COURSE DATE: April 13-14, 2010

COURSE TIME: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

LOCATION: MnDOT Training and Conference Center

This is a two-day course aimed at increasing awareness of the potential to gain highway safety improvements through the deployment of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) technologies at the highway system, mainstream (highway improvement project) and stand alone project level, and accelerate the introduction and evaluation of ITS applications by increasing the recognition of their contribution to making highways safer. Furthermore, the course surveys the participants on their experiences deploying ITS for highway safety improvements and reviews procedures and requirements of safety strategic planning and the ITS deployment process.

OUTCOMES:Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:

• Discuss participant's highway safety challenges and triumphs
• Identify general uses of ITS to improve highway safety
• Identify and discuss USDOT ITS initiatives
• List, describe, discuss, and extract four highway safety priority areas specific to state or local highway/street agencies
• Identify and demonstrate how ITS can contribute to improved highway safety and traffic operations through a work zone
• Identify and discuss the current status of highway safety and the need to continuously improve highway safety programs
• Identify and discuss ITS-supported countermeasures that can be employed to address highway safety priority areas identified in the participant's jurisdictions
• Identify and discuss organizational and individual-level actions for potential ITS and Safety collaboration in the future at the planning level and necessary activities to enable the actions

TO ENROLL: Please register on-line with NHI at www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov. Payment will be arranged directly with NHI during the registration process.

CLASS FEE: $320.00

TO CANCEL: Please cancel on-line with NHI at www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov. All cancellations must be made 10 working days prior to the class starting date.

ITS Minnesota is pleased to announce its 2010 undergraduate scholarship and graduate student award competition. In the competition, ITS Minnesota will provide the following awards:

• Up to two undergraduate scholarships: $750 per scholarship
• Up to two graduate student awards: $1250 per award

Please distribute the attached application materials to professors and students as appropriate.

Applications are due on February 5th.

Undergraduate Student Scholarship Competition Application
Graduate Student Award Competition Application

Please email with questions about this announcement.

ITS Minnesota invites you to join us for the 16th Annual Meeting & Information Exchange. Don't miss this great opportunity to hear the latest information on current ITS topics and emerging research as well as make valuable industry contacts.

DATE:	March 9th, 2010 7:30 AM to 3:00 PM
PLACE:	Continuing Education and Conference Center Saint Paul Campus of the University of Minnesota Map & Directions
EVENT RESOURCES:	Download Program and Registration Details Online Event Registration $100 for Early Registration $25 for Students
SPONSORSHIP RESOURCES:	Sponsorship Information Online Sponsor Registration $275 (includes registration for one attendee)

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