2024 Annual Meeting Recap
The ITS Heartland Annual Meeting held at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines was a vibrant gathering focused on advancing intelligent transportation systems (ITS) in the region. The event aimed to foster knowledge exchange, collaboration, and innovation among professionals involved in ITS developments, technologies, and research.
Attendees and Participants
The meeting saw a strong turnout with 262 attendees, including 30 distinguished speakers and 33 vendors actively engaged in discussions and presentations.
Technical Session 1B:
“THE ART AT THE CENTER” of Integration Efforts
Nikola Ivonav, CATT Lab – University of Maryland
Kristin Virshbo, Castle Rock Associates
Technical Session 2B:
“[ITS]…A ZOO OUT THERE!” Wild Range of ITS/TIM/TSMO Partnerships
Tucker Brown; Southwest Research Institute,
Pradeep Kumar; Belden,
Slade Engstrom; TranSystems
Jessica Sherwood & Jeni Campana, Nebraska DOT
Technical Session 3B:
“THE MIXMASTER” blending ITSH Congestion Mitigation Efforts
Technical Session 1A:
“23-CARAT GOLD LEAF”
Mark Gallagher, SRF Consulting Group, Inc.
Technical Session 2A:
“COURTING THE MARKET” in Adaptive Signal Control Technology
Brent Froning & Nick Johnson, HDR
Technical Session 3A:
“A BLOOMING GARDEN” of TSMO and Rural Road Weather Success