Four technology groups bring discussions to Boise Delegates from throughout the U.S., Canada and abroad converged in Boise this week for four concurrent technology expositions: the 26th annual Geospatial Information Systems for Transportation symposium, AASHTO’s Administrative Subcommittee on Information Systems (ASIS), the Transportation Research Board and a Business Intelligence Peer Review. ITD organized and hosted the four events under the leadership of Enterprise Technology Services Manager Shannon Barnes, Jackie Lynskey and Susan Doyle of ETS. Planning for the GIS-T and AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) symposiums began about nine months ago said ETS manager Shannon Barnes. AASHTO conducts its annual event as a discussion and educational forum for transportation officials from state, provincial, federal and municipal agencies. Approximately 420 individuals attended parts of the four events, which began Saturday (May 4) at the Boise Centre. Delegates came from 38 states, Canada and Dubai. The 4 1/2-day assembly included technical presentations, roundtable discussions and a business meeting that was limited to AASHTO member delegates. Idaho Transportation Board Chairman Jerry Whitehead and Deputy Director Scott Stokes presented opening remarks and a formal welcome to participants Monday morning. Tom DeCoster, a well-known and highly respected authority on the changing landscape of transportation organizations, was the featured speaker at Monday’s opening plenary session. Dr. DeCoster has worked with more than 20 transportation departments, including ITD, on implementing organizational change initiatives and designing strategic and succession plans. He has spoken to more than 127,000 people the past five years on topics related to leadership, employee motivation and change management. AASHTO is making the Utah and Idaho technology available to all member organizations as part of its Technology Implementation Group (TIG) program. Monday’s combined GIS-T and ASIS agenda included:
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* ASIS sessions Published 5-10-13 |