Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – January 5, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
17th World Congress Call for Papers Deadline Extended to Jan. 31
The 17th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems, Oct. 25-29, 2010, Busan, South Korea is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate your expertise and high-level achievement within the field of ITS in an global setting. The deadline to submit papers has been extended to Jan. 31, 2010. Authors of accepted scientific papers will have the opportunity to publish their papers in the International Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems Research. For a list of topics and further details, please visit the official Web site of the Busan World Congress on ITS at http://www.itsworldcongress.kr.
AVIATION
1) Web Application Gives Air Travelers Chance to Rate Airport Security Procedures
Link to article on NextGov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100104_3443.php
Link to news release from On the Spot Systems:
http://www.onthespotsystems.com/press/
CAMERAS
2) Chattanooga Defends Red-Light Cameras to State Legislators
Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2010/jan/05/city-defends-traffic-cameras/
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
3) Slovak Electronic Toll System Working Well, Says Its Operator
Link to article in The Slovak Spectator:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Hate Your GPS’s Voice? Garmin Lets You Record Your Own
Link to article in PC World:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/185887/hate_your_gpss_voice_garmin_lets_you_record_your_own.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) ‘Naseeh’ to Guide Qatar Motorists
Link to article in The Peninsula:
6) Iowa DOT Wins Two Public Affairs Awards
Link to article in The Des Moines Register:
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) Obama: Airline Attack was Preventable
Link to AP article:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34679532/ns/us_news-airliner_security/
8) TSA Doesn’t Control Airport Security Cameras
Link to ABC News story and video:
9) Latest Issue of Vision Zero Online
Cover story is ‘Driven by Distraction.’
Link to magazine:
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6c264a63#/6c264a63/1
TRANSIT
10) Cell Service May be Coming to Los Angeles Subway
Link to article in The Source:
http://thesource.metro.net/2009/12/30/cell-service-may-be-coming-to-subway/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) Computers Guide Traffic Lights to Reduce Congestion for Commuters, Other Drivers
Link to article in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/04/AR2010010402807.html
12) Cloud, Crowd, Probe Data Solutions Change Traffic Outlook for 2010
Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:
http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/auto/?p=33
13) Electronic Road Signs Will Ease Motorists’ Delays, Pennsylvania DOT Says
Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/state/s_660696.html
14) South African Company Says Mobile Traffic Warning Application Garnering Huge Support
Link to article on ITWeb:
15) January Issue of Florida DOT’s SunGuide Disseminator
Link to newsletter:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2010/2010-001-Jan.pdf
News Releases
1) Westwood One, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Sigalert
2) Chubb Seeks Reduction in Cargo Theft Through Information Sharing Network
3) 2010 National Work Zone Awareness Week Poster Now Available
Job Postings
– Senior Project Manager (supporting ITS) – SAIC – Oakland, California
https://cp-its-rmprd.saic.com/MAIN/careerportal/Job_Profile.cfm?szOrderID=162678
Upcoming Events
National Business Aviation Association Schedulers & Dispatchers Conference – January 27-29 – San Antonio, Texas
http://www.nbaa.org/events/sdc/2010/
Today in Transportation History
1940 **70th anniversary** – FM radio is demonstrated for the Federal Communications Commission for the first time.
http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/assemble?docno=400520
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