All Forum Showcases will be held in the exhibition hall and include a dedicated walking tour of the Exposition. 

Forum Showcases are a great way to learn more about your specific business area. Engage in interesting discussions on hot industry topics and ongoing projects. Enjoy a networking exchange with others who share your passion for a specific area of ITS. These specialized, content-driven sessions will help you ensure you leave armed with knowledge and contacts to bring innovative solutions to your organization.

 

 

Distracted drivers who text, phone or are otherwise inattentive has been a recently resurgent topic. Recent awareness and the prevalence of consumer devices has highlighted the dangers, and the national discourse has increased. There are a host of unanswered questions. Is the danger of distracted driving more acute, or is it simply that we’re more aware? What are the trends? What are the countermeasures?  Hear experts drawn from academia, industry and the government discuss their perspectives. What are the trends? Can technologies add or subtract from the problem? In what directions could the ITS community go to address distraction?

 

Moderator: Peter Sweatman, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute

 

 

We have all been hearing a lot about “sustainability” over the past few years. But what is actually meant by “sustainable transportation”, and how does it affect ITS and the associated management and operations of the transportations network; and vice-versa? Relying on the Brundtland Commission’s definition of “sustainable development,” ITS America has defined sustainable transportation as “meeting, and sometimes re-defining, the mobility needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs”. While the concept of sustainability is concerned with the social, economic, and environmental consequences of decisions, the focus of the ITS America Forum on Sustainability is the ability of transportation technologies, operations, and practices to help mitigate the environmental impact of transportation (e.g., reducing emissions) and adapt to the changing climate. This showcase will provide an overview of the Sustainability Forum, its various activities and likely products.

 

 

 

The ITS America Commercial Operations Forum Showcase will include a collaborative roundtable discussion on CVII (Commercial Vehicle to Infrastructure Integration) followed by a Commercial Operations business Meeting. 

 

 

 

The ITS America Cross Cutting Issues Forum Showcase will highlight research and industry initiatives that cross transportation boundaries. Traveler information, weather, electronic payment services are all customer-facing process that are critical to the performance of a number highway, rail and transit systems. Implementation of ITS projects also requires innovative application of architecture and standards, research, training, policy, program management and finance. The Cross-Cutting Issues forum will integrate lessons from across a number of different research disciplines and industry practices.

 

 

 

What does the motoring public want……simple, not to complain about their commute whether it is to work, to play, transporting goods and materials or when needed the most, SAVING LIVES. We all want this, everyone whether they live in a big city or in the most rural part of the world and relies on some form of transportation.

 

This showcase will demonstrate how many disciplines will come together to make this demand a reality. From integrated technology, operations and management that will have no boundaries in jurisdiction, location or climate. Come see the future, it is almost at our finger tips today!

 

 

 

Annual Meeting Forum Showcase Contact: Nicole Oliphant, noliphant@itsa.org