ITS International, the number one business-to-business title for anyone involved in advanced technology for the traffic management and urban mobility markets, is in Vienna to report from the ITS World Congress, 2012, http://2012.itsworldcongress.com/content , which takes place from the 22-26 October. Once again, ITS International will lead coverage of the event through its www.DailyNews-Online.com/ITSWorldCongress-2012 site. We are planning to bring you all the latest preview and live event news from the I
September 21, 2012
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ITS International, the number one business-to-business title for anyone involved in advanced technology for the traffic management and urban mobility markets, is in Vienna to report from the ITS World Congress, 2012, %$Linker: 2Externalfalse<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000oLinkExternalhttp://2012.itsworldcongress.com/contentITS World Congressfalsehttp://2012.itsworldcongress.com/contentfalsefalse%>, which takes place from the 22-26 October. Once again, ITS International will lead coverage of the event through its%$Linker: 2Externalfalse<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000oLinkExternal www.dailynews-online.com/its-world-congress-2012/ITS World Congressfalsehttp://www.dailynews-online.com/its-world-congress-2012/falsefalse%>site. We are planning to bring you all the latest preview and live event news from the ITS World Congress 2012 in whatever format suits you best. We will be reporting on everything that happens, online as well as through our hard copy “Daily News” magazine on site. ITS International will give you the best of both worlds, and our editorial experts will make sure you are kept fully informed.
And, don’t forget, our main site, %$Linker: 2Externalfalse<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />000oLinkExternalwww.dailynews-online.com/its-world-congress-2012/ITS World Congressfalsehttp://www.dailynews-online.com/its-world-congress-2012/falsefalse%> can be searched by company name for ease of use. It is an excellent research and planning tool if you are attending the event, and it even features a comprehensive archive of material, directly relevant to the ITS World Congress 2012 event.
In the meantime, everyone in the host city of Vienna is getting ready to welcome visitors to this, the 19th Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress. Throughout the 5-day event, prominent locations in the ‘best city in the world’ (Mercer Quality of Living Survey in 2009, 2010, and 2011) will hold different elements of the congress, and everything is being hosted by the BMVIT (4792 Austrian Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology), and organised by 374 Ertico, an umbrella organisation for ITS in Europe. There will also be support from local organisers 4793 AustriaTech. The congress programme includes an exhibition, technical lectures, and a demonstration area.
To see the recent ITS international preview article in detail, please go to %$Linker: 2Internalfalse<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary />488550oLinkExternalwww.itsinternational.com/sections/associations/features/its-world-congress-2012-highlights-connectivity/ITS Internationalfalse/sections/associations/features/its-world-congress-2012-highlights-connectivity/falsefalse%> . The theme of this year’s congress is “smarter on the way,” and the organisers hope to “throw a spotlight on the ways in which user-friendly ITS can benefit both private and commercial customers.” Also, there will be a lot of discussion around “connecting modes of transport to make traffic systems flow more easily.”
The organisers of IT-Trans 2014, being held from 18 to 20 February 2014, in Karlsruhe, Germany, will be at the ITS World Congress to promote the event as an international platform for the public transport industry where decision-makers can discuss pioneering IT solutions that will make tomorrow‘s public transportation even more attractive and safe. Speakers from around the world will lead sessions and presentations on relevant technological opportunities while exhibitors will present cutting-edge products a
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ERTICO ITS-Europe’s director of partnership services Rasmus Lindholm has met directors of Hungary’s National Mobile Payment scheme to explore opportunities for future cooperation. The event took place against the backdrop of the two organisations’ shared aim of putting ITS at the heart of the country’s Intermodal Transport Roadmap.
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