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Home My WebLink AboutOut-of-State Travel - Transportation Engineer - ITE 2005 Technical ConferenceCITY OF PALM DESERT PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT STAFF REPORT REQUEST: Approve Out of State Travel for Transportation Engineer SUBMITTED BY: Mark Greenwood, P.E., City Engineer DATE: January 13, 2005 CONTENTS: Seminar Description X-S Recommendation: By minute motion: authorize out of state travel for the Transportation Engineer to attend the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) 2005 Technical Conference and Exhibit February 27 — March 2, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Discussion: Transportation mobility affects our community's ability to move safely, improve our quality of life, and the economic productivity of our city. The technical innovations and practical traffic management information generated at the ITE conference will be critical to transportation professionals employed by federal, state, regional and local government agencies. Costs include conference registration at $540, hotel at $600 (4-night stay), and travel costs including meals, tips, parking, mileage, phone, etc. estimated to be approximately $125 per day for five days. This accounts for a total of approximately $1,765. Funds are available in Account No. 110-4300-413-3120. Therefore, staff recommends that City Council, by minute motion, authorize out of state travel for the Transportation Engineer to attend the ITE 2005 Technical Conference and Exhibit February 27 — March 2, 2005 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Submitted B • FMark Greenwood, P.E. City Engineer Approval: City Manager /dhl Depart, t Head. Michael J. Errante, P.E. Director of Public Works Director of Finance/City Treasurer ITE 2005 Spring Conference Page 1 of 3 Conference Overview Registration Information Online Fax or Mail Sessions & Meetings Technical Sessions Special Sessions Seminars Partner Meetings Search Roundtables New Technologies Forum Exhibits Prospectus Sign Up Booth Layout Information Current Exhibitors Sponsorships Advertising Job Board Booth Information Guest Pass Travel Getting There Accommodations Participant info Information Packet Sample Paper Transfer of Copyright Agreement Presider Information Packet Ancillary Event Technical Tours Monday Evening Reception Mobility Now! Get Moving with Transportation Management and Operations ITE 2005 Technical Conference and Exhibit Held in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration and in cooperation with the National Transportation Operations Coalition February 27 - March 2, 2005 Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel • Las Vegas, NV, USA MOBILITY NOW! GET MOVING WITH TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AND OPER Transportation mobility affects our ability to do our jobs, our quality of life and the economic productivity of our country. In today's environment, our mobility is also important to our safE security. Increasingly, however, our mobility is jeopardized. Mobility problems may go by names such as congestion, delay, or unreliability, but, in all ct management and operation of the transportation system is an attainable and effective strat improving mobility to meet growing travel demands. In some locations, it may be the only rE approach. The management and operation of the transportation system encompasses a range of stra address varying customers' needs and transportation system characteristics. Additionally, management and operations is closely related to transportation safety. Fewer crashes imp operation; better operation results in fewer crashes. The transportation community is using some of these approaches to address mobility. But being timid in our approach? Can we push the management and operations of the transpor system to the next level? Can we do more today to aggressively tackle mobility? If you feel about these issues and are looking for tools to use in solving your management and operat problems, you need to attend this dynamic conference. The ITE 2005 Technical Conference and Exhibit is held in partnership with the Federal Hig Administration and in cooperation with the National Transportation Operations Coalition, a associations interested in advocating for dramatic improvement in management and operas THE PROGRAM The conference program consists of plenary sessions and four concurrent tracks of sessior and Transit Operations; System -Wide Operations; Operational Tools and Street Design; ar