All Forum Showcases will be held in the ITS America Theater located 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.
 
Safety Forum Showcase: Driving and Distraction: Facts and Fallacies
Sponsored by Open Roads Consulting
Monday, May 3, 1:30 – 3 p.m.
 
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, Director, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute and Chair, ITS America Safety Forum
 
Sustainability Forum Showcase: So What’s All This About Sustainability and Sustainable Transportation?
Sponsored by Iteris
Monday, May 3, 3:30 – 5 p.m.
 
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 recent and near-term products. Similar activities underway in the United Kingdom (i.e., the Carbon Working Group of ITS-UK) will also be presented.

Moderator: Louis Neudorff, Iteris, Inc. and Chair ITS America Sustainability Forum
 
Commercial Vehicle Operations Forum Showcase
Tuesday, May 4, 10 – 11:30 a.m.

CVII (Commercial Vehicle Infrastructure Integration) is a New York State DOT (NYSDOT) program to refer to the development, adaptation and application of VII to commercial vehicles (trucks) The CVII team is advancing a technology program that enables a variety of IntelliDriveSM safety, mobility and security applications for Commercial Vehicles. CVII is anticipated to provide the following IntelliDriveSM advantages with specific application to commercial vehicles:
• Safety advantages
• Transportation system efficiency advantages
• Driver convenience advantages
• Regulatory advantages
• Traffic operations advantages
In this session panelists from Kapsch, Volvo, NYS DOT and I-95 Corridor will provide status on the project, explore cross cutting CV IntelliDriveSM and Wireless Roadside Inspection (WRI) applications, discuss the system required for adapting existing on-board communication equipment (OBE) to a commercial vehicle as well as opportunities for future deployment.

Moderator: Dan Murray, American Transportation Research Institute and Chair, ITS America Commercial Vehicle Operations Forum

Cross-cutting Forum Showcase
Sponsored by AES
Tuesday, May 4, 1:30 – 3 p.m.

Wondering where your part of the ITS world fits in the current ITS America Forum Structure? If your interests seem to cross the boundaries of the other Forums, then they are probably addressed by the Cross- Cutting Forum. Our charter is to represent those activities that do not fit cleanly into the other Forums. Our Forum covers the technical areas of Electronic Payment Systems, Surface Transportation Weather, Travel Information Services, and ITS Architecture and Standards. It also covers the general topics of Benefits, Costs and Evaluation, Research, and Training. So if you have an interest in any of these areas please come to the Cross- Cutting Forum Showcase to learn more about our activities. In addition to topics relating to our many committee activities, the Showcase will include a lively discussion of Policy/ Technology issues that are moving ITS forward into the new decade.

Moderator: Bruce Eisenhart, President, Consensus Systems Technologies and Chair, ITS America Cross-cutting Forum

Personal Mobility Showcase: Mobility Has No Boundaries
Sponsored by Econolite
Tuesday, May 4, 3:30 – 5 p.m.

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!

Moderator: Steve Corbin, Senior Consultant, IBI Group and Chair, ITS America Personal Mobility Forum