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Plan now to come to Ottawa in Canada's National Capital Region!

 

ITS Canada is now organizing our 2010 Annual Conference and General Meeting, to be held in Ottawa from June 13-16, 2010. The overall Conference theme is “ITS: For Efficient, Safe and Clean Transport”, recognizing the important role that intelligent transportation plays in moving people and goods efficiently, safely and sustainably across the country. The Conference is your opportunity to hear invited Canadian and international speakers, learn about new policy and program developments, and find out about the latest innovations and how they are being creatively integrated and successfully implemented.

Simultaneous interpretation (English/French) will be available during plenaries, technical sessions, and for luncheon speakers.

Check this web page regularly for the latest updates. Register early for discounts.

About Ottawa
Ottawa is Canada's capital and the country's fourth largest metropolis. Located in Canada's National Captial Region in eastern Ontario just across the majestic Ottawa River from Gatineau, Quebec, Ottawa provides a wide variety of attractions. Historic Parliament Hill is the seat of Canada's national government and the setting for pomp, ceremony and celebration. Ottawa's ByWard Market offers one-of-a-kind shops and boutiques, over 80 restaurants and cafés, a thriving nightlife, and Canada's oldest continuously operating farmers' market. Cosmopolitan and yet surprisingly intimate, Ottawa is a place where you can immerse yourself in Canadiana and culture, embrace and enjoy the great outdoors (even in the heart of the city where the Rideau Canal winds its way through), and shop and dine in a relaxed urban setting of distinctive neighbourhoods and districts. June is an ideal time of year to visit, with warm temperatures, sunny skies, and flowers in bloom. For more information, visit Ottawa Tourism.

Program

General Information (PDF)
Call For Abstracts (PDF)

Preliminary Technical Program (PDF)

Important Dates

Registration

Register and pay by April 16, 2010, to enjoy early registration discounts!

Conference Fees - All fees subject to GST

Early Registration (by April 16):     Members $450 – Non-Members $650 – Students $100

Regular Registration (by May 14): Members $600 – Non-Members $800 – Students $150

Late Registration (after May 14):   Members $675 – Non-Members $875 – Students $200

One-day and two-day registration rates also available

Online registration

ITS Canada's Cancellation Policy
Collection and Use of Contact Information.
 

Companion Registration ($150 + GST)

Companion registration includes the Welcome Reception and the Banquet (see ITS Canada Events, below). Delegates may purchase companion registrations when booking their own registration.

 

Accommodations

Delegates are invited to book accommodations at the official 2010 ACGM Conference Hotel:

Crowne Plaza Ottawa
101 Lyon Street
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Tel 1-(613)-237-3600 ext. 6200 ~ Toll free 1-(800)-2CROWNE

Rooms have been blocked for ITS Canada from the evenings of Thursday, June 10, through Friday, June 18.

Rate: $162.00 plus taxes ~ single or double, including high-speed Internet.

To book your accommodations, individual reservations can be made directly with the hotel as noted below:

Telephone: (613) 237-3600 ext. 6200 or Toll free (800) 2CROWNE - please refer to group code "ITS" or group name "ITS Canada".
Online: please access the Crowne Plaza's online reservation website, available 24/7, and use group code "ITS".
Fax: (613) 688-6821, using group code "ITS".
E-mail: LErlingsson@silverbirchhotels.com using group code "ITS".

The reservation cut-off date is May 12, 2010. Reservation requests received after the cut-off date will be offered at the group rate based on availability.

 

Exhibition

One of several highlights of ITS Canada's Annual Conference is always the exhibition, which provides technology manufacturers/vendors, organizations and consulting firms with an opportunity to display their products, services and expertise. With each passing year, the exhibition provides an increasingly significant contribution for delegates, and continues to grow in both size and popularity. Delegates will participate in plenary sessions right on the exhibit floor, and all refreshment breaks and lunches will be served in the exhibit area.

Exhibitor Prospectus

Exhibit Floor Plan ... updated daily to reflect latest bookings
Exhibitor Show Services

A colour Exhibitor's Guide will be included in the program and will showcase those organizations exhibiting at the event, providing additional exposure for exhibitors and a valuable reference for participants. All delegates will be provided with a copy of the Exhibitor's Guide, which will include logos and profiles for each exhibitor as well as a detailed floor plan of the exhibit hall showing booth allocations. As well, our popular "Passport to Prizes" will provide delegates with an opportunity to win prizes by visiting all exhibitors on the floor and entering their completed Passport in the draw.

