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2017 Region I Conference Wraps Up

The 2017 Annual Region I Conference wrapped up last week in Portland, Maine. All 321 attendees had several days of great networking opportunities and informative sessions. The "Put a Lid on Cancer" charity event raised money for the Maine Medical Center Cancer Institute (MMCCI), Maine's leading provider of oncology services for adults and children. Before we add the fundraising event to our Region I history books, we have one last request of attendees. For those that donated and gave so generously online, we do not have our own record of your contribution. If you are comfortable doing so, and have not already done so, please forward a copy of your receipt to Leslie Soares. We look forward to reporting the charity event totals to you! You can download presentations from the conference at the 2017 Region I Conference Downloads Center. Photos from the conference are available on AAMVA's Flickr Page.

Awards Presented at 2017 Region I Conference

Congratulations to all the winners of AAMVA Awards who were recognized at the 2017 Region I Conference in Portland, Maine:

PACE Awards

Category 1C: Other Print and Electronic Publications

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Top 5 DMV Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Driver & Vehicle Services, Seniors Driving Safely - Mature Driver Publication Series

Category 3D: Indoor or Outdoor Print or Digital Advertising

Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, Noah's Law Gas Pump Top Advertising

Category 4A: Media Events/Press Day

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Protect Your Melon Press Conference

Category 5A: Video Production, Internally-Produced

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Driver & Vehicle Services, Your Safety, Your Responsibility

Category 5B: Video Production, Externally-Produced

Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, Noah's Law Training Video

Category 6A: News Release

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, New York State to Pokemon Hunters: Popular New App is Not Meant to be Used While Driving

Service and Security Awards

Community Service

Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration, Adopt-a-Senior
Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles, New Bedford Connect
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, MLK Food Drive Campaign
Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles, Dress Down for Charity
Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, 2016 Region I Conference Charity Event

Customer Convenience

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Driver & Vehicle Services, Third Party Non-Commercial Skills Test Program

Fraud Prevention and Detection - Law Enforcement Individual

Maryland State Police, Jason Whetstone, Trooper First Class

Fraud Prevention and Detection - Motor Vehicle Individual

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Stacie Iovinelli, Investigator

Fraud Prevention and Detection - Motor Vehicle Agency

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Division of Field Investigation, Operation Prevent

Excellence in Government Partnership

Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Driving Privilege Card

Improvement through Efficiencies

New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Electronic Salvage Certification Project

Innovative Use of Technology

Ontario Provincial Police, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Collision Scene Mapping

International Driver Examiner Certification (IDEC)

Daniel Young, Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Debra Leonard, New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles
Glenn Baran, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission
Eric Stirtzinger, Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Hannah Whittemore, Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles

Here are the most popular stories from AAMVA Regional News - July 14, 2017.

Accused Identity Thief Done In By Own Driver's License (Wisconsin)

When David Erchul went to renew his Wisconsin driver's license in May, 2016, he had no idea the photo he was about to pose for would unravel a fraud kept secret for three decades. Read more at tmj4.com.

Computer System Upgrade Will Prompt Statewide Vehicle Licensing Disruption in Minnesota

The Driver and Vehicle Services Division of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety is replacing a 30-year-old mainframe computer system. Read the article at govtech.com.

Oregon DMV Buys FAST Software to Replace Systems Older than Mark Zuckerberg

The Oregon Department of Motor Vehicle's core software is so, so old. How old is it? ... So old it predates Ronald Reagan's presidency and the 1984 birth of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg. Lauren Mulligan, a spokesperson for the Oregon Department of Transportation, compared it to the classic computer game "Oregon Trail," with green-on-black text and blocky, blinking cursors. Read more at govtech.com.

DMV Investigators Catch Federal Fugitive On The Run For 25 Years (Nevada)

A career criminal who turned violent after escaping federal custody and fleeing to Nevada has been brought back to justice. Robert Frederick Nelson, 64, of North Las Vegas, committed a string of violent felonies in Nevada after he escaped from a Minnesota federal prison in 1992. Read the press release for details.