Event Notices From April 30

UMTRI Sets Global Symposium on Connected Vehicles: The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute will hold its 2013 Global Symposium on Connected Vehicles and Infrastructure May 14-16 in the Rackham Auditorium at UM's Central Campus. For more information on the agenda and featured speakers, visit http://global2013.umtri.umich.edu/program.html. To register, visit http://global2013.umtri.umich.edu/registration.html. This three-day event will bring together leading industry, academic and government experts to discuss and strategize how connected vehicle technology is transforming the transportation industry. Working closely with the Michigan Department of Transportation, the Texas Transportation Institute and ITS America, this symposium will have a national focus and global scope. At the same time, the event will fully engage the concentration of automotive R&D and connected vehicle deployments located in Southeast Michigan. In addition to distinguished speakers and panel discussions covering issues including policy, technology and deployment, the event will include opportunities to meet with UMTRI researchers to learn about our ongoing research and an opportunity to tour the Ann Arbor connected technology deployment area - the largest deployment of V2V and V2I in the world, with almost 3,000 connected cars, freight trucks and transit buses.

C/D/H Offers Best Of MMS: The IT consulting firm C/D/H will offer the "Best of MMS 2013" May 15 in Grand Rapids and May 16 in Royal Oak. Every year, the Microsoft Management Summit brings together the best and brightest IT professionals from all over the world, engaging them in new technologies, hand-on labs, and face-to-face interaction with industry experts. C/D/H's Erik Gilreath brings you best practices, shares the highlights, and answers your questions. Register to learn more about System Center Service Pack 1 New Features by Product; Using Orchestrator for Automation; Integrating System Center with the Cloud; and New Monitoring Features of Operations Manager. More at www.cdh.com. The Grand Rapids office is at 15 Ionia SW, the Royal Oak office at 306 S. Washington Ave, Suite 212. Both events run from 1 to 4 p.m.