Developments in technology, economics and the environment are resulting in increasing attention being paid to road vehicles and traffic management. Congestion charging and road pricing, satellite navigation, traffic management, communications, in-car entertainment and information are increasingly being viewed as potentially interdependent systems. The increasing use of Information and Communications Technology could open up a vast range of possibilities for how goods and people are transported and how our transport systems link to each other and with other networks and services. The architecture, standards, interfaces, services and applications now being researched or developed could have a profound effect on the efficiency of transport systems over the next 2-3 decades.

The ‘Connected Car’ seminar will bring together researchers and industry experts in technology, economics, law, policy, regulation and business models. The objective is to review developments in the broad area and to discuss their implications. The format of the seminar is designed to be interactive, allowing delegates from different fields to share their extensive knowledge and expertise and will include presentations from researchers in technology, law, sociology and economics as well as from industry suppliers and policy makers.

"The Connected Car" is one of a series of events being run by the Communications Research Network (CRN). The results of the seminar will form an integral part of the CRN's Roadmap, making an important contribution to shaping the CRN's own research programme.

This event will be of vital interest to car manufacturers and component suppliers, communication network operators and service providers, major users, investors, regulators, policy makers and researchers working in this complex field.

Invited Speakers

• Nigel Wall, Shadow-Creek Consulting
• Jon Crowcroft, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory
• Ian Buckley, ACIS
• Doug Vallgren, Norwich Union “Pay As You Drive” ™ insurance
• Mark Cartwright, Centaur Consulting
• Frank Kelly, DfT
• Ian Fraser, Highways Agency
• Bipin Radia, European Commission, DG TREN
• Jeremy Acklam, Atos Origin
• Philip Blythe, Newcastle University
• Philip Pettitt, InnovITS
• Mark Fowkes, Motor Industry Research Association
• Nick Simmons, ITIS holdings
• Ian Curran, The Telematics Partnership Ltd
• Andreas Schalk, Daimler Chrysler
• Norman Bonnor, Nottingham University
• Ian Catling, Ian Catling Conultancy
• Walter Tuttlebee, Mobile Virtual Centre of Excellence
• Robert Harle, University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory
• David Horncastle, Ygomi

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Provisional Agenda

We are hoping to run some demos before the start of the workshop. In the event that this does not happen, we will start registration at 3pm.

DAY ONE: Thursday 15 September 2005
14:00 - 15:30	Arrival & Registration
14:20 - 15:20	Connected Car Demonstrations
15:30 - 15:40	Welcome & Introduction Dr David Cleevely, Chairman CRN
15:40 - 17:00	Session 1: The Opportunity (Chair: David Cleevely) What will the Connected Car do for us? Nigel Wall Challenges of road pricing: Frank Kelly A vision for automated highways: Ian Fraser The European view: Bipin Radia
17:00 - 17:15	Tea
17:15 - 18:35	Session 2: Nuts and Bolts (Chair: Jeremy Acklam) Bus fleet management & passenger information: Ian Buckley Interoperability of road user charging systems: Ian Catling Urban Traffic Management & Control (UTMC) using IP networks: Mark Cartwright Effective driver interaction, not distraction: Mark Fowkes
18:35 - 18:50	Discussion
19:00 - 19:30	Pre-Dinner Drinks at New Hall Coach departs to Trinity Hall
19:45 - 21:30	Dinner at Trinity Hall

DAY TWO: Friday 16 September 2005
08:30 - 09:00	Arrival & Coffee
09:00 - 10:20	Session 3: Applications & Enabling Technologies (Chair: tbc) Bluffer’s Guide to Satellite Navigation: Norman Bonnor Ad hoc networking, limitless bandwidth for free?: Jon Crowcroft Trends in mobile data communications: Walter Tuttlebee CALM, a standard for interconnection of ITS using available media: Andreas Schalk
10:20 - 10:50	Coffee
10:50 - 12:10	Session 4: Business Models (Chair: David Cleevely) Business model overview: Jeremy Acklam Pay-as-you-drive insurance: Doug Vallgren The wireless network operator’s role: Ian Curran Re-selling data for multiple applications: Nick Simmons
12:10 - 13:10	Lunch
13:10 - 14:30	Session 5: Where next? (Chair: Nigel Wall) The TIME project and National Transport Data Framework: Rob Harle The Land Side Platform concept: David Horncastle The intelligent infrastructure foresight initiative: Philip Blythe InnovITIS, demonstrating ITS excellence: Philip Pettitt
14:30	Conclusions and formal closure
14:40	Coffee & Demonstrations - a further opportunity for discussions and networking

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Location

This event will be held at New Hall with the dinner being held in Trinity Hall in the University of Cambridge.

A map and directions can be found at: http://www.newhall.cam.ac.uk/contacts/directions/

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Accommodation

We have arranged overnight accommodation at New Hall at a cost of £70 + VAT.

For alternative hotel accommodation, please see the visit Cambridge website: http://www.visitcambridge.org/visitors/wheretostay.php

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Payment

Industry Participants
Delegates can book to attend on both days for £200 OR for one day at £140. There is a separate charge for dinner of £50.

Academic Participants
We are offering a fully inclusive discounted rate of £100 for academics. Please select the "Academic delegate" option under the Reduced Rates section of the registration form to receive your discount.

Invoicing
If you choose to be invoiced for this event instead of paying online by credit or debit card, please indicate where the invoice should be sent to in the notes section of the registration form.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COSTS ARE SUBJECT TO VAT