Safety 'N Kids

Safety ‘N Kids Traffic Summit Program Format:

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explore and exchange ideas, and generate new concepts and solutions. The workshop topics being offered are divided into age appropriate categories on the same day.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

  • Elementary - target ages 6-10

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

  • Middle/Junior High - target ages 11-13,
  • High School - target 14-18

Thursday, October 19, 2006

  • Early Child Care/Preschool/Kindergarten - target ages 0-6
  • Elderly who transport their grandchildren - target ages over 65

Each Summit day will cover different topics in age appropriate sessions. Each session will present different new programs and ideas. Summit participants can attend workshops pertaining to the same topic or workshops pertaining to the same age grouping. Go to WORKSHOP for a listing of the different topics offered for each age group.

Schools are invited to arrange field trips to the hotel and visit the exhibit areas to experience the traffic safety programs offered.

Safety 'N Kids Traffic Summit Agenda (tentative)

Monday, October 16, 2006

4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Early Summit Registration …………Registration Booth, Ballroom Foyer

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Outdoor Exhibit Load-in (after checking-in)

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Indoor/Outdoor Exhibit Load-in (after checking-in)

7:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. On-site Registration……………….… Registration Booth, Ballroom Foyer

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. .....................................Exhibits Open for Summit Participant Viewing

Outdoor Exhibits……………………..………………………………...…................................. Vassar Avenue

Indoor Exhibits………………………………………………....................................………….…… Pearls Room

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Area …………….…………….Pearls Room

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Welcome Address and Opening Session ………………Ballroom E-J Call to Order: Tana Ball, Executive Committee Chair, Safety 'N Kids Traffic Summit

Welcome to the Safety 'N Kids Traffic Summit - "Traffic is a Quality of Life Issue"

Opening Ceremonies:

Color Guard: California Highway Patrol Color Guard: Los Angeles Unified School District Police Academy Magnets Mulholland Middle and Reseda High School

"God Bless America", Performed by: California Highway Patrol Officers Charles Hurt and Tyrone Johnson

Welcome to the Summit Master of Ceremonies: Angelo J. Bellomo, Director, Office of Environmental Health & Safety, Los Angeles Unified School District

A special thanks to our Summit Partner California Office of Traffic Safety

Keynote Speakers:

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of California (invited)
  • Rocky J. Delgadillo, City Attorney, City of Los Angeles
  • Wendy Greuel, Councilmember, Second District, City of Los Angeles
  • Christopher J. Murphy, Director, California Office of Traffic Safety
  • Michael L. Brown, Commissioner, California Highway Patrol
  • Neal B. Tyler, Chief of Field Operations Region I, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
  • Jim McDonell, First Assistant Chief, Los Angeles Police Department

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break - Indoor Exhibit Area …………………………………………Pearls Room

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Session I (Target Ages 6-10)

Workshop A ………………………..……………………….……………................................… Ventura Rooms TRANSIT SAFETY EDUCATION FOR KIDS - Barbara Burns, Community Relations Manager, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)

PEDESTRIAN TRANSPORTATION- Dr. Sheila Sarker, University of California, San Diego

MODERATOR:Celeste Del Valle

Workshop B………………………………………….………………………...................................… Banquet A/B THE STUDENT DROP-OFF VALET PROGRAM - Traci Rebiejo, Officer, Livermore Police Department

CIRCLE OF SAFETY: SEATBELT AWARENESS PROGRAM- Rich Cinfio, Commander, San Carlos Police Department

MODERATOR: Kim Garcia, Regional Coordinator, California Office of Traffic Safety

Workshop C……………………………………………………..………....................................……. Banquet C/D CHILD PASSENGER SEATS FOR CHILDREN - Rebecca Estrada and Alex Delgadillo, Officers, California Highway Patrol

"NO SECRETS" AND MEGAN'S LAW- Bill Dworin, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office

MODERATOR: Donna Happner, Regional Coordinator, California Office of Traffic Safety

