Event Alert: 16th ITS World Congress — Sept 21-25, 2009 @ Stockholm, Sweden

August 11, 2009 at 3:33 pm

ITS 2009 - Stockholm

ITS World Congresses gather some 5,000 participants from around the world looking to share experiences and build networks. As a decision-maker, manufacturer, supplier or consultant within the private or public sector, the World Congress is an opportunity for you to learn more about what ITS can do to improve the efficiency of your operations. What’s more, it is an excellent opportunity to show the general public how ITS can help them in their daily lives.

Delegates will include representatives from:

  • International organisations and national governments
  • Regional, local and municipal authorities
  • Security and safety organisations
  • CEOs from industry
  • Equipment manufacturers and suppliers
  • Service developers and service providers
  • Software developers and systems integrators
  • Automotive and industrial designers
  • Public transport and freight operators
  • ITS project management and financiers
  • ITS consultancies and advisors
  • ITS users and members organisations
  • Public interest groups and press

There will also be an opportunity for the public to visit the Exhibition and demonstration sites on the last day of the World Congress in Stockholm.

The Congress format consists of several different types of sessions.  Along with the traditional types of sessions (Plenary, Executive, Special Interest and Technical/Scientific), this year the Congress organizers are introducing the two new formats: Interactive Sessions and Lunchtime Debates.  Sessions typically last 90 minutes.

The Exhibit Hall provides a venue for public sector organizations and private sector vendors to show off their latest technology.  The Exhibit Hall will be open to Congress delegates September 22-25; on Friday, September 25, it will also be open to the public.

The 2009 ITS World Congress will also feature four demonstration sites where Congress delegates can watch ITS in action: one is located inside the Exhibit Hall, two are located just outside the building in the parking lot, and one is accessible by shuttle bus.  Congress delegates can also go on any of 11 technical visits to see ITS in action in and around Stockholm.

Social events include receptions on Monday (September 21) and Tuesday (September 22) evenings and a gala dinner Wednesday (September 23) evening in Stockholm City Hall, famous as the location where Nobel Prizes are awarded.

Preliminary Programme now available

Registration Fees

Registration information, including fees, is now available on the Congress website and published in the Preliminary Programme. Registration is now open. Click here to register.

Standard Rates


(payment received from 25 July 2009)

Early Payment Rates

(payment received by 24 July 2009)

Group Discount Rate

(15 or more)

Ticket Type Duration Inc. VAT Net Inc. VAT Net Inc. VAT Net
Speaker/Moderator Full Event €1,062.50 €850.00 €900.00 €720.00 €871.25 €697.00
Speaker/Moderator 1 Day €625.00 €500.00 €537.50 €430.00 €512.50 €410.00
Student Speaker/Moderator Full Event €437.50 €350.00 €375.00 €300.00 €358.75 €287.00
Delegate Full Event €1,400.00 €1,120.00 €1,187.50 €950.00 €1,148.00 €918.40
Delegate 1 Day €837.50 €670.00 €712.50 €570.00 €686.75 €549.40
Exhibitor/Sponsor Delegate Full Event €1,187.50 €950.00 €1,012.50 €810.00 €973.75 €779.00
Student Delegate Full Event €437.00 €350.00 €375.00 €300.00 €358.75 €287.00
Swedish Public Sector Full Event €1,125.00 €900.00 €962.50 €770.00 €922.50 €738.00
Accompanying Person Full Event Free Free Free Free Free Free
Press Full Event Free Free Free Free Free Free
Exhibition Visitor (pre registered) Full Event Free Free Free Free Free Free

Publication on the event CD Rom, presentation of papers, as well as Special Interest Session organisation are subject to the authors/ speakers/moderators registration and payment by 3rd August 2009.

Official event publications and website

The Preliminary Programme has already been circulated. The Final Programme will be distributed at the event. Information will be updated on the event website at regular intervals.

To ensure you are on the mailing list, please email r.gardner@hgluk.com your full contact details.

For all other event related information, please visit the ITS World Congress website.

