ITS Georgia President Scott Mohler |
As retiring president of the Intelligent Transportation
Society of Georgia, I want to thank the membership for allowing me to serve for
the past two years. ITS Georgia is one of the leading chapters in the nation,
and from my perspective it’s easy to see why.
Our member organizations represent the best
in intelligent transportation systems design, deployment, operations and
research. That strength is reflected in the diversity of disciplines
represented by our officers, directors and committees.
In 2013, we continued to grow and excel as a
chapter. Membership continues to expand, increasing by more than 10% in 2013. The
chapter’s presence in social media grew to 1,050 opt-in emails, Facebook likes
and twitter followers.
Our monthly meeting program was excellent
with eight luncheons and a half-day seminar.
Topics and attendance in 2013
were:
Month
|
Topic
|
Attendees
|
January
|
Transportation
Management Center Display Technology
|
75
|
February
|
Digitized
Intersections
|
86
|
March
|
Connected
Vehicles
|
57
|
April
|
Municipal
Video Sharing
|
55
|
May
|
Columbia
County Workshop
|
46
|
June
|
Managed
Lanes Implementation Plan
|
66
|
July
|
Using Cellular
Networks
|
42
|
August
|
Transit Solutions
Through Traveler Information
|
62
|
October
|
Intelligent
Railways
|
61
|
In February 2013, an estimated 100 people, including Gov. Nathan
Deal, GDOT Board Chairman Johnny Floyd, GDOT Board Members and Members of the
General Assembly, gathered Wednesday night to talk transportation issues facing
the state. Sponsored by ITS Georgia and Georgia Section ITE the event was the
second annual event of its kind. Chairman Floyd introduced the Governor who
spoke about transportation programs of his administration and the need to come
together to support improvements in transportation infrastructure. These types
of networking events help get the word to key decision makers on the benefits
of intelligent transportation solutions.
Our big event of the year was the annual
meeting in September where we announced our new officers and directors for 2014
– 2015, bestowed Best of ITS awards and learned about the latest in ITS
solutions, applications and hardware. In 2013, the meeting recorded 130 registrants,
16 sponsors and 24 exhibitors.
Once again thank you. I have truly enjoyed
the past two years and look forward to supporting incoming president Tom Sever.
ITS Georgia Chapter Leadership
President
Scott Mohler, URS
Tom Sever, Gwinnett DOT,
President-elect
Vice President
Tom Sever, Gwinnett DOT
Grand Waldrop, GDOT,
Vice-president-elect
Secretary
Kristin Turner, Wolverton
Associates
Jennifer Johnson, Kimley-Horn,
Secretary-elect
Treasurer
Ashlyn Morgan, Atkins
Immediate Past President
Marion Waters, Gresham Smith
& Partners
Directors
Mark Demidovich, GDOT
Susie Dunn, Atlanta Regional
Commission
Eric Graves, City of Alpharetta
Carla Holmes, Gresham Smith &
Partners
Winter Horbal, Temple, Inc.
Keary Lord, Douglas County DOT
David Smith, DeKalb County
Transportation
Prasoon Sinha, ARCADIS
Grant Waldrop, GDOT
Mike Holt, Parsons Brinkerhoff,
elect
Yancy Bachmann, World Fiber,
elect
Kenn Fink, Kimley-Horn, elect
Kristin Turner, Wolverton
Associates, elect
State Chapters Representative
Shahram Malek,
Arcadis
Ex Officio
Greg Morris, Federal Highway
Administration
Andres Ramirez, FTA
Our 2013/2014 Sponsors
Control Technologies
Utilicom
Temple
Arcadis
Atkins
World Fiber Technologies
Kimley-Horn and Associates
Southern Lighting and Traffic
Systems
Delcan
Gresham Smith and Partners
Grice Consulting
Jacobs
Parsons Brinkerhoff
Quality Traffic Systems
URS
Transcore