Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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2010 ITS Tri-Chapter Information Exchange Summit – Joe Giglio Keynote Speaker – Registration DEADLINE Aug 6^th, 2010

It’s the last week to sign up for the 2010 ITS Tri-Chapter Information Exchange Summit in Gettysburg, PA on August 18^th & 19^th. Joe Giglio of Northeastern University will be Thursday's luncheon speaker. Click here for more information and registration forms.

Questions regarding the Annual Meeting can be directed to the Annual Meeting Co-Chairs, Karen Jehanian at kjehanian@kmjinc.com or Matt Kozsuch at matt.kozsuch@mcmtrans.com. All registration materials must be sent to Greg Kausch by Friday, August 6, 2010 at gkausch@crcog.net or mailed to his attention at: CATA, 2081 W. Whitehall Road, State College, PA 16801.

AVIATION

1) Airline Fees Irk Travel Web Sites, Which Want More Info Upfront

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/travel/2010-08-04-airlinefees04_ST_N.htm

2) Spirit Airlines' Next Fee? Talking to a Human at the Airport

Link to ABC News story and video:

http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/spirit-airlines-fee-talking-human-airport/story?id=11306933

3) KLM iPads Bring In-flight Entertainment to Lounges

Link to article in Inflight:

http://www.hmgaerospace.com/news/show/892

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Isolated Village Mistaken for Lourdes Thanks to Pilgrims' GPS Blunders

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/04/lourdes-gps-mistake-catholic-pilgrims

MARITIME

5) Inside the US Navy's Next-Generation Destroyer

Link to CNET News blog:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-20012567-52.html

OTHER

6) Coming Soon to New York City, Free Wi-Fi in Livery Cars

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704499604575407773797744474.html

7) Beyond Decibels: Planning the New Sounds of the City

Link to commentary in New Scientist:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20727711.000-beyond-decibels-planning-the-new-sounds-of-the-city.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Crash Data Promises to Make Big Impact on Emergency-Medical Sector

Link to article in Urgent Communications:

http://urgentcomm.com/mobile_data/news/crash-data-emergency-medical-20100804/

Upcoming Events

Roads & Bridges Live: 2010 – October 12-14 – Rosemont, Illinois

http://www.roadsbridgeslive.com/

Today in Transportation History

1790 **220^th anniversary** The United States Revenue Cutter Service, forerunner to the US Coast Guard, was established.

http://www.uscg.mil/history/

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