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Notable CCIT Staffers and the World Congress:
- CCIT director, Hamed Benouar, is a member of the San
Francisco Organizing Committee (SFOC), ensuring the local support of
the World Congress. Benouar is very active on the committee working
with the state legislature to ensure their support and participation. He
was able to work with Harry Voccola, Chair of the SFOC and Senator Torlakson
and staff to secure a resolution from the senate in support of the ITS
World Congress. Benouar serves on the local
arrangement committee guiding the development and organization of technical
tours and serves on the overall conference program committee. Benouar
is the only SFOC member from the University of California. Other
California members on the committee include Randy
Iwasaki, Chief Deputy
Director of the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans)
and Ann Flemer, Deputy Director of the Metropolitan
Transportation Commission.
- Benouar is Chairman of the Board of Directors for CAATS/ITSCA. CCIT
provides vital support to CAATS/ITSCA, and has especially stepped up to assist
in their activities at the World Congress.
- Margulici also leads a team of CCIT staff in collaborating with PATH and
other partners through the management tasks associated with the installation,
testing and maintenance of the wireless technologies required for demonstrations
at the World Congress.
- The entire CCIT staff is
providing coordination and volunteer services for the World Congress.
CCIT and special events at the World Congress:
- CCIT is working with CAATS/ITSCA to start the World Congress off right
with an opening
reception at the San Francisco Asian Art Museum on Sunday, November 6.
- CCIT will host a lunch with our AASHTO and
industry partners on Tuesday, November 8 at the Hilton hotel during the Public
Private Partnership roundtable discussion.
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Multiple ITS demonstrations, designed to accelerate the deployment of
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies, products, and services
along major California corridors, will be performed throughout World Congress. The
ICI partners, including the California Department of Transportation, Metropolitan
Transportation Commission in the San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles Metropolitan
Transportation Authority, California Center for Innovative Transportation,
and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America are collectively
managing these innovative demonstrations. For more information on
ICI’s participation during World Congress week please visit the ICI
website.
The California Pavilion:
- CCIT in conjunction with CAATS/ITSCA coordinated with the following partners
to produce a California Pavilion, highlighting California’s
ITS activities:
- Caltrans
- California Highway Patrol (CHP)
- California Department of Motor Vehicles (CA DMV)
- San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SF MTA)
- SF Department of Parking & Traffic, Traffic Engineering (SF DPT)
- Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
We wish a tremendous thank you to our many partners including: (link
partners name to their web site)
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