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2010 Annual Meeting

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Dates:

November 10-12, 2010

Registration
Now Open !

Register now!

Location:

Dallas/Fort Worth Marriott Hotel & Golf Club at Champions Circle
3300 Championship Parkway
Fort Worth/Alliance, Texas 76177
Phone: (817) 961-0800
Room Rate:
     $85 per night
Room Block Conference Code:
     ITS 2010 Conference
Date of Room Block:
     November 9-11, 2010
Click here for additional hotel information

Current Fort Worth Weather:

Schedule of Events:

The schedule of events for the 2010 annual meeting is below. Hold your mouse over the text in any section for detailed information. Please check back as details of events are finalized.
Time   Wed, 11/10/2010   Thurs, 11/11/2010   Fri, 11/12/2010  
7:30 am RegistrationRegistration Desk Hours:
7:30 AM to 5:00PM		 Continental
BreakfastContinental Breakfast:
An assortment of food and drink will be provided for your convenience.		 RegistrationRegistration Desk Hours:
7:30 AM to 6:00PM		   Continental
BreakfastContinental Breakfast:
An assortment of food and drink will be provided for your convenience.		 RegistrationRegistration Desk Hours:
7:30 AM to 12:00PM		 Vendor
ExhibitsITS Texas Sponsored Vendor Exhibits:
Vendors to be announced		 Continental
BreakfastContinental Breakfast:
An assortment of food and drink will be provided for your convenience.
8:00 am  
8:30 am   1: Social Media
in ITSSession 1:
Role of Social Media in ITS:
Over the past several years, social media has transformed the web by increasing interactions and feedback, and allowing for content to be generated by a wider audience than a web site developer. Social media is now being used in the arena of transportation and some of the same transformations are already taking place. Come to this opening session and explore the technologies and hear how organizations both large and small are using social media to get their message out and meet the information needs of an increasingly technologically advanced user group. 		5A: Performance
MeasuresSession 5A:
Performance Measures
Now that you have that new ITS app, you need to tell everyone what a great job it does (or not!). Join this session to learn what is in, and what is on the horizon, for performance measures.		 5B:
National
IssuesSession 5B:
National Issues
Limited budgets, increased congestion, Work Zone safety & mobility, how to transition Intellidrive from concept to deployment, innovative ways to fund projects, technology evolution, these are just some of the issues facing the transportation community across the country. We will bring speakers from across the country to discuss approaches and results of initiatives to address these important issues that we all face today.
9:00 am TrainingITS Texas Sponsored Training:
Managing Active Travel Demand (see details below)		    
9:30 am    
10:00 am     Sponsored BreakSponsored Break:
Break sponsors to be announced.		 Sponsored BreakSponsored Break:
Break sponsors to be announced.
10:30 am     2A:
Traveler
InformationSession 2A:
Traveler Information: Are we there yet?
This session explores the variety and variability of the public's traveler information needs, different technologies use to capture data, and the ways to present traveler information in an appealing and user-friendly format. Please join us for the Who, What and How in Traveler Information so travel inquiries can be answered with confidence and ease. 		2B:
Incident
ManagementSesson 2B:
Incident Management
Incident Management has been more and more of a focus in improving mobility in our urban areas. More and more frequently, ITS professionals are interacting with public safety and emergency management officials to help facilitate both planned and unplanned events. This session will focus on how ITS can be used to augment incident management programs through incident detection, traveler information systems and advanced traffic management tools.		   6A:
Texas ITS
Systems Session 6A
Operations 2: ITS systems around the state
Outside the confines of the large TMC’s there are a number of ITS systems operating on non-urban highways and roadways. This session will look at a number of these systems including rural ITS operations and work zone ITS operations. We will see how and why the systems where implemented and how the systems collect and disseminate information about the roadway to the traveling public. 		6B: Professional
DevelopmentSession 6B:
Professional Development
Professional Engineers are required to complete one hour of engineering ethics each year. This session is designed to complete this requirement in a fun and informative way
11:00 am      
11:30 am      
12:00 pm   Vendor
ExhibitsITS Texas Sponsored Vendor Exhibits:
Vendors to be announced		 Kick-Off
LuncheonKick-Off Luncheon:
Menu and keynote speaker to be announced		     Business
and Awards
LuncheonBusiness and Awards Luncheon:
Menu and keynote speaker to be announced
12:30 pm      
1:00 pm ToursITS Texas Sponsored Tours:
Texas Motor Speedway Tour
Tour Highlights:
  • Track Laps (subject to availability)
  • Pit Road
  • Gift Shop
  • Luxury Suites
  • Victory Lane
  • Concourse
Price Information
  • Adult $8.00
  • Senior Citizens 65 and over $6.00
    
