Wednesday, 20 October: 14:00 - 17:30
Electronic Payment Systems (EPS)-Lessons and Experiences From Around the World
Cost: FREE (includes an exclusive DSRC technical tour organized by ITS Japan on Thursday, 21 October)
Session sponsor:
ITS America Special Interest Group on International Research and Learning (SIGIRL)
Session organizers:
Kan Chen, Senior Advisor, PBS&J, USA Bob McQueen, Deputy Regional Service Manager, PBS&J, USA John Collura, Professor and Associate Director of the University of Massachusetts Transportation Center, USA
Invited speakers:
Kotaro Kato, Chief of Okayama Highway Office, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MLIT), Japan Ni Rongsheng, Chief Engineer, Shenzhen Strong Intelligent Technology Co., China Steve Heminger, Executive Director, Operations, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), USA Jeremy Evans , Head, Transport Management, Transport for London, United Kingdom
Join us Wednesday, 20 October for a special Ancillary Event addressing "Electronic Payment Systems (EPS) - Lessons and Experiences from around the World" along with a specially arranged technical tour of the DSRC. This free-of-charge event is sponsored by the ITS America Special Interest Group on International Research and Learning (SIGIRL) and provides insight into practical lessons and experiences gained by EPS practitioners from around the world. The session starts with an overview of today’s world of EPS then quickly moves to lessons learned and practical experiences from prominent practitioners from around the world, where they provide keen insight into their perspectives on various elements as well as unresolved issues they are facing in today’s marketplace.
The first half of the session sets the scene by exploring regional EPS deployment across multiple modes and spanning commercial applications as well as defining the functions of a regional EPS clearinghouse and the role of business models.
The second half of the session will bring EPS to life! Several state-of-the-art transportation applications will be described by respective practitioners from Japan, China, Europe, North America and Australia, highlighting lessons learned (both positive and negative) and practical experiences gained.
To emphasize applications and experiences in the Asia-Pacific region, ITS Japan has arranged to repeat the technical tour of "Multipurpose DSRC Experimental Sites in Nagoya" (TT-4) on Thursday, 21 October.
Going beyond a basic introduction to the subject, this session provides mutual learning opportunities for professionals involved in the planning, design or management of toll roads, transit systems, parking or commercial payment operations. In collaboration with PBS&J University, participants qualify to receive three (3), Professional Development Hours (PDH) or 0.3 Continuing Education Units (CEU).
Don't miss this opportunity to learn and network at this must-attend event in Nagoya, Aichi Japan, on Wednesday, 20 October, 2004! To register for this EPS event click the Register Now button below.
For more information contact Lindsay Hagen at 001 407 806 4320 or lindsayhagen@pbsj.com.
Note: This Ancillary Event is being offered in English only and is limited to the first 30 respondents. This Ancillary Event is being offered in conjunction with the 11th World Congress on ITS.
