ITS AMERICA ANNUAL MEETING 2009

You are invited to attend the 2009 Annual Meeting and Exposition of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, June 1-3 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland – just inside the Washington, DC metro area. This is a momentous year for transportation policy as Members of Congress and the new Administration move towards the authorization of new federal transportation legislation. With the Annual Meeting so close to Washington, DC, we have a wonderful opportunity to directly provide legislators on the federal, state, and local level with evidence and information for a new and revitalized approach to transportation utilizing “smart” technologies to improve the performance and efficiency of our transportation system. Highlights * Keynote address by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood * Updates on where and how the stimulus money is, and isn’t, being spent * Opportunities to meet directly with your Members of Congress during “Capitol Hill Day” * Opportunities to meet with representatives of the new Administration. * Live demonstrations just outside the convention center of the newest advances in tolling, vehicle mile charging and mobile payments, freight security, intersection safety, infrastructure monitoring, and traffic information * The latest and emerging technologies from more than 140 companies inside a 150,000 square foot exhibition hall * Tours of major DC metropolitan area transportation projects and facilities * Nearly 100 extraordinary educational, technical, policy, and interactive sessions on topics ranging from transportation financing and congestion reduction strategies to vehicle safety technologies and the role of ITS in reducing energy use and emissions.