The 1^st International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety (ICTIS 2011)

WUHAN, CHINA

June 29-July 2, 2011

The 1^st International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety (ICTIS 2011), which was sponsored by China Communications and Transportation Association (CCTA), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE), and organized by Wuhan University of Technology (WUT), was held from June 30^th through July 2^nd 2011 successfully in Wuhan, China. The theme of ICTIS 2011 is “Transportation Safety in Information Age”, which includes a broad range of topics related to the research and applications in transportation safety and information systems/technology. The conference showcases international experiences in transportation research and development, and provides a platform for both domestic and overseas experts to exchange successful stories and share lessons learned in research and practice.

ICTIS 2011 is a high level of international academic conferences in transportation field which combined three national associations in China, the United States and Canada. 355 papers coming from 15 countries were collected and published. At of the end of September 2011, all 355 papers published in the "Proceedings of the 1^st International Conference on Transportation Information and Safety" were indexed by EI. More than 280 scholars from all over the world took part in this academic event. The conference lasts 3 days. There were 3 plenary sessions, a total of 8 experts made keynote speeches. In the 13 technical sessions, 25 experts made invited speeches, and 152 paper authors made presentations. Participants respectively on two aspects of traffic information and traffic safety theme made extensive discussion and communication.