ITS Japan News

Update of The Busan World Congress, October 25 -29, 2010

The International Program Committee (IPC) meeting for "the 17th ITS World Congress Busan, 2010" was held on February 3-4, 2010, in Seoul. The Busan ITS World Congress Organizing Committee reported the preparation status, and the IPC members from all over the world agreed to the attractive outline of the session programs.

The World Congress is going to be held with the theme of "Ubiquitous Society with ITS", and will combine economic growth and environmental sustainability with ITS utilization and CO2 emission reduction, as well as cutting-edge ITS technologies especially focusing on "Ubiquitous".

Since its launch in November 2009, the staff of the organizing committee has been making every effort toward the success of the congress in various preparation works. The paper submission achieved the target number of 1000 papers (1166 papers, as of February 22, 2010), and is promoting the exhibition sales activities to invite more exhibitors from outside Korea. Moreover, the showcase is planned with information provision to travelers in the meeting venue as well as the HaeUnDae area, and various technical tours are being planned, including an EV&ITS driving tour in the local cities of Japan. In addition, the organization committee is setting up "Business Matching" to create more opportunities for exhibitors to meet business partners utilizing on-line communication.

As already known, the Asia-Pacific region is a growing market. However, the Asian mega cities are suffering from a drastic population explosion and the increase of transportation volume. ITS is expected to be an important tool for solving those problems. The Busan ITS World Congress is believed to be the perfect opportunity for various ITS stakeholders to get together and apply the experience and technologies to seek business opportunities in the field.