Workshop D …………………………………….………………….................................………Hollywood Room SAFE CORRIDORS: QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH TRAFFIC SAFETY COLLABORATIVE- Charina V. Berroya, Executive Director, City of Los Angeles Commission for Children, Youth & Their Families

MODERATOR: Gloria Prado, Administrator Coordinator II, Community Resource Specialist (CRS) City of Los Angeles Attorney's Office

Workshop E ……………………………………………………………..................................……..Ballroom Foyer SCHOOL SAFE TRAFFIC ZONE "CITY": (Creative Interactive Traffic for Youth) - A COMPLETE HANDS-ON PROGRAM: Thomas Gorden, Jr., Coordinator, Ari Holden, Instructor, and Berenice Ochoa-Perez, Instructor, School Safe Traffic Zone

MODERATOR: Terry Wilson, Coordinator, School Safe Traffic Zone

12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Luncheon-"The Media Road to Traffic Safety" ………….Ballroom E-J

Mistress of Ceremonies: Vera Jimenez, Traffic Reporter, CBS News, Channel 2

With a special thanks to our Summit Partner: Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority

Speakers: Roger Snoble, Chief Executive Officer, Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Los Angeles County (invited) Haripal Vir, Acting General Manager, Los Angeles Department of Transportation (invited)

Videos:

  • "Not Your Time" Seat Belt Safety announcement produced for Europe
  • "No Seat, Belt No Excuse" National Safety Council and the Department of Environment, in Northern Ireland, and supported by AXA Insurance
  • "Imagine" Avoid the 40, Glendora Police Department "Pedestrian Behavior" Los Angeles Department of Transportation
  • "Bicycle Behavior" Los Angeles Department of Transportation

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Break - Indoor Exhibit Area ……………….……………………..……Pearls Room

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Session II (Target Ages 6-10)

Workshop A ……………………………………………………….................................…..…… Ventura Rooms WATCH THE ROAD- Luz Echavarria, Project Manager, City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL-NEW FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM- Joyce Parks, Coordinator, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)

MODERATOR: Charina V. Berroya, Executive Director, City of Los Angeles Commission for Children, Youth & Their Families

Workshop B…………………………………………………….…………..................................…… Banquet A/B "SAFETY STREET": PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROGRAM- Michelle R. Mitchell, Program Coordinator, Child Health & Advocacy Outreach, St. Louis Children's Hospital

KID WATCH LA - Monica Barajas, Community Resource Specialist, Diana M. Madrazo and Alejandro Ruiz, Administrative Coordinators for the City of Los Angeles Attorney's Office and Luis Hernandez, Officer, Los Angeles Police Department

MODERATOR: Gloria Prado, Administrator Coordinator II, Community Resource Specialist (CRS,) City of Los Angeles Attorney's Office

Workshop C………………………………………………..................................……………………. Banquet C/D BOOSTERS ARE FOR BIG KIDS- Stephanie M. Tombrello, Executive Director, SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A.

CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY PROJECT- Nicamer Tolentino, Project Coordinator, San Francisco Department of Public Health

MODERATOR: Alex Delgadillo, Officer, California Highway Patrol

Workshop E …………………………………………………………..................................…….. Ballroom Foyer SCHOOL SAFE TRAFFIC ZONE "CITY": Creative Interactive Traffic for Youth- A COMPLETE HANDS-ON PROGRAM: Thomas Gorden, Jr., Coordinator, and Ari Holden, Instructor, School Safe Traffic Zone

MODERATOR: Terry Wilson, Coordinator, School Safe traffic Zone

3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Break - Indoor Exhibit Area ……………………………………………Pearls Room

3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Session III (Target Ages 6-10)

Workshop A …………………………………………………..………….................................… Ventura Rooms POLICE AT SCHOOL SITES- Randal Glymph Lieutenant and Jose Lopez, Sergeant, Los Angeles School Police Department

