2006 NHTSA Public Meetings 

Automotive Occupant Restraints Council Annual Meeting
Presented by Joseph N. Kanianthra, Ph. D., at the March 17, 2006, Automotive Occupant Restraints Council Annual General Meeting Panel Discussion on Industry Options to More Rapidly Introduce Innovative Safety Technology into the Fleet

FISITA 2006 World Automotive Congress

• Vehicle Safety: Are Technologies the Answer for The Future?
  Presented by Joseph N. Kanianthra, Ph.D., Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research - NHTSA, at the FISITA October 24, 2006 Plenary Session on safety
• The Safety Promise of Vehicle-to-Vehicle Wireless Communications: Research in the United State Presented by Joseph N. Kanianthra, Ph.D., Associate Administrator for Vehicle Safety Research - NHTSA, at the October 2006 FISITA Technical Session

General Motors / NHTSA Research Meeting

March 2006

• Overview of NHTSA Research, J. Kanianthra - NHTSA
• Offset Frontal Research /Hydrogen & Fuel Safety Research /Child Safety Research, J. Saunders - NHTSA, B. Hennessey - NHTSA, L. McCray - NHTSA
• NHTSA's ESC Research Program 2005 / 2006 Activities, G. Forkenbrock - NHTSA
• NHTSA's Research on Occupant Protection in Rollovers, D. Willke - NHTSA
• NHTSA Advanced Safety Research Efforts, R. Resendes - NHTSA
  

HATCI/NHTSA Research Staff Meeting

March 1, 2006

• Greetings and Introductions, Dr. W.S. Cho - HATCI, Mr. R. Medford - NHTSA, Dr. J. Kanianthra - NHTSA
  
• Overview of New HATCI R&D Center, Dr. W.S.Cho - HATCI
  
• FMVSS 214 Pole Testing Results, M. Gausden - HATCI
  
• Overview of NHTSA Applied Research Activities - Offset Research / Child Safety / Fuel Cell Safety, D. Smith - NHTSA
  
• NHTSA Rollover / Ejection Research, D. Willke - NHTSA
  
• Working Lunch - Discussion of Potential Research Areas to Support NHTSA Research Efforts, J. Kanianthra - NHTSA
  
• Fuel Cell Vehicle Safety K. Cho - HATCI
  
• NHTSA Advanced Safety Research Efforts, R. Resendes - NHTSA
  
• ESC Research, G. Forkenbrock - NHTSA
  
• Enhancements to HMC/KMC ESC Systems, P. Terrazzan - HATCI