WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2009 - ITS America appreciates your commitment to solving problems in your community using Intelligent Transportation Systems. That appreciation is demonstrated in our commitment to provide you with essential tools to help you to deploy ITS and make your business more successful. One of these tools is ITS America's Sustainability Forum.

ITS America's Forums are arenas for volunteer-driven committees to serve as the focal point for dialogue, problem solving and networking on the challenges and opportunities surrounding research and deployment of ITS. Additionally, the Forums provide the technical focus for ITS America's work. When you participate in a Forum, you guarantee your organization a steady flow of information and knowledge from ITS America.

The Sustainability Forum is collecting and evaluating data to better understand the relationships between transportation systems, traveler behavior, and climate change; supporting research and the identification of existing and emerging technologies to address the relationship between transportation and climate change; and informing the public, policymakers and lawmakers about the capability of transportation technologies, operational strategies, funding mechanisms, and integrated traffic management systems to affect traveler behavior and/or reduce fuel consumption.

You must be a member of ITS America in order to join this Forum. To sign up, click here. For more information on ITS America's Sustainability Forum, contact Executive Vice President Tom Kern at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . If you are not a member of ITS America and would like to participate, contact Director of Membership Recruitment Marijke Smith at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 202-721-4203.

You can also learn more about our other Forums online at www.itsa.org/forums.html.

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