Friday, September 7, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 7, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

ITS America to Present Webinar on 14th World Congress on ITS in Beijing

ITS America will host a highly informative Webinar titled “14th World Congress on ITS: Preparing for Beijing.” The two-hour Webinar is scheduled for Monday, September 24, 2007 at 1 p.m. (EST). Webinar attendees will learn how to make the most of their experience at the 14th World Congress on ITS in Beijing, which will be held October 9-13, 2007. Topics to be covered include: opening and closing ceremony highlights, exhibitors, sessions, U.S. Congressional delegation, technical tours, networking events, accommodations and travel tips. To register for this free Webinar, please send an e-mail containing your full contact information to emartinez@itsa.org. For more information, visit http://www.itsa.org/beijing_worldcongress.html.


1) Before Going On Air, Texas DOT Hears Static
Officials getting coached by pros on how to promote controversial plans.
Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/5115098.html

2) Monitoring Traffic Goes High-Tech in Chandigarh, India – New Radar, Cameras Come on Road
Link to Express News Service story:
http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=255042

3) Toll Cameras Let Many Off at Tacoma Narrows Bridge
License plates too blurry to read for four of 10 bridge scofflaws.Link to story in The News Tribune:http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/story/149833.html

4) Microsoft, Siemens Team on Car Navigation
Link to IDG News Service story:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,136950-c,electronics/article.html
Link to news release from Siemens VDO and Microsoft:
http://www.siemensvdo.com/press/releases/infotainment/2007/sv-joint-release-kooperation-microsoft-20070709.htm

5) Caltrain Scraps Plans to Offer Wi-Fi Service
Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:http://www.mercurynews.com/valley/ci_6825041

6) India's Regional Sat Nav System on Track
Link to story in GPS World:
http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=455143

7) MADD Pushes for Alcohol Locks
Link to story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/14AB4CEC0C93A8048625734F000F8FF1?OpenDocument

8) A Discussion of Intelligent Transport Systems Issues in the Middle East
Link to column on Altaqata:
http://www.altaqata.com/newsDtls.aspx?id=1188

9) Airborne Antenna Could Bring Internet and Entertainment to Airliners
Link to story from InformationWeek:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20070907/tc_cmp/201804467

10) Cyprus Government Examines Problems with Traffic Camera Supplier
Link to story in the Cyprus Mail:
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=34542&cat_id=1

11) Experimenting with Twitter: How Newsrooms are Using It to Reach More Users
Some news organizations are using Twitter to send traffic updates.
Link to story on Poynter Online:
http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=128918
Link to Twitter: http://twitter.com/


News Releases

1) Reduction in the Cost of Automotive Navigation Systems is Expected to Propel Demand in the North American Automotive Navigation Systems Markets
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070907005359&newsLang=en


Upcoming Events
National Weather Association 32nd Annual Meeting – October 13-18 – Reno, Nevada
http://www.nwas.org/meetings/nwa07mtg.html


Friday Bonus
I don’t believe you’ll find this maintenance tip in the Boeing owner’s manual.
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSEIC47086020070905?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=22&sp=true


Today in Transportation History
1977 **30th anniversary** - US President Jimmy Carter signs the Panama Canal Treaty, transferring the canal to Panama.
http://www.state.gov/p/wha/rlnks/11936.htm

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