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Intelligent Transportation Society of Arizona
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President's Message
 Is it just me or are our summers becoming hotter? It's a dry heat (so is an oven). This may not be H*** but you can sure see it from here. Yes, I could go on, but you have heard them all before. Bottom line, we deserve a reward for putting up with this miserable heat. What we need is a celebration, a party, a day to be revitalized and enjoy the company of our peers and friends. We need a day to get away from our normal job routines and listen to new ideas, successful endeavors, and share our knowledge and experiences, all within the cool, comfortable environment of a truly first class facility.
You all know where this is leading! You are invited to a celebration that occurs just once a year - our ITS AZ Annual Conference. Thank you to those already registered. If you haven't registered yet, don't miss out! It's only three weeks away! My year as President is drawing to a close. It has been an extremely active and, at times, difficult year. The Board of Directors has made major changes that we believe benefit ITS AZ presently and in the future. ITS AZ now has a solid financial footing. In order to accomplish this, we made the decision to take on more Board responsibilities that in the past were contracted out. To ensure future stability and program growth for ITS AZ, it is essential that we maintain an active and talented Board. In light of this, there will be several openings on the Board for next year (our year starts with the annual conference). We are looking for energetic individuals to work with the President-Elect and our talented team to push ITS AZ up to the next level.
This is my last message as president. It has been a pleasure to serve you this past year. I am looking forward to seeing you at our conference. The Best, Bob Steele
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 FEATURED ARTICLE
Coordinated Traffic Signal Timing Performance Measurement Literature Review  A literature review indicates that there has been substantial research regarding measuring performance of traffic signal timing on coordinated systems. A good performance measure as one that has the following attributes: - is accepted by and meaningful to customers;
- tells how well goals and objectives are being met;
- is simple, understandable, logical, and repeatable;
- shows a trend;
- is unambiguously defined;
- allows for economical data collection;
- is timely, and
- is sensitive.
However the literature research finds relatively few suggested performance measures which satisfy the entire criterion above. Click Here to Read the Full Article. |
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Traffic Scientist Toil to Keep Cars Flowing
By Brian Palmer - Aug. 7, 2011 Special to/for the Washington Post  Traffic science is one of those disciplines that seems permanently poised on the verge of a breakthrough. Professional journals regularly publish promising research, and the media trumpets its importance. In 1999, the Post reported that scientists had gathered at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico to solve our national traffic problem - just as an earlier generation of physicists had done to build the atomic bomb. And yet driving on congested highways is still about as enjoyable as cleaning out your ears with a lemon reamer. Why can't we get anywhere? It turns out that traffic is a deceptively complicated problem. It could be said to resemble molecular physics, in fact, because it's a system of individual particles interacting in complex ways. Except, with traffic, the particles have minds of their own. Click Here to Read the Full Article. |
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Call for Awards!
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ITS Arizona is sponsoring an awards program to honor outstanding achievements in the area of Intelligent Transportation Systems. ITS Arizona invites you to nominate the
- Best ITS Planning Project
- Best ITS Implementation Project
- Best New or Updated ITS Industry Product or Service
for consideration at its annual fall conference being held on September 29, 2011 at the Mesa Convention Center. Self-nominations are encouraged.
| | Click Here for details and to submit your nominations by September 15th. |
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October 16-20, 2011
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| Best ITS Arizona Student Research Paper Competition
$250 Award
 In conjunction with the ITS Arizona 2011 Annual Conference, students are invited to submit a write-up of their research to be included in the competition for "Best ITS Arizona Student Research Paper". Announcement of the $250 award will be made at the closing session of the September 29, 2011 conference. Full time students can attend for free.
To qualify for the competition the research must be ITS related and have been done while a student at ASU, NAU, the UofA or any of the other recognized institutions of higher learning in Arizona.
Guidelines for the ITS ARIZONA 2011 STUDENT RESEARCH PAPER submittal: - A one paragraph abstract AND write-up (not to exceed 8 pages or 2500 words including the abstract, references, tables, figures, text and captions) shall be received at ITS Arizona by 5:00pm Monday, September 19.
- Electronic submittals to board@itsaz.org in Word or PDF format are preferred but hard copy to ITS Arizona, P.O. Box 67043, Phoenix, AZ 85082 is also acceptable.
- In addition to the above please provide a short biography for each author.
Click Here for Complete Details.
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2011-2012 Sponsors
Thank you!
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Exhibitors
FORUM 8
L4 Technologies, LLC
Advanced Traffic Products
AM Signal, Inc.
Daktronics
AFL
EtherWAN Systems Inc.
JTB Supply Company
Sky Bracket
MSI TEC, INC.
Clark Electric Sales
FLIR Systems, Inc.
AZTech/MCDOT
WTS Metropolitan Phoenix Chapter
Student Sponsors - 29 Students
AVR
HDR
Tom Buick
Phoenix Highway Products
Skyline Products
Dan Hartig
Paul Basha
Craig Roberts
Attendee Gift Sponsors OZ Engineering, LLC EPS Group, Inc. University of Maryland/CITE Program & Handouts Sponsors HDR Maricopa Association of Governments |
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Conference Statistics (9/7/2011)
223 Registered Attendees
103 Public Registrations
99 Private Registrations
19 Speakers (Including Student Speakers)
2 Students
27 Sponsors & Exhibitors
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About Us
The Intelligent Transportation Society of Arizona is the leading advocate for technologies that improve the safety, security and efficiency of the nation's surface transportation system. Our members include private corporations, public agencies, and academic institutions involved in the research, development and design of Intelligent Transportation Systems technologies that enhance safety, increase mobility and sustain the environment.
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Contact Us
ITS Arizona
P.O. Box 67043
Phoenix, Arizona 85082
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