2026 Joint Conference hosted by NAPARS (20 Oct 2026)

Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT

2026 Joint Conference

Hosted by NAPARS

NAPARS is happy to announce the 2026 Joint Conference will be held at "The Grand Hotel" in Ocean City, Maryland October 20, 2026, thru October 22, 2026. The conference will include crash testing, scheduled for October 20, 2026, along with new data and results from underride testing involving Heavy Vehicle Collisions in 2026. This testing was conducted by NAPARS, Forensic Training Group, and Crash Data Specialist Crash Team Members.

The theme for 2026 is "Heavy Vehicles"

Speakers.

We have a special guest speaker who works with Autonomous Commercial Motor Vehicles!

Scott Skinner: Forensic Training Group (Forensic Training Group - Home)

Mike Conley: Forensic Training Group (Forensic Training Group - Home)

James Loftis: Forensic Training Group (Forensic Training Group - Home)

Matt DiSogra: (Delta-V Homepage - DELTA |v|)

Brad Muir/Greg Russell: Presenting our Crash Test Results

Wade Bartlett: Crash Lab / NAPARS Admin

Swaroop Dinakar or Jeff Muttart: Driver Research Institute

Lodging and the conference will take place at

"The Grand Hotel" 2100 Baltimore Ave. Ocean City, Maryland 21842. The following are the room rates: $79.00/night regular room, $89.00 per/night ocean view room and $104.00 per/night for the direct ocean view room. You can book your rom by calling The Grand Hotel at 410.289.6191 and either mention the NAPARS Group or the reservation code "APAR26" (These discounts are NOT Available online)

On October 20th, there will be live crash testing take place and lunch will be provided.
October 21st, there will be a provided breakfast prior to the first speaker, lunch during the day, and diner will be provided.
October 22nd, breakfast and lunch will be provided.

2027 Symposium on EDR Research and Training (13 Apr 2027)

Tue, 13 Apr 2027 13:00:00 GMT

2027 Symposium on EDR Research and Training

April 13th - 15th, 2027

Location: Embassy Suites
1200 South Moorland Road
Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005

262.782.2900

NAPARS is proud to continue sponsoring top-quality training around the country and the globe, by bringing the fourth Symposium on EDR Research and Training to Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Our host facility is the Embassy Suites by Hilton Milwaukee Brookfield, located approximately 33 minutes from the Milwaukee Airport (MKE). The rooms there include breakfast and a manager's reception each evening.

REGULAR ROOM RATES:

Suite with one King Bed: $159/night

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GOVERNMENT RATE: Limited Availability

Suite with one King Bed: $110/night

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Bring your government credentials at check-in for the Government Rate

I encourage everyone to make their reservations early as the Symposium has sold out every year. There will be more information forthcoming, as we add events and speakers.

Brad Muir: Crash Data Specialists, LLC (https://www.cdr-trainers.com)

Alan Moore: A.B. Moore Forensic Engineering (https://www.abmoore.com)

Wesley Vandiver: Berla Corp. (Berla.Co)

Nick Manz: Toyota Canada

NAPARS upcoming events

2026 Joint Conference hosted by NAPARS (20 Oct 2026)

2027 Symposium on EDR Research and Training (13 Apr 2027)