AAMVA Mourns the Passing of Mike Calvin
Retired AAMVA staff member and friend, Mike Calvin,
passed away from cancer on Saturday, November 9. Mike worked for AAMVA from
1987 until his retirement in 2015. Over a span of almost 30 years, he served
AAMVA in multiple capacities, including as Director and Vice President of
Driver Services, Senior Vice President of Program Services, Deputy Chief
Executive Officer, and Vice President for Member and Program Services. He left
AAMVA a legacy of strong driver safety programs and productive relationships
with federal, jurisdictional, and non-governmental organization partners. The
funeral will be held on Saturday Nov 16 at 11:00am at Potomac Presbyterian
Church in Potomac, MD, and the Burial will be at Darnestown Presbyterian
Cemetery. AAMVA will share additional arrangements when they are available. He
is survived by a loving family, including his wife Pat, son Bob, and daughter-in-law
Anna.
AAMVA Attends National Conference of State
Legislatures (NCSL) Fines and Fees Learning Consortium
On November 5, 2019, Brian Ursino, AAMVA's Director of
Law Enforcement, spoke at the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
Fines and Fees Learning Consortium in New Orleans, LA. He provided an overview
of AAMVAs Reducing Suspended Drivers and Alternative Reinstatement Best
Practices. Pictured with Brian is NCSL Transportation Program Director, Douglas
Shinkle.
NMVTIS State Program Subcommittee Meets in Miami
The NMVTIS State Program Subcommittee met in Miami, FL
to continue the discussion of NMVTIS modernization, the Performance Management
Concept (PMC), the upcoming NMVTIS State Program User Workshop, and an annual
review of the NMVTIS brochures. The Subcommittee spent a lot of time working on
four draft whitepapers to analyze different NMVTIS system considerations, and
will continue to develop recommendations regarding NMVTIS issues. In addition,
the Subcommittee considered different topics and gave input toward the
generation of an agenda for the NMVTIS State Program User Workshop. The
Subcommittee continues to strive to ensure NMVTIS is a robust tool to assist
the jurisdictions in issuing titles with accurate title and brand information.
AAMVA Attends NAPHSIS Identity and Security
Conference
NAPHSIS
held their second national Identity and Security Conference in Washington, DC
on November 4-5. The conference provided an opportunity for industry leaders
and jurisdiction representatives to come together for mutual education,
training, and policy. Participants from the vital records offices and their
federal, corporate, and public health partners explored the intersection of
identity, security, and vital records. Geoff Slagle, AAMVA's Director of
Identity Management; Paul Steier, AAMVA's Law Enforcement Program Manager; and
Chrissy Nizer, Administrator of the Maryland MVA and Secretary of AAMVA's
International Board of Directors, participated as speakers and panelists for a
number of sessions spanning the two days. Ian Grossman, AAMVA's VP Member
Services & Public Affairs; Philip Quinlan, AAMVA's VP Business Solutions;
and Mindy Stephens, AAMVA's Manager of Identity Management, alongside a handful
of jurisdictional members, also attended the conference.
AAMVA Meets with FLHSMV's Information Systems
Administration Division
Members of AAMVA's NMVTIS Business Solutions
team and IT team members met with FLHSMV's Information Systems
Administration Division in Tallahassee, Florida last week to discuss Florida's
NMVTIS operations and plans for system modernization.
License Plate Standard Working Group Requesting
Input
AAMVA has established a new License Plate Standards
Working Group to review the AAMVA
License Plate Standard published in 2016. This Working Group will update
the content to reflect the current best practice methods that should be
considered by motor vehicle agencies and their vendors in the design and
manufacture of license plates. The Working Group will expand the scope of the
current Standard to include digital/electronic license plates; temporary
(paper) license plates; and a specialty/vanity plate approval processes. To
help the working group begin their efforts, a survey
was developed that will only be shared with jurisdictional members. Please
respond to this survey.
If you have any questions, please contact Cathie Curtis, AAMVA's Director of
Vehicle Programs, at ccurtis@aamva.org.
Thank you for your assistance.
NMVTIS Law Enforcement Subcommittee Seeking
Technical Advisor
AAMVA is seeking a technical advisor for the NMVTIS
Law Enforcement Subcommittee. The technical advisor shares resources and
knowledge related to industry's use of NMVTIS and provides input into methods
law enforcement can utilize to partner with industry to reduce vehicle theft
and vehicle related crimes. The technical advisor will have experience working
with the NMVTIS program and have an understanding of NMVTIS
workflow. Associate members will be given preference in the selection
process. Incomplete applications will not be considered for appointment.
If you are interested in serving on this Subcommittee, please complete the
application and return it to committees@aamva.org
no later than November 22,
2019. If you would like additional information, please contact Paul Steier, Manager,
Law Enforcement Programs.
Driver Standing Committee Seeks PACE
Representative
AAMVA is looking for a jurisdiction member with Public
Affairs and Consumer Education (PACE) experience to serve on the Driver
Standing Committee. Serving on a committee is an ideal way to influence policy,
develop best practices and network with your peers. If you would like to be
considered for this position, please complete the Committee Member Application Form.
If you have questions, please contact Dianne Graham at committees@aamva.org or 703.522.4200.
Now Accepting Nominations for 2019 IDEC Examiner
of the Year Award
AAMVA is now accepting nominations
for the 2019 IDEC Examiner of the Year Award. Each year, the International
Driver Examiner Certification (IDEC) Board and AAMVA recognize outstanding
examiners through the IDEC Examiner of the Year award. Each active IDEC member
jurisdiction nominates one examiner for outstanding performance as a driver's
license examiner. Examiners are selected for their excellence in adhering to
the principles and recommended practices of driver examining (the Examiner's Code
of Ethics) and for their high level of conduct in their profession. Examiners
must be active participating members of the IDEC program.
Each of the jurisdictional nominees will have their name, photograph and
nomination letter posted to the AAMVA Web site and they will also receive a
certificate of recognition. Of the individual jurisdiction submissions, one
nominee is chosen as the Outstanding Examiner of the Year which will be
presented at the AAMVA Annual International Conference, August 25-27, 2020 in
Austin, TX.
To submit your entry, go to the AAMVA
Awards Program webpage and click on Submit Entry in the top right. If
you have any questions or issues about your entry, contact awards@aamva.org.
This Week's Webinars
NMVTIS
Suspense Resolution for Online States (Web Service Version) – Part 2
Thursday, November 14,
2019, 1:00 - 2:00 pm (ET)
NMVTIS has two third party
transactions that involve updates between the central site and multiple states.
Because the transactions involve multiple states and the central site, it is
possible for a transaction to break down before it completes. Further activity
against this title record is greatly restricted until the problem is resolved.
This webinar provides instruction as to how to identify and resume suspended
transactions. The intended audience for this webinar are NMVTIS Help Desk Personnel,
Business Process Analyst and IT System Integrators.
Note: This webinar is for AAMVA jurisdiction members
only.