Management and Policy Issues. An additional track will address special interest topics and paper discussions in a roundtable format. WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND • ITE will provide the information needed to make immediate improvements with solut ideas discussed during the conference. • You will hear from preeminent transportation professionals, community leaders and allied disciplines. • Opportunities will be available for informal discussions with speakers, exhibitors and meeting attendees. • Exhibits of transportation products and services will introduce you to some of the late advancements in the industry. • You will be armed with an Action Kit to help you act quickly once you return from thE conference. http://www.ite.org/conference/ 12/28/2004 ITE 2005 Spring Conference Page 2 of 3 Preliminary Program WHO SHOULD ATTEND The information generated at the conference will be critical to transportation professionals E by federal, state/provincial, regional and local government agencies, consulting firms, univE manufacturers as well as community activists and policy decision -makers. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT HOURS (PDHs) and CONTINUING EDUCATION UNI (Attendees may now earn CEUs) ITE offers continuing education and professional development activities to keep transportal professionals on the cutting edge of the industry. ITE provides opportunities for gaining nev knowledge, maintaining professional competency and meeting state/provincial registration requirements for P.E./P.Eng. licensure and Professional Traffic Operations Engineer TM (PT certification renewals. ITE is an International Association of Continuing Education and Trait (IACET)- authorized provider of CEUs and follows the National Council of Examiners for Er and Surveying (NCEES) Continuing Professional Competency and Guidelines for assignmi determination of professional development hours (PDHs). Attendees have the opportunity 1 PDHs or CEUs for sessions, seminars and technical tours. • Technical Sessions: 1 PDH/0.1 CEU for each hour of session attendance or present total of 1.5 PDHs/0.15 CEU per session; • 1 PDH/0.1 CEU for each hour of seminar attendance; • 1 PDH/0.1 CEU for each hour of seminar presentation; • 1 PDH for each hour of participation in a technical tour; and • 10 PDHs per paper published as part of the 1TE 2005 Technical Conference and Ex, Compendium of Technical Papers. Note: Technical tour participation and paper publication do not qualify for CEUs. In compliance with ITE's IACET accreditation, successful completion of continuing educatic must be verified and recorded by ITE for each participant. Successful completion of an ITE training opportunity requires confirmation of participant attendance, successful completion learning assessment and submission of a completed training evaluation form. As an additional service, ITE hosts the Professional Competency Record Keeping System site at www.ite.org/pdrks. The report created by the system conforms to the guidelines set • NCEES. This service will aid in the record -keeping of all professional development opportu Please contact Aliyah Horton at ITE headquarters at +1 202-289-0222 ext. 137 if you have questions about this process. ATTIRE Participants are encouraged to wear business casual attire. RESTRICTIONS Videotaping or audio recording of sessions or technical exhibits as well as the unauthorizec ITE-copyrighted material is prohibited. Please note that additional information will be provided as it becomes available. All informa is subject to change. ITE Home http://www.ite.org/conference/ 12/28/2004 ITE 2005 Spring Conference Page 3 of 3 Conference Registration and Information Telephone: +1 202-289-0222 ext. 140 Fax: +1 202-898-4131 Exhibit Registration and Information Telephone: +1 202-289-0222, ext. 123 Fax: +1 202-289-7722 E-mail: cdenekas@ite.org Hotel Reservations Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel Telephone: +1 702-733-3111 Fax: +1 702-967-3890 http://www.ite.org/conference/ 12/28/2004 Conference Overview Registration information Online Fax or Mail Sessions & Meeengti Technical Sessions Special Sessions Seminars Partner Meetings Search Roundtables New Technologies Forum Exhibits Prospectus Sign Up Booth Layout Information Current Exhibitors Sponsorships Advertising Job Board Booth Information Guest Pass Travel Getting There Accommodations Participant Info Information Packet Sample Paper Transfer of Copyright Agieernent Presider Information Packet Ancillary Events Technical