Wednesday, October 24th

8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
Rural ITS Weather Applications (Snow, Ice, Fog, Flood and Dust) Part 2
(Pathway: Operations)
Rooms 102-103

Weather in all its forms affects the safety and reliability of the transportation system. This session provides participants with a mix of ITS application topics to improve conditions for the traveling public.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the use of ITS and roadway information systems in supporting traffic safety during weather events.
  • Identify examples of transportation management strategies that address weather-related operational goals.

Facilitator: Rita Brohman, Project Manager, Parsons, Las Vegas, NV

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Talking to Each Other: Connected Vehicle and Infrastructure Applications
(Pathway: Planning/Design)
Rooms 104-105

This session presents focuses on the connected technology beyond vehicle to vehicle (V2V) to the extension to infrastructure (V2I) and the associated communications implications.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe the attributes of dynamic warning systems and quality of service for traffic management.
  • Identify key areas of applications for the planning and deployment of V2V, V2I, and I2V communications.

Facilitator: Marthand Nookala, Vice President, HNTB, Minneapolis, MN

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 Developing and Maintaining Public Sector Resources and Work Force
(Pathways: Leadership/Management, Operations)
Room 106

Human resources and business processes are what allows an organization to meet its goals and objectives. This session explores a cross section of elements from education of the next generation to cyber security.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the use of job description templates to foster improve hiring practices for  transportation system management and operations positions.
  • Identify examples of transportation system management and operations educational curricula and programs.
  • Describe transportation systems’ cybersecurity issues related to device and applications as well as cost effective solutions.

Facilitator: Kiran Guntupalli, Acting Principal Engineer, City of Glendale Transportation Department, Glendale, AZ

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Next Generation ITS Technology Today
(Pathway: Planning/Design)
Room 107

The session explores the opportunities and examples of the next generation of ITS technology across a variety of new and evolving application environments.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand the application of smart work zones and supporting devices to improve system reporting and operations.
  • Describe examples of innovative ITS solutions for transportation management.

Facilitator: Jeffrey Jenq, Director, ITS Planning Operations and Research, OZ Engineering, Tempe, AZ

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