• 2003 Year in Review
• 2004 ARC-CSI Crash Conference Scheduled!
• Open Position for Accident Reconstructionist
• New Members
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2003 Year in Review

It is with the December Newsletter that I would like to take time to look back and review how the ARC Network has grown over the past year and let you know our plans for the coming year.

Let's start with the actual web site of the ARC Network. The first thing you probably have noticed is we have redesigned the front page of the ARC Network. We are currently working on adapting the new style to the rest of the web site. With the new design we are also reworking some of the sections of the ARC Network, one of them being the newsletter. The issue marks the first with the new look. We are hoping to have the entire ARC Network web site completed by January 2004.

STATISITICS:
The statistics for the ARC Network continue to grow. We are now into our 6th year as an organization. About halfway through the year we achieved a landmark 1 million hits to the web site (for a one-month period) and we have maintained those hits throughout the year. We are on target to record over 10 Million hits to the ARC Network this year! Here is a look at how the hits have increased over the past years:

MEMBERSHIP:
Membership in the ARC Network continues to grow. We currently have over 380 individual members, over 60 police departments, 12 organizations, and some of the top educational institutions. This year we increased our annual dues for two reason, the first being the cost to maintain the ARC Network has risen and second, the development costs to add and maintain the databases in the member's only section.

The ARC Network prides itself on being the only organization that provides its members a listing in the best expert witness directory online, access to a member's only private web site providing up-to-date crash and vehicle information, and organizational discounts.

If you are interested in becoming a member, please visit the Membership Section of the ARC Network or give us a call toll free: (866) 223-4984.

ARC-CSI CRASH CONFERENCE:
In June 2003, the ARC Network and Collision Safety Institute hosted the 2nd Annual ARC-CSI Crash Conference. This year we doubled the attendance from last year and were able to add a few extras into the conference. We held all the actual live crash tests at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Although it was a little warm, we had NFL-style cooling fans under a tent and plenty of water, ice tea and lemonade, as well as a catered lunch. All the crash test were conducted on time and we finished all the testing by 12:00 noon! At the end of the conference everyone received a ARC-CSI Crash Conference CD compilation that included all the crash tests, speaker presentation, digital photos (100's), CDR files and other data.

The ARC-CSI Crash Conference for 2004 will be held at the same location in Las Vegas. The dates are June 21-24, 2004. We are now accepting registration for the conference. All information and applications are available online at: www.accidentreconstruction.com/arccsi/2004/index.asp

COMING NEXT YEAR:
Following is a list of items we will be focusing on for 2004:

• 2004 ARC-CSI Crash Conference in Las Vegas. FOCUS: Crush/Damage and Barrier Equivalent
• Equation Solver Library (added to the member's only section)
• Complete NHTSA Crash Test PDF Files (added to the member's only section)
• Complete redesign of Research section (including links and content)
• Continual updates to entire web site
• Participation in other accident reconstruction/investigation conferences
• New marketing initiatives and alliances to educate and drive more attorneys to the ARC Network Expert Directory

THANK YOU:
It has been a pleasure developing and managing the ARC Network. Never before have I met such quality people. Every one of us at the ARC Network would like to thank all of you for making the ARC Network a success. Until next year...

We wish all of you a very happy and safe holiday!

-The ARC Network

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the ARC Network

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