The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) is the worldwide alliance of toll operators and associated industries that provides a forum for sharing knowledge and ideas to promote and enhance toll-financed transportation services.
75th Annual Meeting and Exhibition
October 7-10, 2007
Tolling: The Art of the Possible
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| Monday, October 8 |
GENERAL SESSION
Note: on Sunday, October 7th, many attendees went on a Technical Tour, hosted by ASFiNAG.
Official Welcome
Patrick Jones, Executive Director, IBTTA, Washington, DC USA
President’s Report James Ely, President, IBTTA and Executive Director & CEO, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, Orlando, FL USA
Welcome Remarks Mathias Reichhold, Board Member, ASFINAG, Vienna, Austria
Welcome Remarks Herbert Kasser, General Secretary, Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT), Vienna, AUSTRIA
Welcome Remarks Fabrizio Palenzona, President, AISCAT, (Italian National Association of Toll Motorways Operators) and ASECAP
Rome, ITALY
75th Anniversary Celebration
The members of IBTTA commemorated 75 Years of Driving Change in the toll industry through the words, images and histories of our distinguished Past Presidents and other members.
10:30 am – 11:30 am Keynote Speaker - Mattias Klum
Please check back soon for photos of this excellent session. For a closer look at Mattias Klum's work or to order his new book Being There, visit his website at http://www.mattiasklum.com.
11:30 am – Noon
Presentation of Toll Excellence Awards
Congratulations to all of our Toll Excellence Award Winners. Please check back soon for photos of these winners!
1:30pm-3:00 pm
General Session
Strategies for the Future
Moderator: Antonio Diez de Rivera, International Vice President, IBTTA and Executive Director, ASETA, Madrid, SPAIN
João Bento, President, APCAP, Lisbon, PORTUGAL Ken Daley, Vice President International Development, Transurban City Link Limited, New York, NY USA Hanns-Karsten Kirchmann, CEO, Toll Collect GmbH, Berlin, GERMANY Bob Poole, Director of Transportation Studies, Reason Foundation, Plantation, FL USA
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm
Toll Agency Best Practice (A Cross-Continent Comparison)
Moderator: Susan Buse, First Vice President, IBTTA and CFO, North Texas Tollway Authority, Dallas, TX, USA
John Foote, Senior Fellow, Mossaver-Rahmani Center for Business & Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Boston, MA USA (Also view John's Remarks) Mauricio Gatica, Vice President, COPSA, Santiago, CHILE Robert Fj. Bøe, Statens Vegvesen (Noregian Public Roads Administration), Oslo, Norway Anton Sieber, Head of Corporate Strategy, ASFINAG, Vienna, AUSTRIA - replaced Christian Trattner on program with same presentation.
| Tuesday, October 9 |
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS: 8:30am-10:00am
Promoting Economic Development – New Approaches to Financing Transportation
Moderator: Jordi Graells, Managing Director of Toll Roads, North America & International, Abertis, Barcelona, Span
Promoting Alternative Funding Mechanisms to the Public for Expansion of Surface Transportation in the United States Matthew Bieschke, Consultant, PB, Washington, DC USA
Establishing Regional Mobility Corporations and their Progeny Joseph Giglio, Ph.D, Professor, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
Not So Fast: Key Policy Considerations for Financing Transportation Robert Puentes, Felllow, Metropolitan Policy, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC USA
Improving Mobility - Free Flow/ORT
Moderator: Jack Finn, Senior Vice President, HNTB Corporation, Lake Mary, FL USA
Autostrades’s Experience in the Implementation and Operation of Traditional and Free-flow Tolling Schemes Sergio Battiboia, Manager, Research & Development Tolling Technology, Autostrade per l’Italia, Rome, ITALY
MDX – The Un-Tolled Story Alfred Lurigados, Director of Engineering, Miami Dade Expressway Authority, Miami, FL, USA
NTTA Says "Keep the Change" Rick Herrington, Deputy Executive Director, North Texas Tollway Authority, Dallas, TX USA
Enhancing the Quality of Life: Views on Sustainable Transportation from Inside and Outside the Toll Industry
