Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
August 8, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
Less than six weeks to
go for IBTTA’s 80th Annual Meeting & Exhibition in Orlando, held
September 9-13, 2012!
This year’s annual meeting will be the year’s largest gathering of industry
professionals
providing top-notch content, and attendees will have the opportunity to
participate in
exciting special
events and tours. Hosted by Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, the Miami-Dade
Expressway Authority
(MDX), the Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority and the Orlando-
Orange County
Expressway Authority, you will learn about tolling solutions and experiences
from
across the globe. Join
IBTTA in Orlando and network with toll industry professionals and hear
experts discuss transportation
policies, contemporary issues and innovative solutions to
worldwide mobility
challenges.
Register by August 24,
2012 to receive the early bird registration discount. And be sure to book
your hotel by August
14, 2012 to receive the IBTTA negotiated rate. To get all the meeting
details
and to register, visit
www.ibtta.org/orlando.
AVIATION
1) FAA Suspends Air
Traffic Procedure that Led to Near-Collision
Link to AP article:
2) US Air Force Wants to
Correct Radar Interference from Wind Turbines
Link to article on Nextgov:
3) Libby the Avatar Gets
a Job at Newark Liberty International Airport
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
4) Airport Avatar? She's
a Florida Gal
Link to story on
WTVT-TV:
5) Articles from Airport Industry Review
- BAA and the Role of
Technology for the Modern Airport
- Moscow’s Sheremetyevo
Airport Opens Management Center
- Amsterdam Schiphol’s Smart Cargo System
Cuts Bureaucracy and Improves Safety
6) Challenges with
Implementing Near-Term NextGen Capabilities at Congested Airports Could Delay
Benefits
Link to further
information from the US DOT Inspector General:
OTHER
7) How the Gathering and
Dissemination of Traffic Information Has Changed
Link to interview on The Peggy Smedley Show:
8) Need to Know Your
Rights in Europe After Flight Disruption? There is Obviously an App for That
Link to article on
Tnooz:
9) Lego Robot Vehicle Lesson Plans for
Secondary Education
Link to article in
the Florida Technology Transfer Quarterly:
http://www.t2ctt.ce.ufl.edu/Document.asp?DocID=205
(page 5 - updated link)
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) Media Relations: Is Your News Outreach
Making the Grade?
Link to Talking
Transportation blog:
ROADWAYS
11) Illinois River Road National Scenic Byway Gets
Grants for Audio Stories, Bike Racks
Link to AP article:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Homeland Security to
Fund Next-Generation Emergency Wireless Service
Link to article on
Nextgov:
SPACE
13) Filmmaker Documents
Remarkable Mars Mission
Link to article in The Daily News:
TELEMATICS
14) Race to Safety with Next-Generation
Automotive Telematics
Link to article in Electronics News:
15) Telematics Opportunities in Brazil and
Latin America, Part II
Link to article on
Telematics Update:
TRANSIT
16) Cedar Park, Texas Considers Setting Up
Transportation Network via Social Networking
Link to article in
the Austin
American-Statesman:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) August 2012 Issue of The Responder
Link to newsletter
from The Traffic Incident Management Network:
VEHICLES
18) Gen Y: Tech Trumps
Transportation
Link to Bloomberg
article:
19) Satellite Radio Eyes Relevancy in Digital
Dash
Link to article in Radio World:
News Releases
Solicitation
- Request
for Proposals – 511 NaviGAtor Traveler Information System Sponsorship
Opportunity – Iteris (contact Iteris through the link below)
Upcoming Events
Viajeo Final Workshop – Beijing and
Shanghai Demo Site Results – September 7 & 10
http://goo.gl/xdbGM
(Beijing)
http://goo.gl/9r4WM
(Shanghai)
Today in Transportation History
1907 **105th anniversary** Bill Miner,
known for his stagecoach and train robberies, escaped a Canadian prison. Miner was the subject of the
film, The Grey Fox.
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