Mobility in public transport has to be seamless and smart. This means that passengers expect clear and simple payment- and ticketing systems as well as transportation and cross-regional information, ideally in real time. These conditions are quasi on top to requirements for safety, punctuality and good route planning that must also continuously improve.

Solutions for these tasks are offered by IT-TRANS in Karlsruhe, which will be held from 18 to 20 February 2014 in Trade Fair Center Karlsruhe. For the fourth time, the international experts will meet at the IT-TRANS to exchange views on the latest and innovative IT solutions for public transport. Particularly positive in 2014 is the encouragement of exhibitors. 163 companies from 26 countries take the opportunity to present at the leading industry event their IT-based innovations. All key-players such as Atron, CRANE, GIRO, Höft & Wessel, IVU Traffic Technologies, Trapeze, INIT, Scheidt & Bachmann, Siemens and more have registered.

IT-TRANS provides extensive information and valuable tips from the field in numerous lectures and workshops at the conference. A large investment required on the part of transport enterprises and rapid innovation cycles in the industry increases the communication needs of the industry. IT-TRANS with conference, exhibition and social events provides an ideal platform for knowledge transfer and networking to the representatives of transport enterprises, politics, industry and science. The organizers of IT-TRANS are UITP, International Association of Public Transport, and the Karlsruher Messe-und Kongress-GmbH.

Market Updates provide valuable information for trade fair visitors

Before their visit, the visitors to the IT-TRANS are advised to necessarily check the program in Market Updates for free accessibility to lectures. Here by way of examples and concrete implemented projects they can receive practical tips and can directly enter into dialogue with the company-professionals. The program with about 40 practice lectures can be found at the link above.

Among other things on 18 February, Güliz Oztürk, Kentkart EGE Elektronik AS, Istanbul, Turkey gives a lecture on the following topic: „Securing passengers, PT and fare collection in public transport“. On 19 February, the mobile ticketing is addressed by Micah Berdale, Bytemark, Inc., New York, United States of America in his lecture: „The mobile ticketing experience“. On 20 February, Matthias Augustyniak from Scheidt & Bachmann GmbH, Mönchengladbach highlights the topic of ticketing under the title „A new age of ticketing – how to increase revenue in public transport”.

Conference with current hot topics

The professional quality of the conference is ensured by high-profile international speakers from industry, transport enterprises and politics. The conference consists of a total of thirteen sessions and six workshops. The top issues are security in public transport (SECUR.IT.Y), IT in public transport vehicles, travel information, social media, E-Ticketing/Interoperable fare management, ITCS, international best practices and more. 

Find more information on the website or on the official flyer.