IBTTA’s Annual Meeting and Exhibition is the most significant gathering of toll industry professionals and business partners in the world. Delegates from more than 25 countries on six continents will converge in San Diego to examine best practices and innovations in toll industry finance, marketing, technology, customer service, environmental stewardship, operations, maintenance, and related issues.
Main topics include:
• Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Charging and Interoperability
• Trends in Toll Finance, the Gas Tax and Beyond
• Risk Management as an Integral Part of Long Range Planning and Decision Making
• The Role of Tolling in Multi-Modal Transport
• The Social Policy and Business Model Aspects of Tolling and Pricing
• Innovations in Road, Car and Transportation Technologies
• Financial Management
Special features of this meeting
• IBTTA’s Board of Directors and task forces will meet September 9-11.
• A golf event to support the IBTTA Foundation and its Leadership Academy will be held at the Maderas Golf Club on Wednesday, September 15th, following the close of the last session. Stay tuned for more details. Download the Save the Date Flyer.
Who should attend
Every discipline and role in toll facility governance and operations will be represented at this meeting, which is the largest toll industry conference of the year.
8th Annual Aimsun Users' Meeting - 04/10/2010 to 05/10/2010 - Barcelona, Spain
The 8th Annual Aimsun Users’ Meeting will take place in Barcelona on Monday 4th October and Tuesday 5th October 2010, followed by a training course on mesoscopic simulation with Aimsun on Wednesday 6th October.
The first day of the meeting will be dedicated to presentations by Aimsun users from all around the world, followed by an in-depth feedback session. Tuesday will feature a range of presentations from both TSS and its technology partners - including Legion and TRL - on what’s coming up in the next version of Aimsun. On the final day, TSS consultants Jordi Casas, Alexandre Torday and Josep Perarnau will deliver a newly created training course, which offers comprehensive and practical orientation to mesoscopic simulation with Aimsun. The TSS team aims to show users how to efficiently model dynamic aspects of very large networks, attain huge performance gains and save valuable time during projects.
The meeting is to be held in the conference rooms of the NH Pódium, a four-star hotel in a recently restored 19th-century Modernist building near the Ciutadella park, which has accommodation (at a preferential rate) set aside for attendees.
For further information, prices or to reserve a place, please contact info@aimsun.com
The 17th ITS World Congress, Busan, 2010 is an excellent opportunity to demonstrate expertise and high-level achievement within the field of ITS in a global perspective. It will be the year's leading congress to demonstrate the paradigm shifts of ITS by networked travelers in a mobile millennium, and to organize the interactive and tailor-made meetings including Plenary Sessions, Executive Sessions, Special Sessions, Scientific / Technical Sessions and others under the theme of ‘Ubiquitous Society with ITS’.
Also, these activities will be highlighted in BEXCO with the most state-of-the-art facilities and various functional or session rooms to make the ubiquitous convention possible and therefore allow you to take part in smoothly-run sessions.
• Learn, share knowledge and gain perspective on the state of the industry as well as on the emerging
ubiquitous technology trends
• Meet colleagues and members from all around the world and establish networks
• Meet the representatives from industry, academia and government and learn firsthand about the latest advances
• Keep up to date on the state-of-the art technologies in safe, convenient and green mobility
• Provide the best opportunity to establish the business platform by making lots of new contacts
• Feel and enjoy dynamic Busan . Beach, Sports, Festival, Culture and Food
The congress is open to anyone interested in ITS
• International organizations and national governments
• Regional, local and municipal authorities
• Universities, academia and research institutes
• Security and safety organizations
• 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 organizations
• Public interest groups and press
Viet Transport 2010, into its 3rd staging, is the only international meeting platform in Vietnam for industry professionals in Road, Rail, Safety and Intelligent Traffic Systems to showcase their products and services, network with related land transport authorities and connect with local distributors, suppliers and contractors.
There has been an increase of land transport projects and investments in Vietnam over the past one year despite the global economic downturn. Huge funds to build and upgrade its road and rail infrastructure have been pouring in from the World Bank and major investors from Asia and Europe. Factoring in its steady economic growth, an ambitious transport infrastructure development plan and the dynamism of its foreign trade, Viet Transport 2010 is the excellent platform to enter Vietnam’s land transport industry as well as tap into the vast business opportunities resulting from its growing infrastructure projects.
Coupled with the continuous strong support from the Vietnamese government, the 3rd staging is all set to scale a greater height with a full scale exhibition held alongside the well recognised top level Viet Transport conference.
Conference
Together with the expansion of Viet Transport Exhibition, the 3rd edition of Viet Transport Conference returns with more updates and illuminating discussion on the developments, future goals and strategies of road and rail infrastructure projects in the Indochina region.
This conference is organised with the strong support of the Vietnamese government, internationally-renowned organisations like the Rail Working Group, International Road Federation and others to ensure it will be a worthwhile networking place for transport industry professionals and government officials.
Hot topics
• Exploring latest Financing Models for Land transport projects in Vietnam
• Government, International aid, Public-private partnerships etc.
• Road and Rail maintenance: How important is it and how can it be effectively carried out?
• Transport HR: Adopting international best practices in training and development of land transport personnel
• Integrating Road and Rail projects: Ensuring efficient transfer of users between modes
• Achieving the twin aims of minimizing land usage and maximizing the value that users get from using road & rail projects
Seeing is Believing 2010 - 09/11/2010 to 11/11/2010 - MIRA Proving Grounds, Warwickshire, UK
It is the opportunity for product manufacturers to demonstrate the benefits of their products in an environment that no other exhibitions replicate – the real environment that their products are designed to work in. Not in an exhibition hall.
