
10:50 am Coffee Break
11:00 am Dan Martinec, ARINC
11:30 am Pete Meisenzahl, Safetran
12:00 pm Markus Rommen, VIDAIR Avionics AG
12:15 pm Lunch Keynote Speaker: FAA Administrator Jane Garvey
2:00 pm Adjournment (Exhibits close)