Join ITS America on Facebook!
WASHINGTON, DC, April 23, 2009 - The Intelligent
Transportation Society of America (ITS America) launched a fan page
on the social-networking site, Facebook. With the ITS America 2009
Annual Meeting & Exposition occurring from June 1-3, 2009 in
National Harbor, MD (inside the Washington, DC metro area), the new
fan page, Intelligent Transportation Society of America, has an
events page which aims to provide fans with timely information on
new speakers, exhibitor and sponsor opportunities, registration,
and its comprehensive conference program.
ITS America represents more than 400 organizations including
state and local transportation and transit agencies, universities,
and private sector companies that are working to advance the
research, development, and deployment of intelligent transportation
systems and technologies.
ITS America's 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition will
feature:
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Keynote address by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
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Updates on where and how the stimulus money is, and isn't, being spent
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Opportunities to meet directly with your Members of Congress during "Capitol Hill Day" and with representatives of the new Administration
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Live technology demonstrations just outside the convention center of the newest advances in tolling, vehicle mile charging and mobile payments, freight security, intersection safety, infrastructure monitoring, and traffic information
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Latest and emerging technologies from more than 130 companies inside a 150,000 square foot exhibition hall
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Tours of major Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC area transportation projects and facilities
Nearly 100 extraordinary educational, technical, policy, and
interactive sessions on topics ranging from transportation
financing and congestion reduction strategies to vehicle safety
technologies and the role of ITS in reducing energy use and
emissions
ITS America's fan page can be found at www.facebook.com.