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January 11-15, 2009,
Washington, DC
The Transportation Research Board (TRB) 88th Annual Meeting will be held in
Washington, D.C., at the Connecticut Avenue Collection hotels: Marriott
Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, and Hilton Washington.
Plan now to attend the TRB 88th Annual Meeting, an information-packed
program that will attract more than 10,000 transportation professionals from
around the world to Washington, D.C., January 11–15, 2009.
The TRB Annual Meeting program covers all transportation modes, with more
than 3,000 presentations in nearly 600 sessions addressing topics of
interest to all attendees—policy makers, administrators, practitioners,
researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic
institutions.
The spotlight theme for 2009 is Transportation, Energy, and Climate Change.
The Interactive Program is now available to conduct searches by session
title, paper title, keywords, author, and subject area. Registration enables
the planning of personalized itineraries and access to event room names.
For more information:
TRB 88th Annual Meeting
Midwest Traffic Monitoring Data Workshop: Successful Strategies in
Collection and Analysis
March 24-25,
2009, ODOT, Columbus, Ohio
This workshop, targeted at a Midwestern audience, will bring together those
producing and using traffic data. The program is oriented to sharing
experiences, approaches and challenges among the public agencies, especially
those using traffic data as a fundamental input to corridor management
plans.
For more information
and to register:
Midwest Traffic Monitoring Data Workshop
12th TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference
May 17-21, 2009, Houston,
Texas
The 12th TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference will
be held at the beautiful Hyatt Regency in downtown Houston, Texas on May
17-21, 2009. T
The Conference goal is to provide an outlet for new techniques and methods.
The will emphasize practical, innovative, and timely technical and policy
approaches to transportation planning through over 100 presentations and
workshops during the five days.
Members, Friends of the Committee, the Houston-Galveston Area Council and
the other host agencies invite you to join the other 400 transportation
professional in Houston, Texas on May 17-21, 2009. The initial program will
be posted prior to TRB in January 2009.
For more information:
12th TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference
International Symposium on Freeway and Tollway Operations
June 21 - 24, 2009,
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
The Second International Symposium on Freeway and Tollway Operations will be
held in Honolulu, Hawaii on June 21 - 24, 2009 and has Active Management of
expressway facilities as its core theme. The 2nd ISFO is designed to bring
together freeway and tollway operators, practitioners and researchers
specializing in freeway, highway toll operations and capacity analysis to:
* Capture the state of the practice in freeway and tollway operations
including current programs and planned initiatives for active management.
* Assess costs and benefits of active management.
* Discuss traffic management centers (TMC) vis-à-vis ITS, managed lanes, and
active management.
* Explore the potential benefits of using managed lanes, tolling, pricing,
and other strategies to improve traffic operations on congested freeways.
* Finalize the 2010 edition of the Highway Capacity Manual.
For more information:
ISFO 2009
8th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways, and
Airfields
June 29 - July 2, 2009,
Champaign, Illinois, USA
The 8th International Conference on the Bearing Capacity of Roads, Railways,
and Airfields will be held in Champaign, Illinois, USA from 29 June-2 July
2009. The Conference is organized by the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Transportation
and the Illinois Department of Transportation. The BCR2A'09 Conference will
provide an important opportunity to share experiences and innovative ideas
from all over the world concerning the many issues pertaining to the bearing
capacity of highway and airfield pavements and railroad track structures.
For more information:
BCR2A'09 Conference
12th Maintenance Management Conference
July, 2009, Maryland
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
Highway Subcommittee on Maintenance and the Transportation Research Board (TRB)
Maintenance Committees organize and conduct conferences every three years to
provide information on the state-of-the-art in maintenance operations and
management to professionals responsible for maintaining highways. Areas of
interest correspond to the AASHTO Task Force and Focus Group areas of
bridges, contract maintenance, equipment, management systems, pavements,
performance measures, research, roadside & environment, snow & ice, traffic
services & safety, and workforce development. The 12th Maintenance
Management Conference is being hosted by the Maryland Department of
Transportation in July 2009 and cosponsored by the Federal Highway
Administration.
