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Navigating TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, DC – Few good tips for the young transportation professionals

December 19, 2011 at 7:10 pm

Cross-posted on YPTVoice, the blog for Young Professional in Transportation (YPT)

TRB Annual Meeting Tips from Ananda Palanisamy on Vimeo.

YPT Voice is pleased to present the sixth in a 10-week series of blog posts to introduce YPTers to the TRB Annual Meeting (#TRBAM) and to help them prepare for the annual conference in January 2012.  A complete summary of YPT-recommended TRBAM events will be available before and during the conference.

Dear YPT-ers,

When I was approached by YPT to share some tips for fellow-YPT-ers in terms of maximizing their benefit while attending the upcoming TRB, I chose to take a different route and opt for a video blog post rather than the the usual text-laden post. Thanks to my wife Chithra Jeyaram (@RealTalkies), a skilled film-maker from Univ. of Texas, I managed to get a quick video post done. Let us know what you think.

Oh, please remember this video only offers some random thoughts and by no means should be considered as a comprehensive tool when you are preparing to attend the TRB Annual Meeting. One item left out in this above video is the possibility of running into poor internet connectivity. Though the lobby at conference hotels offer free internet, it is often slow and not secure. The situation gets even worse when you are holed up in many of the conference rooms during the event. So my advice is to you, if possible, is to bring an aircard that can help you connect to the internet when you are attending the event.

Also, one more item I forgot to mention in the above video is the busy lunch/dinner times in the nearby eateries around the conference hotels, esp. around Marriott and Omni Shoreham. Yes! Trust me it gets very busy and sometimes meetings attendees have to skip lunch in order to make it to the next session on time. So, do not hesitate to hop on the metro Redline and get to the adjacent stops – Cleveland Park & Dupont Circle are located on either side of the Woodley Park/Zoo Metro station. There are plenty of eateries around Dupont Circle and Cleveland Park stations and can help save you considerable amount of time, which you otherwise would have spent waiting in line at the eateries around Woodley Park station.

Finally, do check out the TRB Facebook page and follow the daily updates shared on the feed wall. If you find anything interesting or worth sharing, please do not hesitate to share with fellow attendees.

Looking forward to meeting you all at the YPT Reception.

Previous posts in the #TRBAM  2012 series:

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Event Alert: Intelligent Transportation Systems in the Airport Environment — August 3-5, 2009 @ Salt Lake City, Utah

May 28, 2009 at 6:39 pm

Event Details:

This conference is co-sponsored by American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE) and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) – will showcase the top industry leaders in the Intelligent Transport System (ITS) industry who are currently providing solutions for airport landside management.  The conference will also feature airport personnel sharing real-world results, lessons learned, success stories bad reasons why they have chosen ITS products and services as their airport land side management solution.

Airport land side management has increasingly become a focus for airport managers and transportation management center mangers alike.  More and more, airport managers are turning to Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) to provide solutions to the challenges they face, such as managing parking, commercial vehicle movement, incident management, security and much more.

Registration

To register as an attendee, you may register online or download a registration form (form coming soon) and fax to (202) 484-3483.

Registration Fee: (in U.S. funds drawn on a U.S. bank) 
(includes one welcome reception, two continental breakfasts, one lunch, coffee/refreshment breaks, and all handouts) 

Members             $525 
Non-members     $575 

NOTE: ITSA/AAAE reserves the right to cancel this program if the number of registrants is insufficient. In this event, we will notify all registrants and refund the registration fee in full. However, any costs incurred by the registrant, such as hotel cancellation or airline penalties, are the responsibility of the registrant. Confirmation letters will be e-mailed to attendees. If you have not received a confirmation letter via e-mail two business days prior to the meeting, and you enrolled at least 15 days prior to the meeting, please contact Sharon Alexander atITS America, 800-374-8472 . Non-receipt of the confirmation letter before the meeting is not justification for seeking a refund.

Cancellation Policy: Registrations and cancellations must be submitted in writing. Refund requests received before 7/17/09 are subject to a $125 processing fee. There will be no refunds after this date. Substitutions will be accepted without penalties and no-shows will be billed. For all inquiries regarding cancellations and refunds, please contact Sharon Alexander atITS America, 800-374-8472  or e-mail salexander@itsa.org.

