NTSB -- NTSB PUBLISHES AGENDA FOR CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY IN THE AIR AND IN AUTOMOBILES FORUM SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 9TH

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NTSB ADVISORY

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

November 30, 2010

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NTSB PUBLISHES AGENDA FOR CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY IN THE AIR

AND IN AUTOMOBILES FORUM SCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 9TH

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The National Transportation Safety Board has published its

agenda for the Child Passenger Safety in the Air and in

Automobiles forum, which will begin at 9:00 a.m. on

Thursday, December 9, 2010. The one-day forum will be

chaired by NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman and all five

Board Members will participate.

Three panels of invited experts from non-profits, academia,

federal agencies, industry, and professional associations

will address subjects including safety risks to children

when flying in airplanes or riding in automobiles; best

practices for protecting children when traveling; child

seat, seat belt, and vehicle design improvements; and

identification of effective interventions for increasing use

of child seats and seat belts.

The forum will feature exhibits by child restraint

manufacturers and child safety organizations. Certified

child passenger safety technicians may earn continuing

education units for attendance at this event.

Organizations and individuals can submit materials for the

NTSB's public docket for this forum. Submissions should

directly address one or more of the forum's three topic

areas (identified by the panel titles on the agenda) and

should be submitted electronically as an attached document

to childsafety@xxxxxxxxx The deadline for receipt is

December 23, 2010. A description of the forum and complete

agenda are available at http://www.ntsb.gov/children.

The forum is open to all and free to attend (there is no

registration). It will be held at the NTSB's Board Room and

Conference Center, located at 429 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W.,

Washington, D.C.

The event will also be webcast live on the NTSB's website.

Webcast details will be posted on the website when

available. Webcast archives remain posted for three months

after the event. After three months, the NTSB FOIA office

can provide copies.

Directions to the NTSB Board Room: Front door located on

Lower 10th Street, directly below L'Enfant Plaza. From

Metrorail, exit L'Enfant Plaza station at 9th and D Streets

escalator, walk through the shopping mall, at CVS store (on

the left), take escalator (on the right) down one level. The

Board Room will be to your left.

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Media contact:

Bridget Ann Serchak

202.314.6100

bridget.serchak@xxxxxxxx

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