Moderator: Andrew Fremier, Executive Director, Bay Area Toll Authority, Oakland, CA USA
Transurban’s Sustainability Initiatives and Climate Change Risk Management Program Ken Daley,Vice President International Development, Transurban City Link Limited, New York, NY, USA
Sustainable Transportation & Quality of Life Linda Steg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Gronigen, Gronigen THE NETHERLANDS
The Role of ITS in Supporting Sustainable Mobility for Society Josef Czako, Director, Kapsch TrafficCom AG, Vienna, AUSTRIA
Saving Lives: Incident Management
Moderator: P.J. Wilkins, Toll Operations Administrator, Delaware Department of Transportation, Newark, DE USA
Emergency Scene Ahead: How Good Are You, Really? John O’Laughlin, Vice President, Delcan Corporation, La Mirada, CA, USA
Managing Safety Along a Coastal Motorway Federico Devecchi, Director of Operations, Autostrada de Fiori, Imperia, ITALY
POSTER SESSIONS
N3 Toll Concession (Pty) Ltd.: Commodity Hedging Strategy
William Crosse, CFO, N3 Toll Concession (Pty) Ltd., SOUTH AFRICA
Fail to Test or Test to Fail
Richard Gobeille, New York, NY 
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Innovative Barrier Technologies that Provide Solutions for Congestion , Safety, Mobility and Access
Art Korfin, Director of Sales Development, Barrier Systems, Inc., Cherry Hill, NJ USA
Key Technologies for Successful Nationwide GPS ETC Systems- Lessons Learned from German Tolling
Susanne Altendorfer, Public Relations & Corporate Marketing, EFKON AG, Graz, AUSTRIA
Public Private Cooperation to Improce Road User Mobility VIEW POSTER
Imad Nassereddine, Vice President, Traffic Operations & Planning, 407 ETR, Woodbridge, ON, CANADA
TRIP- Turnpike Roadway Information Program
George Hatalowich, Chief Operating Officer, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Harrisburg, PA and Mary Farrel, Chief Operating Officer, Voicenet, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS: 10:30am - Noon
Promoting Economic Development: Comparing Public and Private Toll Agencies
Moderator: Steve Snider, Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge Commission, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA
Is the Private Sector Really Better than Public Agencies at Operating & Maintaining Toll Facilities? Brian Caouette, Consultant, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Denver, CO USA
91 Express Lanes “Run Like A Business” By the Public Sector James Kenan, Executive Director, Finance Administration and Human Resources, Orange County Transportation Authority, Orange, CA, USA
The Changing Face of Ownership: From Impression to Realism in the U.S. Ron Orsini, Managing Director, Alvarez & Marsal, Houston, TX, USA
Improving Mobility: Interoperability
Moderator: Jean Mesqui, Executive Director, ASFA, Paris, FRANCE
A Private Sector Effort to Launch Value Added Services in the ITS Road Market: eTrip in Ireland Steve Morello, Business Development Manager, EGIS S.A., Guyancourt Cedex, FRANCE
Pilot Project for Technical Interoperability of Italian and Austrian Systems Franz Hlava, Systems Development, ASFINAG, Vienna, AUSTRIA
EZ Pass -- Interoperability - A Mature System With its Own Limits Jim Crawford, Executive Director, EZ Pass Interagency Group, Atlantic City, NJ, USA (invited)
Introducing EasyGo in Scandinavia Mogens Hansen, Finance Director, A/S Storebaelt/Sund & Baelt Holding A/S, Copenhagen, DENMARK (invited)
Enhancing the Quality of Life: Customer Service
Moderator: Beth Ruffing, Vice President, Human Resources, Faneuil Inc, Orlando, FL, USA
Ten Truths of Sales and Service Michael Tamer, CEO, Tamer Partners Corporation, Southlake, TX, USA
Tollway Users are “Customers” Demanding A Service Bill Halkias, CEO, Attica Tollway Operations Authority, Athens, GREECE
Ophir Toledo, Managing Director, Companhia de Concessões Rodoviárias (CCR - USA), Miami, FL USA
Saving Lives: A Moral Imperative
Moderator: Ken Philmus, Vice President, National Director of Toll Services, AECOM, Iselin, NJ, USA
Saving Lives: The Art of the Possible Kevin Hoeflich, Program Director, PBS&J, Orlando, FL, USA
Suicide Prevention on the Golden Gate Bridge: Past, Present and Future Kary Witt, Bridge Manager, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway & Transportation District, San Francisco, CA, USA