For other information such as Hotel, Transportation, etc, please visit the conference website.

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2009 12th International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 09) – St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., October 3-7, 2009

April 20, 2009 at 5:44 pm

The IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society (ITSS) is sponsoring its 12th international conference on basic research and applications of leading advances in communications, computer, control, and electronics technologies related to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS).  The list of program topics is given below.  See the Call for Papers for further details.

·        Travel and Traffic Management

·        Public Transportation Management

·        Commercial Vehicle Operations

·        Advanced Vehicle Safety System

·        Electronic Payment

·        Infrastructure Management

·        ITS Modeling and Analysis

·        Emergency Management and Transportation Security

·        Other Topics

Important Dates

·        Manuscript Submission Deadline: May 1, 2009

·        Notification of Acceptance Date: July 15, 2009

·        Author Registration Deadline: August 15, 2009

·        Final Paper Submission Date: August 15, 2009

·        Special Session Proposal Deadline: April 1, 2009

·        Notification of Special Session Acceptance: April 15, 2009

o       Special Sessions Papers must meet the Paper Deadlines for Peer-Review

·        Tutorial Proposal Deadline: May 1, 2009

Invitation Letters (for visas, etc.) are available by following these instructions.

 For more information on the Intelligent Transportation Systems Society

 www.ewh.ieee.org/tc/its/

For more information on the ITSC 2009

573-341-6321  or   steve.e.watkins@ieee.org

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H2 fuel cells beat the pants off of battery-powered cars – says proponent Sandy Thomas

March 6, 2009 at 8:54 pm

 (Source: Autobloggreen)

At the American Council on Renewable Energy’s RETECH conference and expo last week, I was able to listen to a few presentations on renewables and transportation. It’s always interesting to hear about the auto industry from people on the outside, and the RETECH presentations lived up to expectations. I’ll be writing about a few of them this week. 

The most full-throated defense of hydrogen vehicles I heard was issued by Sandy Thomas, president ofH2Gen Innovations, during the “Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Advanced Engines” panel. H2Gen is mostly interested in stationary hydrogen production stations, but Thomas believes that hydrogen is the one right propulsion system for vehicles, since nothing else will meet America’s greenhouse gas emissions, energy independence, and clean air targets. He had the presentation to prove that H2 cars beat battery vehicles, too, and was willing to share his slides with AutoblogGreen readers. You can read them all in the gallery below (there’s a reason we try to post items like this at the end of the day, when we think you’ll have time to indulge a bit). I’ve also written up some more of what Thomas said after the jump. 

Gallery:RETECH 2009: Hydrogen presentation from Sandy Thomas

Click here to read the entire article.

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Rail~Volution: Call for Proposals Entry Deadline: April 1, 2009

February 25, 2009 at 6:18 pm

(Source: Planetizen)

This announcement was posted by: Rail~Volution

Rail~Volution 2009: Boston October 30-November 1, 2009

Rail~Volution is a conference for passionate practitioners – people from all perspectives who believe in the role of land use and transit as equal partners in the quest for greater livability and greater communities. The success of the conference depends on the quality and diversity of presentations. Rail~Volution solicits your story-sharing expertise, experience, success and challenges.

THEME:  This country is being reshaped by the economic crisis, suburban foreclosures, volatile gas prices, and concern about the carbon footprint of development—creating enormous momentum for change. The new administration is committed to change, and Congress is deliberating the bill that sets transportation policy and funding for the next six years. Livable communities near transit are more economically and environmentally sustainable and we need more of them now. Let’s rise to the challenge. The window of opportunity is opening wide.

Help us enliven the discussion! Give us your ideas now!

http://www.railvolution.com/CallForProposals_2009.asp

For more information contact:
Mary Simon
Rail~Volution
1120 SW 5th Avenue Suite 800
Portland, Oregon 97204
USA
Phone: 503-823-6870
Email: mary.simon@pdxtrans.org
Web: www.railvolution.com

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