The Urban Transportation Center is pleased to host a special session
webinar in conjunction with the USDOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) program. There is no charge to attend, but please register by sending an e-mail to me at: karina@uic.edu

March 4, 2009
1:004:30 P.M. (note special time)
UTC Conference Room, Suite 340
Webinar Title: "TSAG Case Studies Workshop & Webinar"

 Note: This workshop and webinar is a unique learning opportunity offered
by the Transportation Safety Advisory Group (TSAG) and the U.S. DOT ITS
Program's Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) program. Workshop presenters will present to both a live audience at the workshop location and to remote T3 webinar participants. Participants will be able to submit written questions during presentations for discussion in a question and answer period that follows each presentation.

An audio of the event's proceedings, synchronized with its presentations, will be available in the T3 Webinar archives approximately 4 weeks after the workshop.

Background: The Transportation Safety Advancement Group (TSAG) is facilitated and administered by the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) to provide input to the US Department of Transportation, ITS Joint Program Office and its Public Safety mission. TSAG advises the US DOT on the development and deployment ITS technologies that optimize travel mobility, safety / security, economy and environmental quality. Through its broad membership comprised of transportation and public safety professionals, TSAG initiates programs that promote inter-disciplinary, inter-agency and inter-jurisdictional coordination and cooperation, and that promote partnerships for advancing surface transportation services technologies. TSAG operates through resources provided by the US Department of Transportation and serves its program mission in compliance with US DOT regulations, policies and specified contract provisions.

This TSAG Case Studies Workshop, the first of a series, is a component of a broader TSAG Work Program designed to identify proven and emerging transportation technologies for public safety.

Case Studies Workshop and Webinar Overview: Within a workshop setting, TSAG members and other public safety professionals review actual events or incidents for the purpose of identifying management strategies and technology-based applications and corresponding successes, failures, and lessons-learned. The March 4, 2009
Workshop will review the Democratic National Convention (DNC) held in August 2008 in Denver, Colorado. The 2008 DNC involved Federal, State and Local agencies, engaged in general public safety and security, VIP safety and security, civil disobedience, and the overall efficient operation and management of a major national event. Workshop presenters will provide overviews of advance planning, actual operations, general outcomes and lessons learned associated with the multi-level aspects of the event.

Audience: Workshop participants include TSAG members and guests. Webinar target audience includes state and local public safety professionals and public safety practitioners including transportation operations, emergency communications, and emergency public safety first-responders.

Workshop Concept and Objectives: The Case Studies Workshop concept calls for case-studies to be identified by each of eight (8) TSAG interest-community teams. These include: Transportation Operations, Law Enforcement, Emergency Communications, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Management, Fire and Safety, Telematics, and Academic & Research. Workshop objectives revolve around the technologies for public safety mission. From a review of recent events, incidents of first-responder experiences, facilitate after-event discussions by multi-discipline and multi-agency professionals for the purpose of:

* Summarizing circumstances of event / incident
* Discussing response procedures
* Identifying any extraordinary circumstances
* Discussing multi-level success, failures, and lessons-leaned

Learning Objectives: The broad learning objectives of this Case Study Workshop include:

* Identify transportation-safety technologies and their real-time applications to actual incident identification, response and management
* Identify inter-agency and inter-discipline coordination successes and failures
* Identify technology successes, failures, and lessons-learned
 * Define findings and recommendations to be formally communicated to
US DOT, ITS Joint Program Office

Federal Host: Linda Dodge, Chief of Staff, USDOT ITS Joint Program Office

Presenters:
Lt. Colonel Scott Hernandez, Colorado State Patrol

Lt. Col Hernandez administers the Specialized Services Region at the Colorado State Patrol. In 2008 he was assigned to lead the Patrol's role in managing the Democratic National Convention (DNC), and assisted in leading the overall State of Colorado's DNC planning efforts. Since joining the Patrol in 1991, Scott has been engaged in a number of planning and analysis programs including its Accident Reconstruction and Motor Carrier Safety Branches. A graduate of Northwestern Police Staff & Command School, he is one of four Colorado participants in the US DOT Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations future Programs development effort.

Ms. Korby Johnson, PMP, Colorado State Patrol, Project Management Office

Since joining the Colorado State Patrol in 2002, Korby has been engaged in the Patrol's strategic planning and project management programs. She holds a Business degree from the University of Denver and is a Certified Project Management Professional. Korby assisted Lt Col Hernandez in the Patrols planning and closing efforts for the Democratic National Convention (DNC) by blending business and grant requirements with established law enforcement principles into a robust project management plan to used in planning large-scale events.

Moderator:
Captain Raymond Fisher, Colorado State Patrol

Captain Fisher joined the Colorado State Patrol in September 1991 and in 1996 was assigned to the Patrol's Research & Planning Unit. In 2001 Ray was promoted to the rank of Sergeant in the Operational Development Section. There he supervised the Patrol's policy development and operational programs, participated in developing its Strategic Plan, and coordinated legislative research projects. In November of 2004 he was promoted to the rank of Captain where he serves as Section Commander of the Patrol's Operational Development Section. Captain Fisher chairs the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) State and Provincial Police Planning Officers Section, and serves as Vice Chair of the US DOT, ITS Joint Program Office Transportation Safety Advisory Group (TSAG).