15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems

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15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport
Systems ITS Connections Saving Time, Saving
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World Congress on ITS

• International conference and exhibition
  representing the ITS industry, hosted annually
  by
• Conceived as an international forum on the
  development of ITS, the first World Congress was
  held in Paris in 1993.
• Transportation leaders worldwide gather to share
  ideas and collaborate their efforts to achieve
  widespread deployment of ITS.

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ITS Americas Annual Meeting and Exposition

• Three-day conference and exhibition hosted
  annually by the Intelligent Transportation
  Society of America.
• Attendees include members of ITS America,
  partners, and industry stakeholders from around
  the U.S.
• Venue for making connections with potential
  customers and industry and business leaders.
• Professional Development Units for your employees
  are available.
• For the first time ever, ITS Americas Annual
  Meeting and Exposition will be combined with the
  15th World Congress.

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What Makes the 15th World Congress Unique

• Featuring the largest integrated demonstration of
  cooperative vehicle infrastructure ITS
• Showcasing the latest technologies in the largest
  exhibit hall ever for a World Congress (over
  350,000 square feet!)
• Expecting the largest attendance 10,000
  delegates from more than 45 countries
• SafeTrip21 launch
• Transportation CEOs from around the world will
  meet at ASSHTO CEO Day November 16
• Special tours for ASSHTO CEOs

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Special Events

• An Evening of Broadway Opening Ceremony,
  Sponsored by Mercedes Benz, Sunday, Nov. 16
• Exhibit Hall Reception and First-Time Attendee
  Orientation, Monday, Nov. 17
• Grand Central Terminal Reception, Sponsored by
  ITS Connecticut, Tuesday, Nov. 18,

• International Reception at New York Transit
  Museum, Sponsored by ITS New York, Tuesday, Nov.
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• International Benefits, Evaluation and Costs
  (IBEC) Working Group Reception, Tuesday, Nov. 18
• Night in Times Square at ESPN Zone, Wednesday,
  Nov. 19

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Ancillary Events

• Traveler Information Services Association
  Information Day, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008
• ITS Systems Engineering Around the World
  Delivering High-Quality Products on Time and on
  Budget, Sunday, Nov. 16 SOLD OUT

• IBEC Workshop Vehicle Infrastructure
  Integration/Vehicle Infrastructure Cooperation
  Dream or Reality and How to Tell the Difference -
  A Workshop in Four Parts, Sunday, Nov. 16 SOLD
  OUT
• State Chapter Council Meeting and Chapter
  Strengthening Workshop, Sunday, Nov.16, 2008

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World Congress Program

• 3 Plenary Sessions
• Speakers from ITS America, ERTICO and ITS Japan,
  focusing on the latest challenges and
  opportunities facing ITS and policy and strategic
  implications for deployment.
• Ministerial Plenary Transportation Policy for a
  Better World, Tuesday, Nov. 18
• Safety Plenary Looking at Transportation Safety
  in New Ways, Wednesday, Nov. 19
• Closing Plenary ITS And Sustainable Mobility,
  Thursday, Nov. 20

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World Congress Program

• 18 Executive Sessions
• 59 Special Sessions
• 137 Technical Sessions
• 30 Scientific Sessions
• 5 Interactive Sessions (250 presentations)
• 4 International Benefits, Evaluation, and Costs
  (IBEC) Sessions
• 5 Pan American ITS (PAITS) Sessions

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Annual Meeting Highlights

• 7 Forum Showcases
• 49 Annual Meeting Sessions
• Awards Ceremony
• Best of ITS Awards
• Outstanding State Chapter Awards
• ITS America ITS Hall of Fame
• Student Essay Competition
• Sponsored by Southwest Research Institute

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Exhibition

• Expanding now for a seventh time to over 350,000
  square feet of exhibits
• 200,000 more square feet than the 2005 World
  Congress
• 250 organizations participating
• 110 more exhibitors compared to San Francisco
  World Congress
• International ITS Association Pavilion
• ITS America State Chapter Pavilion
• ITS Alaska, ITS Florida, ITS Maryland, ITS
  Michigan, ITS Midwest, ITS Minnesota, ITS
  Tennessee, ITS Texas

• Local Agency Pavilion
• Connecticut Department of Transportation,
  Connecticut Transit, Metropolitan Transportation
  Authority, New Jersey Department of
  Transportation, New Jersey Transportation
  Planning Authority, New York City Department of
  Transportation, Port Authority of New York and
  New Jersey, TRANSCOM

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Technical Tours

1. TRANSCOM Communications Center
2. Lincoln Tunnel XBL and Bus Terminal
3. Grand Central Terminal
4. New Jersey Statewide Traffic Management Center in
   Woodbridge
5. NYCDOT, NYPD, NYSDOT Joint Traffic Operations
   Center
6. Hudson Valley Traffic Management Center
7. INFORM
8. Lower Manhattan Rebuilds
9. New York City Office of Emergency Management
   Technical Tour and Inter-Agency Incident
   Demonstration

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Integrated Technology Demonstrations

• Builds on the Innovative Mobility Showcase at the
  2005 World Congress
• Intended to influence VII deployment decisions
  and support U.S. DOT Program
• Demonstrations of ITS and vehicle communications
  systems
• Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Roadside
• DSRC-based and otherwise
• Permanent installations to stay in New York
• Safetrip21 launch

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Demonstration Venues

• Two VII Test Beds
• 11th Avenue Theater
• VII Transportation Management Center of the Future

