Special Events Sponsored by:
The 2022 Symposium will be held at Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham City Campus on Wednesday 14th September and Thursday 15th September 2022.
The format of the event will be the same as in previous years and include a Symposium programme filled with topical
presentations, a specialist Exhibition, and plenty of opportunities to catch up with old friends and colleagues
and network with new contacts.
The MOVA User Group will also be held at the City Campus on Tuesday 13th September.
For 26 years the JCT Symposium and exhibition has been bringing traffic signal practitioners together with manufacturers and to maintain a sense of community amongst signals engineers. It is intended to run as an affordable conference that is accessible to as many people as possible, regardless of experience and that encourages the exchange of knowledge, experience and good practice. Over the past few years, the symposium has consolidated its position as the UK's best conference event for traffic signals.
The Symposium & Exhibition runs over two days, and is preceded by the MOVA user group. It mixes conference style papers, the principal manufacturers, networking opportunities and organised social events in the evening. As far as content goes, the emphasis is on the signals community itself and JCT seeks submission of papers and presentations from working signal engineers, manufacturers and suppliers. The broad appeal of the programme means that papers are also welcome from policy makers, interest groups, and academics. If you would like to share your experience with the signals community then please let us know and we will do everything we can to help you including subsidising attendance at this event.
2022 will see the Symposium return to The Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham City Campus. This popular conference venue provides us with all the facilities we need for the presentations, the exhibition, and networking/social events.
The Nottingham City Campus is located centrally within the UK in the centre of Nottingham.
It has excellent transport links with the rest of the country by both public transport and road.
The Nottingham tram system runs directly from Nottingham Railway Station stopping outside
the door of the Symposium Venue. For those travelling by road there are a number of city
centre car parks located very near to the campus.
For further details see the NTU Conferencing website
Attendance at the Symposium costs £355 + VAT per delegate. This includes entry to the Symposium for two days, entry to the exhibition, lunch and refreshments on both days and comprehensive Symposium notes. Overnight accommodation and evening meals/networking events are not included but are available at additional cost as described below. As the event is held in the UK standard UK VAT at 20% is chargeable for all delegates including international visitors however it may be possible to reclaim this from your tax authorities.
We have reserved a number of bedrooms at two Premier Inns in close proximity to the
venue. These are: Premier Inn Goldsmiths Street and Premier Inn Chapel Bar. These
bedrooms fill up quickly so if you want any of our reserved bedrooms please do not delay
booking.
There are three main Networking events which are subsidised and sponsored by leading
exhibitors:
We realise that many potential delegates currently have financial & budget pressures which make events such as the Symposium more difficult to attend than in previous years. We are therefore once again offering special offers as detailed below which are aimed to allow as many delegates as possible to attend the Symposium enhancing the level and breadth of debate both in the formal events and at the evening networking events.
The Full Symposium Programme will consist of around 20 papers.
The Symposium's papers are written and presented by the signals community itself and JCT actively
seeks submission of papers and presentations from working signal engineers, manufacturers
and suppliers as well as policy makers, interest groups, and academics.
Keynote Address: Where are we now? A look at connected vehicle technology use in 2022 Awaiting Synopsis | |
Everything that you need to know about 5G but didn't know what to ask
Using mobile data has been fraught with difficulties over the years for UTMC applications. With few success stories. |
Five Second Minimum Green: Times they are a changin'
Following the release of TSM Chapter 6, the minimum green to a full green traffic phase can be reduced to 5 seconds at sites with very low flows.
TfL has undertaken on-street trials to assess the impact and benefit of reducing this minimum to 5 seconds with a focus on safety, user behaviour
and performance at 12 signalised junctions. Both pedal cycle only and mixed road traffic phases were selected for the trial, phases which were
typically signalised exits from private dwellings, businesses or parks and appeared in their own demand-dependant stage. |
The Carbon Conundrum - How do we further improve the environmental credentials of our signal installations?
Over the past decade, the traffic systems manufacturers have made great strides in reducing the energy consumption of traffic systems, the switch to
modern electronics and LEDs has had a marked impact on electrical consumption of installations. However, in the coming few years, we will need to
continue to reduce the environmental impact of our installations to a level that aligns with the goals set in the COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact in
November last year. |
Through-about and double-through-about junctions A paper on the design, installation and maintenance of traffic signals on through-about and double-through-about junctions. |
A collaborative approach + Smart Technology = safer active travel infrastructure and less congestion as part of a strategic corridor project.
