October 27, 2010
Contact: Emily Fishkin (Director of
Communications)
+1 (202) 721-4204
ITS America and ITS Russia Sign Cooperative
Agreement
to Advance Intelligent Transportation
Systems
Busan, Korea - Today, Scott Belcher, President and CEO of ITS
America, and Vladimir Kryuchkov, Chairman of ITS Russia, signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Intelligent Transportation
Systems between the two national associations.
The intention of the MOU is to promote and strengthen
research, educational, and commercial cooperation in the ITS field
among the two associations and their members. A ceremony was held
today at 12:30 pm to celebrate the agreement at the U.S. Pavilion
for the 17th ITS World Congress in Busan, Korea.
"This agreement solidifies our strong partnership with
ITS Russia, and we will lead to more effective and better organized
development and deployment of intelligent transportation systems in
both countries," said ITS America President and CEO Scott
Belcher.
ITS America is preparing to host the 18th World Congress
in Orlando, Florida, from October 16-20, 2011, which will bring
over 10,000 transportation leaders from across the globe. ITS
Russia will host the ROAD 2010 Exhibition and Forum next month,
which will serve to encourage further collaboration between Russia
and its international partners on ITS development across the
cities, highways, and regions of Russia.
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America
represents more than 400 member organizations including public
agencies, private corporations, and academic institutions involved
in the research, development, and deployment of technologies that
improve safety, increase mobility, strengthen the economy, and
sustain the environment. http://www.itsa.org
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