1:30 pm 3A:
Special
EventsSession 3A:
Operations 1: Special Events Traffic Management
The Dallas/Fort Worth area has a number of venues that host large special events. This session will look at the traffic management plans put in place and operated during large special events including the Texas Motor Speedway bound by three highways and one of the largest on site parking lots in the nation. We will also look at the traffic management plan for the upcoming Super Bowl at the Cowboy Stadium in Arlington which will direct a large amount of tourist, media and local travelers.		 3B:
Transit
ManagementSession 3B:
Transit Management
Transit isn't just the big city bus anymore. Now there are apps for rural transit, commuter rail, and even high speed rail. Join this session to find out more.		        
2:00 pm        
2:30 pm        
3:00 pm Sponsored BreakSponsored Break:
Break sponsors to be announced.		        
3:30 PM 4A:
Design/
BuildSession 4A:
Design/Build and ITS Deployments
As funds in Texas for reconstructing highways and streets are more and more constrained, agencies are looking for new ways to complete these projects more quickly and efficiently. One method now being utilized is Design/Build. This session looks at how the deployment of ITS can be impacted by the Design/Build process from three perspectives: the client/customer, the designer, and the contractor.		 4B:
New
TechnologySession 4B:
Thinking Outside the Box-New Technology
New and emerging technologies are rapidly changing the face of ITS. As agencies experience reductions in staffing and funding levels, new technology offers the opportunity to leverage existing resources and infrastructure to meet increasing transportation demands. This session will highlight new technologies and how they were applied to solve specific ITS problems.		        
4:00 pm        
4:30 PM        
5:00 pm       Vendor
ReceptionVendor Reception:
Vendors to be announced		        
5:30 pm              
6:00 pm                
6:30 pm                

 

Annual Meeting Costs:

Registration

Registration (includes meals and breaks as identified in the schedule of events) for the annual meeting is as follows:

  • Member - $190
  • Speaker - $190
  • Non-Member - $240
  • Late Registration - $300
  • Exhibitor - 8' x 6' space with 2 booth representatives - $590
  • Exhibitor - 10' x 10' space with 2 booth representatives - $850

Tours

The cost for the tours is $8, in addition to registration fees. Please see detailed tour information below.

Training

The cost for training is in addition to registration fees.

  • Member - $35
  • Non-Member - $50
Annual Meeting Training:

Training this year is a one-day workshop on “Managing Active Travel Demand” offered for those with planning, operations, transit, and/or TDM responsibilities or oversight. For a more complete description, please see the detailed training information.

Annual Meeting Tours:

Texas Motor Speedway Tour

Ladies and Gentlemen, start your engines! Take the green flag for a high-speed visit to one of the world’s largest and most modern sports and entertainment facilities, Texas Motor Speedway. ITS Texas has arranged for 2 opportunities to tour the Speedway; one at 10 am and the second at 2 pm. Each tour is limited to a maximum of 24 participants (minimum of 20 participants required per tour in order for the tour to make). So hurry and get registered for the conference and take the Tour!

Speedway tours include a stop on the luxury suite level. Get a high-level birds-eye view of more than 150,000 seats and the 1,500 acres that make up Texas Motor Speedway. Bring your camera for numerous photo opportunities. Finally, imagine yourself getting ready to negotiate one of the Speedway’s 24-degree, high-banked corners that allow racecars to exceed 200mph! Laps of the racing oval, in our tour van, produce the same hold-your-breath sensations experienced by the greatest race drivers in America. (Laps around the Speedway are subject to availability at the time of each tour.)

Tour Highlights
  • Track Laps (subject to availability)
  • Pit Road
  • Gift Shop
  • Luxury Suites
  • Victory Lane
  • Concourse

Price Information
  • Adult - $8.00
  • Senior Citizens 65 and over - $6.00

Vendors:

Come see the latest products and information from a variety of vendors.
Click here to see a layout of the annual meeting exhibit area and meeting space. Vendor registration now open!

Have a topic you'd like to present?

If you are interested in speaking at the ITS Texas 2010 annual meeting, please contact us.

Annual Meeting Sponsorship Opportunities:

Are you interested in helping to sponsor the 2010 annual meeting? Click here for all the relevent information!


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