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What is IBEC?
IBEC is a cooperative working group set up to coordinate and expand international efforts, to exchange information and techniques, and evaluate benefits and costs of ITS. IBEC brings together the best knowledge and experience and is the focal point for discussion and debate of interest to the international ITS evaluation community. IBEC encourages more effective use of ITS evaluation information so that decision-makers can make more informed ITS investments.
IBEC Activities
In previous years, IBEC has sponsored workshops and other events in which ITS evaluation experts have met to discuss ideas and experiences. At the 2002 ITS World Congress in Chicago, USA, four successful and well-attended sessions were co-organized by ITS America and the European Commission project ATLANTIC. At the ITS World Congresses in Madrid, Spain in 2003; Nagoya, Japan in 2004; San Francisco, USA in 2005; and London, U.K. in 2006, IBEC organized an equally successful series of sessions. IBEC is continuing to build on this progress by providing a means of interaction for the international ITS evaluation community both at and between ITS World Congresses.
In 2005, IBEC organized integrated sessions and all-day workshops in conjunction with the ITS in Europe conference in Hannover, Germany and the Euro-Regional Projects conference in Dublin, Ireland. In 2006, IBEC was involved in in-house training at the World Bank in Washington, D.C., USA; the ITS Canada Annual Meeting in Whistler, Canada; a World Bank seminar in Beijing, China; the ITS Asia-Pacific Forum in Hong Kong; the PIARC Committee C.14 seminar on network operations in Kuala Lumpur; and the Pan America ITS Congress in Santiago, Chile. Looking ahead to 2007, planning is well underway for a panel and poster session at the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., USA.
Benefits of IBEC
Members can benefit from the growing library on the IBEC website (www.ibec-its.org), newsletters, and e-mail messages informing members of ITS evaluation issues and upcoming events. If you have suggestions for additional activities, please contact us.
Get Involved
IBEC has an open membership and intends to serve a wide range of ITS professionals, including planners, researchers, and suppliers of ITS systems and services, as well as decision-makers and the general public.
Join IBEC for:
Information and advice News on upcoming activities Contact with ITS experts from around the world Exchange of information Informal networking Feedback on your ideas IBEC Charter
IBEC has a charter that outlines the group's objectives and methods of operation.