ITS WISCONSIN The Wisconsin Chapter of ITS America 2017-2018 State Chapter Award Submittal THE WISCONSIN CHAPTER OF ITS AMERICA WWW.ITSWISCONSIN.ORG JUNE 2017 TO APRIL 2018 ITS Wisconsin advocates for The ITS Wisconsin Chapter has an technologies that improve the safety, Networking, efficiency, and mobility of active board representing the Outreach & Wisconsin’s surface transportation range of ITS stakeholders, system. We work closely with the including Wisconsin DOT, Advocacy Wisconsin Department of transportation consulting firms Transportation, industry partners, joint initiatives, and further the and university-based research and and contractors with official overall mission of the ITS development in the promotion, meetings on a quarterly basis. The community to promote and planning, and deployment of advance bylaws are posted on the website transportation technologies. ITS achieve interoperable deployment deployments create jobs while and followed by members. of ITS. Each year the chapter promoting sustainable transportation Typically the board, and some cohosts a joint lunch meeting with and Wisconsin’s economic volunteers, assist with organizing competitiveness. the Wisconsin Section of the events and activities; however Institute of Transportation The ITS Wisconsin Board is looking there is a special planning Engineers (ITE). forward to an exciting 2018! Many committee for the Annual ITS great events are being planned. The ITS Wisconsin encourages Annual ITS Transportation Forum due to the size and amount collaboration and networking Conference continues to grow, of planning needed for the event. among its members. The enticing many dynamic speakers professionals within the chapter within the industry. We always look ITS Wisconsin does not collect forward to, and appreciate, the strive to communicate the benefits membership dues or personal continued involvement of vendors of ITS to the local community and and consultant sponsors to help information, which is reflected in other transportation, enforcement, make ITS Wisconsin events the bylaws, and anyone can worthwhile for all. and safety stakeholders. participate in events. Notification There is no membership fee to join is done by joining an email ITS Wisconsin distributes ITS Wisconsin. Participation in our distribution list on the ITS social and professional events is pertinent information in various greatly encouraged and open to Wisconsin website. ways, such as via email (listserv), anyone who is interested. The chapter participates in ITS posting information on the chapter America State Chapter calls and website and annual meeting Strong & Engaging interacts with ITS Minnesota and announcements on LinkedIn and Governance ITS Midwest as appropriate to Twitter social media accounts. share information, participate in 2017-2018 STATE CHAPTER AWARD SUBMITTAL 2 Effective Organizational & Professional Development ITS Wisconsin members are a close-knit group of professionals that respond to the need of its other members for building a community of knowledge through the hosting of conferences and meetings that offer pertinent and timely educational opportunities to attendees. This is shown by the wide display of professionals from Events private consulting firms, Madison Mallards Social Outing transportation and ITS Every year ITS Wisconsin holds a social outing at Warner Park to watch the contractors, state and local Madison Mallards, a summer collegiate agencies, and universities. baseball league, play other local Wisconsin and Midwest Teams. The Madison Mallards played the La Crosse By hosting trainings and meetings, Loggers on Friday, July 21, 2017, at the ITS Wisconsin promotes the Madison Mallards stadium. Sixty professional development of its participants attended the social event including consultants, contractors, public membership and the ITS sector employees, friends and family. community at large, as well as Eight sponsors provided monetary and gift donations for prize giveaways. This demonstrating willingness to summer event is well attended and many advance innovative ideas and look forward to practices, both to its membership meeting up at this great facility. This and to non-members. This is has been an ITS demonstrated by the wide variety Wisconsin tradition since of speakers at the annual meeting, 2007! the willingness of the board and ITS Wisconsin / ITE Wisconsin members to bring professional Joint Lunch Meeting development training courses to Every year ITS Wisconsin and the Wisconsin, the diversity of Institute of Transportation Engineers members and participants at these (ITE) Wisconsin Section hold a joint lunch meeting to promote collaboration and meetings and the partnership with networking between transportation the local municipal and state professions. ITS Wisconsin hosted the 2017 lunch meeting at the UW- agencies. Milwaukee Continuing Education on July 19. Speakers Art Baumann and Pat Hawley presented “2017 US Open Event Traffic Mitigation - Lessons Learned.” Over 50 members participated in the luncheon. ITS WISCONSIN ITS FORUM HIGHLIGHTS rd 23 Annual ITS Forum NEW LOGO AND WEBSITE ITS Wisconsin organized the 23rd Annual Intelligent Transportation Systems Forum. The event was held on Wednesday, November 8, at Marquette University. The 2017 theme was “Innovating Towards Sustainability.” The program highlighted public and private aspects of intelligent transportation operations, design and planning. Sessions included Planning for ITS Wisconsin was announced a logo Operations, Connected Vehicle Progress, ITS Forum Event Chair, David Karnes design contest open to everyone. The with vendors and sponsor logos in background. Advanced Technologies: An Industry winner was announced at the Perspective, and Gathering and Using November 8, 2017 ITS Forum in Information. The key note speaker was Milwaukee, Wisconsin along with the General Manager Gary Smyth from the General Motors. A variety of speakers unveiling of the new redesigned ITS representing public and private agencies Wisconsin website. The winner was including Wisconsin DOT, Madison Mike Ruelle from Kimley Horn. He Planning Board, University of Arizona, received one general admission to the FHWA/JPO, ITERIS, Eberle Design, 2017 ITS Forum, one free admission to Econolite Control Products, Connected the July 2018 joint ITS/ITE lunch Signals, and Utah DOT spoke to the WisDOT Secretary Dave Ross opening remarks meeting, and one ticket to the July group. Twelve exhibitors participated in the vendor expo and there were eight 2018 Madison Mallards Social Outing. consultant/contractor sponsors. The ITS 2017 Forum attracted 130 participants from local municipalities, state government, consulting firms, equipment manufacturers and distributors, and university staff and students. Over the past 23 years, vendors from around the country have provided Gary Smyth, Keynote Speaker information and given demonstrations on state-of-the-art ITS products, programs, and services. Event sponsorships provide critical financial support for the organization and ensure the continued success of the ITS Forum. Lunch and Learn Series ITS WISCONSIN held its first annual Lunch & ITS Forum Exhibitor area Learn series on September 27, 2017 at the WisDOT Traffic Management Center (TMC) at 433 W. St. Paul Avenue, Suite 300 in Milwaukee, WI. David Karnes presented on various WisDOT Bureau of Traffic Operations projects and initiatives. Over fifty people attended the event. Collin Castle, Michigan DOT, guest speaker 2017-2018 STATE CHAPTER AWARD SUBMITTAL 4 Scholarships & Awards ITS Wisconsin Student ITS Wisconsin Distinguished ITS Wisconsin Project of the Scholarship Awards Service Award Year The ITS Wisconsin Scholarship Award was ITS Wisconsin's 7th Annual Project of the Each year the ITS Wisconsin Board selects an presented to Constantine C. Moshi of Year Award Program recognizes quality individual to receive the Distinguished Service Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) at projects or initiatives based in the state of Award. This person is judged on his/her the 2017 ITS Forum. This scholarship is Wisconsin that leverage technology to transportation related career and positions presented annually to students pursuing enhance transportation mobility, safety, and held, magnitude of projects and innovative transportation operations in their studies and economic activity. The program is open to all transportation concepts, local ITS Wisconsin career aspirations. The $1500 scholarship is types and sizes of transportation technology involvement, national ITS America intended to provide partial financial support projects completed in the last year. This involvement, and advancement of profession. to students who have demonstrated an award was presented to the I-39/90 Mega The 2017 recipient of this award went to Brian interested and are likely to work in the Project team in collaboration with Strand Scharles. transportation field.. Associates for the " I-39/90 Mega Project Probe Data Deployment" project at the ITS Forum. 2017 ITS Wisconsin President Anne Reshadi presenting the Distinguished Service Award to Brian Scharles. Future Events ITSA-SPONSORED USDOT IMPROVING HIGHWAY SAFETY WITH ITS IN MADISON, WISCONSIN. REGISTRATION OPEN TO CONSULTANTS AND 05.02.18 STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES INTERESTED IN GAINING INSIGHT ON INITIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR DEPLOYING THE ENABLING TECHNOLOGY AND INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS. 07.11.18 ITS WISCONSIN & ITE WISCONSIN SECTION JOINT LUNCH, HOSTED BY ITE WISCONSIN 07.26.18 MADISON MALLARDS SOCIAL EVENT IN MADISON, WISCONSIN 10.23.18 24 TH ANNUAL ITS WISCONSIN TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE, MADISON, WISCONSIN 11.08.19 25TH ANNUAL ITS WISCONSIN TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN WWW.ITSWISCONSIN.ORG .