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Test Bed Demonstrations

• Two DSRC-equipped test beds built
• Long Island Expressway
• Manhattan loop adjacent to Javits Convention
  Center
• Test beds are compatible with VII architecture
• Backhaul network complete
• RSEs installed
• Remain in place after World Congress
• Attendees will experience Vehicle-Infrastructure
  Integration in specially-equipped buses

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Test Bed Applications

• Travel Time Information
• Incident / Construction Information
• Parking Information
• Multimodal Information Transportation System
  Warning
• Intersection Safety
• Transit Signal Priority

• Congestion Pricing
• Electronic Toll Collection
• Off-Board Navigation
• Electronic Payment (i.e., parking, fuel)
• Emergency Vehicle Preemption
• Data Transfer (video, map updates)

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Long Island Test Bed
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Manhattan Test Bed Route
Parking Info
Traffic/travel time
Safety/Transit Route
Commercial Route
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11th Avenue Theater

• Used for dynamic safety demonstrations
• Led by OEMs
• Staged, narrated show planned
• In-vehicle experience will be telecast to
  attendees
• Limited in-vehicle demo rides
• DARPA Urban Challenge vehicle participation

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11th Avenue Theater
VII Vehicle Demonstration Pavilion Area
Technical Tours
News Media Parking 2
11th Avenue Autonomous Vehicle Start
11th Avenue OEM Start
VIP Security Parking
11th Avenue OEM Turn Around Area
News Media Parking 1 Need Signage
Relocate Handicap Parking
Transit Bus Stop to Remain
11th Avenue Autonomous Vehicle End
VIP CARS
VII Buses (LI)
VII Buses (NY)
OEM Tours
OEM Tours
OEM Tours
OEM Tours
OEM Tours
OEM Tours
OEM Tours
OEM Tours
Concrete or Water Traffic Barrier
Pedestrian Crossing
11th Ave OEM Staging Area
11th Ave AV Staging Area
11th Avenue - Audience Viewing Area
Concrete or Water Traffic Barrier
Portable Stop Sign
Concrete or Water Traffic Barrier
Temporary Island (Traffic Cones)
Concrete or Water Traffic Barrier
Concrete or Water Traffic Barrier
Pedestrian Crossing
11th Avenue OEM End
Left Turn Signal to be Replaced
Right Turn Signal to be Replaced
11th Ave Video Production Truck
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VII Transportation Management Center of the
Future

• Built inside exhibit hall
• Various probe data applications will be
  demonstrated using archived or simulated data
• Prepare agencies for new operational
  possibilities
• Demonstrate the best of all transportation
  systems in 2020
• Single moderator presenting all VII TMC
  applications
• Consists of computer demonstrations, presentation
  and video

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VII TMC Applications

• VII Network Management
• Probe Data
• Weather
• Signal Timing
• Tolling / Congestion Management
• Parking Management

• Intersection Collision Avoidance
• Mayday / Incident Response
• Corridor Management
• Fleet Management
• Transit
• Commercial Vehicles

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VII Transportation Management Center of the
Future
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Why You Should Attend

• Connect with international leaders in ITS
  development and deployment.
• ASSHTO CEO Day November 16.
• Participate in live, hands-on technology
  demonstrations in the exhibit hall and on the
  streets of New York City.
• Experience the most comprehensive exhibition of
  ITS technologies, services and solutions in the
  world.
• Participate in the largest and most
  comprehensive ITS event in the world!

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Bring Your Family!

• Visit world-class sites such as FAO Schwartz,
  Toys 'R' Us in Times Square with an indoor Ferris
  wheel, life-size Barbie townhouse and an
  automatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex
• Dine at kid-friendly places Mars 2112, Planet
  Hollywood
• Check out landmarks like the Empire State
  Building and Statue of Liberty
• World-famous Broadway options include Disney's
  The Lion King and Mary Poppins, and anything
  at the New Victory Theater, the City's first
  performing arts theater exclusively for youth and
  family audiences

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Host Information

• Venue
• Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
• Accommodations
• Sheraton New York Hotel Towers (Main Hotel)
  SOLD OUT
• Sheraton Manhattan SOLD OUT
• Park Central Hotel New York
• Millennium Broadway Hotel
• New Yorker Hotel SOLD OUT
• Housing Bureau http//arestravel.com/3147_hotel-li
  st.html 

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Sponsors

• Diamond Level
• Connexis
• Mercedes Benz
• Telvent
• Verizon Wireless in collaboration with Alcatel
  Lucent
• Volkswagen
• Gold Level
• Nissan
• Toyota
• Silver Level
• Quixote
• Bronze Level
• AARP
• General Motors
• TransCore

• Bronze Level
• AARP
• General Motors
• TransCore
• Friends of ITS Level
• ACS
• AirSage
• Comtrol
• Daktronics
• Econolite
• Houston TranStar
• Kapsch
• MG Squared
• Parsons Brinckerhoff
• Southwest Research Institute
• Telegra
• Official Media Sponsor
• ITS International

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Important Dates

• October
• Press briefings in New York City (October 23) and
  Washington, DC
• November 16
• Opening Ceremony
• ASSHTO CEO Day
• SafeTrip21 launch (get date)

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More Information Online

• Visit www.itsworldcongress.org for
• Program
• Speakers
• Registration and Housing
• Exhibition and Sponsorship Opportunities
• Integrated Technology Demonstrations
• Networking Events
• Travel Information
• Visa Information

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See You In New York!

• Jacob K. Javits Convention Center
• November 16-20, 2008
• New York City
• www.itsworldcongress.org