The ITS Joint Program Office  (JPO) of the Research and Innovative Technology Administration (RITA) of the USDOT is holding a Workshop for University Researchers April 28-29, 2010 in Washington, D.C. at USDOT Headquarters.  In general, we are looking for ways that the ITS JPO can work collaboratively with your university as the new ITS Strategic Research Plan is implemented in the 2010-2014 timeframe.   The ITS Strategic Research Plan is designed to achieve a vision of a national, multi-modal surface transportation system that features a connected transportation environment among vehicles, the infrastructure and passengers’ portable devices.  This connected environment will leverage technology to maximize safety, mobility and environmental performance.    View the ITS Strategic Plan and related documentation (url - http://www.its.dot.gov/strat_plan/index.htm).  

Workshop topics to be discussed include: Technical Areas of the Research Program and Application Development; Data Usage as it applies to the Strategic Plan; Environmental Applications; IntelliDrive^SM Policies; Safety Applications; and Road Weather Applications. 

In addition to attending the workshop in person, there will be an option to attend via webinar.  In person registration is limited and will be confirmed on a first come basis.  Please register at http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/workshops/april28-10.asp to attend in person or via webinar.  Once registration is confirmed, we will provide an agenda and more information.  The hotel registration deadline to receive the government rate is April 13, 2010.  Please contact Mac Lister at 202 366-0375 or mac.lister@dot.gov if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you.

Kimberly M Fisher

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW

Room 493

Washington, DC 20001

Phone - 202.334.2968

Fax - 202.334.2003

www.trb.org