POSTER SESSIONS
Melbourne EastLink: Report of a Live Project
Paulo André, International Division, Business Development, Sice, Inc., Austin, TX, USA
Future Possibilities: Toll Road Partnerships & Planning Innovations VIEW POSTER
Kevin Feldt, Director of Project Development, North Texas Tollway Authority, Plano, TX, USA
A Proactive Strategy for Implementing Public Policy & Legislative Agendas
Lisa Thompson, Director of Communications, Georgia State Road & Tollway Authority, Atlanta, GA, USA
The A2 Toll Motorway, Poland: Improving Mobility and Promoting Economic Growth
Paul Marcella, Senior Associate, Wilbur Smith Associates, New Haven, CT, USA
TxTAG: A Model for Introducing Electronic Tolling
Chris Sharman, TxDOT, Texas Turnpike Authority Division, Austin, TX USA VIEW POSTER 1 | VIEW POSTER 2 | VIEW FACT SHEET
Continuous Learning: A Pioneer Methodology Approach for the Design & Evaluation of Toll Road Customer Service & Subscription Programs
Charalampos Malimoglou, Consultant, InVision Consulting S.A., Athens, GREECE
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS: 1:30pm - 3:00pm
Promoting Economic Development: Toll Roads Impact on Society Moderator: Frank Thibaut, Toll & Commercial Manager, Attiki Tollway Operations Authority, Athens, GREECE
Jerry Shelton, Director of Business Administration, North Texas Tollway Authority, Dallas, TX, USA Mauricio Gatica, Vice Presidente, The Asociación de Concesionarios de Obras de Infraestructura Pública de Chile, COPSA A.G, Santiago, CHILE John Mike, Senior Vice President, RMS Business Development, TransCore, Inc., Hummelstown, PA USA Improving Mobility: The Role of Technology and Transportation Policy
Moderator - Scott Stewart, Managing Director, IBI Group, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
A National Tolling Program for the US – What Would it Look Like? Joshua Schank, Parsons Brinkerhoff, Washington, DC, USA
New Technologies for Toll Collection Alain Estiot, Managing Director, Quality, Toll Collect GmbH, Berlin, Germany
The Future Reality of Electronic Toll Collection Harold Worrall, President, Transportation Innovations, Oviedo, FL, USA
Enhancing the Quality of Life: Data-Driven Decisions
Moderator: Lars Møller, Marketing Director, Sund & Bælt Holding A/S, Copenhagen, DENMARK
Value of Time: One Size Does Not Fit All Ed Regan, Senior Vice President, Wilbur Smith Associates, New Haven, CT USA
**Note - above link is for email. to find out more about Ed's presentation, please email him.
Mystery Driver - Create Harmony with Your Customer Scott Thomas, Senior Partner, Tamer Partners Corporation, Southlake, TX, USA
Denis Johnston, Director, AECOM Enterprises Inc., London, ENGLAND
Saving Lives: Road Safety; a Political Commitment
Moderator: Mauricio Rotondo, Head International and Technical Affairs Division, AISCAT, Rome, ITALY
A European Directive ON Road Infrastructure Safety Managmeent Sandro Francesconi, Road Safety Unit, European Commission, Brussels, BELGIUM (Invited)
VII: the Next Standard of Safety Tim McGuckin, Executive Director, OmniAir, Washington, DC, USA
“Seat Belts Save Lives – and Lives Matter Most” – A Road Safety Campaign Dr. Günter Breyer, Head of Technology & Road Safety Division, Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology (BMVIT), Vienna, Austria
POSTER SESSIONS
Toll Roads & Customer Occassion Theory
Lionel Binnie, M-Source, Briarcliff Manor, NY, USA
HOT Lanes: A Regional Approach to Achieving Success
Patrick Watson, Associate, Carter & Burgess, Inc., Dallas, TX, USA VIEW POSTER
Initiative For Heavy Vehicle Electronic Tolling Enforcement VIEW POSTER (part 1) | VIEW POSTER (part 2)
Imad Nassereddine, Vice President, Traffic Operations & Planning, Woodbridge, Ontario, CANADA
FasTrak Account Retail Distribution
Frank Barbagallo, Director, Toll Compliance, Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Irvine, CA, USA
Open Versus Closed Toll System: The Case of Attica Tollway VIEW POSTER
Kostas Papandreou, Traffic & Maintenance Manager, Attica Tollway Operations Authority, Peania, GREECE
Automated Toll Collection: Impacts & Challenges VIEW POSTER
Mauro Rivara, Quality Director, Autostrada dei Fiori S.p.A., Imperia, ITALY
