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Tentative Schedule of Events

Updated November 25, 2019

Saturday, December 7, 2019
12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m. 2019-2020 Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Meeting
Invitation Only
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. Exhibitor Set-Up
Sunday, December 8, 2019
8:30 – 9:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Visit Exhibitors
9:30 – 11:30 a.m. OPENING SESSION
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Welcome Remarks & New Smartphone App

  • Russell H. Henk, P.E., CPPE, Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)
  • Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Co-Chair
10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Interactive Teen Driving Trivia Game, Part 1
10:30 – 11:00 a.m. Leadership & Team Building Activity

  • Tyson Dever, Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS)
11:00 – 11:30 a.m. Exhibitors: Introductions and Brief Overview of Resources & Activities Available
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Lunch & Networking

Visit exhibitors and participate in special activities. Learn about resources and outreach ideas you can utilize in your schools and communities.

Inside Interactive Exhibits
Escape Room
Virtual Reality Goggles
Perfection
Big Rig Simulator
Photobooth with Geofilter
Pledge Banner
Pedestrian Obstacle Course
Seat Belt Simulator
Texas Department of Transportation
State Farm
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
AT&T It Can Wait Virtual Reality Goggles

Outdoor Interactive Exhibits
Big Rig (FMCSA)
Pedal Karts
New Braunfels Police Dept. with Copitmus Prime
Texas DPS Trooper
Rollover Convincer
PEERS Foundation

1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Plenary Sessions
1:00 – 2:15 p.m. Teen Advisory Board (TAB) TDS Activity Ideas – Round Table Presentations
Multiple student team presentations about their favorite and most effective teen driving & passenger safety activities that you can take back and implement at your school.
2:15 – 3:30 p.m.

Afternoon Exhibitor Session

Inside Interactive Exhibits
Escape Room
Virtual Reality Goggles
Distrat-A-Match
Big Rig Simulator
Photobooth with Geofilter
Pledge Banner
Pedestrian Obstacle Course
Seat Belt Simulator
Texas Department of Transportation
State Farm
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
AT&T It Can Wait Virtual Reality Goggles

Outdoor Interactive Exhibits
Big Rig (FMCSA)
Pedal Karts
New Braunfels Police Dept. with Copitmus Prime
Texas DPS Trooper
Rollover Convincer
PEERS Foundation

3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Afternoon Sessions
  For Students
3:30 – 4:05 p.m. Driving Safely Around Big Rigs
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
4:10 – 4:35 p.m. Speeding & Racing
Sgt. Deon Cockrell, Texas Department of Public Safety Highway Patrol
4:40 – 5:15 p.m.
Bobby Petrocelli

Bobby Petrocelli

You Matter, Just Live, Just Drive!
Bobby Petrocelli
5:15 – 5:30 p.m. Creating an Action Plan
Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Chair
  For Teachers/Sponsors
3:30 – 5:30 p.m. Teacher/Sponsor Session
(Qualifies for Continuing Education Credits)
Teen Traffic Safety Education: Creating a Traffic Safety Culture at Your School
Monday, December 9, 2019
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Light Breakfast and Check-Out
9:00 – 10:30 a.m. General Session
9:00 – 9:30 a.m. Railroad Safety
Buck Russel, Union Pacific Railroad
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Not so Trivial Pursuit – Teen Traffic Safety Game, Part 2
Lisa Minjares-Kyle, M.S, MCHES,CPPE, Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS)
10:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Awards Brunch

Joe E. Ramirez, Jr. ’79
Brigadier General, USA (Ret)
Commandant, Texas A&M Corps of Cadets

Keynote Speaker

  • General Joe Ramirez, Commandant, Texas A&M Corps of Cadets

Closing Remarks

  • Russell H. Henk, P.E., CPPE, Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) Director, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)
  • Teen Advisory Board (TAB) Co-Chair

Awards Presentation
Recognize and present awards to:

  • TDS Sponsors
  • 2019-2020 TAB Members
  • TDS SponStar Winners
  • TDS All Star Winners

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