Events

Jun
19

"ITS Today: Technologies Across Ontario" Workshop

When: Wednesday, June 19 2019
Time: 8:45 am - 4.30 pm
Where: University of Waterloo Automotive Research Center (WatCAR)
Fees: ITSC/OTC member $150 / Non-Member $200 / Student $40

ITS Canada and the OTC have joined to offer this one-day workshop which will look at the role ITS Technologies play in Smart Cities and where are we with respect to the deployment of Connected and Automated Vehicle Technologies in Ontario. The morning session is dedicated to ITS in smart cities and the afternoon session covers topics related to autonomous and connected vehicles technologies and initiatives. This workshop is set up in the form of panel presentations and discussions attended by experts from the public sector, academia, consulting, and industry. The keynote presenter is Dr. Brendon Hemily who will talk about recent advances in ITS and public transit right after the lunch. The workshop will be concluded by a short tour of WatCAR labs and facilities..

AGENDA

Workshop EMCEE Stefanie Bruinsma (University of Waterloo)

Time		Description
8:45 am		Registration and Networking
9:15		Welcome – ITS Canada Janneke van der Zee
9:20		Welcome – OTC Geoff Wilkinson
9:25		Agenda Overview – Stefanie Bruinsma, University of Waterloo
9:30		ITS in Smart Cities Part 1 – Panel Presentations Chair: Matthew Trushinski, Miovosion Ryan Mounsey, Economic Development, Region of Waterloo "ITS in Smart Cities, an Industry Supplier Perspective" by Jeff Smart, TACEL “Smart Towns – A Case for Rural Applications” by Chris Philp, CIMA+ & Katelyn McFadyen, Town of Caledon
10:30		Health Break & Networking
10:45		ITS in Smart Cities Part 2 – Panel Discussion Are we ready? Role of Big Data Chair: Jessie Coleman – City of Toronto, Big Data Innovation Team Jeff Smart, TACEL Chris Philp, CIMA+ Katelyn McFadyen, Town of Caledon
11:45		Lunch & Networking
12:30 pm		Keynote: "Transit ITS: Developments, Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions" by Dr. Brendon Hemily Independent Consultant, Public Transportation Industry
1:15		Autonomous Vehicles Ross McKenzie, WatCAR AVs 1–2–3, Challenges, Market Overview
2:00		Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Technologies Chair: Fahad Shuja – Ontario Good Roads Association “CAV Readiness in the GTHA" by Mara Bullock, WSP Canada "Driving Technology for a Better Future: The City of Toronto's Draft AV Tactical Plan" by Ryan Lanyon, City of Toronto "The Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network \| Demonstration Zone" by Colin Dhillon, APMAtec
3:00		Summary & Closing Remarks by Stefanie Bruinsma
3:30		uWaterloo/ WatCAR Tours -participants can select 1 or 2 tours (30 minutes/ tour) RoboHub/ IDEAs Clinic/ Student Design Centre (E7, E5) Multi-Scale Additive Manufacturing [MSAM] Laboratory – 3D Printing (E7, EC4) Green and Intelligent Automotive [GAIA] Facility – Advanced Powertrain (E3)

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June 19, 2019
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