1. ITS World Congress

2. ITS World Congress • - who are we? • Association created in 2006 by the Aquitaine Regional Council • Funded by the Aquitaine Regional Council and its 35 members: • Research and academic centres such as CETE SO, ESTIA, INRIA, University of Bordeaux,…. • Private companies such as BULL, CAP GEMINI, STERIA, THALES,…. • SMEs such as AERODRONES, GEOLOCSYSTEMS, HELILEO …. • Consulting companies such as ACE MANAGEMENT, CAPITAL HT, ISOCEL,…

3. ITS World Congress • – what do we do? • Work to promote satellite-based applications, among them ITS • Elected and funded in 2011 as an “Excellence Cluster” by the French Ministry of Planning • Lead the Host of ITS WC 2015 in Bordeaux

4. ITS World Congress • Why the TOPOS/BORDEAUX bid? • Every two years (since 1981) Bordeaux organises the Vinexpo International Exhibition: 40 000 attendees from the 5 continents in one week in Bordeaux • Since the 1980’s Bordeaux manages world-success ITS applications such as Bison Futé and Gertrude • Bordeaux has renowned ITS research centres such as CETE SO, EUROVIA VINCI, INRIA, … • People from the world of ITS also deserve the Vinexpo savoir-faire and a visit to this historic city well known worldwide

5. ITS World Congress The Host City of Bordeaux as co-funder Bordeaux Urban Community as co-funder Gironde Department as co-funder Aquitaine Region as co-funder CETE SO as scientific coordinator TOPOS AQUITAINE and its members as leader

6. ITS World Congress • The National Committee • Representatives of: • Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing: ITS Mission, CERTU, DRAST, CETMEF,... • ATEC ITS FRANCE • Public and private ITS companies such as ASFA (French Motorways Association), VINCI EUROVIA, RENAULT, CS COMMUNICATIONS,… • Competitiveness Clusters such as AEROSPACE VALLEY, MOVEO • National high-level sponsors such as THALES, INRIA • The Host, such as TOPOS, CETE SO