Event Alert: 2009 National Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Training Conference – November 15-18, 2009 @ New Orleans, Louisana

August 10, 2009 at 6:47 pm

Hotel Monteleone
214 Royal Street
New Orleans, LA 70130-2201

The Texas Transportation Institute cordially invites you to attend the 2009 National Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Training Conference. The Crescent City and the Grand Dame of the French Quarter are ready and waiting to assist us in hosting the nation’s grade crossing safety experts who will present information on the latest legislative issues, research, innovations, and technologies in grade crossing safety. We look forward to seeing you in Louisiana this fall!

Registration Information
You are encouraged to register online for this event.

Online registration will be available until 5:00 pm CST, Friday, November 6, 2009. After this date, please plan to register on-site at the Hotel Monteleone.

Onsite Registration/Information Desk

On-site conference registration will be available at the hotel during the conference. The $125 late fee will be in effect during that time. Check, money order, exact cash and credit card payments will be accepted on-site.

Registration Fees

The registration fee covers all conference functions.

  • $275, Conference Registration Fee (through October 16, 2009)
  • $400, Conference Registration Fee (after October 16, 2009)
  • $900 Exhibitor Registration Fee (through October 16, 2009)
  • $1100 Exhibitor Registration Fee (after October 16, 2009)
  • $120 Speaker Registration Fee (including Session Coordinators/Moderators)
  • Pre-registration is recommended and will help us in planning and preparing a better conference. If you pre-register, your name tag and program packet will be ready when you arrive at the hotel. The fee is $275 through October 16, 2009. A $125 late fee will be added to registrations received after October 16, 2009.

    Payment Information

    Please make check or money order (U.S. currency drawn on a U.S. bank) payable to TTI-HRG09. Event Management & Planning (EM&P) also accepts Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit cards. If paying by check or money order, you may register online and then mail your payment to EM&PEM&P can not invoice; therefore, payment of the conference registration fee must be received prior to admission to the conference. NO PURCHASE ORDERES ACCEPTED.

    For payment processing purposes, the vendor identification number for TTI EM&P is 37277277275000. The federal identification number is 74-2270624.

    Cancellations

    Only cancellations received in writing by EM&P by 5:00 p.m. October 16, 2009, will be refunded, less a $125 handling fee. No refunds will be made after October 16.

    Exhibitor Registration

    If you would like more information about exhibiting at this conference, please visit the exhibitor web page.

    Speaker Information

    We extend our appreciation for your acceptance to speak at the 2009 National Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety Training Conference. If for some reason you cannot attend we would hope that you could send another person in your place. A letter detailing the specific date and time of your presentation will be mailed to you in the next few weeks. Also included in the letter will be a request for your biographical information, which will assist the moderator in introducing you at the beginning of the session.

    Speakers should register online no later than October 16, 2009.

    If you have need of further information, please contact Jessica Franklin at j-franklin@ttimail.tamu.edu or (979) 845-5817.

    Hotel Reservations

    Accommodations have been arranged at the Hotel Monteleone, located at 214 Royal Street in New Orleans, LA. The room block is available November 15-18, 2009. Please refer to “National Rail Conference” when making your reservation.

    Government block (prevailing government per diem to be established by September 15, 2009):

    • Single: $140 per night current rate
    • Double: $140 per night current rate

    Discounted Conference Block (Non-Government):

    • Single: $185 per night
    • Double: $185 per night

    A limited number of government rates are available for those guests with proper military or government ID. Please make these reservations as soon as possible to ensure room availability.

    To receive special conference rates, individuals should call the Hotel Monteleone directly at (504) 523-3341 or by calling Group Reservations number (800) 217-2033 and identify the event as “National Rail Conference.” Please confirm your room rate when you make your reservation and confirm this rate upon your arrival at the hotel. Please assist us in keeping conference costs down by meeting our room block requirements at this hotel. All reservations for sleeping rooms must be received by October 16, 2009. Reservations received after this date will be accepted on a space available and rate available basis.

