CICTP2013 Shenzhen China

I was grateful for the opportunity to participate in the 13th COTA International Conference of Transportation Professionals (CICTP 2013) from August 13-16, 2013, in Shenzhen, China. The 2013 conference was jointly organized by Tsinghua University, Shenzhen University, Tsinghua-Daimler Center for Sustainable Transportation, Unihz Technologies Corporation, Shenzhen and Chinese Overseas Transportation Association (COTA), and I want to thank the organizers for their invitation and hospitality during the trip. I delivered a keynote lecture entitled "Retrospect and Prospect," a plenary lecture entitled "U.S. Perspectives on a Safe and Sustainable Future Connected Transportation System," and also presented "Perspectives on Federal Agency Leadership" as part of the Government Forum.

Meeting the MURPs in Shenzhen

Thanks to the efforts of Jeremy Dalton and Pam Phan, I had the opportunity to give a joint lecture on "Sustainable Transportation in Portland" with Peter Koonce at the China Academy of Urban Planning & Design (CAUPD) in Shenzhen. Current PSU Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) students Pam Phan and JP McNeil are interning at CAUPD as part of the PSU China Innovations in Urbanization program. I also had the chance to present the same lecture at the Shenzhen Institute of Urban Planning and Design (UPDIS) where Jeremy Dalton and Szilvia Hosser-Cox are interning. It was great to see some familiar faces, make new friends and learn more about Shenzhen's amazing developments. We really appreciate the hospitality of our hosts!

Connected Vehicle Workshop Focused on Energy Savings

On August 7, 2013, I presented "State of Connected Vehicles" as part of an OTREC Connected Vehicles Workshop focusing on the energy savings potential of intelligent transportation systems. We had a terrific discussion, and I hope it will lead to future collaborations!

Workshop on Performance Assessment of Transportation Networks in Guangzhou, China

I was very pleased to present "U.S. Perspectives on a Safe and Sustainable Future Connected Transportation System" at the Workshop on Performance Assessment of Transportation Networks on August 12, 2013, hosted by the Research Center of Intelligent Transportation Systems, Sun Yat-Sen University, in Guangzhou, China. The university is relatively new, and located in the Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, which is a fascinating (though mostly empty at this time due to summer holidays) university park containing ten universities and about 120,000 students. The trip included a brief stop in Hong Kong on the way. My sincere gratitude to the hosts and organizers.

Students from German University of the Federal Armed Forces Visit Portland

We were very pleased to host Prof. Klaus Bogenberger and 14 of his students from the German University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich in Portland from August 4-7, 2013. Prof. Bogenberger delivered a lecture on the Quality of Traffic and Traveler Information, and we introduced the students to some of Oregon's natural beauty, and Portland's transport innovations (also Voodoo doughnuts), including a multimodal TriMet trip covering bus, MAX, WES, streetcar and aerial tram. Dr. Chris Monsere and John MacArthur also participated in the visit.