ITS Industry Forum on Connected Vehicles: Moving From Research Towards Implementation; Notice of Public Meeting

John Augustine
U.S. Department of Transportation
July 24, 2012

[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43416-43417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-17974]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION


ITS Industry Forum on Connected Vehicles: Moving From Research 
Towards Implementation; Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: ITS Joint Program Office, Research and Innovative Technology 
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation.

ACTION: Notice.

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    The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Intelligent 
Transportation System Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) will host a free 
public meeting and webinar to provide updates and promote a lively 
discussion on the Connected Vehicle Safety, Vehicle-to-Infrastructure, 
and Testing programs; along with a special session discussing lessons 
learned in deploying ITS. The public meeting will take place September 
25-27, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, 151 East 
Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA 60601, 312-565-1234. Persons 
planning to attend the meeting or participate in the webinar should 
register online at www.itsa.org/safetymeeting no later than August 30, 
2012.
    The goal of the meeting and webinar is to identify where we are and 
what remains in getting to the 2013 decision on Vehicle Communications 
for Safety, discuss what is evolving in terms of a robust Vehicle-to-
Infrastructure environment, and identify what we have learned from past 
ITS deployments that can help with success for the future.

About the Connected Vehicle Research Program at USDOT

    Connected Vehicle research at USDOT is a multimodal program that 
involves using wireless communication between vehicles, infrastructure, 
and personal communications devices to

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improve safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability. To learn 
more about the Connected Vehicle program please visit www.its.dot.gov.
    If you have any questions or you need any special accommodations, 
please contact Adam Hopps at Ahopps@itsa.org or 202-680-0091.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on the 18th day of July 2012.
John Augustine,
Managing Director, ITS Joint Program Office.
[FR Doc. 2012-17974 Filed 7-23-12; 8:45 am]
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