This paper will look at how collaborative working and the use of intelligent technology is enhancing safety for cyclists and pedestrians whilst also
reducing congestion, and therefore improving air quality along the Stoneferry Corridor in Hull. |
Smart radar - upgrading the technology on Lincoln Road Newark
Lincoln Road is a main arterial route between Newark Town Centre and the A1 to the east and has an Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) of 18,300
vehicles. MOVA loop detection would have required ducting installing on the bridge close to the railway and the Overhead Line Equipment
(OLE, considered undesirable and to be avoided. A decision was made to use magnetometers but experience with the studs following installation was
mixed, with issues of lost communications (stud, repeater and access point failures)and linked to poor battery life. |
Tall Tales: Poles, Heads and Arms
Following Chris Kennett’s impassioned plea to stop what he perceived as the proliferation of tall poles, when he became the inaugural ranter on the 2021
Symposium’s Soap Box and encountering various degrees of high-level traffic signal head adoption from local authorities in my career, this paper ventures
into territory well clear of the usual debates around SCOOT versus MOVA, which modelling software package to use, far-side or nearside, or even can you
replace a loop? |
GLOSA in Manchester as part of an immersive national IVS system
This paper describes the development and deployment of a practical GLOSA deployment at Radcliffe in Manchester using a second-by-second open data feed
from a TRL/TfGM SCOOT 7 system. The SCOOT data was used to define traffic light objects in a cloud based In-Vehicle Signage (IVS) system alongside Virtual
and physical VMS from National and local traffic authorities, roadworks providers and others in the UK creating a unified IVS driving experience. |
Comparative Study between Vivacity's Smart Junction and MOVA Last year Vivacity presented the first results for its groundbreaking Smart Junctions pilot project in Manchester. However, as a new product we wanted to take on one of the best control systems in the UK market - MOVA - in as fair and unbiased a trial as we could. Therefore in this presentation we will be presenting a comparison between the two systems where an industry expert will be evaluating our performance against MOVA. |
Revolutionising Urban Traffic Control with live multimodal data in Leeds
In Leeds we face the same challenge impacting many councils - poor quality data for traffic control. That is why we've partnered with Vivacity and are
using their sensors to provide classified real time data that will help improve our own traffic control algorithms. |
Conceptualising the next generation of Intelligent Traffic Signage
This paper looks at the design concepts and vision applied to the development of next generation of Traffic Signage. Looking at utilisation, standardisation
and modularity and applying it in novel ways to achieve new outcomes. It lays down the design principles and the design process associated with a new blue-sky
development of traffic signage. |
Active Travel and Road User Monitoring
This paper provides a case study of Groningen, the largest city in the northern Netherlands. It has the reputation of one of the happiest cities in Europe,
scoring in the top five European cities for quality of life, education, public domain, health care and air quality. Their vision was for 'Destination Inner City',
making the inner city even more attractive as a pleasant place to live, work, relax and shop with ease of access to encourage active travel. |
Decarbonising Networks one step and pedal at a time
City Science mission is to help cities and neighbourhoods decarbonise and have successfully developed and delivered LCWIPS for numerous authorities around the UK. |
Live Labs project, addresses air quality challenges using artificial intelligence
Staffordshire County Council (SCC) won funding to take part in the live labs project, funded by the DFT. They worked alongside Amey, Keele University and the
Connected Places Catapult. Over 130 SMEs submitted applications to address mobility and air quality challenges. Colleagues from across the organisations worked
together to select 10 projects. |
I told you so: The second coming of UTMC Awaiting Synopsis |
Minimising Delays During Junction Improvements: Portable or Temporary Signals? This paper looks at the junction capacity implications of using portable vs temporary signals under UTC control when undertaking junction improvement works. LinSig and VISSIM have been used to demonstrate the benefit of introducing etmporary signals at more complex junctions by comparing capacity, journey times, delay, and queuing. Further analysis has been undertaken across a sample of some 20 junctions. This analysis provides a guide that will allow an Authority or client to determine the likely capacity implications of choosing one system over another dependent on junction type. It can form one input into the decision-making process which will also include, strategic importance of location, duration of works and costs. |
If you would like to submit a Working Title and a brief (one paragraph) synopsis to symposium@jctconsultancy.co.uk. Up to two speakers per paper will attend free on the day of speaking and will qualify for a heavily discounted second day.
The Symposium has had a parallel exhibition for many years and features the main companies working in traffic control. Entry to the exhibition is free for Symposium delegates.
Here are the currently confirmed exhibitors for 2022:
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Several major companies are kindly sponsoring events at the Symposium and Exhibition enhancing networking and subsidising key events.
The following are kindly supported by our sponsors:
If you are interested in sponsoring any element of the 2022 Symposium and Exhibition please contact JCT at symposium@jctconsultancy.co.uk for a full list of opportunities and fees.
If you would like any further information regarding the Symposium or Exhibition please don't hesitate to contact us at symposium@jctconsultancy.co.uk.
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