    For more details about the Hotel Monteleone, please visit their website.

    Any attendee not identifying his/her affiliation with the group and not requesting the conference rate prior to check-in cannot be extended the conference rate at a later date or during or after the meeting.

    Sponsorship Opportunities

    The following is a list of events that will take place during the conference. If your organization would like to sponsor any of the events or make a donation to assist in facilitating any of these events, the cost is listed below. For any event your organization sponsors or makes a contribution to, the organization name will be noted in the program, as well as displayed on a sign at the function. “Themed breaks” are also available for sponsorship.

    • Welcome Reception – $20,000
    • Continental Breakfast (3) – $2,600 (each)
    • Formal Luncheon – $10,000
    • Network and Dinner – $27,000
    • Daily Morning and Afternoon Breaks – $1,200

    If you would like additional information (Program Contents, Speaker Registration, Event Sponsorship), please contact Jessica Franklin at j-franklin@ttimail.tamu.edu or (979) 845-5817.

    2009 GIS in Transit Conference: The Route to Success in Transit GIS – November 16-18, 2009 @ St. Petersburg, Florida

    July 30, 2009 at 5:52 pm

    Sponsored by URISA and the National Center for Transit Research (NCTR)

    URISA and the University of South Florida’s National Center for Transit Research at the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) are pleased to announce a new partnership to present the 2009 GIS in Transit Conference, taking place Hilton Bayfront in the waterfront district of downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, November 16-18, 2009.

    The Conference Committee has organized an educational program based upon the abstracts submitted through a Call for Participation. Abstracts were submitted within these general topic categories: Applications, Tools, Data, and Management & Policy.

    Preliminary Conference Schedule

    Click on each day below to see session, presenter and topic detail.

    Monday, November 16, 2009

    8:30am –  5:00pm Pre-Conference Workshops

    Tuesday, November 17, 2009

    8:30am – 09:30am Welcome & Keynote Speaker
    9:30am – 10:30am Grand Opening & Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
    10:30am – 12:00pm Breakout Sessions
    12:00pm –   1:30pm Roundtable Discussion Lunch with Dessert in Exhibit Hall
    1:30pm –  3:00pm Breakout Sessions
    3:00pm –  3:30pm Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
    3:30pm –  5:00pm Breakout Sessions
    5:00pm –  6:00pm Networking  Reception in Exhibit Hall
    6:00pm – 9:00pm Offsite Conference Social Event (TBA!)

    Wednesday, November 18, 2009

    8:30am – 10:00am General Session
    10:00am – 10:30am Networking Break in Exhibit Hall
    10:30am – 12:00pm Breakout Sessions
    12:00pm –   1:30pm Lunch on own
    1:30pm –  3:00pm Breakout Sessions
    3:00pm –  3:30pm Beverage Break
    3:30pm –  5:00pm Closing General  Session

    Registration

    Early Rate (if Registered by October 5, 2009)

    • Full Registration:
      URISA Member – $275
      Non-Member – $300

    Regular Rate (if registered after October 5, 2009)

    • Full Registration:
      URISA Member – $350
      Non-Members – $375

    Pre-Conference Workshops: $195

    Conference Sponsors

    The National Center for Transit Research (NCTR) is located at the Center for Urban Transportation Research at the University of South Florida.  NCTR strives to make public transportation and alternative forms of transportation, including managed lanes, safe, effective, efficient, desirable, and secure. The goals of NCTR are: to minimize traffic congestion, maximize mobility options, promote safety and security, improve the environment, and enhance community sustainability. This will be accomplished by conducting applied and advanced research, energetically disseminating the results, and expanding the workforce of transportation professionals through education and training to address the challenges and opportunities of the future.  The National Transit GIS Conference is one of the many efforts by NCTR to forward its goals.  For more about NCTR please visit: www.nctr.usf.edu.

