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2008 Events

2008 US National Rural ITS Conference

03/09/2008 to 05/09/2008

Experience all that Alaska has to offer while networking with transportation professionals from across the US when you attend the 2008 National Rural ITS Conference.

"North to the Future" is the theme for the event, which includes professional tours, mini-training sessions, and in-depth information exchange opportunities.

 

 


Anchorage, Alaska
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The International Institute for Information Design

04/09/2008 to 05/09/2008

The International Institute for Information Design (IIID) is organizing an event this year in connection with public transportation entitled "*Infoconnectivity* - Intertwined information for interconnected transport networks".

The idea behind this expert forum: The effectiveness of public transport often depends on how long it takes to change between different modes of transport -- the quicker and the more efficient, the better for passengers, tourists or staff, in short: everyone. Down-time should be reduced to an absolute minimum. However, if this so-called "inter-connectivity" between transport networks is to be enhanced, it is vital to focus on measures of improving information-connectivity (infoconnectivity) between service providers in the area of public transport.


Vienna, Austria
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Transpoquip Latin America 2008

09/09/2008 to 11/09/2008

TranspoQuip Latin America brings together sellers and buyers of equipment and services for roads, rails, stations, ports, waterways and airports. This exhibition presents exhibitors with the unique opportunity to sell to alternative transportation industries in addition to addressing their conventional customers.


Sao Paulo, Brazil
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76th IBTTA Annual Meeting & Exhibition 

20/09/2008 to 24/09/2008

IBTTA’s Annual Meeting and Exhibition gathers toll industry professionals and business partners from around the world. More than 1,000 delegates from 25 countries on six continents will converge on Baltimore’s Waterfront to examine best practices and critical innovations in toll industry finance, marketing, technology, customer service, environmental stewardship, operations, maintenance, and related issues.


Maryland, USA
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Transpo2008 conference

22/09/2008 to 28/09/2008

This conference brings together the best in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), traffic engineering and operations, and transportation planning in the southeastern USA for informative technical presentations, lively discussions, training, on-site tours of Orlando area ITS facilities and a state-of-the-art technology exhibition.

Transpo2008 will challenge participants to understand how each piece of transportation systems can complement each other to create a better overall system including planning implementation, management and innovation.
 


Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando
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IAA Commercial Vehicles 2008

23/09/2008 to 02/10/2008
The 62nd IAA Commercial Vehicles show will tackle the issues of sustainable mobility and transport efficiency.

The theme of the show is “Commercial Vehicles: On the move for everyone”.

One of the exhibitors, WABCO, will introduce new technologies for driver assistance systems, telematics for original equipment manufacturers of trailers and aftermarket applications, high-output compressors, and transmission automation systems for trucks and buses.
Hanover, Germany
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InnoTrans 2008

23/09/2008 to 28/09/2008
InnoTrans is an international platform for buyers and sellers of passenger and freight transport technology. InnoTrans is also an international industry showplace focusing on railway technology.

Other InnoTrans features include Railway Infrastructure, Interiors, Public Transport, Transport IT, Services and Tunnel Construction.

The InnoTrans Convention, which takes place in conjunction with the trade show, includes a special Dialogue Forum.
Berlin, Germany
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European Navigation Event

07/10/2008 to 08/10/2008

The previous three editions of the Navigation Event have proved that the PND market has progressed from navigation from A to B, to location and information for the user.

Now that the mobile phone with GPS and the PND with GSM have made their entrance, the user’s location has become a new source of information.

This will be discussed in detail during the seminar at this two day event. The exhibition will support this with stands, and you will be able to experience it yourself during the rally.
 
Speakers from the following companies have already agreed to be present; Media Markt, RIM (Blackberry), Journey Dynamics (UK), Spotigo (Germany, Spain), Skyhook Wireless (USA), GfK (Benelux),  Microsoft, Mapscape, KPN, Orange, The Saints-Content Creators (NL), Telematica Institute / NTT Docomo (NL/Germany), Jentro Technologies (Germany), Nokia, Nederland Breedband Land, TNO, NXP, Urban Mapping (USA), Gypsii (NL), NAVX (France), Toll Collect GmbH (Germany), Mapflow (Ireland), GPS Buddy (Belgium) and many others.
 
Exhibition
There will be an exhibition which will run parallel to the seminar and will remain open until 21:00 giving access to the latest information even after the end of the working day.

Admission to the exhibition is free to anyone professionally connected with navigation, travel, the motor industry, government authorities, etc.

Vistors must register in advance and will have free entry to the exhibition hall.


High Tech Campus, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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FeedMAP consortium

09/10/2008

The EC-Funded and ERTICO-coordinated FeedMAP consortium has announced its final workshop for 9 October 2008 in Trento, Italy. The meeting will feature vehicle demonstrations and an exhibition of the results of the project.

The consortium will also showcase online demonstrations of the aggregation of map deviation on the FeedMAP service centre with implementations from Navteq, Tele Atlas and PTV. Eventually, the loop will be closed when they demonstrate how the data feeds back into the map databases in cooperation with the public authorities. In addition, Volvo Technology will demonstrate the opportunities that FeedMAP represents for commercial vehicles.