FOOD VENDORS AND PEDESTRIANS DO NOT MIX- Randal Glymph, Lieutenant, Los Angeles School Police Department

VIDEO ENFORCING PARKING VIOLATORS AT SCHOOL SITES- TBD, Parking Enforcement and Traffic Control Operations, Los Angeles Department of Transportation

MODERATOR: Robert Kamm, Emergency Services Safety Manager, Office of Environmental Health and Safety

Workshop B ……………………………………………….………....................................………… Banquet A/B SAFE KIDS LA - Marisela De La Torre, Coordinator, Los Angeles County Medical Center SCHOOL SAFETY VALET PROGRAM- Leonard Johnson, Officer, Los Angeles Police Department

MODERATOR: Barry Stone, City of Los Angeles Commission for Children, Youth & Their Families

Workshop C …………...................................………………………………………………………. Banquet C/D KIDS SAFER BICYCLING-TRAINING THEIR ADULTS - Jim Baross, Director, League of American Bicyclists, California Bicycle Coalition & California Association of Bicycling Organizations

MAKING SCHOOOL SITES SAFER FOR PEDESTRIANS, BICYCLIST AND VEHICLES: Bob Cheung, P.E., Katz, Okitsu & Associates

MODERATOR: Michelle Mowery, Senior Bicycle Coordinator, Los Angeles Department of Transportation

Workshop E ……………………………………...........................……… Outdoor Exhibit-Vassar Avenue ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WORKSHOP AND TRAFFIC SAFETY RODEO PROGRAM- Pat Hines, Executive Director, Safe Moves

MODERATOR: Pat Hines, Executive Director, Safe Moves

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Social Mixer with Evening Entertainment Poolside Terrace/Gazebo

Featuring Group are comprised of graduate students from the Music Department of the California State University Northridge

Welcoming Remarks With special thanks to our Summit Partners: California Office of Traffic Safety, California Highway Patrol and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority of Los Angeles County

Speaking: Ron Miller, Regional Coordinator, California Office of Traffic Safety

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Wednesday October 18, 2006

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Exhibits Open for Summit Participant Viewing

Outdoor Exhibits …………………………………...…………………..............................…… Vassar Avenue

Indoor Exhibits ……………………………………………………................................…………… Pearls Room

8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. On-Site Registration………………… Registration Booth, Ballroom Foyer

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast - Indoor Exhibit Area ……....…..……Pearls Room

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. General Session ……………..…………………………………………….Ballroom E-J

Master of Ceremonies: Jon Lauritzen, Board Member, Los Angeles Unified School District

Keynote Speakers:

  • Tony Cardenas, Councilmember, City of Los Angeles (invited)
  • Merry Banks, Manager of Special Projects, California State Automobile Association
  • Debra A. Balise, RN, CCRN, Trauma Program Manager, Children Hospital Los Angeles
  • James M. DeCarli, MPH, MPA, CHES, Research Analyst III/ Behavioral Sciences, County of Los Angeles, Department of Health Services

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break - Indoor Exhibit Area ……………………........……………Pearls Room

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Session IV (Target Ages 11-18)

Workshop A (Ages: 11-18)……………………..........................…………………………… Ventura Rooms

RIGHT TURN- Leland Tang, Officer, California Highway Patrol

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL-NEW FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM- Joyce Parks, Coordinator, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)

MODERATOR: Marie Haddad, Traffic Safety Specialist, California State Automobile Association

Workshop B (Ages: 11-13)……………………………….............................……………………Banquet A/B

CIRCLE OF SAFETY: SEATBELT AWARENESS PROGRAM- Rich Cinfio, Commander, San Carlos Police Department

WHO WANTS TO LIVE-Thomas Gorden, Jr., Coordinator and Tara Skarin, Instructor, School Safe Traffic Zone

MODERATOR: Kim Garcia, Regional Coordinator, California Office of Traffic Safety

Workshop C (Ages: 11-13)……...........................……………………………………………... Banquet C/D

