FCC Workshop on Distracted Driving
Workshop on Distracted Driving
Federal Communications Commission
Commission Meeting Room, TW level
445 12th Street, S.W.
Washington D.C. 20554
Friday, November 20, 2009
9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
On November 20, 2009, the Federal Communications Commission will convene a staff workshop on distracted driving that will explore technology innovations and applications that may eliminate or significantly reduce the problem of distracted driving as well as ways to educate the public about such dangerous behavior. The workshop will be held at FCC Headquarters and is open to the public. The agenda will be released when final. Registration is not required.
For more information on how the FCC, other government agencies, communications industry, and organizations are working to reduce distracted driving, please visit http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/driving.html.
For more information, please contact Lauren Kravetz, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-7944 or lauren.kravetz@fcc.gov
Agenda
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Remarks
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Technology Panel A
Panelists:
Aegis Mobility
Bill Stack, CEO
Drive Safely Corporation
Jerry Schaffer, COO
Illume Software
Mark Thirman, VP of Business Development
Safe Driving Systems
Mike Fahnert, President & CEO
ZoomSafer
Matt Howard, Founder and CMO
10:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Technology Panel B
Panelists:
Consumer Electronics Association
Michael Petricone, SVP, Government Affairs
CTIA
Christopher Guttman-McCabe, VP, Regulatory Affairs
Ford Motor Company
Louis Tijerina, Senior Technical Specialist
Research In Motion
Nagula T. Sangary, Ph.D.
Principal Scientist, Academic Research Affairs
SouthernLINC Wireless
Holly Henderson, Manager of Legal and External Affairs
11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Break
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Exploring Incentives to Reduce Distracted Driving
Panelists:
American Automobile Association
Kathleen Marvaso, VP of Public Affairs
Center for Auto Safety
Clarence Ditlow, Executive Director
National Safety Council
John Ulczycki, Group VP - Research, Communications & Advocacy
National Organizations for Youth Safety
Jacqueline Hackett, Student Representative
Nationwide Insurance
Bill Windsor, AVP Office of Safety
RADD
Erin Meluso, President
12:45p.m. - 12:50 p.m. Wrap Up