http://www.its-uk.org.uk/Descriptionen-UKhttp://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/309http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/309The ITS (UK) Public Transport Interest Group and Women in ITS Interest Group join to host this technical visit for all ITS (UK) Members2012-03-21T17:35:55Zhttp://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/315http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/315ITS (UK) Members Dorset County Council have kindly invited fellow Members for a tour of the award winning Weymouth ITS facilities.2012-04-16T10:24:50+01:00http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/311http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/311Bringing together industry leaders and researchers from the cutting-edge of transport sustainability, this one-day workshop will offer the chance to identify new research opportunities and pinpoint those new technologies likely to provide solutions to future transport-related challenges. 2012-03-27T14:17:13+01:00http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/317http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/317The ITS (UK) Public Transport Interest Group will be the guests of Centro in Birmingham for its Summer 2012 Seminar2012-05-03T14:57:59+01:00http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/300http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/300The long established RTIC conference will be jointly organised by ITS (UK) and the IET2012-03-27T13:53:18+01:00http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/298http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/298Discount for ITS (UK) Members - There has been impressive growth in the use of contactless in Europe and the launch of large-scale rollouts continues. This conference will update you on the key developments in the rollout of contactless in Europe and the challenges facing the European market. Representatives of banks, large retailers and transport providers will present case studies to assist you to identify the major issues and evaluate the latest developments in this fast evolving industry. Successful rollout strategies will be scrutinised and the pitfalls identified. We will consider the future plans for the European rollout of contactless cards and the developments in the UK market. This event will be held in Amsterdam2012-03-21T17:49:21Zhttp://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/310http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/310The ITS (UK) Enforcement Interest Group will hold its thirteenth annual conference in London EC32012-03-27T11:43:35+01:00http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/306http://www.its-uk.org.uk/events/event/306The 19th ITS World Congress will be held in Vienna. ITS United Kingdom will have a "UK Pavilion" stand where Members can exhibit.2012-04-11T16:22:24+01:00http://www.its-uk.org.uk/news/story/318http://www.its-uk.org.uk/news/story/318The Network of National ITS Associations met in April in Copenhagen as the guests of ITS Denmark and the City of Copenhagen. Three positions in the leadership of the Network were up for election: the Chairman, Vice Chairman, and one of the Co-ordination Committee officers. The current post holders were all re-elected, and the Co-ordination Committee now includes: Jennie Martin, ITS United Kingdom – Chairman; Norbert Handke, ITS Network Germany – Vice Chairman and Project Champion; Christer Karlsson, ITS Sweden – Past Chairman and Congress Champion; Reinhard Pfliegl, ITS Austria; Florin Nemtanu, ITS Romania; and Rui Dias Camolino, ITS Portugal. Also Hermann Meyer, ERTICO / ITS Europe and Anna Limbrey, ERTICO / ITS Europe – Network Secretariat. 2012-05-06T12:08:31+01:00http://www.its-uk.org.uk/news/story/307http://www.its-uk.org.uk/news/story/307ITS (UK), the Intelligent Transport Society for the United Kingdom, has made four Awards for excellence in ITS: The Rees Hills annual award for personal contribution has been given to Professor Phil Blythe of Newcastle University. The Scheme of the Year award went to Dorset County Council for the Weymouth Showcase Programme. The Forward Thinking award for innovation was made to Transport for London for Countdown. The Young Professional of the Year award went to Martin Mildenhall of Transport for Greater Manchester. The awards are open to any organisation or individual with a UK business office and that has a significant UK telematics or other ITS content. 2012-03-15T14:48:40Zhttp://www.its-uk.org.uk/news/story/304http://www.its-uk.org.uk/news/story/304The ITS (UK) Public Transport Interest Group has elected a new Chairman, Gary Umpleby who is General Manager, Hogia Transport Systems Limited The outgoing Chairman, Dr Chris Querée, founded the Group in 1999. The PTIG has around 200 participants and covers travel information, ticketing, control, safety and security systems. It provides a neutral forum for public and private sector representatives with an interest in the use of Intelligent Transport Systems for public transport. Gary Umpleby said: “I very much look forward to working with the Members of the Group through 2012 and beyond. 2012-02-28T12:21:12Zhttp://www.its-uk.org.uk/news/story/290http://www.its-uk.org.uk/news/story/290ITS (UK) makes four annual Awards for excellence in ITS: • The Rees Hills annual award for personal contribution • The young ITS professional of the year award • Scheme or product of the year award • The Forward Thinking award for innovation. The awards are open to any organisation or individual with a UK business office and that has a significant UK telematics or other ITS content. 2011-12-13T11:23:34Zhttp://www.its-uk.org.uk/blogs/blog/312http://www.its-uk.org.uk/blogs/blog/312The Commission has launched consultations into two areas of work as defined by the ITS Directive: road safety related minimum universal traffic information, and information and reservation services for safe and secure parking places for trucks2012-03-27T13:07:22+01:00http://www.its-uk.org.uk/blogs/blog/288http://www.its-uk.org.uk/blogs/blog/288The December meeting of the ITS (UK) Council had a VIP guest - Louise Ellman MP.2011-12-08T17:12:50Z