Presentations given at the 2008 Northwest Transportation Conference held on February 5-7, 2008 at Oregon State University are now available.
Click below to access the presentations:
2008 Northwest Transportation Conference Presentations Now Available Online
February 25, 2008
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Incorporating ITS Into the Transportation Planning Process
February 22, 2008The Transportation Research Board’s National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Web-Only Documents 118, Part I and II, Incorporating ITS into the Transportation Planning Process: An Integrated Planning Framework (ITS, M&O, Infrastructure) Executive Guidebook and Practitioner’s Guidebook, explore factors that are pushing regions and states towards integration of intelligent transportation systems in the transportation planning process, including the institutional, organizational, and technical processes that are included within it. In addition, this report examines challenges, transition strategies, and resources available to help agencies interested in adopting the integrated framework concept.
For more information and to access the reports, visit:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8696 (Practioner’s Guidebook)
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=8695 (Executive Guidebook)
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Transport Canada Announces Urban Goods Movement Workshop
February 13, 2008Transport Canada, in collaboration with the University of British Columbia’s Bureau of Intelligent Transportation Systems and Freight Security, has organized a workshop on urban goods movement that will be held at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver, Canada from March 18-19, 2008. “Urban Goods Movement Workshop – Rising to the Challenge” will feature experts from across Canada, the U.S. and abroad. There is no registration fee for this conference.
To view a copy of the preliminary program announcement, visit
www.itsa.org/itsa/files/pdf/TransportCanadaUrbanGoodsWorkshop.pdf
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CITE and FHWA Introduce New Blended Course
February 11, 2008The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) and the FHWA Office of Operations have released an interactive web-based course on the “Principles and Tools of Road Weather Management.” This course provides transportation professionals in highway maintenance and/or highway operations with training to apply tools and strategies for addressing road weather problems.
The course begins with an overview of the types of road weather problems and their associated costs, as well as basic meteorology for non-meteorologists. Through this course, participants are exposed to various strategies for addressing road weather problems, including Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) and the development of crosscutting decision support systems to respond effectively to weather situations. In addition, road weather solutions unique to maintenance management, traffic management, traveler information, and emergency management are discussed. It is the same content as the NHI classroom version of the course, only it is converted to an on-line format. A complete outline of the course can be found on the CITE web site.
This blended course begins on March 14 and continues through April 27, 2008. The fee for the course is $250 and students can register by going to the CITE Web site at http://www.citeconsortium.org.
For more information, contact Denise Twisdale at mztwiz@umd.edu or 301-403-4592.
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ITS Oregon Announces 2008 Scholarship Winners
February 4, 2008ITS Oregon is pleased to announce the 2008 scholarship winners, proudly sponsored by ITS Oregon member Athey Creek Consultants. With the additional generous donations, we were able to award three $500 scholarships to the following outstanding and worthy students:
- Lisa Diercksen is a first year student in the MSCE program at PSU specializing in transportation. She earned her BSCE at Iowa State University. While at Iowa State University, she interned for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in Des Moines, IA; Kimley-Horn and Associates in Phoenix, AZ; and most recently with TranSystems in Kansas City, MO. At TranSystems, Lisa built a travel demand model for Kearney, MO, using VISUM modeling software and also worked on various traffic impact studies. Currently, she is working as a Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Chris Monsere in the Intelligent Transportation Systems Lab at PSU evaluating the Safety Investment Program policies for Oregon.
- Huan Li, master’s student in Portland State University, works as a GRA in ITS lab. She developed an interest in transportation engineering when she was first involved in a regional traffic organization project. Through this project, she found transportation efficiency improvement relates to several aspects, like policy, planning, economic, and management. Huan’s interest in dealing with transportation problems drew her to the ITS program at PSU to learn more about updated technology and methods in the field. She hopes to gain a more extensive view of transportation through studying at PSU. Right now, she works with signals and freeway management which bring her more interesting topics in the transportation field.
- Rafael J. Fernandez-Moctezuma was born and raised in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. He received his B.S. in Computer Systems Engineering from ITESM Campus San Luis (2001), and his M.Sc. in Computer Science (Adaptive Systems) from OGI-OHSU (2005). He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the Data and Information Management Laboratory at Portland State University, working with Professor David Maier. His interests in database systems, data stream systems, and machine learning intersect well with his curiosity in transportation systems. He has enjoyed a year long collaboration with Professor Robert Bertini and the Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory, where he has worked in traffic data archiving, analysis, and traveler information systems.
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T3 Webinar and Training Opportunity Announced
February 1, 2008Upcoming T3 Webinar
Approaches for Building Effective Regional Relationships in the Deployment of ITS
March 4, 2008, 1:00 – 2:30 PM ET
For more information and to register: http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s080304_integrate.asp
T3 Webinars are sponsored by the US DOT’s ITS Professional Capacity Building (ITS PCB) Program: http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/
Visit the T3 archives to review past T3 webinars: http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/res_t3_archive.asp
All T3 Webinars are free of charge.
The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE)
The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) is offering a new blended course, Principles and Tools of Road Weather Management. The course begins on March 14, 2008 and continues through April 27. The fee for the course is $250, and students can register by going to the CITE web site at http://www.citeconsortium.org.
For more information, please contact Denise Twisdale at mztwiz@umd.edu or 301-403-4592.
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2008 National Rural ITS Conference Call for Abstracts Deadline Extended to February 22
February 1, 2008Call for Abstracts
Due to several inquires from across the U.S., the National Rural ITS Conference is extending the deadline for abstract submittal to Friday, February 22, 2008. We hope this gives everyone a few extra days to share that cutting edge project, technology or research results! And remember, with the many and varied learning opportunities, this conference is a can’t miss for the ITS professional. Session and training topics range from the traditional (road weather information systems, CVO applications, etc.) to the innovative (climate change impacts, Native American transportation issues, etc.). We look forward to receiving your abstract!
For further details and submittal information, please go to http://www.nritsconference.org/CallforAbstracts.pdf.
Sponsor and Vendor Information
If you haven’t already, logon to the conference website (http://www.NRITSconference.org), and download the Sponsor and Vendor Information Packet. It quickly summarizes sponsor and vendor opportunities at the upcoming 2008 conference and includes forms that you can complete to reserve your spot. Sponsorship opportunities and vendor space is already being reserved, so logon today to ensure your company or organization’s exposure.
For more information, go to http://www.nritsconference.org/downloads/SponsorVendor.pdf.
Sponsored in part by the Alaska University Transportation Center, Federal Highway Administration, US Department of Transportation’s ITS Joint Program Office, ITS Alaska, ITS America, and the Western Transportation Institute.
Conference Coordinators
Meetings Northwest, LLC
TEL: (406) 273-7224
FAX: (406) 273-2494
info@nritsconference.org
http://www.meetingsnorthwest.com
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