October 2009
Webinar: Advancing Road Weather Management Using Clarus Data
ITS Professional Capacity Building Program partners announce availability of courses:
National Highway Institute, FHWA
The National Highway Institute (NHI) at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) partners with the USDOT's ITS Professional Capacity Building Program to develop training on ITS topics. We have been notified that NHI course prices will rise slightly in 2010, but if a course is requested by December 31, 2009, you can pay 2009 prices, even for courses that will occur in 2010.
Anyone interested in NHI training may enroll. NHI courses are designed for industry professionals working with Federal, State, and local transportation agencies and officials. For more information, visit the NHI Web site.
FHWA-NHI-137046 ITS Deployment Analysis System (IDAS) is available in a Web-based version for FREE until December 31, 2009 (it will be $50 afterwards). To enroll, select the "shopping cart" at the NHI Web site.
For the most recent listing of all NHI training, visit the NHI Web site.
Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE)
Build your skills and expand your knowledge thru CITE's upcoming blended course offerings:
Principles and Tools for Road Weather Management - October 23 thru December 11, 2009 - This course provides transportation professionals in highway maintenance and/or highway operations with training to develop tools and strategies for addressing road weather problems. Participants are exposed to various strategies for addressing road weather problems, including Road Weather Information Systems (RWIS) and the development of crosscutting decision support systems to respond effectively to weather situations. More information can be found here: http://www.citeconsortium.org/courses/RoadWeatherMgmt_Blended.html
Introduction to Systems Engineering — October 23 thru December 11, 2009 — This course is an introduction to systems engineering for ITS project managers and project staff. The goal of this course is to allow individuals to understand the benefits of applying systems engineering approaches as a means of developing quality systems. The course covers technical practices such as modeling, prototyping, trade-off analysis and testing, and management practices such as risk assessment and mitigation, which make up "best practices" in the systems engineering arena. More information can be found here: http://www.citeconsortium.org/courses/SE101-blended.html.
If you are interested in taking either of these courses, please contact Denise Twisdale (301-403-4592) or Kathy Frankle (410-414-2925). All course materials are on-line but students have access to course instructors through three pre-scheduled conference calls.
September 2009
IntelliDriveSM Working Group Meeting, Oct 29–30, 2009
The next *IntelliDriveSM Working Group Meeting will take place October 29–30th at the Doubletree Guest Suites Fort Shelby/Detroit Downtown Hotel. The purpose of this meeting is for the major partners and stakeholders to present future plans and focus areas of the program and to discuss stakeholder involvement in all focus areas. On the first day, each of the major partners (the states, auto industry, and USDOT) will discuss their upcoming plans, projects and focus areas. Day one will end with a facilitated discussion of the Working Group structure and stakeholder involvement to accommodate new focus areas including environmental applications, mobility applications based on various communications systems, and inclusion of aftermarket devices and applications. Day two will include breakout sessions on specific focus areas for the program, including safety, mobility, and environment.
Who should attend? The Working Group meeting will be open to members as well as other interested participants.
Date: October 29–30, 2009 Oct 29th full day; Oct 30th half day, ending by 11:30 AM.
Location:
Doubletree Guest Suites Fort Shelby/Detroit Downtown Hotel
525 West Lafayette Blvd, Detroit, Michigan, 48226
Tel: 1-313-963-5600
Registration: Registration for this event is free. However, a registration form must be completed by October 23 and sent to Brei Whitty at bwhitty@itsa.org bwhitty@itsa.org in order to attend.
See registration form.
*IntelliDrive is a registered service mark of the US Department of Transportation. IntelliDrive was formerly known as the Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration (VII) program. More information about the program is available at www.intellidrive.org.
August 2009
IntelliDrive(SM)workshop for High-Occupancy/Toll (HOT) lane operations: October 21, 2009
The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) invites participation in an IntelliDrive(SM)workshop for High-Occupancy/Toll (HOT) lane operations to be held on October 21, 2009 in Oakland, CA. At the workshop, MTC will present a white paper identifying the specific concepts that are feasible for, and would benefit from, field testing of IntelliDrive technology for HOT lane operations. More information about the white paper and the workshop registration will be available on this site in September. More information.
May 2009
ITS Strategic Planning Workshop: June 4, 2009
The ITS Joint Program Office and its modal partners are hosting a workshop at the ITS America Annual Meeting at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, to engage stakeholders in their strategic planning effort.
The goal of the workshop is to elicit discussion on the vision and direction for ITS research for the next five years and beyond. Specifically, the Department seeks input and insights into a proposed set of goals and objectives for the ITS Program. Additionally, the Department is interested in exploring new opportunities for research and development, technology transfer, and evaluation of next generation ITS technologies.
The workshop is designed to present the results-to-date of the strategic planning effort and to invite discussion from the public. Participants will be offered the opportunity for question and answer exchanges as well as engaged in break-out sessions. Feedback will be captured and incorporated into the ITS strategic planning effort.
Using this input, the Department expects to be able to develop a research agenda that reflects the critical role of advanced technologies in achieving transformative change in the areas of safety, mobility, environmental stewardship, and deployment policy; and to develop a Strategic Plan that reflects the current and future needs of the ITS industry.
Time: 8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center (Room number will be sent out as soon as it is available.)
There is a limited number of space, all participants must register prior to event. You can register at the following webpage: http://www.itsa.org/ITS_Strategic_Planning.html
There are also a limited number of grants for state and local agency public sector travel; these are available on a first come first serve basis, limited to one representative per agency. If interested and for more information please contact Chris Lane at clane@itsa.org or 202-721-4225.
April 2009
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