    The 2009 GIS in Transit Conference is proudly endorsed by:

    For more information, please visit: http://www.urisa.org/gis_transit

    First IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference 2009 (IEEE VNC 2009) – October 28-30 @ Tokyo, Japan

    July 30, 2009 at 5:35 pm

    IEEE VNC 2009 is a new conference established with the merger of IEEE V2VCOM and IEEE AutoNet Workshops under IEEE ITS Society and IEEE ComSoc.

    • 2009.07.27
      Submissions deadline extended to August 10. This is a final extension.
    • 2009.07.06
      Submissions are now being accepted on the PaperCept site.

    (Source: Bernie Wagenblast’s Transportation Communications Newsletter)

    Webinar Alert: Where is the “IT” in ITS? – Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) Webinar @ August 18, 2009

    July 14, 2009 at 2:34 am

    Where is the “IT” in ITS?

    Date: August 18, 2009
    Time: 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET
    Cost: All T3s are free of charge
    PDH: 1.5. — Webinar participants are responsible for determining eligibility of these PDHs within their professions.
    Register On-line
    Contact the T3 Administrator
    Sponsored by: T3 Webinars are brought to you by the ITS Professional Capacity Building Program (ITS PCB) at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) ITS Joint Program Office, Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA).

    Description

    IT and ITS have a common technical framework and similar technical challenges. As such, practitioners in both fields have much to gain by partnering together. The Oregon and New Hampshire State Departments of Transportation will present their experiences in bringing these different organizational groups together to promote efficient and successful ITS project deployment based on systems engineering principles. Each agency will share their successes, challenges, and lessons learned with the organizational and technical issues these new partnerships engender. Representatives from both agencies will discuss the ways that IT and ITS staff in program offices collaborate to support ITS deployments, making this an informative and interesting session and providing the audience with practical steps for initiating and maintaining collaborative, cross-departmental work partnerships.

    This webinar is part of a webinar series on Systems Engineering for ITS projects. Many agencies use their Information Technology group as a source for systems engineering and information technology skills and as a way to build competency across different agency departments.

    Audience

    • Individuals involved in planning, deploying, and operating ITS
    • ITS and IT staff and managers
    • Human Resource and workforce development professionals

    Learning Outcomes

    • Understanding of the positive impact on ITS project outcomes derived from collaboration between the agency’s IT department and the ITS program office
    • Steps that can be implemented to initiate cross-departmental (IT and ITS) collaboration
    • Benefits of using systems engineering in the development and management of ITS projects
    • Best practices for maintaining cross-departmental collaboration through the project lifecycle

    Federal Host:

    Mac Lister, ITS Professional Capacity Building Program, ITS Joint Program Office, US DOT’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration

    Mac Lister is the Manager of the ITS Professional Capacity Building Program at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO). He has over 35 years of experience in the field of information systems. Before joining the ITS JPO, Mac was an ITS Specialist at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Resource Center. Before that, Mac worked as an IT manager for 25 years, the last 12 of which were for a public transit agency. His ITS areas of expertise are 511 technology/overall operations, the National ITS Architecture, ITS professional capacity building and workforce development, and systems engineering.

    Mac has provided training, outreach and technical support for the National ITS Architecture and Systems Engineering programs. He has also the team leader for the FHWA‘s National Field Support team; the field co-chair for the FHWA Operations Council’s architecture and systems engineering working groups; and a member of the 511 Deployment Coalition Working Group.

    Mac is a certified instructor and a master trainer for NHI. He has taught courses in ITS Software Acquisition, Systems Engineering and National ITS Architecture. He has also been an independent consultant to ITS America.

    Presenters:

    Denise Markow, New Hampshire Transportation Management Center, New Hampshire Department of Transportation

    Denise Markow is the Program Manager for the New Hampshire Transportation Management Center and has been working for the New Hampshire Department of Transportation for 15 years. For the past two years, she has also managed the ITS Program, a program that she was integral in initiating. She has spent 13 years in the Highway Design Bureau working with Consulting Firms as a Consultant Reviewer responsible for the QC/QA of design plans. Denise is a registered PE in the state of NH. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Business/French from the University of Wisconsin and a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New Hampshire.

