Exhibitor and Sponsor Highlights
Exhibitors
Conference attendees enjoyed a reception Sunday evening, and session breaks on Monday and Tuesday while meeting with more than 50 vendors in the exhibit hall. The exhibit showcased products and services designed to meet the challenges of today's transportation professionals. Exhibitors were armed with information and products to help solve the most pressing transportation questions and needs. For a complete list of participating companies, please click here.
Sponsors
ITE thanks Platinum sponsor Siemens (www.itssiemens.com), Gold sponsor Parsons Brinkerhoff (www.pbworld.com), Silver sponsor Cooper Aerial (www.cooperaerial.com) and Bronze sponsor Traficon USA (www.traficon.com) for their generous support of the ITE 2009 Technical Conference and Exhibit. These sponsors are an integral part of the transportation industry, and ITE appreciates their partnership. Their generosity goes a long way in making the ITE Technical Conference and Exhibit successful.
Product Showcase
Attendees of the ITE 2009 Technical Conference and Exhibit had the opportunity to attend the Product Showcase, in which companies presented their most recent transportation products. Attendees had the opportunity to ask questions and provide feedback on new industry products.
Jon Tarleton of Quixote Transportation Technologies’ Weather and Traffic Sensor Integration (www.qttinc.com) presented on the synergy of road weather information and near real-time traffic data, as well as designing transportation systems that are capable of multiple uses and purposes.
Mike Clance and Matt Zinn of Siemens Traffic Solutions’ Total Solutions (www.itssiemens.com) discussed the problem of traffic flows becoming heavier and more varied, which increases burdens on the system. Many cities want to improve their traffic planning and run more effective control strategies in response to the situation. Siemens’ product, Concert US, brings together information from multiple traffic and transit-related systems to make truly centralized traffic management possible.
Mike Volling of Sensys Networks, (www.sensysnetworks.com) presented on the Sensys Arterial Travel Time System, a turnkey solution for urban congestion management. This infrastructure-based system provides accurate, real time performance measures and travel times within an urban environment.
Sponsor Interview
ITE Public Information Manager Michelle Birdsall interviewed Mike Clance and Matt Zinn from Siemens, Platinum sponsor and Showcase presenter; David Gehr from Gold sponsor Parsons Brinkerhoff; and Bob Hasenzahl representing Bronze sponsor Traficon USA. Click here to listen to the interview and hear how their products and services are meeting the challenges of today’s transportation professional.
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