Wednesday, October 24th

8:30 – 10:00 a.m.

Rural ITS Weather Applications (Snow, Ice, Fog, Flood and Dust) Part 2
(Pathway: Operations)
Rooms 102-103

Weather in all its forms affects the safety and reliability of the transportation system. This session provides participants with a mix of ITS application topics to improve conditions for the traveling public.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the use of ITS and roadway information systems in supporting traffic safety during weather events.
• Identify examples of transportation management strategies that address weather-related operational goals.

Facilitator: Rita Brohman, Project Manager, Parsons, Las Vegas, NV

Speakers:

• Caltrans Aviation Weather Information (AWI) from Surface Transportation and Concept to Aviation and Implementation
  Douglas Galarus, Assistant Professor, Utah State University, Logan, UT
• Eastern Oregon Prioritizes ITS Solutions to Improve Safety Along a Rural Interstate
  Jim Peters, Principal/National Director for Transportation Technology, DKS Associates, Portland, OR
• Can A.I. Take Over Winter Road Condition Reporting?
  Sinclair Stolle, Traffic Management Systems Engineer, Iowa DOT, Ames, IA

Talking to Each Other: Connected Vehicle and Infrastructure Applications
(Pathway: Planning/Design)
Rooms 104-105

This session presents focuses on the connected technology beyond vehicle to vehicle (V2V) to the extension to infrastructure (V2I) and the associated communications implications.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the attributes of dynamic warning systems and quality of service for traffic management.
• Identify key areas of applications for the planning and deployment of V2V, V2I, and I2V communications.

Facilitator: Marthand Nookala, Vice President, HNTB, Minneapolis, MN

Speakers:

• Cloud-based Dynamic Warning System
  Mohammad Smadi, Associate Research Fellow, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND
  Bradley Wentz, Program Director, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND*
• The 5 Areas to Know and Prepare for V2V, V2I and I2V Communications
  Darryl Keeton, President, Black Diamond Business Solutions , Phoenix, AZ

 Developing and Maintaining Public Sector Resources and Work Force
(Pathways: Leadership/Management, Operations)
Room 106

Human resources and business processes are what allows an organization to meet its goals and objectives. This session explores a cross section of elements from education of the next generation to cyber security.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the use of job description templates to foster improve hiring practices for  transportation system management and operations positions.
• Identify examples of transportation system management and operations educational curricula and programs.
• Describe transportation systems’ cybersecurity issues related to device and applications as well as cost effective solutions.

Facilitator: Kiran Guntupalli, Acting Principal Engineer, City of Glendale Transportation Department, Glendale, AZ

Speakers:

• Job Description Templates for TSMO Positions
  Lisa Burgess, Vice President, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Phoenix, AZ
  Reza Karimvand, System Technology Development Manager, Arizona DOT, Phoenix, AZ
• TSMO Education in the Heartland
  Randy Johnson, KC Scout Manager, Missouri DOT, Lee’s Summit, MO
• Cost Effectiveness and Cyber Security–Improving Transportation Device and Application Security
  Lynne Randolph, Staff Engineer, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX

Next Generation ITS Technology Today
(Pathway: Planning/Design)
Room 107

The session explores the opportunities and examples of the next generation of ITS technology across a variety of new and evolving application environments.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the application of smart work zones and supporting devices to improve system reporting and operations.
• Describe examples of innovative ITS solutions for transportation management.

Facilitator: Jeffrey Jenq, Director, ITS Planning Operations and Research, OZ Engineering, Tempe, AZ

Speakers:

• ITS Solutions and the Real World
  James Gilbert, Director of Operations, GBA Systems Integrators, LLC, Lenexa, KS
• Reading the Signs at MnDOT: Generating Roadwork Reports Automatically from GPS-Equipped Arrow Boards at Work Sites for Situational Awareness and Traveler Information
  Kristen Virshbo, Chief Executive Officer, Castle Rock Consultants, Portland, OR
• Utah’s Smart Work Zone System Implementation
  David Hainse, Project Manager, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Mesa, AZ
  Deanna Haase, Project Engineer, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Mesa, AZ