The 2010 Northwest Transportation Conference will be held at Oregon State University in Corvallis February 9-11, 2010.
The conference theme, “The Future of Transportation is Here,” acknowledges that events of the last two years have brought about a major shift nationally and within Oregon, with regard to energy, climate change and transportation technology.
For more information and to view the agenda, visit http://kiewit.oregonstate.edu/nwtc/.
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The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) is accepting submissions for papers for its 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition, “Connecting Communities through Smart Transportation Solutions.” The three-day event will be held from May 3-5, 2010 in Houston, TX.
ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting program will focus on core issues that relate to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). These core issues involve broadening awareness and implementation of best practices and effective solutions to solve transportation problems and performance, and the thought leadership engaged in the debate over the nation’s transportation future.
Papers can be submitted online beginning Nov. 1 at http://www.itsa.org/amprogram.html. The deadline for submission is December 1, 2009.
Download the call for papers at http://www.itsa.org/itsa/files/pdf/ITSA_AM2010CFP.pdf.
For more information on ITS America’s 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition, visit http://www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html.
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The 2010 National Rural ITS Conference Planning committee would like to invite you to submit an abstract for presentation at the Conference in Huntington, West Virginia, August 1-4, 2010. All abstracts must be received by Monday, February 1, 2010, and authors should take care to ensure that abstracts submitted follow the guidelines.
Additional information and submittal guidelines can be found online at http://www.nritsconference.org/2010program.html.
Visit http://www.nritsconference.org for more information on the conference, and we look forward to seeing you in West Virginia!
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The Intelligent Transportation Society of America, ERTICO-ITS Europe, and ITS Japan invite you to join more than 10,000 of the world’s leading transportation policy makers, technology, and business professionals in Orlando, Florida from October 16–20, 2011 for the 18th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems featuring ITS America’s Annual Meeting & Exposition. It is sure to be our most exciting and innovative event to date!
For more information, view an informational brochure at http://www.itsa.org/itsa/files/pdf/WC2011SaveTheDate.pdf.
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The 2009 National Rural ITS Conference, held August 23-27 in Seaside, Oregon, has concluded. Nearly 300 attendees enjoyed a wide variety of sessions, professional tours, activities, and the opportunity to visit over 35 vendor displays.
ITS Oregon wants to thank our sponsors, vendors, attendees, and everyone else who made this successful event possible.
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On April 7, ITS Oregon hosted its fourth lunch meeting jointly with the Portland Chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar and the Oregon Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers. Over 135 attendees listed to James Whitty of ODOT’s Office of Innovative Partnerships and Alternative Funding present the results of Oregon’s mileage fee pilot program.
Download the presentation (PDF, 3.6M)
If you have any ideas for a presentation you would like to see or if you are interested in making a future presentation, contact Ed Anderson at Edward.L.ANDERSON@odot.state.or.us. Our goal is to have a lunch presentation once every three months, and your interest and feedback is always welcomed.
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ITS America is pleased to offer Professional Development Hours (PDHs) to attendees of ITS America’s 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition, June 1-3, 2009 in National Harbor, MD. Many engineering and related licensure and certification agencies around the world require the demonstration of continuing professional competency that is met by the range of technical, scientific, executive, special, interactive, and plenary sessions you attend. Attendees can earn up to 17.5 PDHs through their participation at the Annual Meeting.
Remember that you will need to save your record of attendance and the entire Final Program of the 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition for your records should the licensure or certification agency request information from you. Reporting is done on an honor basis, and members are responsible for maintaining their own records.
To register online, go to http://registration.experient-inc.com/ShowITS092/Default.aspx.
For all the latest information on ITS America’s 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition, see http://www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html.
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Presentations given at the ITS America 2008 Annual Meeting State Chapter Council Strengthening Workshop are now available on the State Chapter Clearinghouse web page: http://www.itsa.org/chapterclearinghouse.html.
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ITS Washington announces the return of its Annual Meeting to be held at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue on November 12th.
There are a total of eight information packed sessions planned, with a diverse group of presenters and panel members from throughout the Puget Sound region and state. The focus of this year’s annual meeting will be
ITS applications and systems, and their influence on operations within the traffic and transit environments. Topics will include Traffic Management Centers – Lessons Learned, Regional Arterial Operations, Wireless Communications for ITS Applications, Transit ITS Applications on the horizon, Bus Rapid Transit Station and System Design, Tolling and Congestion Management, Traveler Information Systems, and Wired Communications for ITS Applications.
Registration information and a complete summary of each topic and presenter will be posted to the ITS Washington Website at http://depts.washington.edu/itswa/.
For questions or more information, please contact Nick Marquardt at 206.689.4903 or at nick.marquardt@soundtransit.org.
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On September 26, ITS Oregon hosted its second lunch meeting, with a presentation on ITS at TriMet. Over 50 attendees enjoyed pizza and soft drinks while learning about many of TriMet’s ITS applications from ITS Oregon member David Crout. Randy Knapick from IBI Group joined in the presentation and discussed some newer transit ITS tools that are becoming available in the marketplace.
Download the presentation (PDF, 5.7M)
If you have any ideas for a presentation you would like to see or if you are interested in making a future presentation, contact Ed Anderson at Edward.L.ANDERSON@odot.state.or.us. Our goal is to have a lunch presentation once every three months, and your interest and feedback is always welcomed.
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