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By
registering to attend the Australian ITS Summit
2009 you will be given the opportunity
to:
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Contribute
to the development of a national
strategy and vision for ITS in Australia
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Listen to
and learn from world leaders in
ITS
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Connect
with state and federal road, transport and
infrastructure ministers
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Discover
current trends and challenges facing the
transport systems industry
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Be part of
a program featuring highly credentialed and well
recognised national and international
speakers
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Raise your profile by showing your
support for this key industry
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Meet key decision
makers in the industry and interact with them
both in sessions and at social events
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Make history by
being part of the first ITS Summit to be held in
Australia
Featured Keynote Speakers
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 Michael Noblett is Vice President, Global Automotive
Initiatives for Connexis. Mr. Noblett is internationally recognized as an
expert in automotive electronics, wireless communications and is a leader in the
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) industry, having helped pioneer
multinational activities to advance vehicle technology. He is responsible for
advancing business development, automotive industry partnerships, and
international standards to support Connexis initiatives. He spent nearly 20 years with General Motors Corporation and
its subsidiary OnStar and he served as Program Manager for the Automotive
Multimedia Interface Collaboration (AMI-C). Mr. Noblett is
Chair of ISO/TC 204, the international standards committee
for ITS, Chair of the Automotive, Telecommunications & Consumer Electronics
Forum of ITS America, and was General Chair for the 15th Annual World Congress
on ITS held in New York City 2008.
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 Jamie
Houghton is the Global Leader
Intelligent Transport Systems, IBM.
Jamie has 20 years experience in the
strategic development, design and
implementation of complex transportation
projects, initially as a civil engineer
on major road and rail infrastructure
projects and over the last 9 years on
intelligent transport systems projects.
He leads IBM's Intelligent Transport
Systems team globally, which is a key
part of IBM's Smarter Planet strategy,
focusing on projects and services such
as road user charging (Stockholm and
London Congestion Charging schemes and
Queensland Motorway's open road tolling
project); Integrated Farecard management
systems (Singapore, Dubai and Dublin);
and Transport Information Management
solutions. He has recently published a
paper on "Intelligent Transport - How
cities can improve mobility", which
includes an analysis of the challenges
facing cities in optimising multi-modal
transport services and a framework to
assess the relative maturity of how
Cities execute Intelligent Transport
projects and services.
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 T.
Russell Shields is founder and Chair
of Ygomi LLC. Mr. Shields has a 40-year
track record of creating and developing
businesses that define new industries,
including software engineering, business
services, wireless communications, and
intelligent transportation systems
(ITS). In 2008, he received the
Distinguished Alumni Award for
Entrepreneurship from the University of
Chicago’s Booth School of Business.
Mr. Shields is a Board Member of the
ITS World Congress, a former Officer and
founding Board Member of the Intelligent
Transportation Society of America (ITS
America), former chair of the
Communications Committee of the
Transportation Research Board (National
Research Council), and Convener of the
Working Group developing international
standards for wireless communications
for ITS (ISO/TC204/WG16). He received
the 1998 SAE‑Delco Electronics
Intelligent Transportation Systems Award
for distinguished service to the ITS
industry, was named an SAE Fellow in
2007, and was inducted into the
inaugural class of ITS America’s ITS
Hall of Fame in 2008. Mr. Shields holds
a BA in mathematics from Wichita State
University and two degrees (an MA in
history and an MBA) from the University
of Chicago.
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Click here to view the
ITS Provisional Program
Click here to to
download the Australian ITS Summit 2009
registration brochure
To ensure
you are registered for the summit, your completed
registration together with appropriate payment
must be received by the dates listed below.
Registration cannot be confirmed until payment is
received.
Registration Fees All
fees are quoted in Australian dollars and include
GST
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Standard
Registration
(On or before 31
October 2009) |
Late/Onsite Registration
(On or
after 1 November 2009) |
| Fulltime member - ITS
Australia |
$1450 |
$1550 |
| Fulltime non member |
$1650 |
$1750 |
Please refer
to the registration brochure or summit website for detailed
information on registration entitlements,
cancellation policy, payment methods and privacy
policy.
Social Program
Welcome
Reception
| Date: |
Wednesday 18 November
2009 |
| Venue: |
Eureka 89 |
| Time: |
1730 - 1930
hours |
| Dress: |
Smart
Casual |
Gala
Dinner
| Date: |
Thursday 19 November
2009 |
| Venue: |
Melbourne Cricket Ground
(MCG) |
| Time: |
1900 - 2300 |
| Dress: |
Business
Attire |
Accommodation
For booking
terms and conditions, hotel descriptions and
further information, please refer to the
registration brochure or summit website. Accommodation bookings are required by
Friday 9 October 2009 *
*
Bookings after this date will incur a booking
fee of $33
Hilton South Wharf
*****
Directly adjacent to the Melbourne
Convention Centre
2 Convention Centre Place
South Wharf Victoria 3002
http://www.newmelbourne.com.au/
| Guest
Room |
twin/single |
$230 per room per
night |
| Deluxe
Room |
twin/single |
$275 per room per
night |
Crown Promenade **** ˝
8 Whiteman
Street
Southbank Victoria 3006
http://www.crownpromenade.com.au
| Standard Room |
twin/single |
$240 per room per
night |
Crowne Plaza ****
1-5 Spencer Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000
www.crowneplaza.com.au
| Standard Room |
twin/single |
$215 per room per
night |
We look
forward to welcoming you to the Australian
Intelligent Transport Systems Summit 2009. If you
have any questions please do not hesitate to
contact one of the Summit
managers. |
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