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ITS in the News (2009)
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2009 ITS Midwest Annual Meeting: October 7-8, Indianapolis, IN
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Diverse Coalition of Business, Environmental &
Transportation Leaders Urge President Obama to Invest in
Smart Technologies to Accelerate Job Creation & Economic
Recovery...
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Online Registration Opens for ITS America’s 20th Annual
Meeting & Exposition...
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World Congress on ITS Technology Demonstration
Participants to Meet in January 2010 - Call for
Pre-Applications
In order to facilitate planning efforts, interested
organizations are asked to submit a pre-application and
participate in a planning meeting in January 2010...
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Smart Traffic Lights To Aid Fuel Efficiency
While hybrid vehicles can increase fuel efficiency, they're
only part of the solution...
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Volunteer Paper Reviewers Sought for 17th World
Congress on ITS and ITS America's 20th Annual Meeting &
Exposition
Please volunteer to serve as a Technical and/or Scientific
Paper Reviewer for the World Congress and/or ITS America's
Annual Meeting....
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Call for papers for 20th Annual Meeting & Exposition of
ITS America extended
Submission Deadline is now Midnight EDT, Tuesday, December 15,
2009. ...
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"Expanded Regional Gateway Traveler Information System"
is ITS Project of the Year 2009
As every year one or more ITS projects are chosen to receive
the ITS Midwest Project of the Year Award...
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2009 ITS Midwest Annual Meeting: Sponsors & Exhibitors
Sponsors and exhibitors information is now available.
Download the PDF Registration forms to register....
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2009 ITS Midwest Annual Meeting: Preliminary
Registration Information
Some preliminary information about registration for the 2009
ITS Midwest Annual Meeting has been added. A PDF Registration
form is now available for those of you paying via check. The
online registration service will be available soon. ...
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IBTTA's 77th Annual Meeting & Exhibition: EARLY BIRD
Cut off Extended to Aug. 21...
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2009 ITS Midwest Annual Meeting: Project of the Year
Nominations
ITS Midwest is soliciting nominations for the 2009 "Project
of the Year Award". The Project of the Year Award is
presented to a project that highlights a major accomplishment
our public or private sector members have made over the past
year....
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Argonne to help Nissan, EnerDel develop material for
lithium-ion batteries
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TransportationMATTERS first annual membership meeting
TransportationMATTERS is organizing its first annual
membership meeting. The meeting will be on Aug. 19, 2009 in
Columbus, OH....
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Solicitation for Nominations of Officers/Directors for
ITS Midwest
ITS Midwest is soliciting candidates for Officers and
Directors. Voting will take place at the Annual Meeting on
Oct. 7-8, 2009....
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2010 TRB 89th Annual Meeting: Exhibit, Advertising, and
Patron Opportunities
TRB is offering three opportunities for businesses and other
organizations to showcase their work at the TRB 89th Annual
Meeting, January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, D.C....
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2010 TRB 89th Annual Meeting: Paper Submission Site Is
Open
The spotlight theme for the 2010 TRB 89th Annual Meeting,
January 10-14, 2010, in Washington, D.C., is Investing in Our
Transportation Future-Bold Ideas to Meet Big Challenges.
Paper submittal deadline is August 1, 2009....
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Don't miss "How to Write an Effective Research
Statement" - TRB Webinar, Jul. 13
Whether you're a DOT practitioner, consultant or university
researcher, it's always a challenge to find funding for
needed research. The TRB Conduct of Research Committee has
put together some resources for you to consider, beginning
with a critical first step in obtaining funds: Writing an
effective research statement....
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Electric Car Superbatteries Surge Ahead
New BASF plant in Ohio to make vehicle batteries using
Argonne's technology...
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Transportation, Technology and Academic Leaders Urge
Congress to Advance Innovation and Technology Solutions in
Transportation Bill
Public and Private Sector Leaders Call for Deployment of
Intelligent Systems and Technologies that will Create a
Safer, Cleaner, more Efficient, and more Financially
Sustainable Transportation System...
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REMINDER: TransportationMATTERS regional kick-off
You are invited to TransportationMATTERS regional kick-off
in Toledo (Admission is FREE)...
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New Issue of ITS Midwest Newsletter (Apr. 2009) now
available online
The Vol. 2, No. 1 Issue of the ITS Midwest Newsletter (Apr.
2009) is now available for downloading....
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ITS Midwest invites you to "Illinois Tollway Seminar on
Intelligent Transportation Systems" Workshop (May 20, 2009)
The Illinois Tollway, along with ACEC-Illinois as sponsor
and ITS Midwest as co-sponsor, invite you to take part in
this informative workshop on “Successful ITS (Intelligent
Transportation Systems) Deployment”!...
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Public Meeting on IntelliDriveSM Proof of Concept (POC)
Results and Findings
USDOT's Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) program is
now being branded as "IntelliDrive." USDOT has completed a
proof of concept and is holding a public meeting to discuss
the results and the next steps towards deployment....
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Congressional ITS Caucus co-chairs send letter to House
Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee Leadership
Congressional ITS Caucus co-chairs Ellen Tauscher (D-CA) and
Mike Rogers (R-MI) sent a letter on Friday to the House
Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) Committee leadership
conveying the Caucus's top level priorities for the next
surface transportation authorization bill....
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Establishing Strategic Direction for the Intelligent
Transportation Systems Program - US DOT Seeks Comments
The US DOT Research and Innovative Technology Administration
(RITA) has sent out a Request for Information (RFI) for
Establishing Strategic Direction for the Intelligent
Transportation Systems Program....
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Kentucky, Argonne Labs (Illinois) partner to build a
domestic battery industry for hybrids
The Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the University of Kentucky
(UK) and University of Louisville (U of L) are partnering
with Argonne National Laboratory to establish a national
Battery Manufacturing R&D Center to help develop and deploy a
domestic supply of advanced battery technologies for vehicle
applications that will aid in securing U.S. energy
independence, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help in
strengthening the economy....
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Regional Meeting Dates for TransportationMATTERS scheduled
The regional meeting dates for TransportationMATTERS are now scheduled...
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Governor Scott McCallum to give upcoming Patterson
Transportation Lecture hosted by the NU Transportation Center
Mark your calendar for the upcoming Patterson Transportation
Lecture hosted by the NU Transportation Center on Apr. 22:
"Focus Transportation: Humanitarian Relief Through Better
Technology" by Governor Scott McCallum, President and CEO of
Aidmatrix Foundation...
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Preliminary Program Available for ITS America’s 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition
The preliminary program for the ITS America’s 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition conference is now available...
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Recently released TRB publications on ITS: Feb. - Mar.
2009...
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iFlorida Model Deployment Evaluation Report Available
The iFlorida Model Deployment Evaluation document is now
available....
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ITS America's 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition
ITS America will hold its 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition entitled
"Moving America Forward" on June 1-3, 2009. It will be held at
National Harbor, Maryland at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention
Center. Registration Opens February 20. The Call for Papers is here.
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