Welcome to Chattanooga! We are excited to bring together ITS GA and ITS TN for our 2025 Chattanooga Smart Summit hosted by University of Tennessee at Chattanooga! This year's conference will take place January 29-30 and include keynote speakers, technical presentations, and plenty of opportunities for networking with breaks and an evening social. Find more information below for registration, sponsorship opportunities and hotel information. Please reach out to secretary@itstn.org with any questions.
Conference Location
The 2025 Chattanooga Smart Summit will take place at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga University Center located at 651 Vine Street, Chattanooga, TN 37403. Thank you UT Chattanooga for providing this great space for our event! There are a number of nearby hotels available to choose from.
Wednesday Night Social Announcement!
Discover an evening of fun and networking at Top Golf Chattanooga! Enjoy food and drinks as you play a variety of top golf mini games. Don’t miss the social event on Wednesday January 29 at 6:00 PM after conference activities conclude for the day. We will have buses departing at 5:30 PM from both the Chattanoogan Hotel (1201 Broad St, Chattanooga, TN 37402) and Read House Hotel (107 W M.L.K. Blvd, Chattanooga, TN 37402). The buses will depart Top Golf at 9:00 PM to return to downtown Chattanooga.
Thank you to our Sponsors!
Keynote Sponsor
Technical Session Sponsors
Meals Sponsors
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Registration
Registration is now closed as we have reached capacity for the venue. We will be streaming the conference online and will provide the ability to register for an online ticket at the link below.
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Agenda
January 29th (Day 1):
11:00-12:00 – Registration and Lunch
12:00-12:15 – Welcome from Chapter Presidents - Derek Hagerty, PE of ITS TN and Matthew Glasser, PE of ITS GA
12:15-1:00 – Welcome Keynote - Laura D. Chace President and CEO of ITS America
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1:00-1:45 – Vendor Blitz
2:00-3:15 – Technical session 1 - Harnessing AI Capabilities in ITS and Traffic Management Technologies; Essential Considerations for Effective Transit Signal Priority Deployment; Mobility Performance Measures and Safety for the Closure of the Francis Scott Key Bridge
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3:30-4:45 – Technical Session 2 - Beyond Closed-Set Recognition: A Unified Multimodal Pipeline for Out-of-Label Hazard Detection and Captioning in Autonomous Driving; Illuminating Roadway Safety with AI and Smart Streetlight Inspections; Partnering for Safety: Contractor Insights on Delivering Kentucky’s Wrong-Way Driving System
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5:30 - Buses Depart for TopGolf
6:00-9:00 – Social Event at TopGolf
January 30th (Day 2):
8:00-9:00 – Breakfast
9:00-10:15 – Technical Session 3 - Maximizing the Power of GIS for TSMO Deployment Planning: TDOT’s ITS and Fiber Deployment Plan; Next Generation Firewalls for Traffic Signal System Security; The Evolution of Artificial Intelligence in Transportation: From ITS to Smart Systems; Using AI to Assess Compliance at Pedestrian Hybrid Beacons in Different Roadway Environments
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10:30-11:45 – Technical Session 4 - TDOT’s Response to Hurricane Helene; ATCMTD/CV Roadmap; Multimodal ITS Sensing With LIDAR; Modernizing Your Roads End-to-End: A Case Study of Franklin, TN’s Smart Traffic Upgrades
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Digital Program
Find all the event details in our Digital Program coming soon.
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Arrival and Parking Information
This event will take place in the Tennessee Room within the University Center (shaded in red). Parking is available in the areas shaded in yellow with options for curb, lot, and garage parking.
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Hotel Recommendations
We do not have any specific room blocks setup for this event but there are a number of nearby hotels available within walking distance as indicated on the interactive map below.