Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, February 10, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

Register Today for IBTTA’s Toll Road Summit of Australia, New Zealand & the Asia Pacific Rim, March 15-18, 2009 in Sydney, Australia

If you are interested in public-private partnerships, innovations in customer service and next generation technologies, you need to attend this meeting! Join IBTTA and ITS Australia in Sydney, Australia and learn about the explosive growth of tolling in Australia, New Zealand and the countries in the Asia Pacific Rim. Learn about toll concessions and operations, including the political, regulatory, public affairs and customer service aspects of startup and mature facilities, and lessons learned from successive implementation of all electronic toll collection. Visit IBTTA’s website to view the preliminary agenda, make your travel arrangements and register today!


AVIATION

1) FAA Says Hackers Broke Into Agency Computers
Link to AP story:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hw16X3MCvCyrJ5WHPnybxPUqfIqwD968E9JG4

2) United Airlines to Unplug Number for Complaints
United Airlines dropping call center for after-flight customer calls; please write instead.
Link to AP story:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/United-Airlines-to-unplug-apf-14314175.html

3) Aimless Travel? No, It’s Networking in the Sky
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/business/10road.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all

MARITIME

4) Washington Governor Wants to Cut 152 Advisory Groups, Including Ferry Panel
Link to story in the Herald:
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20090210/NEWS01/702109881&news01ad=1

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Scientists, Engineers Try to Tackle the Unpredictable Force of Avalanches
Link to story in the Star-Tribune:
http://www.casperstartribune.net/articles/2009/02/08/news/wyoming/da6099505f5b38c387257556002689aa.txt

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

6) Twitter ‘Twisitor Center’ Helps Travelers Follow the Tweets to Portland, Oregon
Link to story in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/617868
Link to further information from Travel Portland: http://www.travelportland.com/visitors/twitter.html

7) US Customs and Border Protection Seeks System to Detect Traffic Congestion
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://fcw.com/articles/2009/02/10/cbp-notice.aspx

8) On the Right Road
Feature of Houston traffic reporter, Marty Ambrose.
Link to story in The Lutheran:
http://www.thelutheran.org/article/article.cfm?article_id=7782&id=1


News Releases
1) Galileo: European Commission and European Space Agency Look Forward to First-Rate Cooperation to Bring Project to a Successful Conclusion
2) Environmental Defense Fund Urges Stimulus Bill Conferees to Adopt Best Transportation Provisions in Senate and House Bills, Including ITS
3) Eurocontrol Moves Forward with Modernization Project
4) Gateway Group One Announces Mobility Assistance Resource System


Job Postings
- Regional Managers – Imago North America (formally ADDCO) – Location flexible
For additional information please e-mail: jobs@addco.com


Upcoming Events
Web Conference: Talking Operations - Real-Time Traveler Information Systems - New Proposed Rule – February 17
https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=16266


Today in Transportation History
1964 **45th anniversary** - The HMAS Melbourne and the HMAS Voyager collided in Jervis Bay. Eighty-two crew members perished.
http://150.theage.com.au/view_bestofarticle.asp?straction=update&inttype=1&intid=873

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