[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 20 (Wednesday, January 31, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 4560]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1491]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[NHTSA Docket No. NHTSA-2006-26249]


Brain Injury Symposium Agenda

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.

ACTION: Agenda for the Meeting Notice.

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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 
announced a two day Brain Injury Symposium to be held in Washington, DC 
(Federal Register/Vol. 71, No. 217/ Thursday, November 9, 2006/
Notices). This notice supplements the agenda for the symposium (see the 
previous announcement for further information, NHTSA-2006-26249:1).

DATES: February 26 and 27, 2007 starting at 9 a.m. on Monday, February 
26 and ending at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2007.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, 480 
L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Erik Takhounts, PhD, Office of Applied Vehicle 
Safety Research, Human Injury Research Division, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC 
20590. Telephone number (202) 366-4737; E-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Program

Day 1: Monday, February 26, 2007

Room--Quorum
8 a.m.-9 a.m. Refreshments.
9 a.m.-9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks.
    R. Medford. Senior Associate Administrator, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration ``Welcoming remarks.''
9:15 a.m.-10:15 a.m. Session I.
    S. Ridella, Human Injury Research Division, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration ``Overview of NHTSA activities related to 
brain injury research.''
    E. Takhounts, Human Injury Research Division, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration ``Brain injury research at NHTSA: 
modeling efforts.''
    T. Gennare III, Medical College of Wisconsin, ``Overview of 
previous and current research in brain injury biomechanics.''
10:15 a.m.-10:35 a.m. Break.
10:35 a.m.-11:35 a.m. Session II.
    A. King, Wayne State University, ``Overview of WSU current 
research: modeling, tissue level injuries.''
    R. Willinger, University of Louis Pasteur-Strasbourg, ``Overview of 
ULP head injury criteria research and European perspectives.''
11:35 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch [on your own]
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Session III.
    J. Melvin, Tandelta, ``Brain injuries in race car drivers.''
    R. Nightingale, Duke University, ``Neck as a delivery device for 
head; pediatric brain research.''
    S. Margulies, University of Pennsylvania, ``Pediatric brain injury 
research; tissue level brain injuries.''
3 p.m.-3:20 p.m. Break.
3:20 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Session IV.
    S. Duma, Virginia Tech, ``Brain injuries in college football 
players.''
    B. Morrison III, Columbia University, ``Advances in cellular brain 
injury biomechanics.''
4:20 p.m.-5 p.m. Discussion and Concluding Remarks.
    Ridella/Takhounts: Announcements of the working groups for the next 
day: Injury Mechanisms and Criteria, Modeling, and Dummy development; 
discussion of the presentations and working groups, selection of the 
group members and conformation of leaders.

Day 2: Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Rooms--Montcalm, Lasalle, Lafayette
8 a.m.-9 a.m. Refreshments.
9 a.m.-12 p.m. Working in Breakout Groups.
    Discussion of the respective topics, research needs for the short-, 
mid-, and long-terms.
10:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Break.
    Continuing discussion of the respective topics.
12 p.m.-1:30 p.m. Lunch [on your own].
1:30 p.m.-3 p.m. Working in Breakout Groups.
    Preparation of the resolution in each group.
3 p.m.-3:20 p.m. Break.
3:20 p.m.-5 p.m. Discussion and Concluding Remarks.
    BALL Rooms C and D.
    Ridella/Takhounts: Putting it all together, concluding remarks.

    Issued on: January 25, 2007.
William T. Hollowell,
Director, Office of Applied Vehicle Safety Research.
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