Exhibit space reservations will be honoured on a first-come, first-served basis with priority given to ITS Canada Sustaining Corporate members until January 21, 2010.

 

Register online for your booth – use the online registration form to identify the individual who will take advantage of the complimentary registration that comes with each booth.

Exhibition Hours

	Setup	Sunday, June 13 – 12 Noon to 5:00 p.m.
	Exhibition Opens	Welcome Reception on the Exhibit Floor Sunday, June 13 – Approx. 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
	Exhibition	Monday, June 14 – 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 15 – 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
	Tear-down	Tuesday, June 15 – 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sponsorship

Contact ITS Canada by telephone at (905) 471-2970 or email to register for sponsor opportunities on a first-come, first-served basis, with priority given to ITS Canada Sustaining Corporate members until January 21, 2010.

Sponsor Prospectus

 

Technical Tours

Transportation by bus will be provided where necessary. Tours are subject to cancellation if there is insufficient interest.
TOUR 1: City of Ottawa + MTO - Sunday, June 13 ($50 + GST)    Bus departs hotel at 1:15 p.m. ~ tour starts at 1:30 p.m. ~ return to hotel by 4:45 p.m. City of Ottawa - Traffic Operations Centre The City of Ottawa’s Traffic Operations Centre provides a centralized traffic signal control system controlling over 1,000 signalized intersections. Monitoring well over 120 CCTV cameras that provide live video to observe and verify traffic conditions, the Centre can remotely modify traffic signal timing to improve traffic flow and react to incidents. With the ability to monitor and manage traffic flow during construction, incidents, etc., the Centre also dispatches signal and controller maintenance crews, and acts as a command and control centre for multi-agency response during incidents, planned events, major road closures, etc. Hours of operation: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. weekdays; open for special events and incidents when needed. Ministry of Transportation of Ontario - Ottawa Compass Traffic Operations Centre MTO’s Compass Traffic Operations Centre provides incident monitoring along Highway 417 using CCTV cameras, and dispatch for emergency services and highway maintenance throughout the Eastern Region. Other functions include collecting road and weather condition reports from highway maintenance staff, operating electronic changeable message signs throughout the Eastern Region, receiving and logging all calls from contractors, emergency service agencies, the public, etc., managing incidents and communicating details of incidents to senior managers through reporting protocols. Hours of operation: 24/7.	City of Ottawa - Traffic Operations Centre MTO - Ottawa Compass Traffic Operations Centre
TOUR 2: Canada Post - Tuesday, June 15 ($30 + GST)     Bus departs hotel at 9:30 a.m. ~ tour starts at 10:00 a.m. ~ return to hotel by 11:30 a.m. Canada Post - National Control Centre Canada Post's National Control Centre is the most sophisticated mail monitoring system in the world. For almost twenty years, the NCC has been the hub of the organization, a symbol of innovation and effectiveness in coordinating and monitoring our country's vast mail system. See how it combines telecommunications, video display and computer technology to help deliver 40 million parcels and messages a day by air and ground. The functions of Canada Post’s Control Room include monitoring the following: flights carrying mail; transportation-related incidents; plant inventories; performance of letter carrier depots; weather conditions and special or sensitive customer mailings. The Control Room also maintains daily report logs and summaries, produces trend reports, and becomes the Emergency Management Centre for serious issues such as pandemics, disasters, etc. When required, issues are escalated up to the President/CEO (depending on severity).	Canada Post's National Control Centre - Ottawa
TOUR 3: Société de transport de l’Outaouais - Tuesday, June 15 ($30 + GST)     Tour departs hotel on STO bus at 1:30 p.m. ~ return to hotel by 3:30 p.m. New Control Room Tour The mission of the Société de transport de l’Outaouais (STO) is to provide over 262,000 residents in greater Gatineau and its neighbouring municipalities with reliable, efficient and affordable public transit service. The control centre enables STO to monitor and manage a fleet of 245 buses during peak periods. Images from the City of Ottawa traffic control centre, the Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) and STO’s infrastructures allow STO to monitor traffic and ensure the safety of its facilities and system. The control centre responds to emergency calls from STO personnel and intervenes when incidents occur in the system. The control centre ensures communication with drivers and inspectors on the road, and with different partners (police, fire department, Cities of Ottawa and Gatineau, OC Transpo, MTQ). The centre operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Presentation and demonstration of the fare collection system In 1999, STO introduced its first smart card computerized fare payment system. Today, 82 percent of riders use the smart card for travel on the public transit system. In 2010, STO will introduce the second generation of its fare payment system by replacing the equipment on buses and at ticket retail outlets. The current Mifare smart card will be replaced with a higher performance Desfire card offering greater security features. This equipment will ensure interoperability with OC Transpo, which also plans to introduce a smart card fare collection system in 2011. Implementing a computerized fare collection system has resulted in considerable gains in terms of greater flexibility for fares, and has helped to increase customer loyalty and significantly reduce fraud.
TOUR 4: OC Transpo - Wednesday, June 16 ($30 + GST)    Tour departs hotel on OC Transpo bus at 10:00 a.m. ~ return to hotel by noon OC Transpo provides comprehensive transit services to nearly one million people in Ottawa. The OC Transpo fleet has over 1,000 buses and three trains serving nearly 370,000 daily riders. Transitway System OC Transpo's Transitway is a dedicated road system that runs from one end of Ottawa to the other, and is open only to OC Transpo and emergency vehicles. Since public vehicles are forbidden access to the Transitway, it is unaffected by regular traffic delays. This means quick, comfortable and easy travel, no matter what time of day. Operations Control Centre Responsible for the delivery of daily service, both conventional and light rail, the Operations Control Centre monitors and manages a full complement of buses: 883 during rush hour and 455 off peak, plus two trains on a 15-minute schedule. Responding to emergency calls from bus operations staff (including medical emergencies, assaults, lost persons and reporting of serious accidents), the Centre monitors on-time delivery using GPS technology, and monitors traffic delays on wall cubes while viewing video images from the City of Ottawa’s Traffic Control Centre. The Centre responds and sets up detours, and represents Risk Management at an accident scene when a commission bus is involved, as well as handling requests from partners (Ottawa Police, Ottawa Fire, EMS) for buses to mobilize and transport. Hours of operation: 24/7.	OC Transpo Transitway - Ottawa OC Transpo Operations Control Centre - Ottawa