TRAFFIC MURAL PROJECT- Patrick W. Beighly, Officer, and Robert Williamson, Officer, Los Angeles Police Department

MODERATOR: Bridgette Robinson, Officer, Los Angeles Police Department

Workshop D (ages: 14-18)……..…………………………………........................….……Hollywood Room

MINOR DECOY AND SHOULDER TAP PROGRAMS- Kathleen Lenihan, Project Director, Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)

PASADENA’S PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROGRAM- Joaquin Siques, Associate Traffic Engineer, and Richard Yee, Engineer, City of Pasadena, Department of Transportation

MODERATOR: Arturo Martinez, Deputy City Attorney, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office

Workshop E (Ages: 14-18)……………..................………………… Outdoor Exhibit-Vassar Avenue

COMMUNITY TRAFFIC EDUCATION: DUI TRAILER FOR TEENS- David Elliot, Sergeant, Monterey Park Police Department, Traffic Bureau

MODERATOR: David Elliot, Sergeant, Monterey Park Police Department, Traffic Bureau

12:00 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. Luncheon "The Enforcement Road to Traffic Safety" Ballroom E-J

Master of Ceremonies: Lawrence E. Manion, Chief, Los Angeles Unified School District Police Department

  • Michael L. Brown, Commissioner, California Highway
  • Patrol Neal Tyler, Chief of Field Operations, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Jones Moy, Chief, Monterey Park Police Department
  • William R. Bamattre, Chief, City of Los Angeles Fire Department (invited)
  • Jim McDonell, First Assistant Chief, Los Angeles Police Department
  • Jimmy Price, Chief of Parking Enforcement and Traffic Control Operations, Los Angeles Department of Transportation
  • Richard W. Green, Retired Chief, Los Angeles Unified School District Police Department
  • Rich Cinfio, Commander, San Carlos Police Department Video

"Bicycle Officer Educational Role Call Video" Los Angeles Department of Transportation

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Break - Indoor Exhibit Area ……………………………………………Pearls Room

2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Session V (Target Ages 11-18)

Workshop A (Ages: 11-18)………………………………….........................……………… Ventura Rooms TRANSIT SAFETY EDUCATION FOR TEENS- Barbara Burns, Community Relations Manager, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)

WATCH THE ROAD- Luz Echavarria, Project Manager, City of Los Angeles Department of Transportation

MODERATOR: Lisa Dixon, Regional Coordinator, Office of Traffic Safety

Workshop B (Ages: 14-18)………………………………………............................…………… Banquet A/B START SMART- Terry Liu, Officer, California Highway Patrol STREET SMART- Michelle McGinnis and Jeffrey Gallagher, Deputy City Attorneys, Los Angeles City Attorney's Office

CHOICES AND CONSEQUENCES: "DUI IN SCHOOLS" PROGRAM- Nathan Werth, Project Manager, Superior Court of California, County of San Joaquin

MODERATOR: Jack Furary, Supervising Referee, Informal Juvenile and Traffic Court, Los Angeles Superior Courts

Workshop C (Ages: 14-18)………….........................……………………..…..………………. Banquet C/D FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE- Lynne Goodwin, Program Analyst, California Friday Night Live Partnership

WHEELS SMARTZ- Pat Hines, Executive Director, Safe Moves

MODERATOR: Susann Ikeuchi, Regional Coordinator, Office of Traffic Safety

Workshop E ……………………………………………………..............................……………..Ballroom Foyer SCHOOL SAFE TRAFFIC ZONE "CITY": (Creative Interactive Traffic for Youth) - A COMPLETE HANDS-ON PROGRAM: Thomas Gorden, Jr., Coordinator, Tara Skarin, Instructor and Stephanie Ornales, Instructor, School Safe Traffic Zone

