Welcoming
Remarks: Michael De Santis – Director, ITS
Canada
Introduction
to the Canadian ITS Architecture and to Services Associated
with Transit – Catherine
Hirou, IBI Group
ITS in
Operations
Chair: Mark Chancey, St. John’s Transportation Commission
Deployment of the ITS Strategic Plan – James
Byrns, Agence métropolitaine de transport
ITS Vision and Components – Bill
Menzies, Winnipeg Transit
ITS for York Rapid Transit Project – David
Hopper, Delcan Corporation
Managers’
Panel: Why Invest in ITS?
Moderator: Bruce Hellinga, University of Waterloo
Panelists:
TransLink – Glen Leicester
Mississauga Transit – Thomas Plant
GO Transit –
Eve Wyatt
Société de transport de l’Outaouais – Georges Gratton
Effective
Systems Deployment
Chair: Tim Schnarr – Delcan
ITS Needs in the Industry – Brendon
Hemily
Do’s and Don’ts in an RFP Pertaining to ITS – Kevin
Bebenek, IBI Group
Lessons Learned in ITS Contracts Through the Years – Steve
Lassey, OCTranspo
Update and Canadian Context of the TCIP Standards – William Johnson
Round Table
Discussions with Moderators
Themes to address:
Identification of ITS needs
ITS Strategic Plan Preparation
Transit Dedicated or Integrated ITS?
Impacts of Implementation on Existing Resources
Economic Justification and Return on Investment
Moderator
Reports from the Round Table Discussions
Closing
Remarks: Madeleine Betts, ITS Office, Transport Canada
