INTERNATIONAL ITS CONFERENCE & EXPO 2008 SHANGHAI
(Conference Part)

Date: October 15, 2008
Venue: Shanghaimart

Conference Theme:
ITS with World Expo 2010 & Yangtze River Delta Transport Information Integration

As a host city of World Expo 2010, Shanghai will face the severe challenges of comprehensive traffic. To ensure this grand event a great success, it is one of the priorities in terms of ITS research, development, and operation in Shanghai. It is also a rare opportunity for domestic ITS development since China's bid to host “The 14th ITS World Congress". "National long-term scientific and technological development framework" takes ITS development as the top priority theme, China's ITS industry has entered a golden period of development. The conference is aimed at domestic and foreign-related organizations, enterprises and individuals to learn more about the cutting-edge ITS technology and service in the world; showcasing the latest ITS construction progress for Shanghai World Expo 2010;summing up results and experiences on Yangtze River Delta traffic information integration, providing a great platform for exchanges and cooperation in ITS industry.

Conference Topics:
     1, the world ITS development trend
     2, ITS construction of policy, planning and market opportunities in China
     3, ITS: socio-economic development & ecological protection
     4, World Expo 2010 Traffic Information Service
     5, Regional integration and sharing of traffic information on the Yangtze River Delta
     6, Non-stop toll collection system (ETC) application on the Yangtze River Delta
     7, ITS and priority to the development of urban public transport strategy
     8, Financing for ITS projects
     9, Application and development on global positioning system (GPS)