››› Tuesday 1 May, 2001

8:30 Short Course Registration

Opening Address - Bob Atkinson, Commissioner, Queensland Police Service

Full day short course by international expert John O’Laughlin, PB Faradyne Inc, USA. See further details on the Short Course page.

4:30 Conference Registration

5.30 Welcome Reception

››› Wednesday 2 May, 2001

8:30 Registration & Coffee

9:00 Opening Address
Director General Department of Main Roads Queensland

Economic, community and political impacts
What the public wants
International trends
Appropriate intensity of incident management
Emerging issues: environmental, legal and institutional
Accommodation of emerging technologies
Who should act

An Executive Overview of Incident Management
John O’Laughlin Parsons Brinckerhoff Farradyne Inc - Seattle USA abstract

10:00 Morning Break

Costs of incidents and benefits of intervention
What is an incident management system - for expressways, urban arterials roads and rural areas
Key variables influencing cost-benefit results: degree of saturation, response and clearance times
Variation across the network - cost effectiveness for arterial road incident management
Special needs - public transport, rural areas, disasters and special events

Why have operational performance of the road network and incident management become so important?
Gerard Reardon Project Manager, Cooperative Road Management Project and Dennis Walsh Director (Network Operations and ITS Infrastructure), Queensland Department of Main Roads – Brisbane Australia abstract

The NSW Transport Management Centre's Enhanced Incident Management Program
Charles Casuscelli General Manager, Transport Management Centre, Roads and Traffic Authority of NSW – Sydney Australia abstract

Incident Management Expert Focus Groups - An Overview
Rebecca Brewster Project Manager, National Incident Management Coalition - USA abstract

12:15 Lunch

Trends with detection technologies: loops and automatic detection, CCTV, intelligent video technologies, probe vehicles; community
Communications technologies - cost-benefit of increased bandwidth
Advanced incident detection algorithms
What does integration mean
State of the art design for traffic control centres
Technologies for the arterial road network
Case Study: automation - how much detection and response can/should be automated?

A General Specification for an Incident Management System
Gregory Smith Technical Manager, Mi Transport Systems – Perth Australia abstract

Incident Management - A Tunnel Perspective
Paul Higgins Director of Research and Development, Excel Technology Group Pty Ltd – Brisbane Australia abstract

Automated Incident Detection Algorithms
Dr Hussein Dia Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Queensland – Brisbane Australia abstract

Acoustic Detection Techniques
Andrew Smith Tyco Integrated Systems – Sydney Australia abstract

3:00 Afternoon Break

Response: towing services, emergency services, police, special teams
Innovative ways of involving the public in detection
Contractual arrangements and cost recovery
Role and technologies for call centres
What is the public role in provision of advisory information
Role of advanced traveller information services
Case Study: Is the "virtual centre" concept practical and effective?

Incident Management Service Provision
Ian Greenwood Business Development Manager and Luc` Cendak National Project Coordinator, National Response Pty Ltd – Melbourne Australia abstract

The Commercialisation and Delivery of Traveller Information Services
David Burden Chief Executive Officer, Legion Interactive –Sydney Australia abstract

Title To Be Announced
Adam Game Chief Executive, Intelematics Pty Ltd - Melbourne abstract

5:15 Closing remarks from the chair

7:00 Conference Dinner

››› Thursday 3 May, 2001

8:15 Registration & Coffee

Traffic management plans across the network - physical, social and environmental constraints
Incident management plans - how much detail is appropriate?
Special events - planning to avoid incidents and minimise impacts
New approaches to plan development: consultation, setting of targets
Monitoring
Case Study: Team building for effective response

Incident Management on Singapore Expressways
Ms SOH Ling Tim Assistant Manager (Expressway Management System), Transport Technology Department and KONG Kok Onn Transport Technology Department, Land Transport Authority – Singapore abstract

Planning for Incident Response – Arizona Statewide Incident Management Plan
John O’Laughlin Parsons Brinckerhoff Farradyne Inc – Seattle USA abstract

Operating the Major Road Network of South East Queensland - A Cooperative Approach
Gerard Reardon Project Manager, Cooperative Road Management Project Department of Main Roads and Superintendent Grant Pitman State Traffic Support Branch, Queensland Police Service – Brisbane Australia abstract

10:15 Morning Break

Cause and effect - who addresses what?
Demarcation of responsibilities for traffic, civil and criminal liability
Organisation for effective incident management
Human resource issues
Enforcement and compliance issues
So you want an incident management system - procurement issues
Benchmarking

Defining Incident Management Requirements for the Melbourne City Link
Ken Daley Executive General Manager, Operations, Transurban City Link - Melbourne abstract

Incident Management on Infrastructure Construction Projects - Case Study: the Pacific Motorway Project
Robert Higgins Director Major Projects, Main Roads Queensland - Brisbane abstract

Institutional and Legal Issues in Establishing Traffic Response Units in City of Brisbane
Brendan O'Keeffe Principal, Travel Demand Management, Brisbane City Council – Brisbane Australia abstract

12:30 Lunch

Funding realities - need for staging of investment
Role of private finance
Evaluation
Extra funds for extra benefits
Case Study: UK Private Finance Initiative

Procuring The Highways Agency National Traffic Control Centre Project for England
Steve Nicholson Project Director Traffic Control Centres Project, Highways Agency – Birmingham United Kingdom abstract

Financing Incident Management – options and innovations
Prof Phil Charles Director, Centre for Transport Strategy The University of Queensland – Brisbane Australia abstract

Traffic Control and Management for the Aberdeen Tunnel Hong Kong
Graham Bodell Technical Director Scott Wilson (Hong Kong) abstract

3:15 Afternoon Break

Summing up - lessons learned
Expert panel

5:00 Conference Close