ITS Canada Events

 

Annual General Meeting – Sunday, June 13 / 5:30 p.m.

All ITS Canada members should plan to attend. The meeting will be followed by a cocktail reception on the exhibit floor.

Welcome Reception – Sunday, June 13 / approx. 6:30 p.m. on the Exhibit Floor, immediately following the Annual General Meeting

Join ITS Canada Conference delegates for a welcome reception on Sunday evening. There will be a chance to preview the exhibits and delegate registration includes one free drink ticket .

Banquet – Tuesday, June 15 … cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m., dinner 7:30 p.m.

Canadian Museum of Civilization > The highlight of the social program for ITS Canada's Annual Conference will be the traditional dinner banquet, to be held on Tuesday evening. The banquet will be held at the Canadian Museum of Civilization in Gatineau, Quebec. Canadians and international visitors alike will delight in the venue, a national treasure with a unique architecture. ITS Canada’s event will provide delegates and guests with the rare opportunity to have exclusive access to all the exhibits at this first-class Canadian museum.
The Grand Hall > During the welcome reception, visitors will have access to two special exhibits at no additional charge: The Horse and Profit and Ambition of Fur Trading. Dinner will be served in the Museum's magnificent Grand Hall -- three-stories high overlooking the Ottawa River, with a spectacular view that includes the Parliament buildings across the water in Ottawa. After dinner and presentations, delegates will be served dessert and coffee in the Canada Hall, the main museum exhibit that traces the history of Canada from the aboriginals through to modern times. Exhibits will be open after ITS Canada's formal program is completed until late evening.

For More Information

	For questions, please contact ITS Canada Tel: (905) 471-2970 itscanada@itscanada.ca
	Local Organizing Committee Chair     William Johnson	johnswf@attglobal.net
	Local Organizing Committee Participants