ITS America Annual Meeting

The ITS America Annual Meeting is a meeting place for our community of intelligent transportation professionals to network, connect, and form the partnerships this environment requires. This event will bring together the entire intelligent transportation community for four (4) days of thought-provoking education, networking, technical tours, and demonstrations exploring products, emerging technologies, and solutions that will enable a better future transformed by intelligent mobility. Join other transportation leaders and influencers as we discuss and explore the deployment of intelligent transportation technologies that save lives, improve mobility, promote sustainability, and increase efficiency and productivity.

The theme for the 2021 event is “Reimagining Transportation” and will feature keynote presentations and panels with high-ranking federal officials discussing safety, equity, and sustainability. In addition, there will be more than 60 in-person and virtual sessions exploring topics such as connected and automated technologies, equity and accessibility, innovative uses of big data, pandemic impact on transportation, supply chain and logistics, and security during the course of the conference.

The ITS America Events team has taken proactive steps and implemented guidelines and policies to help support a healthy and safe experience. All attendees, exhibitors, media, speakers, and ITS America and RX staff must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Masks are also required inside the Convention Center, in accordance with city and county regulations. Visit ITS America 2021 Annual Meeting Health & Safety Polices.

“We are thrilled to safely bring our colleagues together from across the country after two years of mostly virtual gatherings,” said Laura Chace, President & CEO of ITS America. “Now more than ever, as Congress appears ready to make historic transportation investments, stakeholders will have a chance to see and hear about technologies that can transform our system and make a difference for everyone, no matter where they live.”

“Along with our partner ITS America, we are looking forward to the event in Charlotte, which will celebrate and showcase innovation and cross-cutting technologies and solutions to enable a safer, greener, smarter future transformed by smart mobility,” said Will Wise, Group Vice President, RX and ITS America Events.

The event program is outlined below.

Tuesday, December 7

• 1 pm    I-77 Express Lanes Operations Center Technical Tour
• 1-5 pm General Sessions
• 5 pm    ITS Awards Showcase which features the “Best of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS),” “Outstanding State Chapters,”and the new “Best of MOD” awards.

Wednesday, December 8

• 8-10:30 am General Sessions
• 1:45 pm Keynote presentation and panel discussion “Safer and More Equitable Mobility” featuring NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy
• 3-4:30 pm General Sessions
• 11 am – 5 pm Exhibit Hall open, including the  VTTI and Pronto CONOPS Roadshow Demonstration. This roadshow, debuting at the Annual Meeting, will highlight demonstrations of automated driving systems developed under the Trucking Fleet Concept of Operations (CONOPS) project.
• 5-6 pm Exhibitor Welcome Reception

Thursday, December 9

• 8-9:30 am General Sessions and the MobilityXX breakfast session
• 9:30-10:45 am Keynote presentation and panel discussion “A Cleaner and More Sustainable Transportation System” featuring Michael Berube, U.S. Department of Energy
• 11-12 pmand 1-5 pm General Sessions
• 11-5 pm Exhibit Hall open
• 6-9 pm ITS World Congress 2022 Los Angeles celebration at the Nascar Hall of Fame

Friday, December 10

• 8-9 am General Sessions
• 9:30-10:45 am State DOT Roundtable
• 11-2:30 pm Exhibit Hall open

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