For more information download
the conference flyer:
Maintenance Management Conference [ [
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National Rural ITS Conference
August 23-27, 2009,
Seaside, Oregon
The 2009 National Rural ITS Conference (NRITS) -located in Seaside, Oregon-
promises to provide a variety of networking opportunities and time with
vendors to help you develop in your professional career. Training will
provide the transportation professional with cost effective professional
development hours.
The ITS Oregon Planning Committee of the 2009 National Rural ITS Conference
invites you to submit an abstract for presentation at the Conference in
Seaside, Oregon. All abstracts must be received by Monday, February
16, 2009 and authors should take care to ensure that abstracts
submitted follow the guidelines. Questions can be directed to Meetings
Northwest at 866-633-8110.
For more information:
National Rural ITS Conference
ITS World Congress 2009
September 21-25, 2009,
Stockholm, Sweden
The 16th annual ITS World Congress and Exhibition will be in Stockholm,
21-25 September 2009. The international ITS community will participate in
this prestigious event in significant numbers and there will be many
opportunities to take part as a delegate, speaker, exhibitor and visitor.
The ITS World Congress 2009 is being organized by ITS Congress Association
and Brintex, on behalf of ERTICO – ITS Europe, in co-operation with the
Swedish Road Administration, Vinnova (Swedish Governmental Agency for
Innovation Systems), ITS Sweden and City of Stockholm.
Call for Papers Due.
For more information:
- ITS World Congress 2009, and
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Download the
PDF Brochure:
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No T3 Webinars scheduled at this time |
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About the T3 Webinars:
T3 Webinars are sponsored by the U.S. DOT's ITS Professional Capacity
Building (ITS PCB) Program. Visit the
ITS PCB website for more information about T3 and other ITS PCB
sponsored learning opportunities. PDHs: 1.5.
Recordings & Transcripts
For information on recordings and transcripts of past "T3
Webinars":
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T3 Archive - ITS PCB website.
See also the 2008 and
2007 T3 Webinars Archive.
CITE and FHWA Blended Courses - 2009
The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) eliminates the inconvenience of attending courses away from the office by providing "blended" courses through an interactive web-based format.
The fee for the course is $250 and students can register by going to the CITE web site. For more information, please contact Denise Twisdale, mztwiz@umd.edu or 301-403-4592.
The CITE and the FHWA Office of Safety have released the following interactive web-based courses.
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Description: Telecommunications is the
backbone of all ITS applications. It provides the means
for sending data, voice, and video information between
devices. This course is a primer on telecommunications
for the ITS professional with little or no formal
training in telecommunications. With so many ITS
projects now requiring a telecommunications aspect, this
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Advanced Telecommunications Technology - Instructor-led, Web-based ("Blended") Version | |||
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Description: This course aims to increase
awareness of the benefits to be gained through the
deployment of ITS for highway safety applications.
Throughout the course a series of “hands on” activities
leads participants from identification and
prioritization of highway safety priority areas to
formulation of organization- and individual-level
actions to mitigate the challenges at hand. |
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Improving Highway Safety with ITS - Instructor-led, Web-based ("Blended") Version | |||
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Description: The overall goal of this
course is to provide a system-level understanding of the
operation of modern broadband transportation
communications networks. This course focuses on how to
plan and implement telecommunications networks to
support a major Intelligent Transportation System (ITS)
infrastructure. |
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Fundamentals of Database Management Systems - Instructor-led, Web-based ("Blended") Version | |||
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Description: This course emphasizes the
importance of database design, use, and management to
ITS. The module begins with a general description of
databases and database management systems, including the
relationships that exist among a database, a DBMS, and
an application. Relational database tables,
Entity-Relationship Models, and the role of metadata are
discussed in detail. Finally, the module describes SQL,
and explores the role of databases in data warehousing
and Geographic Information Systems. |
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Managing High Technology Projects in Transportation - Instructor-led, Web-based ("Blended") Version | |||
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Description: Are you looking for a Project
Management course that offers the flexibility and
convenience of a web-based course, but also offers
interaction with the instructor and fellow students? The
ITS JPO's Professional Capacity Building (PCB) Program
and the Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE)
are offering an instructor-led, web-based ("blended")
version of the "Managing High Technology Projects in
Transportation" course. |
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Traffic Signal Timing - Instructor-led, Web-based ("Blended") Version | |||
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Description: Are you looking for a Traffic
Signal Timing course that offers the flexibility and
convenience of a web-based course, but also offers
interaction with the instructor and fellow students?