Trento, Italy
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Viet Traffic 2008

15/10/2008 to 17/10/2008
Viet Traffic is positioned as Vietnam’s premier international event for both road and rail industries and serves a wide group of industry sectors including: road/rail infrastructure, bridge construction, tunnel construction, traffic safety, traffic planning and management, parking, toll and charging, intelligent traffic systems and consultancy services. 

Viet Traffic 2008 provides a face-to-face business environment for networking, knowledge-exchange and market penetration.  The event promises to advance market opportunities for both exhibitors and visitors seeking to sell or procure the latest and most relevant traffic technologies available today.
Hanoi, Vietnam
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Royal Institute of Navigation NAV2008/ILA Conference

27/10/2008 to 30/10/2008

The NAV08 and International Loran Association (ILA37) conference and exhibition will cover the evolution of navigation technology and practices for users and research and development specialists. This year's theme is "We Are Here!"

Maritime, aerospace and ground vehicle navigation will be covered in depth. Technology and infrastructure issues will be examined, including those concerning eLoran, GNSS and other
associated systems.

NAV08/ILA37 will be held at Church House, Westminster, London, October 28-30 2008 and will take place in two parallel sessions over three days. Associated training sessions covering aspects of eLoran and GNSS will take place on October 27.


Westminster, London, United Kingdom
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The 8th International Transport Systems Telematics conference

05/11/2008 to 08/11/2008

Telematics and data processing technologies play a fundamental role in transport control and management systems. The basic objective of the conference is to promote modern solutions for information and telematic systems, as well as management systems, in transport. Conference organisers invite presentations of achievements in these areas.

Participation in the conference will provide a great opportunity to present one’s accomplishments to date and outline future directions for transport telematics development.


Katowice, Poland
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Telematics Munich 2008

06/11/2008 to 07/11/2008

Telematics Munich 2008 will feature informative keynotes and plenary sessions followed by interactive workshops; after which the show will be split into three conferences focusing on:

  • navigation & location,
  • infotainment, and
  • telematics services.


 


Munich City Centre Hotel, Munich, Germany
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Seeing is Believing

10/11/2008 to 13/11/2008

Seeing is Believing is a new event on the UK road industry’s calendar.  Running daily from 13.00 until 20.00, the event will include an undercover exhibition and an outdoor day and nighttime demonstration of both reflective and directly illuminated highway products.

These range from individual PPE, vehicle conspicuity markings, road markings and road studs, right through to verge and gantry-mounted direction signs. Products will be installed as they would on the highway, beside a metalled (asphalt) road circuit (the MIRA handling and stability circuit shown here in red).

The demonstration will include an illuminated 200m section using street lighting columns, to show the effects that the dimming and switching on/off of street lighting may have on the performance of lit and reflective products.

This event is free to attend and visitors will be able to walk about on the circuit and see the products in-situ for themselves during daylight hours. After dark, visitors will be able to consider the effectiveness of the different products as they are driven around the circuit in a variety of vehicles – including cars, minibuses, coaches and HGVs.

Seeing is Believing will be attractive to a mix of road safety, signing, signals and lighting engineers, contractors, maintenance and incident management crews, as well as emergency services personnel. However, the organizers state that places have to be limited in order to adhere to Health and Safety requirements. As a result, this is a ticket-only event.
 


MIRA, near Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK
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15th World Congress on ITS/ITS America

16/11/2008 to 20/11/2008
The 15th World Congress on ITS and ITS America’s 2008 Annual Meeting will be the largest event in the world for ITS leaders, policy makers and other industry professionals. Registrants will have access to both the Annual Meeting and World Congress events, including more than 200 extraordinary education sessions, exciting tours, a grand-scale exhibition hall and limitless opportunities to connect with an international audience in a world-class city.
New York City, New York
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Le Salon des Maires

20/11/2008 to 22/11/2008

Paris, France
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Roadex-Railex Exhibition And Conference

23/11/2008 to 25/11/2008
Abu Dhabi is undergoing major development – which means that provision of an efficient transport infrastructure system is essential to support economic expansion. Roadex-Railex Exhibition provides the perfect opportunity to effectively promote your company to the booming Abu Dhabi market.
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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2009 Events

RoSPA - 74th Road Safety Congress

23/02/2009 to 25/02/2009

The safety charity’s 74th Road Safety Congress will hear that significant progress has been made in reducing the number of lives lost and injuries suffered, despite massive increases in traffic.
 
But it will also be told that, on average, eight people are still killed and 700 injured on roads in the UK every day, and that there are massive variations in road safety across the world. Globally, road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death among 15–19-year-olds, while for 10–14-year-olds and 20–24-year-olds they are the second leading cause of death.
 
Speakers are being sought for the conference - called Road Safety: What Have We Learnt? – which will be sponsored by Britax.


Blackpool, UK
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