EVENTS 2014 JCT Traffic Signals Symposium Sending out signals
The JCT Traffic Signals Symposium is a two-day meeting where interested parties from across the industry get together to talk traffic signals. Paul Hutton caught up with JCT Director Paul Moore to find out more
What’s on the agenda? We have already had a number of paper submissions and are aware of many more in the pipeline but we are still looking for contributors. Papers are one of the com- ponents which make the symposium work and it amazes me every year what a diverse and interesting selection we get. Last year we had everything from air quality moni- toring to moving tactical heavy lift aircraft with an excellent helping of technology, equipment and smart techniques. If any- one is thinking of submitting a paper I would encourage them to send a synopsis to us soon as competition for places will inevitably hot up shortly.
So tell me about the event... The JCT Traffic Signals Symposium is now in its 19th year having being first held in September 1996 at the University of Not- tingham. Although in the intervening years the event has moved twice to the University of Hertfordshire and again to its current home at the University of Warwick as well as adding an exhibition along the way, it essentially aims to fulfil the same role as it did 19 years ago – that is to bring together anyone and everyone involved in the traffic signals industry to talk signals for two days.
How did it come about? The Symposium was originally the idea of Brian Simmonite – the founder of JCT. At the time Brian had being teaching traffic signal design courses for a number of years and frequently received comments from delegates that as well as finding the courses useful they had also found informal dis- cussion of traffic signal issues and sharing ideas with other delegates at breaks and in the evenings to be very useful. A number of delegates on the advanced
signal design course also commented as this was the last of a series of courses they had attended they would miss the opportunity to simply talk signals with colleagues from different organisations
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and could there not be a special ‘course’ which had the simple objective of allowing delegates to present and swap ideas and generally keep up to speed with developments in the industry. It was from these ideas that the
Symposium was born. It has always been a two day event as this has proved to be optimal in terms of balancing travel time and attendance cost. The overnight stay also provides useful opportunities for networking with colleagues over dinner.
So what’s happening this year? This year the Symposium will once again be hosted by the University of Warwick on 18 and 19 September. We have had very good symposia at Warwick over the last few years and received excellent feedback from delegates and exhibitors and we are hoping to deliver another first class event this year. Having a quality lecture theatre, exhibition space, restaurants and accom- modation all in one compact location helps us make the most out of the Sym- posium, maximising time for delegates to network. The tried and tested format remains the
same with a good mix of speakers present- ing papers, a tightly focused exhibition and good networking opportunities at the gala dinner.
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And you mentioned there’s an exhibition as well as the conference. We are also pleased that a significant num- ber of exhibitors plan on coming back this year and delighted to see some new compa- nies joining the ranks. Many of the exhibi- tors are also providing generous sponsorship again this year, this really helps us keep the attendance price down and deliver a quality event. There will as usual be an evening meal on Wednesday night in the on campus pub and on Thursday there is a drinks reception followed by the gala dinner.
Anything else to tell us? Preceding the Symposium on Wednesday 17 September is as usual the free to attend MOVA user group. This has become a very popular event over the years and presents a unique opportunity for MOVA users and suppliers to share best practice and influ- ence developments in the software. We are very happy to facilitate the event for free as it complements our symposium very well with many people attending both events.
When 18 – 19 September 2014 Where University of Warwick
www.jctconsultancy.co.uk ... click on Symposium at the top of the page
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