BREAK-OUT SESSIONS: 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Promoting Economic Development: Public Private Partnerships
Moderator: David Peterson, RBC Bank (Royal Bank of Canada), London, England (invited)
Aligning PUblic and Private Interests Through Regimes in Concession Contracts Michael Benouaich, Consultant Parsons Brinkerhoff, Washington, DC, USA
PPPs - Aanticipation and Reality Generates Innovation in Financing. The case of the Attica Tollway Helen Tyrogianni, Ph.D., Administrative Support, Attica Tollway Operations Authority, Athens, GREECE
Ken Mathers, CEO, Southern & Eastern Integrated Trasnport Authority (SEITA), Glen Waverly, AUSTRALIA
Improving Mobility: Fighting Congestion with HOT Lanes
Moderator Greg LeFrois, Vice President, HNTB, Wayne, NJ, USA
Scaling the Toll Paradigm For Road User Charging/Congestion Charging Jack Opiola, Principal, Booz-Allen Hamilton, London, ENGLAND
Solving Urban Congestion With Innovative Design and Open Road Tolling: Tampa's Reversible Express Lanes Martin Stone, Ph.D., AICP, Director of Planning, Tampa-Hillsborough Expressway Authority, Tampa, FL, USA
New Ways to Increase Private ROI on HOT Lanes Mryon Swisher, Associate Vice President, AECOM, Denver, CO, USA
Enhancing the Quality of Life: Public Acceptance
This session considers public acceptance of tolling from the point of view of the road user.
Moderator: Kary Witt, Second Vice President, IBTTA and Bridge Manager, Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA, USA
The Customer Eats from a Different Dish Richard Gobeille, Principal, Vollmer Associates, New York, NY, USA
Tolling I-80: A Public Public Partnership Joseph Brimmeier, CEO, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Harrisburg, PA USA
** Joe did not give a PowerPoint presentation. The link above is an email link.
VOX Populi: A Synthesis of Public Opinion on Tolling and Raod Pricing Dr. Johanna Zmud, President, NuStats, Austin, TX USA
Saving Lives - Tunnel SafetyModerator: Roberto Arditi, SINA, Milan, ITALY
Increasing the Capacity of the AP-6 Motorway and Guadarrama Tunnels: Reversible Roadways and Evolution in Safety Systems Santiago Rodón Ortiz, Castellana de Autopistas, S.A.C.E., Madrid, SPAIN
Mont Blanc Tunnel Pierre Françios Linarés, GEIE-TMB Piazzale Sud del Traforo del Monte Bianco, Courmayeur, ITALY
Tunnel Safety - Best Practices in Austria Gerhard Eberl, ASFINAG, Vienna, AUSTRIA
POSTER SESSIONS
HOT Shot: A Revolutionary Concept for HOT and Managed Lanes
Christine Bowrey, Vice President, EFKON USA, Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
The Advantages of Having In-house Geotechnical Engineering for a Toll Agency
Wing Heung, Supervising Engineer, Turnpike Lead Geotechnical Engineer, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Boca Raton, FL, USA
Moody’s Medians for Toll Facilities New Technologies and Credit Ratings
Joshua Schaff, Analyst, Moody's Investors Service, New York, NY, USA
Customer Friendly Violation Process
Frank Barbagallo, Director, Toll Compliance Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor Agency, Irvine CA, USA
Toll Road Maintenance Choices VIEW POSTER
Gary Hodges, Division Manager, PBS&J, Orlando FL, USA
Organizational Realignment Beyond the Technolgoy: A Strategic Alternative VIEW POSTER VIEW PRESENTATION
| Wednesday, October 10 |
GENERAL SESSION
10:00 am – 11:30 amGeneral Session
Emerging Strategies to Fight Congestion Worldwide
Moderator: Jack Opiola, Principal, Booz-Allen Hamilton, London, England
The Stockholm Project, Birger Höök, Director, Swedish National Road Administration, Stockholm, Sweden
A Future Vision: Safe and Reliable Surface Transportation on Managed Highways Daniel Baxter, Transportation Technology Manager, DKS Associates and Member of the TRB Freeway Operations Committee, Tampa, FL, USA
Beijing 2008 - Olympic Transportation Strategy to Overcome Congestion Yan Wang, Ph.D., Director of Transportation and Urban Planning, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Beijing , CHINA (email posted only. please contact speaker about details of her presentation).
11:30am
Adjournment
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Technical Tour #2
Attendees had the opportunity to attend a second tour hosted by ASFiNAG.