    Gail Hambleton, New Hampshire Department of Transportation

    Gail Hambleton is the IT Leader for Transportation at New Hampshire Department of Transportation (NHDOT), a position she has held since June 2008. She has worked in that department for the past seven years and has also worked as a Civil Engineer at NHDOT for 3 years. She has extensive work experience is software and hardware development. Gail is a PE in Civil Engineering (lapsed license since working in IT) and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of New Hampshire.

    Galen McGill, Oregon Department of Transportation

    Galen McGill has been the Intelligent Transportation Systems Manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation since the inception of the ITS Program in 1998. He has worked for ODOT for 21 years in various positions related to technology development and implementation. Galen is a registered professional engineer. He has a Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Oregon State University and an MBA degree from Willamette University’s Atkinson Graduate School of Management.

    AIAA Combined Conferences on Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC), Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (AFM), and Modeling and Simulation Technologies (MST) – August 10 thru 13, 2009 @ Chicago, Illinois

    June 30, 2009 at 10:43 am

    10 – 13 Aug 2009

    Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
    Chicago, Illinois


    Early Bird Registration Deadline: 13 July 2009


    The AIAA Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC), Atmospheric Flight Mechanics (AFM), and Modeling and Simulation Technologies (MST) Conferences will be held 10-13 August 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. These combined conferences represent one of the world’s premier forums for the presentation, discussion, and collaboration of science and technology in these highly related fields. The organizers of these conferences welcome attendees to this combined event covering a broad spectrum of the study of flight mechanics, modeling, simulation, and the guidance and control of aerospace vehicles.

    • Who Should Attend?
      Engineers and scientists in industry, government and academia in the related fields of aerospace guidance, navigation, control, mechanics, modeling and simulation.
    • Why Should You Attend?
      GNC/AFM/MST showcases state of the art research as well as current progress in important on-going programs throughout the world. Over a thousand people attend this conference, including promising young professionals as well as renowned engineers and scientists.

    To learn more about the event(s) pertaining to each of the three conferences and to register, please follow:

    7th International Energy Conversion and Engineering Conference (IECEC) and the 45th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit

    June 30, 2009 at 10:24 am

    7th International Energy Conversion and Engineering Conference (IECEC)

    2 – 5 Aug 2009
    Colorado Convention Center
    Denver, Colorado

    The 7th IECEC will explore the future of clean energy systems through a series of panel discussions and technical paper presentations. This year’s hot topics include:

    Alternative power systems – such as fuel cell technology and solar system technology

    Biofuels, including biodiesel fuels and fuels created from food-waste

    Electric power systems which would replace traditional fossil fuel based propulsion systems

    Nanotechnlology applications for solar power systems, among many others. There will also be a discussion of future energy policy needs to answer the demand for “green” energy systems.

    Featured Sessions:

    • Apollo Anniversary Panel (Joint Session with JPC): Gerry Griffin, Glynn Lunney, Frank Van Rensselaer, J.R. Thompson, Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, and Bob Sieck
    • Joint IECEC/JPC Session: Electrical Power Extraction from Propulsion Systems, Meeting Increasing Demands: Features experts in propulsion and electrical power generation to discuss the issues and effects of supplying large dynamic electrical loads from air-breathing propulsion systems
    • Energy Policies for a Green Future: An overview of the current and upcoming policies and activities in government, industry and academia that will lead to more efficient, less polluting energy systems
    • Impact of the USAF/SMC Lithium Ion Battery Standard on Future Spacecraft Batteries: A discussion on the issues and implication of the new lithium ion battery standard
    • Joint IECEC/JPC Session: Biofuels for Propulsion and Terrestrial Power Generation: A look into biofuel development as it relates to both propulsion and power generation applications

    And Much More!

    This event will be co-located with the 45th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

    REGISTRATION

    Registering in advance can save conference attendees up to $100. A check made payable to AIAA or credit card information must be included with your registration form. Advance registration forms must be received by 06-Jul-2009. Preregistrants may pick up their materials at the advance registration desk.