Tours Monday Evening Reception Preliminary Program Mobility Now! Get Moving with Transportation Management and Operations ITE 2005 Technical Conference and Exhibit Held in partnership with the Federal Highway Administration and in cooperation with the National Transportation Operations Coalition February 27 - March 2, 2005 Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel • Las Vegas, NV. USA SCHEDULE OF TECHNICAL SESSIONS The conference program consists of general sessions and concurrent tracks focusing on planning and design, operations and safe communities. You tailor the program to meet your needs. You will hear from many preeminent transportation professionals and leaders in allied disciplines, and will have opportunities for discussions with both speakers and other conference attendees. The conference also includes an exhibit of transportation -related products and services. The following program summary includes topics and individuals who have been invited by ITE to participate in the conference program at the time of publication. Information is subject to change. The views and opinions expressed by meeting participants are those of the participants and do not effect official ITE policy, unless so stated. Arterial and Transu Operations System -Wide Operations Operational Touis and Street Design Management and Policy Issues Roundtable Discussions Monday, February 28 8:00 a.m. — 9:30 a.m. Opening Session: Taking operations to the Next Level BREAK 11:00 a.m.— 12:30 p.m. 2—Traffic Signal Operations: Benefits and Strategies 3—Managed Lanes: Strategies and Emerging Issues 4—Designing Intersections for Improved Safety and Operations White Paper 1— Custorner-Focused Performance Measures SI Roundtable 1-1 TMCs ft. Speed Management III Adverse Weather LUNCH ON OWN 2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. 5--Signal Timing and Operations. Case Studies and Best Practices 6—Freeway and Corridor Management 7—Optimizing Major Street Operations through Context. Sensitive Design White Paper 2— Organizational and Cultural Change for Management and Operations WP Roundtable 1— Customer -Focused Performance Measures BREAK 4:00 p.m.— 5:30 p.m. S—Integrating Mobility into Context -Sensitive Highway Improvement Projects 9---Taffir. Incident Management: Creative Solutions tO--Neighborhood Traffic Management New Technologies Forum —Come see cutting -edge technologies and services WP Roundtable 2-- Organizational and Cultural Change for Management and Operations Tuesday, March 1 8:00 a.m. — 9:30 a.m. 11—Arterial Congestion Management Strategies 12—Managing Travel for Planned Special Events 13—Real-Time Monitoring of Your Transportation System White Paper 3— Regionalism: Regional Operations, Collaboration and Coordination SI Roundtable 2-1. .Access Management II, Ethics III. ITS Standards IV. Freight BREAK 11:00 a.m. — 12:30 p.m. 14—Transit Innovations in 1.as Vegas: Gamble or Sure Thing? 15—Traveler Information: Providing Timely Information 16—Maximizing Operations with Traffic Analysis and Modeling Tools White Paper 4— Planning for Operations WP Roundtable 3— Regionalism: Regional Operations, Collaboration and Coordination LUNCH ON OWN 2:00 p.m. — 3:30 p.m. 17—State-of-the-Art in Parking Management and Design 16.--Emergency Management and Response: Improving Public Safety and Mobility 19---Accessible Intersection Design and Analysis 20----Priorities for Today's Transportation Professionals WP Roundtable 4--- Planning for Operations BREAK 4:00 p.m. — 5:30 p.m. 21—Pedestrian- Friendly Signal Operations 22—System Engineering for ITS Projects 23—Traffic Centro) Improvements 24—Measuring System Performance SI Roundtable 3-1. Parking Generation II. Sharing Information III. Transportation Funding IV. Transportation Security Wednesday, March 2 8:00 a.m. — 9:30 a.m. Improving Operations Now BREAK 10:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. 28—Transit Choices: Serving the Traveling Public 27—Work Zone Mobility and Safety 28—Planning and Designing for Livable Communities 29—Achieving Success with Transportation Projects and Programs ITE Horne Conference Registration and Information Telephone: +1 202-289-0222 ext. 140 Fax: +1 202-898-4131 Exhibit Registration and Information Telephone: +1 202-289-0222, ext. 123 Fax: +1 202-289-7722 E-mail: cdenekas@ite.org Hotel Reservations Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel Telephone: +1 702-733-3111 Fax: +1 702-967-3890 TE 2005 Tech n ca Reg strat on Form Mobility Now! 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