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Australian ITS industry ‘well placed to benefit from World Congress’

With 11,496 registered delegates, the 2016 ITS World Congress was attended by representatives from 73 countries. They heard from 663 speakers in 236 sessions. Delegates booked 659 technical tours at 17 traffic and transport centres. Melbourne’s roads and Albert Park were the venues for 3,618 vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure demonstrations. Kenneth Leonard, director, US Department of Transportation said the Congress was a “Fantastic event. Best one I have attended” and Leon Daniels, manag
October 25, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
With 11,496 registered delegates, the 2016 6456 ITS World Congress was attended by representatives from 73 countries. They heard from 663 speakers in 236 sessions. Delegates booked 659 technical tours at 17 traffic and transport centres. Melbourne’s roads and Albert Park were the venues for 3,618 vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure demonstrations.

Kenneth Leonard, director, 324 US Department of Transportation said the Congress was a “Fantastic event. Best one I have attended” and Leon Daniels, managing director Surface Transport, 1466 Transport for London said “What a really good World Congress. Huge learning and great company.”

ITS Australia CEO, Susan Harris, said the Congress not only benefited the local economy, it also spiked interest in the industry. “It was important to maximise Australia’s role as host and to ensure domestic governments, agencies, organisations and small businesses had the right environment to engage and do business on a global scale,” she said.

“It is too early to put a dollar figure on the benefit to industry, however we are aware of several signings of Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) and announcements of business partnerships and new innovations.”

One goal of the 2016 ITS World Congress was to encourage next generation ITS leaders and engage members of the public and nearly 2,500 members of the community attended the Congress.

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