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January 2012 Meeting in Miami, FL
January 2012 Meeting in Miami, FL
January 2012 Meeting in Miami, FL
Committee Schedule
Friday, January 6, 2012
| 8:30 am | Publications |
| 9:00 am | Admissions & Applications Follow-up |
| 9:20 am | Website Follow Up |
| 9:40 am | Continuing Professional Development |
| 10:00 am | Education |
| 10:30 am | Legislation |
| 11:00 am | Lunch (individually) |
| 12:30 pm | Board of Directors (WATSON) |
| 2:00 pm | ASTM E-58 (WATSON) |
| 6:30 pm | Reception / Dinner (MONA LISA) |
Seminar Agenda
Saturday, January 7, 2012 (8 CPDs)
| 7:30 | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION (INCLUDES BREAKFAST) |
| 8:30 | OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| Marvin M. Specter, P.E., L.S. (NAFE 001F) | |
| 9:00 | "FE INVESTIGATION OF ACCIDENTS INVOLVING CORDED WINDOW COVERINGS" |
| Richard M. Ziernicki, Ph.D., P.E. (NAFE 308F) and Benjamin T Railsback, P.E. (NAFE 713M) |
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| 9:30 | "FE ANALYSIS OF PURPORTED ELECTRIC SHOCKS" |
| Roger L. Boyell, P.E. (NAFE 696F) | |
| 10:00 | "FE STUDY OF CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE DURING RENOVATION OF A BUILDING SPACE" |
| Milton Meckler, P.E. (NAFE 075F) | |
| 10:30 | "FE ANALYSIS OF HAZARDS OF ATV OPERATION BY A PARAPLEGIC" |
| Gary E. Kilpatrick, P.E. (NAFE C308) | |
| 11:00 | "FE ANALYSIS OF SAFETY GLASSES SUBJECT TO BALLISTIC FRAGMENTS" |
| David A. Danaher, P.E. (NAFE 703M) | |
| 11:30 | "REPORT OF NAFE ACTIVITIES IN FORENSIC ENGINEERING" |
| 2011 Pres. E. Smith Reed, P.E. (NAFE 594S) | |
| 12:00 | INSTALLATION OF 2012 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS |
| by Past President Joel T. Hicks, P.E. (NAFE 049F) | |
| 12:15 | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION (INCLUDES LUNCH) |
| 2:00 | "FE INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED PROPERTY DAMAGE FROM CONSTRUCTION VIBRATIONS" |
| D.S. "Sax" Saxena, P.E. (NAFE 586F) and Anu Saxena, P.E. (NAFE C438) |
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| 2:30 | "FE ANALYSIS OF MOTORCYCLE TIRES IN LONGITUDINAL RUTS" |
| Michael Kravitz, P.E. (NAFE 451F) | |
| 3:00 | "FE ANALYSIS OF RELIANCE ON STANDARDS IN A MULTI DEFENDANT CROSS CLAIM CASE" |
| John P. Leffler, P.E. (NAFE 709M) | |
| 3:30 | "FE INVESTIGATION OF COLLAPSE OF A VERY LARGE GRAVITY SEWER MAIN" |
| Wilbur T. Yaxley, P.E. (NAFE 270F) | |
| 4:00 | "FE ANALYSIS OF HAIL IMPACT EFFECTS ON GALVANIZED STEEL ROOFS" |
| Jahan Rasty, Ph.D., P.E. (NAFE 768S) | |
| 4:30 | "REPORTS OF ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS AND COLLOQUIUM |
| ON FORENSIC ENGINEERING PRACTICES" | |
| 2011 Pres. E. Smith Reed, P.E. (NAFE 594S) | |
| 5:00 | Adjourn |
Forensic Engineering Tools & Techniques
"REPORTS, AFFIDAVITS, MOTIONS IN LIMINE, DEPOSITIONS, COURT TESTIMONY & ETHICS"
Scheduled Agenda, Sunday, January 8, 2012:
NOTE: NO BREAKS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED. A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION WILL FOLLOW EACH PRESENTATION:
| 7:00 - 8:00 | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS, Breakfast Included with Seminar. |
| 8:00 - 8:30 | REGISTRATION |
| June Yaxley, NAFE Staff | |
| 8:30 - 8:45 | OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS |
| W. T. 'Dusty' Yaxley, P.E., CSP (NAFE F270) | |
| 8:45 - 10:30 | REPORTS, DISCUSSION OF VARIOUS STATEMENTS AND CONSEQUENCES |
| Michael D. Leshner, P.E., CSP (NAFE 559F) | |
| 10:30 - 12:15 | CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AFFIDAVITS, MOTIONS IN LIMINE & OTHER LEGAL FILINGS |
| Jerry S. Ogden, P.E., LS (NAFE 561F) | |
| 12:15 - 1:15 | ROUND TABLE DISCUSSIONS, Lunch Included with Seminar. |
| 1:15 - 2:30 | COURT TESTIMONY 2 Exact cases, different plaintiffs and Experts. |
| W. T. 'Dusty' Yaxley, P.E., CSP (NAFE 270F) | |
| 2:30 - 4:00 |
TAKING AND DEFENDING EXPERT WITNESS DEPOSITIONS |
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William C. Bracken, P.E. (NAFE 605S) |
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| 4:00 - 5:00 | ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE EXPERT WITNESS |
| 4 Speaker Panel discussion Leshner, Ogden, Bracken & Yaxley | |
| 5:00 - 5:30 | CLOSING COMMENTS AND DISCUSSION |
| W. T. 'Dusty' Yaxley, P.E., CSP (NAFE F270) |