Nearly 1000 Transportation Leaders to Meet in Austin for International Bridge Tunnel & Turnpike Annual Soiree

82^nd Annual Meeting Brings Together Transportation Officials from Around the Globe September 14-17 Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas WASHINGTON DC The International Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) the worldwide association representing toll facility owners and operators and the businesses that serve them is scheduled to bring nearly 1000 transportation leaders from across the globe together in Austin Texas next week for the associations 82^nd Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held at the Hilton Austin in downtown Austin Texas from Sunday September 14^th through Wednesday September 17^th.  Featured speakers include:

• Texas Governor Rick Perry;
• Doug Stephens one of the worlds foremost retail and consumer futurists;
• Senator Robert Nichols Chairman Texas State Senate Committee on Transportation;
• LtGen. J.F. Weber USMC ret. Executive Director Texas Department of Transportation; and
• Henry Cisneros Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and former Mayor of San Antonio will join a roundtable discussion on how the U.S. transportation system can stay competitive in the 21^st century.

IBTTAs Annual Meeting will be held in one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the U.S.  Transportation leaders from around the world will gather in Austin to explore the challenges and opportunities facing one of the most dynamic market-oriented and customer-focused industries in the world" said Patrick D. Jones Executive Director and CEO of IBTTA. Tolling has experienced huge growth and technological advances over the last decade and is now on the verge of even more dramatic changes that will enhance mobility options for people in metropolitan areas around the world." In addition to the list of high-level speakers attending this years 82^nd Annual Meeting there will be four tracks of breakout sessions focusing on: transportation financing and funding; policy and politics; technology and innovation; and customers and communication.

WHAT:        International Bridge Tunnel and Turnpike Associations 82^nd Annual Meeting and Exhibition

WHERE:     Hilton Austin 500 East 4^th Street Austin Texas 78701 WHEN:        Sunday September 14 Wednesday September 17

WHO:          Co-hosted by the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority and the Texas Department of Transportation

In addition to the featured speakers listed above other prominent speakers at IBTTAs 82^nd Annual Meeting include:

• Mike King Secretary Kansas Department of Transportation;
• Joseph Kopser RideScout™;
• Sherri LeBas Secretary Louisiana Department of Transportation
• Maria Matesanz Moodys Investor Service;
• Robert Poole Reason Foundation;
• Jim Tymon American Assoc. of State Highway and Transportation Officials;
• P.J Wilkins E-ZPass Group;
• Denis Mulligan Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District; and
• Johanna Zmud Ph.D. Texas A&M Transportation Institute.