ACGM 2014
Successful 2014 Annual Conference and General Meeting Victoria, BC - June 1-4, 2014
The 2014 ACGM which wrapped up in Victoria last week was, by all accounts, a great success for ITS Canada. The theme of the ACGM was “Connecting in a Mobile World” and was enjoyed by over 200 registrants who attended the conference, held at the beautiful Victoria Conference Centre. A wide variety of technical papers were provided on over 60 topics ranging from Advanced Traffic Management to connected Vehicles.
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Monday June 2, 2014 |
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Crystal Gardens 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast with Exhibitors |
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Crystal Gardens 8:30 AM Opening Plenary Master of Ceremonies: TBA Welcome: Mr. Michael De Santis, Chair, ITS Canada Address: Mayor Dean Fortin, Victoria Address: Mr. Craig Hutton, Director General, Strategic Policy and Innovation, Transport Canada Address: Mr. Michael Roschlau, President and Chief Executive Officer, CUTA |
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10:00 AM Break and Networking with Exhibitors |
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Saanich VCC |
10:30 AM |
Oak Bay VCC |
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ATMS-1 Moderator: Ms. Mara Bullock, McCormick Rankin |
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ATIS-1 Moderator: Ms. Brigid McGoran Canil, BC Ministry of Transportation |
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City of Toronto Congestion Management Plan by Rajnath Bissessar
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Ottawa Nav – A Context Awareness Traveller Information App by Philippe Landry
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Integrated Corridor Management in Dallas Lessons Learned by Ahmad Sadegh
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MBTA-realtime: Real-time Time Passenger Information for MBTA in Boston by Ritesh Warade |
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A spatial analysis of bus delays from GIS, GTFS & GPS data by Md Matiur Rahman |
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When ITS Fails: Running a TMC During the 2013 Calgary Flood Disaster by Yeatland Wong |
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MoTI Traveller Information Smartphone Application (TISA) by Ian Steele |
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Crystal Gardens 12:00 PM Lunch Luncheon Speaker : Mr. David Beckley, Vice President, Infrastructure Management & Engineering at TransLink on the Compass Project (tbc) |
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM Technical Tour 1: BC Transit Security and Operations facility Bus leaves VCC at 1:0 pm |
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Saanich VCC |
1:30 PM |
Oak Bay VCC |
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Big Data -1 Moderator: Ms. Susan Spencer, Susan Spencer & Associates |
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ATMS-2 Moderator: Mr. Rajeev Roy, Regional Municipality of York |
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Overcome Stubborn Traveller Behaviours with Social Connectivity and Big Data by Ben Miners |
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Big Data: Actionable Intelligence and Beyond by Ann Derby and Julie Allison |
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An Expert Systems approach to Multimodal Traffic Management Decision Support System (DSS) for ICM in San Diego by Richard Chylinski |
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Coming to Grips with Big Data – observations from around the World by Susan Spencer |
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Integrating Traffic Management in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia by Mathew Bond |
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Video Analytics – Is it a viable alternative for data collection? by Chris Philp |
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3:00 PM Break and networking with exhibitors |
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Saanich VCC |
3:30 PM |
Oak Bay VCC |
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Big Data-2 Moderator: Mr. David Pickeral, IBM |
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Connected Vehicles& Autonomous Vehicles-1 Moderator: Dr. Ilham Benyahia, Université du Québec en Outaouais |
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Why Automated Vehicle Zones Make Sense by Paul Godsmark and Geetansh Kakkar |
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Autonomous vehicles, connected vehicles and 5G: synergies between the two by Barrie Kirk |
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Large-Scale Cell Phone-Based Traffic Speed and O-D Data Collection Technology by Tony (Zhijun) Qiu |
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Safety Applications of Cyclist GPS Trip Data in Montreal by Jillian Strauss |
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Saanich VCC |
5:00 PM |
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Advanced Public Transit Systems Technical Committee
Chair: Rajeev Roy, York Region MEETING OPEN TO ALL DELEGATES |
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Tuesday, June 3, 2014 |
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Crystal Gardens 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast with Exhibitors |
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Saanich VCC |
8:30 AM |
Oak Bay VCC |
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ATIS-2 Moderator: Ms. Mara Bullock, McCormick Rankin |
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Transportation Network & Architecture-1 Moderator: Mr. René Marcouiller, CIMA+ |
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An Innovative Smart Work Zone for the Eglington Crosstown LRT Construction by Simon Foo
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Linked Transportation Services for Connected Travellers by Mohamed Elshenawy |
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Connecting Calgary Drivers with Real-time Travel Time Information by Sameer Patil |
