Mr. Damm welcomed the attendees of the 6th meeting at NHTSA’s offices in Washington. He thanked NHTSA for providing the meeting rooms and the equipment. Also, he appreciated that Humanetics provided the WebEx access for the meeting.

Mr. Chris Bonanti, Associated Administrator Rulemaking at NHTSA, also welcomed the attendees to the US and specifically to NHTSA and wished the Informal Group a fruitful meeting.

The meeting was chaired by Mr. Damm (chair) and Dr. Konosu (vice-chair) and the secretariat will be provided by Mr. Kinsky.