2024 matai crash conference

DATES: October 15th - 17th, 2024

LOCATION: Schoolcraft College - Livonia, MI

The initial planning stages of the 2024 MATAI Crash Conference has begun. The MATAI Board has finalized dates and location information, as seen above. We will be returning to Schoolcraft College where the 2023 conference was held. There will be live crash testing again this year. We have been in talks with the crash test vendor that we used last year so you can expect to have all of the conference data presented within the same 3-day conference again.

More information will be posted as we iron out additional details such as lodging information, crash test types, the number of crash tests and presentation topics.

If you have a topic that you would like to see presented, or one you’d like to present yourself, email MATAIboard@gmail.com

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2023 MATAI CONFERENCE

Dates / Location of the 2023 MATAI conference have been set, registration is open and the MATAI Board is excited to wrap up the final details to put on the most ambitious conference in the history of the Michigan Association of Traffic Accident Investigators.  For this year’s conference MATAI has partnered with the National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists (NAPARS). NAPARS is a national crash reconstruction group, see www.napars.org for more information on NAPARS, including membership. As always you can find the most up-to-date information on the conference right here at www.matai.us/conferences or by emailing MATAIboard@gmail.com

The conference has been approved for Michigan PA302 funding, 24 ACTAR CEU’s have been approved.

Date: Tuesday September 12th, 2023 – Thursday September 14th, 2023

Location: Schoolcraft College, Livonia, MI

• Crash test location - Schoolcraft College Academy Training Center - 31777 Industrial Rd, Livonia, MI 48150

• Lecture location - Schoolcraft College Main Campus - 18600 Haggerty Rd, Livonia, MI 48152

  • Map of campus / location on campus will be emailed to registered attendees prior to the conference

Conference Itinerary - for full agenda download conference flyer below

• September 12th

  • Live crash testing – three (3) crash tests will be conducted. A head-on collision, angle collision, and rear-end collision

    • Crash tests will be conducted by Greg Russell of Accident Analysis and Reconstruction, Inc. and his group of highly respected professionals.  This group has conducted crash testing at conferences all over the United States

• September 13th

  • Classroom presentations.  Topics, at this time, are to include:

  • CDR Update by Brad Muir

  • Eugene Liscio of Recon-3D will be discussing using Apple based hardware to conduct LIDAR scans for crash / crime scene documentation

  • Additional topics will be presented but are still in the planning stages.  If you have a topic to suggest or have a topic that you would like to present please contact MATAIboard@gmail.com

• September 14th

  • Presentation of ALL crash data from the testing conducted on Sept 12th.  Presentations will include a complete breakdown of the collisions with PowerPoint presentations / video / CDR data that will be available for all attendees to download after the conference

Conference cost: $400 for MATAI members and all attendees that sign up before August 1st, 2023, $475 after

Online payment may be submitted here: https://matai-michigan.square.site/product/2023-matai-conference-registration-member-early-registration-rate/6 or scan the QR code below

If you wish to be invoiced to pay by check or through your employer contact MATAIboard@gmail.com

Conference registration: https://forms.gle/NXrxVjr7iDBoT6JQ8

Hotel Information: hotels in the area of the conference are not currently accepting requests to block off rooms, therefore there is no one “official” hotel for the conference. Hotels along the I-275 / I-96 corridor between 6 Mile Rd and 9 Mile Rd are close to both conference locations. Hotels in the area, in no particular order are:

• Holiday Inn Detroit Northwest - 17123 N Laurel Park Dr, Livonia, MI 48152 - 734-245-4700

• Detroit Marriott Livonia - 17100 N Laurel Park Dr, Livonia, MI 48152 - 734-462-3100

• Courtyard by Marriott Detroit Livonia - 17200 N Laurel Park Dr, Livonia, MI 48152 - 734-462-2000

• Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott - 17350 Fox Dr, Livonia, MI 48152 - 734-953-8888

• Residence Inn by Marriott Detroit Livonia - 17250 Fox Dr, Livonia, MI 48152 - 734-462-4201

• Hyatt Place Detroit / Livonia - 19300 Haggerty Rd, Livonia, MI 48152 - 734-953-9224

• Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel - 21111 Haggerty Rd, Novi, MI 48375 - 248-349-4000

• Holiday Inn Express & Suites Detroit - 21100 Haggerty Rd, Northville, MI 48167 - 248-675-1020