Chief Technology Officer Nominee to Moderate Roundtable at ITS Meeting

President Obama's nominee for U.S. Chief Technology Officer, Aneesh Chopra, will moderate a Chief Technology Officers roundtable during the Intelligent Transportation Society of America's 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition on June 1.


Offered for the first time at an ITS America Annual Meeting, the CTO Roundtable will bring together the technology experts of several public and private sector organizations to present their vision for a technology-savvy organization and offer insights that will help shape and implement Intelligent Transportation System solutions in the transportation arena.

The CTO Roundtable session will be held from 3:30 p.m.- 5 p.m. at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md.

Chopra is currently Virginia's Secretary of Technology.

Information about ITS America's 2009 Annual Meeting & Exposition is available at www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html. In addition to policy and technical sessions, the event will feature "city streets" vehicle and infrastructure technology demonstrations, a 150,000 square foot exhibit hall, tours of area transportation projects and facilities, and many other activities.