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U.S. DOT Announces Appointments to ITS Advisory Council
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (U.S. DOT) Research and Innovative Technology Administration has announced the selection of Joseph M. Sussman, Ph.D., to chair the Department's Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) Advisory Committee.
Professor Sussman is the J.R. East Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Engineering Systems Division at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Robert Peter Denaro, vice president of NAVTEQ Corporation, has been chosen as vice chair.
The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) mandated the creation of the council to act in an advisory capacity to the U.S. Secretary of Transportation concerning the study, development and implementation of intelligent transportation systems. The next meeting is scheduled for March 13 in Washington, DC.
Contact: Kim Riddle, (202) 366-5128.
Related links:
- News Digest - Office of Public Affairs, U.S. DOT
