ITS America 

The 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems and ITS America's 2008 Annual Meeting have been combined to create the largest event in the world expected to attract 10,000 transportation, technology, and business professionals worldwide.

This year’s World Congress will feature the largest fully-integrated demonstration of deployed and marketable ITS technologies ever. Vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-roadside communication technologies and applications will be highlighted. This demonstration will include innovative mobility solutions operating on the streets and highways of New York. Live demonstrations will showcase advanced ITS technologies that provide effective management of public facilities, protect public investment in transport infrastructure, and enhance and expand mobility options.

This World Congress will be the most dynamic ITS event of 2008 and will certainly set the standard for the future of ITS.  Make your plans today to attend the 15th World Congress.

I look forward to seeing you in New York City this November!

Scott Belcher
President and CEO, Intelligent Transportation Society of America

ITS Japan

After the “2005San Francisco”, “2006London”, and “2007Beijing”, the ITS World Congress is coming back to the United States.  On behalf of ITS Japan and ITS World Congress Board of Directors in the Asia-Pacific region, I am so honored to invite you to this exciting 15th World Congress on ITS in New York.  I believe this be the wonderful event with the dedicated effort by the organizing committee of ITS America and the related many people, including the exhibitors and congress participants.

New York is the energetic center of the world economy.  Participating in the congress sessions, exhibition and other activities, you will meet a lots of ITS colleagues from all over the world and enjoy your excellent opportunity to enhance your ITS network

The Congress theme, “ITS Connections, Saving Time, Saving Lives” keeps sending you the unchanged message of the past World Congresses.  ITS is a tool to make the mobility safe & secure, and the society environmental-friendly, comfortable and convenient for the people.  I believe ITS is the key to bring us the livable society and active economy.

This World Congress is a showcase of the cutting-edge ITS technologies and thoughtful policies of the world.  I would suggest everyone to see and touch them, exchange opinions, and drive the ITS development even more powerfully.

I again, would like to express my biggest appreciation to all the members of the New York World Congress Organizing Committee for their dedicated contribution, and look forward to your participation in the congress from all over the world through Europe, Americas and Asia-Pacific regions.

See you in New York.

Thank you.

Daisaburo Terajima
President, ITS Japan

ITS Europe

I am very pleased to invite you, on behalf of ERTICO – ITS Europe and its Partners, to attend the World Congress on ITS in New York from 16-20 November 2008.

This year’s Congress theme - “ITS Connections, Saving Time, Saving Lives” – highlights the necessity of deploying ITS solutions that save lives, time and money in an age where the pace of life runs faster every day.

This theme will be largely discussed throughout the 200 policy and technical sessions, as well as be visible in the large scale exhibition area and live demonstrations. Traffic management, mobility solutions, communication technologies, public facilities and many more vital ITS topics with concrete results will be examined.

New York is the ideal city to host this World Congress because it has a longstanding, valuable experience of transport solutions, from travel by car, public transport or even by boat. For instance, New York has one of the most wide ranging and complex public transportation systems in the world. Of course, it also has a large variety of social and cultural attractions such as the famous Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island Immigration Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and more relevantly, the New York Transit Museum, to name but a few.

I do hope to meet you in New York as this Congress promises to be a major event for the ITS community and an excellent networking opportunity.

Monica Sundström
Chairman ERTICO – ITS Europe

Mayor of New York 

Dear Friends:

It is a great pleasure to welcome everyone to New York City and to the Annual World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems.

Ever since 1658, when Peter Stuyvesant laid the cobblestones of our City’s first street, New Yorkers have been preoccupied with finding new ideas and innovative solutions to meet our transportation needs. The past 350 years have brought a vast transportation network to our City—from streets and highways, to planes and ferries, to subways, bridges, and tunnels—and today we are proud to see this network stronger and more efficient than ever before. This week, civic and industry leaders from around the world come together to view and discuss ITS designs that will help enhance transportation systems worldwide, ideas that will reduce travel time, improve mobility, and ensure the safety of all their cities’ residents.

On behalf of the City of New York, I commend everyone involved in this week’s congress for fostering a spirit of cooperation in the transportation industry. I encourage everyone in attendance to venture out into the five boroughs and discover some of the shops, museums, restaurants, and historic landmarks that make New York the greatest city in the world. Please accept my best wishes for an enjoyable event and continued success.

Sincerely,

Michael R. Bloomberg
Mayor