    Click here to learn more about the conference and to register.

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    45th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference & Exhibit

    2 – 5 Aug 2009
    Colorado Convention Center
    Denver, Colorado

    http://www.aiaa.org/events/jpc

    Early Bird Registration Deadline: 6 July 2009

    AIAA, ASME, SAE, ASEE, and their industry partners, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, proudly invite you to Denver, Colorado, the Mile High City and Gateway to the Rockies, for the 45th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit, 2–5 August 2009.

    The 45th JPC will field a strong lineup of keynote addresses, panel discussions, and technical sessions, examining the future of propulsion systems and their ability to meet the demand for “clean aerospace” technology. Highlights of the conference include a panel on the X-51 “Waverider” scramjet aircraft as it prepares for its maiden flight, a review of recent progress in the field of constant volume combustion, an analysis of the future of gas turbine technology, a critical examination of the history of liquid propulsion flight, and a look at the future of hypersonic propulsion systems. Keynote addresses will explore recent innovations in aeronautical and exo-atmospheric propulsion, the future of the Constellation program, and recent innovations in space launch and space propulsion systems.

    The design of our next generation flight and space systems will be dependent more than ever on high performance, increasingly efficient, reliable and affordable propulsion systems. Our ability to incorporate new technologies into aircraft and spacecraft will have far reaching impacts to the evolutionary roles these complex systems play in our everyday lives. Our ability to incorporate new technologies into aircraft and spacecraft will have far reaching impacts to the evolutionary roles these complex systems play in our everyday lives. Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, and Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control invite you to Denver and be a part of the exciting future of the aerospace propulsion industry.

    Featured Speakers for 2009

    Apollo Anniversary Panel:

    • Gerry Griffin – Lead flight director in Mission Control for three lunar landings during the Apollo program, and was an integral part of the team that helped the astronauts of Apollo 13 safely return to Earth after their oxygen tank exploded on their journey to the moon.
    • Glynn Lunney – An employee of NASA since its foundation in 1958, Lunney was a flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, and was on duty during historic events such as the Apollo 11 lunar ascent and the pivotal hours of the Apollo 13 crisis.
    • Frank Van Rensselaer – Has held various management positions with NASA during a 20-year period culminating at NASA headquarters where he was a charter member of Senior Executive Service, earning two of the three highest NASA awards.
    • J.R. Thompson – Was the fifth Director of the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center located in Huntsville, Alabama. He served as Director from September 29, 1986 to July 6, 1989. Thompson also served as NASA’s deputy director from July 6, 1989 to November 8, 1991.
    • Harrison “Jack” Schmitt – Played a key role in training Apollo crews to be geologic observers when they were in lunar orbit and competent geologic field workers when they were on the lunar surface. After each of the landing missions, he participated in the examination and evaluation of the returned lunar samples and helped the crews with the scientific aspects of their mission reports.
    • Bob Sieck – Joined NASA at the Kennedy Space Center in 1964 as a Gemini Spacecraft Systems engineer. He served as an Apollo Spacecraft test team project engineer, Shuttle Orbiter test team project engineer, and in 1976 was named the Engineering Manager for the Shuttle Approach and Landing tests at Dryden Flight Research Facility in California.

    Keynote:Innovation in Aeronautical and Exo-Atmospheric Propulsion :

    • Dr. Werner Dahm, USAF Chief Scientist

    Keynote:Innovation’s Future-Constellation Initiatives

    • Brian Duffy, Lockheed Martin, Vice President Altair Program Manager

    Award’s Luncheon Keynote: Innovation in Launch and Space System Propulsion

    • Gen. Bob Kehler, USAF Space Command

    Why Should You Attend?

    Identify and highlight how innovative aerospace propulsion technologies get inserted into both new and evolving systems.

    Attend special panel sessions with a focus on advanced system applications that can be used to showcase the propulsion systems, components and technologies that enable them.

