The International Municipal Signal Association’s 107th
Annual Conference and 25th Annual School takes place Aug. 22-30 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, located in Arlington, Va.
Operating under the theme “Meeting Today’s
Challenges with Tomorrow’s Technology,” the event encompasses
top-caliber schools, seminars and technical sessions dealing with a wide
variety of transportation and public safety-related subjects, in conjunction
with an exhibition area consisting of the industry’s top manufacturers of
industry-related products and services.
According to IMSA, by purchasing a general registration,
attendees have access to all activities and technical sessions as well as
scheduled networking activities including the opening ceremony breakfast, IMSA
Theme Night, IMSA banquet and the exhibition area.
Schools/seminars
The bulk of IMSA’s August event consists of the
schools and seminars, which are scheduled daily from Saturday, Aug. 24, through
Friday, Aug. 30. In addition to the schools and seminars, certification exams
for all levels of certification are held Sunday, Aug. 25, while level three
certification and challenge exams for all levels are pegged for Friday, Aug.
30.
For a full list of schools and seminars, please consult the
Final Program distributed onsite or you can view the program online
(www.imsasafety.org).
Technical sessions
IMSA scheduled a full slate of technical sessions from Aug.
25-28. As of press time, the technical sessions included subject matter akin
to: meeting motorist’s needs in a changing roadway environment; changes
to the Millennium Edition of the MUTCD; fiber optics for traffic management;
inductive loop systems; dealing with extreme growth; exchanging right-of-way
for data from private sector sensor deployment; preventive maintenance of
traffic signal system; working safely in the air—aerial lift devices;
data collection; NTCIP demonstration; congestion and timing signals; adaptive
traffic control systems; transit priority deployment; parking meter
technologies; and video detection technologies.
A complete list of confirmed technical sessions and their
specific dates and times is available in the Final Program.
Exhibition area
The exhibition area at the IMSA Annual Conference is open to
attendees on three days: Sunday, Aug. 25, from 5 to 8 p.m.; Monday, Aug. 26,
from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 2 to 6.30 p.m. The final day of the
exhibition, Tuesday, Aug. 27, the floor is open from 9.30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
At press time, nearly 70 companies were scheduled to exhibit
at the conference. TM+E is not planning to exhibit, but representatives from
both the editorial and sales staff will be in attendance walking the show
floor. If you are interested in meeting with the editorial staff during the
conference, please e-mail tmeeditor@sgcmail.com to schedule an appointment.
For more information on the International Municipal Signal
Association’s 107 Annual Meeting and 25th Annual School, contact IMSA,
165 E. Union St., P.O. Box 539, Newark, NY 14513; phone 315.331.2182; or check
out www.imsasafety.org.
TME
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