Tuesday, April 3, 2007, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.

Registration

8:30 a.m.

Welcome

• Mike Perovich, Director

District 8
California Department of Transportation

• Robert Copp, Chief

Division of Traffic Operations
California Department of Transportation

Opening Remarks

• Will Kempton, Director

California Department of Transportation

• Mike Brown, Commissioner

California Highway Patrol

9:15 a.m.

National View on Incident Management

• Jeff Holm

Federal Highway Administration

9:30 a.m.

Incident Management in California

• Rob Patrick, Captain

Enforcement Services Division, Commercial Vehicle Section
California Highway Patrol

• Jim Epperson, Sergeant

Enforcement Services Division, Commercial Vehicle Section
California Highway Patrol

10:20 a.m.

Break

10:40 a.m.

Caltrans and CHP Roles in Incident Management

• Syed Raza, Deputy District Director Operations

District 8
California Department of Transportation

• Sri Balasubramanian, Chief

Office of Emergency Management
California Department of Transportation

• Rob Patrick, Captain

Enforcement Services Division, Commercial Vehicle Section
California Highway Patrol

11:30 a.m.

Luncheon & Keynote Presentation

• John Corbin, Chair

National Transportation Incident Management Coalition

1:00 p.m.

Partnership Roles in Incident Management – Panel

• Jeff Hunter, Executive Director

California Tow Truck Association

• Jose Cronenbold, Battalion Chief

Los Angeles Fire Department

• Craig Harvey, Chief Coroner Investigator

Los Angeles County Department of Coroner

Facilitator:

• Steve Beeuwsaert, Assistant Chief

Enforcement Services Division, Commercial Vehicle Section
California Highway Patrol

2:30 p.m.

Focus of the Workgroups

• Robert Copp

2:40 p.m.

Break

3:00 p.m.

Workgroup Sessions

4:45 p.m.

Day 1 Wrap-up

• Robert Copp

5:00 p.m.

Adjourn

Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

8:00 a.m.

Networking

8:30 a.m.

Welcome Back Remarks

• Art Acevedo, Chief

Planning and Analysis Division
California Highway Patrol

8:45 a.m.

Responder Safety

• Len Nelson, Statewide Equipment Manager

California Department of Transportation

• Linda Simpson, Maintenance Leadership/Safety

California Department of Transportation

9:15 a.m.

Responder Safety – Panel

• Jim Epperson, Sergeant

Enforcement Services Division, Commercial Vehicle Section
California Highway Patrol

• Jose Cronenbold, Battalion Chief

Los Angeles Fire Department

• Steven Skelly, Captain

Los Angeles Fire Department

Facilitators:

• Len Nelson
• Linda Simpson

10:15 a.m.

Break

10:35 a.m.

Prompt, Reliable Traffic Incident Communication & Coordination Presentation

• Reginald Chappelle, Assistant Chief

Information Management Division
California Highway Patrol

• Diana Gomez, Chief

District 6, Office of Traffic Management
California Department of Transportation

12:00 p.m.

Lunch & Keynote Presentation

• Jim Bourgart, Deputy Secretary for Transportation and Infrastructure

Business, Transportation and Housing Agency

1:30 p.m.

Prompt, Reliable Traffic Incident Communication & Coordination – Panel

• Osama Assaad, Manager

District 7, Los Angeles Transportation Management Center
California Department of Transportation

• Joseph Zizi, Public Affairs Officer

Southern Division
California Highway Patrol

• Chris Hughes, Executive Producer

Clear Channel Traffic

Facilitator:

• Reginald Chappelle, Assistant Chief

2:30 p.m.

Closing Remarks/Summit Evaluations

• Art Acevedo

3:00 p.m.

Adjourn