    REGISTRATION

    Registering in advance can save conference attendees up to $100. A check made payable to AIAA or credit card information must be included with your registration form. Advance registration forms must be received by 06-Jul-2009. Preregistrants may pick up their materials at the advance registration desk.

    Press Release for JPC: http://intranet.aiaa.org/industryresources/PDF/JPCRelease.pdf

    Note seen below is applicable for both conferences:

    NASA Conference Restrictions Lifted
    NASA participation at technical conferences has been cleared per an April 10 NASA Interim Directive 9312.2. You are invited to read the Acting Administrator’s letter to AIAA. To read the letter, click HERE.

    Webinar Alert: Where is the “IT” in ITS? – Talking Technology and Transportation (T3) Webinar @ July 14, 2009

    June 23, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    Where is the “IT” in ITS?

    Date: July 14, 2009
    Time: 1:00–2:30 P.M. ET

    Cost: All T3s are free of charge
    PDH: 1.5. — Webinar participants are responsible for determining eligibility of these PDHs within their professions.
    Register On-line
    Contact the T3 Administrator

    Description

    IT and ITS have a common technical framework and similar technical challenges. As such, practitioners in both fields have much to gain by partnering together. The Oregon and New Hampshire State Departments of Transportation will present their experiences in bringing these different organizational groups together to promote efficient and successful ITS project deployment based on systems engineering principles. Each agency will share their successes, challenges, and lessons learned with the organizational and technical issues these new partnerships engender. Representatives from both agencies will discuss the ways that IT and ITS staff in program offices collaborate to support ITS deployments, making this an informative and interesting session and providing the audience with practical steps for initiating and maintaining collaborative, cross-departmental work partnerships.

    This webinar is part of a webinar series on Systems Engineering for ITS projects. Many agencies use their Information Technology group as a source for systems engineering and information technology skills and as a way to build competency across different agency departments.

    Audience

    • Individuals involved in planning, deploying, and operating ITS
    • ITS and IT staff and managers
    • Human Resource and workforce development professionals

    Learning Outcomes

    • Understanding of the positive impact on ITS project outcomes derived from collaboration between the agency’s IT department and the ITS program office
    • Steps that can be implemented to initiate cross-departmental (IT and ITS) collaboration
    • Benefits of using systems engineering in the development and management of ITS projects
    • Best practices for maintaining cross-departmental collaboration through the project lifecycle

    Federal Host:

    Mac Lister

    Mac is the Manager of the ITS Professional Capacity Building Program at the U.S. Department of Transportation’s ITS Joint Program Office (ITS JPO). He has over 35 years of experience in the field of information systems. Before joining the ITS JPO, Mac was an ITS Specialist at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Resource Center. Before that, Mac worked as an IT manager for 25 years, the last 12 of which were for a public transit agency. His ITS areas of expertise are 511 technology/overall operations, the National ITS Architecture, ITS professional capacity building and workforce development, and systems engineering.

    Mac has provided training, outreach and technical support for the National ITS Architecture and Systems Engineering programs. He has also the team leader for the FHWA‘s National Field Support team; the field co-chair for the FHWA Operations Council’s architecture and systems engineering working groups; and a member of the 511 Deployment Coalition Working Group.

    Mac is a certified instructor and a master trainer for NHI. He has taught courses in ITS Software Acquisition, Systems Engineering and National ITS Architecture. He has also been an independent consultant to ITS America.

    REGISTER NOW! TISP Summer Forum: Enhancing Infrastructure Resiliency through a Planned Investment Strategy

    June 19, 2009 at 9:12 pm

    TISP Summer Forum: Enhancing Infrastructure Resiliency through a Planned Investment Strategy

