20th Annual ITS Forum 

ITS Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Section of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITSA), in conjunction with the Great Lakes Transportation Enterprise Institute, is co-sponsoring the 20^th Annual Intelligent Transportation Systems Forum.

The event will be held on Thursday, October 2^nd, 2014, at the University of Wisconsin Union South in Madison.  This year’s theme is Innovating for the Future, ITS Wisconsin the Next 20 Years.  The program will highlight national and international innovative ITS projects, including connected vehicles, active traffic management, multi-modal ITS, innovative technology and safety.  In recognition of the Forum’s 20^th anniversary, a short video “A Well-Traveled Road: The ITS Journey Tales of ITS in Wisconsin” will be presented.  

The Forum attracts upwards of 150 participants each year from local municipalities, state government, consulting firms, equipment manufacturers and distributors, and university staff and students.  Over the past 20 years, vendors from around the country have provided information and demonstrations on state-of-the-art ITS products, programs, and services.  Event sponsorships provide critical financial support for the organization and ensure the continued success of the ITS Forum.  All exhibitors and sponsors will be recognized in the event program, on event posters, and on the ITS Wisconsin website (http://www.itswisconsin.org/).

An ITS Forum Social will be held on Wednesday, October 1st from 4:30-9:30, at Jordan's Big 10 Pub just two blocks south of Union South at 1330 Regent St, Madison.  There will be a party room with a cash bar.

If you are interested in exhibiting and/or sponsoring this year’s ITS Forum, please indicate this on the registration form prior to September 24. If you have any questions regarding exhibiting or sponsorship, please contact Mike Ruelle at (414) 220-6814 or via email at michael.ruelle@kimley-horn.com. 

Parking is available at the Union South Parking Garage (Lot 80) and the Engineering Campus structure (Lot 17). Half day is $7, Full day is $12, cash and credit cards are accepted at the gate. Lots 20, 29 and 83 are also available if everything else is full. See map for details: http://transportation.wisc.edu/files/campusparkingmap2012.jpg. 

Below is a list of nearby hotels:

Wisconsin Union Hotel (same building as event)
1308 W Dayton St, Madison, WI 
(608) 263-2600
union.wisc.edu/wuhotel.htm 

HotelRED
1501 Monroe St, Madison, WI
(608) 819-8228
hotelred.com 

Double Tree Madison
525 W Johnson St, Madison, WI 
(608) 251-5511
hilton.com 

Best Western Inn Towner
2424 University Ave, Madison, WI
(608) 233-8778
inntowner.com

Hampton Inn & Suites Madison
440 W Johnson St, Madison, WI
(608) 255-0360
hamptoninn.com 

The Campus Inn
601 Langdon St, Madison, WI
(608)257-4391
thecampusinn.com 

Register Now! 

Prelimary Agenda

7:30 a.m.  Registration Opens / Breakfast Available / Exhibition Area Open

8:30 a.m.  Opening Session

• Introduction and Welcome (Secretary Gottlieb, Dewayne Johnson)
• Keynote Speaker - ITS America (Paul Feenstra, ITS America)

9:15 a.m.  Connected Vehicles

• Freeway Geometric Design for Active Traffic Management in Europe (Greg Laragan, Idaho DOT)
• Arterial Integration Management Plan (Lee Gibbs, SRF Consulting)

10:15 a.m.   Break – Exhibition Area Open

11:00 a.m.   Active Traffic Management/Integrated Corridors

• UMTRI/Michigan Connected Vehicle Test Bed Project (Peter Sweatman, Univerity of Michigan)
• Automated and Connected Vehicles (Jason Castillo, Kimley-Horn Assoc)

12:00 p.m.     Lunch - Exhibition Area Open

ITS Wisconsin Announcements, News, Updates and Awards

1:30 p.m. Innovative Technology and Safety - Session 3A

• IDOT/ITC Wrong Way Driving Research Project (Richard Coakley, CH2M Hill)
• Wrong Way Vehicle Test Bed in Ames, Iowa (Dean Deeter, Athey-Creek)
• Probe Data (Peter Rafferty, UW TOPS Lab)

1:30 p.m. ITS International Experience  - Session 3B

• ITS in China (Connie Li, TranSmart)
• ITS Ethiopia and Africa Experiences (Abiyu Berlie, NYC MTA)

2:30 p.m. Break - Exhibition Area Open

3:00 p.m.  Multi-modal ITS

• Real Time Bus Route Technology (Dale Noll, Milwaukee County Transit)
• City of Chicago Bike Share System (Sean Wiedel, Chicago DOT)

4:00 p.m. End of Scheduled Events