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10:00 AM Break and Networking with Exhibitors |
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Saanich VCC |
10:30 AM |
Oak Bay VCC |
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Traffic Management Center-1 Moderator: Mr. René Marcouiller, CIMA+ |
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Big Data-3 Moderator: Mr. Lewis Gaskell, IBM |
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BC Regional Transportation Management Centre by Brigid McGoran Canil
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Under Construction: The New MTO Central Region COMPASS Traffic Operations Centre by Ian Nelson
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Big Data Meets Customer Service by Cameron Telford, CMC and Robert Shirra, CMC
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Staying Connected Under Severe Weather Conditions by Roger Browne |
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A Regional Traffic Data Warehouse for the Lower Mainland of British Columbia by Mathew Bond |
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Crystal Gardens 12:00 PM Lunch
ITS Canada Strategic Plan 2014-2019 Development: Michael De Santis, Chair ITS Canada Luncheon Key note Speaker Mr. Scott Belcher, President and CEO, ITS America |
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Saanich VCC |
1:30 PM |
Oak Bay VCC |
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Emerging Technologies Detection – panel discussion Moderator: Mr, Ian Steele, PBX Engineering
Panel Members: Mr. Roger Browne, City of Toronto, Mr. Ofer Avni, Cellint, Mr. Robert Bruce, TPA NA, Mr. Pete Costello, INRIX
A panel discussion about probe based vehicle detection, using emerging technologies such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and GPS based systems. The panel will compare penetration rates, latency and accuracy of the emerging detection technologies. |
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Connected Vehicles& Autonomous Vehicles-2 Moderator: Mr. Keenan Kitasaka, Associated Engineering |
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Dynamic Mobility with Connected Vehicles – Intelligent Network Flow Optimization (INFLO) by Richard Chylinski |
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Hierarchical Architecture for Connected Vehicles Collision Avoidance by Ilham Benyahia |
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2:00 PM – 3:00 PM BC Ferries Headquarters Tour 1 (maximum 20 participants) Leave VCC at 1:30 PM and walk to BC Ferries HQ |
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3:00 PM – 4:00 PM BC Ferries Headquarters Tour 2 (maximum 20 participants) Leave VCC at 2:30 PM and walk to BC Ferries HQ |
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3:00 PM Break and Networking with Exhibitors |
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Crystal Gardens 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM
ACTIVE-AURORA: Canadian Connected Vehicle Test Bed Overview and Roadmap Moderator: Walter Espinoza, Alberta Transportation
Presentation 1: Connected Vehicles Initiatives at Transport Canada – Mr. Scott Crombie, Programs (West), Transport Canada Presentation 2: ACTIVE-AURORA Connected Vehicle Test Bed status and roadmap - Tony Qiu, Managing Director of ACTIVE-AURORA |
Oak Bay VCC 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM ITS Canada Strategic Plan 2014-2019 interactive Discussion
Facilitators: Ms. Susan Spencer, Susan Spencer & Associates Mr. Michael De Santis, Chair, ITS Canada
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6:00 PM Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony: Crystal Gardens at the VCC |
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014 |
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Crystal Gardens 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast |
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Saanich VCC |
8:30 AM |
Oak Bay VCC |
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ITS Emerging Technologies-1 Moderator: Dr. Tony Qiu, University of Alberta |
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Transportation Network and Architecture-2 Moderator: Mr. Tim Schnarr, Parsons |
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Utilizing Technologies to Navigate the Complexities of Mobility Management by Rob Bryans |
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Clean Transportation Initiative – Port Related Trucking Program by Thomas Kwan |
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Multi-Purpose Infrastructure Greater Connectivity by Nathaniel Papay |
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Probe-Based Variable Speed Limit System - A Sensitivity Analysis by Bidoura Khondaker |
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Break |
10:00 AM |
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Saanich VCC |
10.30 AM |
Oak Bay VCC |
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ITS Emerging Technologies-2 Moderator: Mr. Stevanus Tjandra, City of Edmonton |
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Interactive session on ITS Canada’s role in the ITS WC 2017 Moderator: Michael De Santis, Chair ITS Canada
The session will provide members the opportunity to share ideas and to contribute towards this important and prestigious event |
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ACDSS – a Multi-regime, Variable-objective Regional Adaptive Control System by Wuping Xin |
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The Installation and Operation of ITS on the Port Mann / Highway 1 (PMH1) Project by Martin Fyfe |
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Crystal Gardens 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM Closing Luncheon of the 17th Annual Conference and General Meeting Luncheon Speaker: John Niles, President of Global Telematics on Connectivity and Automated Driving |
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1.15 PM – 5:15 PM Oak Bay VCC Connected Vehicle 101 by the Research and Innovative Technology Administration - ITS Joint Program Office hosted by Barbara Staples & Elizabeth Greer, Noblis |
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