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2012 Spring Technical Meetings

April 12-17
Novotel Hotel and Ottawa Convention Centre
 Ottawa

SPRING MEETINGS IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL

From April 12-17, TAC’s councils, standing committees and project committees will convene in the capital city. The Novotel Hotel and the Ottawa Convention Centre, located in downtown Ottawa, will serve as primary venues for these meetings, which are open to all TAC members in general unless otherwise indicated. No registration fees will be charged to participate in TAC's Spring Meetings. However, in order to enhance our in-house processes and to properly welcome you to the meetings, we do require TAC council and committee members to confirm their attendance.

Please provide your name, organization and confirm your attendance by clicking on the appropriate response below. We look forward to seeing you in the spring.

 

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If you are a non-committee TAC member, please contact meetings-reunions@tac-atc.ca to confirm your attendance.

Regardless of the number of meetings you will be attending you only need to confirm your attendance once.

KEY EVENTS

The full schedule of business meetings is outlined in the preliminary program.

FRIDAY, APRIL 13

CITE/TAC Luncheon – Planning & Designing Smarter Cities for the Future

Event Details:

  • 11:30 – Registration and Networking
  • 12:00 – Lunch followed by Presentation and Q&A Session

Speaker Details:

Cities are playing a larger role in the global economy, as more people migrate to the cities and away from rural communities. According to the McKinsey Global Institute, only 100 cities account for 30% of the global economy. 

Developing a more integrated approach to planning and designing our cities and making better use of the rapidly changing technology will slow down the deterioration of our environment, mobility and quality of life. Urban growth puts a strain on our existing infrastructure (transportation network, utilities, communications) and our environment (air quality, water quality, social network). There is also a high cost associated with traffic congestion and collisions in all three areas of measurement (economic, environmental and social). 

The smart use of innovative technology can help improve the efficiency of existing infrastructure, and identify gaps and bottlenecks in the system to improve operations, reliability, and safety services. Complex devices such as vehicle detectors, CCTV monitors, dedicated short range communication devices, global position satellite systems, road weather information systems, and red light camera systems measure the pulse of the road network. Mining the information from these systems can help analyze and manage the network in a more efficient, safe and timely fashion, through predictive analytics and artificial intelligence tools.

Technology is not the only solution. Urban planners and transportation planners must also integrate their efforts to develop plans that will provide opportunities for a safer and more efficient mobility.

Contact Stéphanie Simard, CITE’s Technical Representative, at ssimard@dillon.ca, to confirm your attendance. The registration fee for this session is $30.00 for members and $35.00 for non-members and can be paid on site prior to the luncheon.

SATURDAY, APRIL 14

Member Networking Reception – Ottawa Convention Centre

TAC’s President will give brief introductory remarks before attendees have the opportunity to renew old acquaintances and establish new contacts at the member networking reception.

THE EARLY BIRD GETS A ROOM AT A LOW RATE!

Located at 33 Nicholas Street in Ottawa, the Novotel Hotel has set aside a block of rooms for participants in TAC’s Spring Technical Meetings and related events. The rooms are available at a special group rate of $155 per night + taxes for a standard room (single or double occupancy). In order to benefit from this low rate, participants must refer to the TAC meetings when making their reservations. As well, please note that the reservation deadline for TAC’s room block is March 19. However, the block may be filled before the deadline, in which case any available rooms will be charged at higher rates.
Reservations at the Novotel Hotel can be made by calling 613-230-3033 or 1-855-677-3033, faxing the attached reservation form to 1-855-677-3033 or booking your accommodations by visiting: https://resweb.passkey.com/Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_new&eventID=3417299
Please mention the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) when making your reservations.

TRAVEL AIR CANADA, WESTJET AND SAVE

TAC has appointed Air Canada and WestJet as preferred carriers for the spring meetings. To take advantage of special discounted fares, simply visit Air Canada’s website at www.aircanada.com and enter promotion code X4JCMDQ1 in the search panel. For WestJet, dial 1-877-952-4696 (weekdays from 08:00 to 16:30 MT) and quote booking number CC2335. Please consider participating in the carbon offset programs offered by Air Canada and WestJet.

QUESTIONS ABOUT THE SPRING MEETINGS?

Technical meeting details can be obtained by contacting TAC’s individual project managers at (613) 736-1350 or Marie-Louise Doyle at mldoyle@tac-atc.ca.