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ITS World Congress 2012
Overview of Presentation
•Explore the weather and climate challenge
•Describe how our current efforts provide a solid foundation for highway operations
–Highlight the role of ITS
•Consider the emerging changes and how we could respond
•Define agency considerations and next steps
•Exploring the challenge before us
The first set of slides will characterize the problem that’s emerging before us
•Consider how our efforts today are foundational
I will then speak about what we are doing now that helps position us for the future.
This includes the role of ITS and the critical part that it plays with respect to highway operations
•Propose the ways in which we could respond to the emerging changes
Then I will explore what we envision the Operations world to be like for 4 key sectors, in spite of the high degree of uncertainty surrounding the weather and climate and finances.
•Define agency considerations and next steps
I will close with an assessment of the most significant gaps that might impede us from achieving the vision, and some ideas on how to overcome them

KEY POINT – we’re still in the formative stages of this work.  We have more questions than answers at this point, and as we think that a dialogue with our colleagues is extremely essential at this time, look forward to your questions.