The exit poll from 2008 showed beyond doubt that the visitors and exhibitors alike wanted as wide a range of products and services showcased by as many manufacturers as possible and they liked the fact that they do not have to rely on videos, still photographs or static demonstrations to see/demonstrate how products perform. The 2008 poll also confirmed visitors overwhelming endorsement of the concept with the amazing 98% approval rating that they awarded the event by saying they would be returning in 2010, with over 90% of exhibitors suggesting they will definitely be there again.
The dates have been specifically chosen so that visitors and exhibitors have the opportunity to participate in live demonstrations in daylight, dusk and dark and as for the weather - well these products will be out in all weathers, so let’s get them demonstrated in it.
ERA-NET ROAD Climate Change Conference - 08/12/2010 to 09/12/2010 - Cologne, Germany
Four research projects were let in 2007 by the ‘Road Owners Getting to Grips with Climate Change’ Project Executive Board (PEB) of the ERA-NET ROAD Program.
These projects – known as RIMAROCC, IRWIN, SWAMP and P2R2C2 – focused on issues such as risk assessment, winter maintenance, flooding and impacts on road pavements. The Project Executive Board’s objective was to investigate issues of climate change adaptation that would provide tools for road authorities to identify and prevent future problems to road infrastructure.
At the conclusion of this program, a final conference is being organized to present the findings and recommendations. The event will expose practical outputs that can be applied across Europe, and will be important in facilitating the understanding of this research across the funding member states. FEHRL (Forum of European National Highway Research Laboratories) is organizing the event in collaboration with the German Federal Highway Research Institute, BASt.
The conference is free of charge and will be held in English.
For further information, please contact Isabelle Lucchini, isabelle.lucchini@fehrl.org, Tel. +32 2 775 8243 or Fax +32 2 775 8254.
Transpo2010 - 12/12/2010 to 15/12/2010 - Sawgrass Gold Resort & Spa, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Why you should attend Transpo2010
Topics that were covered in the sessions
• Networking with others in the profession.
• The reason is because they are current issues and the speakers share their lessons learned.
• Learning about ramp metering and variable speed limit signs.
• It was the most interesting session I saw.
• The pace of the conference was fantastic.
• It allowed enough time between session to socialize and/or visit the exhibits.
The technical topics
• Covered what is important now.
• Very Organized & well promoted.
• The technical sessions were very useful and the salons & rooms were comfortable & not huge for questions and answers.
• Vender Exhibits for the technology exchange.
• The timeliness and relevance of the topics / presentations and the ability to interact with other transportation professionals.
• Networking and learning of any upgrades in equipment.
• Organization of the conference was excellent.
• The location was very good and layout was very good.
• Logistics went very smoothly.
• Well run with good topics and speakers.
• Chance to meet with vendors on project specific issues.
• Chances to network with clients and other consultants.
• All sessions I attended were great.
• I liked the exhibit hall and the set up was very easy.
• The high quality of speakers.
• Innovation, it injected life into the industry excellent presentations and networking opportunities.
MOBITRAFIC 2011 - 05/04/2011 to 07/04/2011 - Lille Grand Palais Exhibition Centre, Lille, France
About the exhibition
MOBITRAFIC is a major new exhibition that provides an international showcase for the technologies, equipment and expertise needed to make highways more efficient. It offers an unequalled marketing opportunity for suppliers in four key sectors:
• Road traffic management
• Safety
• Highways operation and maintenance
• Parking
As agencies responsible for the provision of road transport capacity attempt to reconcile rising demand and challenging environmental needs, innovation and technology play an increasing role in ensuring that highways efficiently fulfil their economic and social potential. By bringing together suppliers of the latest systems and their customers, MOBITRAFIC will act as a unique forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas.
Developments in the highways market in France and Europe present many valuable opportunities for suppliers. This new event is the essential meeting place for those companies and for visiting professionals from the many agencies and authorities responsible for highways development, operation and safety.
The French market
France has a highly developed highways network. There are some 11,000 km of motorways, three-quarters of these operated under private concessions generating an annual turnover of nearly Euro 8 billion. Investments in this sector in 2008 totalled Euro 1.9 billion.
There are 9,700 km of national highways and 377,000 km of roads in continental France’s 95 départements. Recent legislative changes have seen responsibility for the administration of national and departmental roads pass to the départements, radically changing the way products and services are procured. The business opportunities created have led to an increase in private sector companies meeting the needs of the highways network.
Despite measures to encourage passenger and freight users of France’s highways network to switch to other modes, notably rail, continued growth in mobility is forecast – possibly by as much as 50% by 2050. Managing this demand and optimising capacity will call for investment in increasingly sophisticated measures. This is where technology will play a vital role, through initiatives such as enhanced information and communications systems, road pricing and better network management.
MOBITRAFIC aims to serve this vital international market by bringing together suppliers of the latest advances in traffic management technology and the authorities, agencies and companies responsible for the operation and maintenance of highways networks.
18th World Congress on ITS - 16/10/2011 to 20/10/2011 - Orlando, Florida, USA
In 2011, the USA will host the World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems from October 16-20 in Orlando, Florida. This World Congress will also feature ITS America's 22nd Annual Meeting & Exposition. Orlando is the hub of one of the great centers of commerce and tourism and Florida has become a leader in Intelligent Transportation Systems by developing a strong partnership between government agencies and public and private sector entities.
About the World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
The World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems is an international meeting and exhibition that rotates among three major geographic regions (Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific), and is therefore held in or near the U.S. once every three years. This event is co-sponsored by ITS America, ITS Japan, and ERTICO-ITS Europe. Thousands of the world’s leading transportation and technology experts travel the globe each year to participate in this important gathering with a goal of bringing greater levels of safety, reliability and accessibility to transportation systems worldwide. Delegates to the World Congress include legislators, ministers of transportation, transportation officials, international standards experts, engineers, manufacturers, and other ITS stakeholders.
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