MODERATOR: Terry Wilson, Coordinator, School Safe Traffic Zone

3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Break - Indoor Exhibit Area ……………………………………………Pearls Room

3:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Session VI (Target Ages 11-18)

Workshop A (Ages: 14-18)………………..……….........................……………………… Ventura Rooms

STREET RACING- Tim Coyle, Officer, San Diego Police Department/Dragnet and Jeff Higbee, Corporal, Ontario Police Department

STTOP: REPORT DANGEROUS TEEN DRIVING- Michael R. Woodard, Deputy, Malibu Lost Hills Sheriff's Station

MODERATOR: Jack Furary, Supervising Referee, Informal Juvenile and Traffic Court, Los Angeles Superior Courts

Workshop B (Ages 11-13)……….………………….............................…………………..…… Banquet A/B BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN SAFETY- Ellen Corman, Injury Prevention Coordinator, Stanford Hospital and Clinics Trauma Services/Co-chairperson, Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Work Group of the Traffic Safe Communities Network of Santa Clara County and Alice Kawaguchi, Health Education Specialist, Traffic Safe Communities Network of Santa Clara County

YOUTH TRAFFIC SAFETY CLASSES- Richard Green, Coordinator and Terry Wilson, Coordinator, School Safe Traffic Zone

MODERATOR: Robert Williamson, Officer, Los Angeles Police Department

Workshop C (Ages 11-18)………………………………………............................……………. Banquet C/D STREET SMARTS- Coy Bradstreet, Officer, Blythe Police Department

"EVERY 15 MINUTES": TEEN ANTI-DRUNK DRIVING PROGRAM- Wes Morgan, Officer, Livermore Police Department

MADD FOR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS- April Snook, Community Programs Coordinator, MADD

MODERATOR: Ron Miller, Regional Coordinator, California Office of Traffic Safety

5:00 p.m. Adjourn

Thursday October 19, 2006

8:00 a.m. - 12:00 a.m. Outdoor/Indoor Exhibit Open…………………………………. Vassar Avenue

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. On-site Registration…………………… Registration Booth, Ballroom Foyer

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast - Indoor Exhibit Area …………………Pearls Room

9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. General Session VII (Target Ages 0-5, 65+)……………Ballroom E-J

Mistress of Ceremonies: Rosalie Arguelles, Childhood Injury Prevention Program (CIPP) with the California Department of Health Services

Speakers:

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL-NEW FEDERAL GRANT PROGRAM- Joyce Parks, Coordinator, California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) STREET SMARTS, Coy Bradstreet, Officer, Blythe Police Department

SAFETY STREET": PEDESTRIAN SAFETY PROGRAM- Michelle R. Mitchell, Program Coordinator, Child Health and Advocacy Outreach, St. Louis Children's Hospital

PRESCHOOL AND SENIOR CITIZENS- Pat Hines, Executive Director, Safe Moves

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break - Indoor Exhibit Area ………………………………....... …Pearls Room

10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. General Session VIII (Target Ages 0-5, 65+)………Ballroom E-J

Mistress of Ceremonies: Rosalie Arguelles, Childhood Injury Prevention Program (CIPP) with the California Department of Health Services

Speakers

CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY PROJECT- Nicamer Tolentino, Project Coordinator, San Francisco Department of Public Health

CHILD PASSENGER SEATS FOR CHILDREN - Rebecca Estrada and Alex Delgadillo, Officers, California Highway Patrol

SAFE TRANSPORT FOR KIDS IN THE SYSTEM- Cheryl Kim, Senior Program Consultant, SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A.

POLICE SETTING UP CHILD SEAT INSPECTION STATIONS- Norman Kellems, Officer, Los Angeles Police Department

CHILD CAR SEAT INSPECTION STATION- Frank Brzozowski, Instructor and Terry Wilson, Coordinator, School Safe Traffic Zone

12:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Luncheon Bar-B-Q- "Thank you" ……………………………… Pool Terrace

2:00 p.m. Adjourn

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