Mark your calendar for the 2012 ARC-CSI Crash Conference.

The ARC-CSI Crash Conference continues to set the standard for excellence in live, fully instrumented practical crash testing anywhere. Each year for the past 10 years, the ARC-CSI Crash Team has conducted multiple, fully instrumented crash tests that have been the basis for valuable insight into how various crash scenarios occur and have become the basis for a wealth of information on vehicle systems and operations.

This year we will again be testing a variety of vehicles in real-world crash scenarios. Part of our fleet of 10+ vehicles to crash are two 2011 MY vehicles. We should be finalizing the crash plan in a couple weeks. We will post it to the web site when it is ready. You won't be disappointed!

Nothing compares to an opportunity to see live, full scale crash tests and then, hours later, get your hands on actual data, video, photos and other documentation of those tests to take back and improve your crash reconstruction job performance.

Each and every attendee leaves the conference with a data DVD that includes all of the crash test data (including high resolution video, digital pictures, CDR data, drawing files, and more) and speaker Power Points.

Footage from the 2011 ARC-CSI Crash Conference (above)

Crash day is followed by two days of technical presentations from leading subject matter experts. The ARC-CSI Crash Conference prides itself on bringing a variety of exceptional speakers and presentation topics to expand your knowledge of collision reconstruction and investigation. On the final day of the conference the ARC-CSI Crash Team presents each crash scenario conducted on day one with examples of how to use the data for future review and comparison.

Conference Schedule: June 4-7, 2012

• Sunday Evening: Early registration sign in (time & location TBA)
• Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 AM - Registration & Crash testing at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway
• Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Speaker Presentations/Workshops
• Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM - Speaker Presentations/Workshops
• Thursday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Crash Test Data Review
  

Breakfast is included in the registration fee and is provided on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Lunch is included in the registration fee and is provided on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

New Features for 2012

This year, at the ARC-CSI Crash Conference, we will have a huge air conditioned networking tent located at the crash facility, so even if it's hot, the attendees will be able to stay cool! Since we have the tent, we will offer 4-6 optional presentations between the crash tests. This will allow the attendees to attend optional presentations and will ease the unavoidable "down-time" between crash tests.

We will also open the track-side grill for an extended period of time where you can use your "Speedway Bucks" (given to you at registration) for lunch, snacks and drinks, then meet with colleagues inside the networking tent, relaxing before the next crash test.

Special Thanks and Why Las Vegas

The annual ARC-CSI Crash Conference requires a huge commitment of time and resources to provide a quality crash conference of this magnitude each year. We are often asked why we host this conference in Las Vegas and the answer is simple: support and cost-effectiveness so we can keep tuition prices down!

Las Vegas has supported this training conference since 2003 and provides us with a second-to-none facility to conduct our crashes (Las Vegas Motor Speedway). They even provide us with extra support for storing cars, instrumentation, and test-runs the day prior to the conference to make sure everything runs smoothly.

In addition, the Nevada Highway Patrol, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, City of North Las Vegas, Fast Towing and the Palace Station Hotel go above and beyond each year to help us make this conference a success. They help us locate and secure vehicles for testing, help with transporting vehicles, help to securely store vehicle that have been transported, help with emergency personnel at the track and disposal of vehicles. The Palace Station even gives us their overflow valet lot for our personal use for extra testing, storage and documentation - no other hotel would offer that support! Palace Station has also been very grateful by offering rooms at an unbelievably low price which saves each attendee over $200 in hotel expenses over the 4-days (as opposed to other hotels).

Another consideration was travel accommodations. With the large hub of Maccaren Airport, each attendee has many options for flights in and out of Las Vegas at very reasonable pricing, and with the free shuttle from the airport to Palace Station, there is no need for a costly car rental.

As you can see, we certainly don't host the conference in Vegas for any other reason other than we can provide top-notch training at an affordable price for attendees.

Video Montage of the 2009 ARC-CSI Crash Conference

This video was made by one of the attendees of the 2009 ARC-CSI Crash Conference.
Not only do we allow you to photograph and video all of the crashes... we encourage it.
After the crashes, attendees have an opportunity to look at and photograph the subject vehicles.

Special thanks to Fast Towing for
supporting the efforts of the
ARC-CSI Crash Conference

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