This course provides students with an understanding of
both the theory and practice of traffic signal timing
and its impact on traffic operations. It gives students
an overview of the terms associated with signal timing;
discusses the concepts of cycle length, split, offset,
midblock friction, phase sequences, the signal timing
process, and signal timing optimization; and looks at
the types of actuated controllers, passage time,
extension, and the coordination of actuated and pretimed
controllers. It also discusses the development of timing
plans, explores types of signal control (first
generation control and advanced techniques, including
Rhodes, RT-TRACS, SCAT, and SCOOT) and investigates the
relationship of signal timing to ITS: regional and
system/design considerations. |
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Principles and Tools for Road Weather Management - Instructor-led, Web-based ("Blended") Version | |||
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Description: This course provides
transportation professionals in highway maintenance
and/or highway operations with training to develop tools
and strategies for addressing road weather problems. The
course begins with an overview of the types of road
weather problems and their associated costs, as well as
basic meteorology for non-meteorologists. Through this
course, 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. In addition, road
weather solutions unique to maintenance management,
traffic management, traveler information, and emergency
management are discussed. |
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Introduction to Systems Engineering - Instructor-led, Web-based ("Blended") Version | |||
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Description: This course is an
introduction to systems engineering for ITS project
managers and project staff. It provides a high-level
view of a broad and rich topic area, introducing basic
concepts to individuals who are working on ITS projects.
The goal is to allow these 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. This
course is part of the core Intelligent Transportation
Systems (ITS) curriculum established by the ITS
Professional Capacity Building (PCB) program. |
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Configuration Management - Instructor-led, Web-based ("Blended") Version | |||
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Description: Not available yet |
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Free "Talking Operations" Web Casts
The "Talking Operations"
Web Casts are a great opportunity to learn about the latest trends and
challenges in Transportation Management & Operations (M&O) and Intelligent
Transportation Systems (ITS).
The "Talking Operations" seminars are open to both the public and private
sectors. All conferences are 12:45 - 2:30 pm ET.
For the detailed schedule and registration information:
Talking Operations Seminars - NTOC website
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For more information on the Talking Operations Seminars, visit the Talking Operations Seminars website. |
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A list of "Talking Operations" web
casts held in
2006,
2007 and
2008 is available.
Recordings & Transcripts
For information on recordings and transcripts of past "Talking
Operations" seminars:
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Records and Transcripts - NTOC website
Free "Talking Freight" Web Casts
The "Talking Freight" seminars are part of a broader Freight Professional Development Program aimed at providing technical assistance, training, tools, and information to help the freight and planning workforce meet the transportation challenges of tomorrow.
To register for a seminar, please visit:
Freight Professional Development Program on the FHWA website
The seminars are sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and are held via web conference. This means that you view the PowerPoint presentations over the Internet while listening to the presenters over the telephone. There is no cost involved and you do not have to leave your desk to participate. However, registration and attendance is limited to 100 people.
The "Talking Freight" seminars are held on the third Wednesday of each month, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET/ 10:00 am - 11:30 am Pacific. The first hour of each seminar is dedicated to the presentations and the remaining 30 minutes are for audience question and answer.
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Recordings & Transcripts
A list of web casts held in
2006,
2007 and
2008 is available.
Recordings of past seminars, as well as transcripts and links to
download the PowerPoint presentations, are available at:
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Talking Freight Seminar Series (FHWA website)
No seminars scheduled at this time. For a list of past free UTC Seminars see Past Events 2007
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