WASHINGTON, DC, August 17, 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 Safety 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 Safety Forum will focus on advancements in research and deployment of ITS safety systems and the nation's interest in safety and security. It will do so by promoting demonstration and deployment of promising systems and collaboratively supporting a comprehensive, research-based view of national needs for new solutions, synthesizing lessons learned, and supporting the development of national deployment policies and technological standards.

You must be a member of ITS America in order to join this Forum. Please 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 to learn more about membership.

If you are a member and have not signed up to participate in one or more of our new Forums, we invite you to do so now. It's a very easy process. Click here and select the Forums that most interest you.

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

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