    July 29, 2009

    8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

    Embassy Suites DC Convetion Center

    900 10th Street NW

    Washington, DC 20011

    Register HERE for this Forum

    On July 29, 2009, at the Embassy Suites DC Convention Center, Washington, DC, The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP) hosts its Summer Forum on Enhancing Infrastructure Resilience through Planned Investment Strategies with a focus on the Transportation and Energy CI/KR Sectors. Resilience is more than a buzzword used to describe the strength of community. When considering the subject of infrastructure protection, we ignore many other crucial aspects of securing the nation and its critical infrastructure. Infrastructure resilience addresses the development and implementation of exercised measures and policies to reduce the disaster and devastation impacts of all types of hazards to manageable effects that can be quickly overcome. Investment strategies that take into consideration the reduction of risk, stabilization of the work force, improved efficiencies (such as improvements to the road and rail transportation system that result in faster cargo supply chains), redundancy, business continuity and quick recovery from a catastrophic event will realize significant returns to stakeholders and investors. Infrastructure operations, safety, maintenance, protection and resiliency are so closely intertwined in today’s world that they must all be part of any investment strategy if it is to be cost-effective and long-lasting.

    Facilitating public and private sector discourse regarding investment strategies for infrastructure resilience is essential to the TISP mission to lead collaborative effort that advances the practice and policies of infrastructure security and resiliency. We will bring together decision makers, policy analysts, and experts in transportation and energy infrastructure resilience and planning. This forum is designed to encourage audience participation, with a morning discussion of cross-sector topics and with two afternoon breakout sessions (one for transportation and the other for energy sectors).

    The issues and recommendations identified by the Forum will be documented and distributed via a summary report to of all participating organizations and an article published in the TISP e-Newsletter and shared with infrastructure resilience stakeholders.

    Registration Rates

    TISP Dues-paying Members: $75.00

    Public Agency Rate: $75.00

    TISP Partners (non-paying members): $100.00

    Hotel Location and Directions

    Embassy Suites DC Convention Center

    900 10th Street NW

    Washington, DC 20011

    202-719-1423

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    Register HERE for this Event.

    For more information about TISP and this Forum, contact Mr. Bill Anderson, 703-549-3800 Ext 170. For assistance in registering for this Forum contact Carie Losinski, SAME Online Registration Specialist, at 703-549-3800, Ext. 154.

    Event Alert: Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) ITS Program Strategic Planning Web Conference – June 24, 2009 @ 2:00PM

    June 17, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    The Federal Transit Administration’s Office of Mobility Innovation is holding a web conference on June 24, 2009 from 2:00-4:00pm to elicit discussion on the vision and direction for transit ITS research for the next five years and beyond.

    Specifically, FTA seeks input and insights into a proposed set of goals and research areas. FTA is also interested in exploring new opportunities for research and development, technology transfer, and evaluation of next generation transit ITS technologies. The web conference is designed to present the results-to-date of the strategic planning effort and to invite discussion from the public. All feedback will be captured and incorporated into FTA’s ITS strategic planning effort. Using this input, the FTA’s Office of Mobility Innovation expects to be able to program a robust agenda for research and deployment assistance that reflects the current and future needs of the transit industry.

    If interested in attending, please RSVP to:  Charlene.Wilder@dot.gov or   Robert.Marville@dot.gov.

    Please note the connection instructions below on your calendar.  There will be no confirmation or reminder Emails sent in response to your RSVP.

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    Instructions for Connecting to the Webinar:

    Webinar Date:  June 24, 2009; 2:00 – 4:00 PM ET

    First:  Connect to the web meeting at: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/

    Conference number: PW4373046

    Audience passcode: STRATEGIC

    SecondDial into the web meeting teleconference:

    Toll Free Number: 888-677-1341

    Participant passcode (verbal): STRATEGIC

    Please connect to the webinar 15 – 20 minutes before the start time to facilitate the processing of attendees by the webinar operator.

    Cut and paste links into your browser’s address bar if they do not open automatically.

    IMPORTANT:  As of September 2008,  Live Meeting 2007 net conferencing software. You must download Live Meeting 2007 to join this Webinars. There is no upgrade from Live Meeting 2005 to the 2007 version.  Instructions are here:  http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/info_requirements.asp.  If link does not open automatically, cut and paste it into your browser’s address bar.

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