ITS UK

Council Meeting
2023-04-20 12:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | SRL Traffic Systems, Technology and Innovation CentreTechnology Drive, Beeston, Nottingham, NG9 1LA, United Kingdom
We will be holding the second ITS UK Council meeting for 2023 on 20 April.
The meeting will take place at the SRL Traffic Systems Technology and Innovation Centre in Nottingham and is open to Executive Members only.
We will be joined by Maria Machancoses, Chief Executive Officer of Midlands Connect, the region’s sub-national transport body.
Maria has been instrumental in the success and development of Midlands Connect since helping to set up the partnership in 2014. Maria has also worked as Director of the Midlands Engine and managed the West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority’s input into the HS2 Hybrid Bill.
If you would like to attend please email Programme Manager Rukshan Soysa at rsoysa@its-uk.org.uk
Maria Machancoses Biography

Maria Machancoses is the Chief Executive of Midlands Connect – the sub-national Transport Body (STB) for the Midlands. The umbrella group brings together political, civic and business leaders to secure major investment into the region’s transport network.
Under her leadership, Midlands Connect has published its first landmark 25-year regional transport strategy for the Midlands and has progressed a number of critical projects including the £3.7bn Midlands Engine Rail.
Maria, with over 20-years of transport experience, has held a number of senior positions across a broad range of areas including strategy, planning, environmental and infrastructure. Maria was recently recognised for her “Outstanding Contribution to Transport” by the Transport Times. Prior to Midlands Connect, Maria worked on major projects including strategic master-planning activities around the Midlands, integration plans with HS2 and has also served on many international platforms including EMTA (European Metropolitan Transport Association) and UITP (International Association of Public Transport) providing expertise on the role of transport in contributing to economic growth and social inclusion.
Maria is currently Board member of the Midlands Engine Partnership, the HS2 East Midlands Development Corporation, the University of Birmingham City Region Economic and Development Institute (City REDI) and the Telford Town Deal Board. Maria holds a Degree in Law from the University of Valencia (Spain), as well as a Masters Degree in International Transport (University of Cardiff, Wales).

Road User Charging Forum
2023-04-19 13:30 - 14:30 | Online
Our first Road User Charging Forum meeting of 2023 takes place on the 19 April 2023, online.
The one hour webinar will explore:

Road Pricing & Sustainability: Possibilities beyond fixing the funding shortfall – Nina Elter, CEO and Founder of NEWROAD Consulting
The Latest Research from the Campaign for Better Transport – Silviya Barrett, Director of Policy and Research at Campaign for Better Transport.

The Big ITS Conversation
2023-04-04 10:30 - 12:30 | Online
Welcome to the Big ITS Conversation, the major virtual networking event for the intelligent transport industry!
The Big ITS Conversation taking place on Tuesday 4 April, 10:30am to 12:30pm, provides an innovative way to meet with local and national transport authorities for two hours of short, informal conversations.
The event is about networking and networking only, with no powerpoint presentations or appointments needed!
Sign up via technology platform Remo and on the day you will be able to join a number of virtual ‘tables’ hosted by local authorities, sub national transport bodies and national transport authorities.
Each public sector table host will provide a short ‘challenge statement’, listing in broad terms the challenges they are facing that intelligent transport could help resolve. This will help support an informed and focused discussion between the companies who join and those looking for ITS solutions.
Participating organisations include:

Glasgow City Council
Hertfordshire County Council
Oxfordshire County Council
Transport for the West Midlands
Essex County Council
Transport Scotland
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Dorset Council
And more to be announced soon!

Register to attend here

Requirements
This is an online event.
We advise delegates try the test prior to registering by following this link: Remo Geartest to check your system is suitable for the platform.
We also advise use of Chrome, Safari or Firefox browser.
We will also hold a test event ahead of the day to ensure your IT systems work.
Joining Instructions including delegate list, will be issued ahead of the event.

Contact
If you have any queries, please email Rukshan Soysa, Operations Manager, at rsoysa@its-uk.org.uk
