ITS NM Annual Meeting 2026
ITS NM Annual Meeting – October 14th 2026
The annual meeting of the Intelligent Transportation Society of New Mexico will be an in-person event and will be on Wednesday, October 14th at the Marriott Albuquerque in Uptown. As with our past meetings, it holds great promise to its members and the transportation community at large. Our theme this year will be ‘Affording a Safer, Smarter, and More Resilient Future’ and we have a great agenda lined up that will cover a variety of topics related to the integration of current and new advanced technologies in transportation including:
- Crash Prediction Through Data Aggregation and AI
- Work Zone Safety – Early Detection of Intrusion
- Roadway Intelligence – Using On-Board Sensors to Determine Infrastructure Health
- Dynamic Red-Light Extension for Prevention of Red Light Running
- Autonomous Vehicle Development and States of Practice
- Transit Signal Priority Using Cellular Communications
- Monitoring, Visualizing and Optimizing Mobility Using Probe Data
- Mobility Enhancement Tools Using Connected Vehicle Data
- And more…
Draft Agenda
Marriott Uptown, Albuquerque, NM
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
| Time | Details |
|---|---|
| 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM | Registration Vendor Networking Breakfast – Sponsored by MWI Inc. and Lee Engineering |
| 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM |
Welcome and Opening Remarks ITSNM – Jeremy Cok, President NMDOT – David Quintana, Cabinet Secretary Offices of Senators Martin Heinrich and Ben Ray Luján Office of Representative Melanie Stansbury Mid-Region Council of Governments – Office of Executive Director City of Albuquerque – Office of Municipal Development |
| 8:45 AM – 9:10 AM | Partner Demonstration: Improving Work Zone Safety and Mitigating Measures for Work Zone Intrusions, Presented by Chris McGarty of Omnisight |
| 9:10 AM – 9:35 AM | Partner Demonstration: Crash Prediction Through Data Aggregation - Presented by Ben Peabody of Replica HQ |
| 9:35 AM – 10:00 AM |
Partner Demonstration: Dynamic Red-Light Extension for Prevention of Red Light Running - Presented by Matt Zinn of Swarco McCain Before the Morning Break Door Prize Drawing – Sponsored by 360 Network Solutions |
| 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM | Morning Break Vendor Networking and Morning Break – MoboTrex and Souder Miller & Associates |
| 10:45 AM – 11:10 AM |
After the Morning Break Door Prize Drawing – Sponsored by Horrocks, LLC Partner Demonstration: Roadway Intelligence Dashboard - Presented by Troy Conley of Samsara |
| 11:10 AM – 11:30 AM | ITS America Address by Jim Broderick, ITSA Director, Policy and Government Affairs |
| 11:30 AM – 11:55 AM | Partner Demonstration: Traffic Optimization and Retiming Utilizing Generative AI - Presented by Chris Cassani of Miovision |
| 11:55 AM – 1:10 PM |
Lunch – Sponsored by Horrocks, LLC and Paradigm Traffic Systems, Inc. Golf Outing Recap – Sponsored by Realtime Solutions ITS Champion Award Announcement ITS Project Award Announcement ITS NM Scholarship 2026 Announcement |
| 1:10 PM – 1:55 PM | Presentation 1: Leveraging Hi-Resolution Probe Data to Guide the Alamogordo Transportation Master Plan - By Gary Carlin of Flowlabs and Paul Barricklow of Lee Engineering |
| 1:55 PM – 2:40 PM |
Presentation 2: Commercial Autonomous Vehicle Operations in Support of the Petrochemical Industry - By Blake Calvert of Kodiak Before the Afternoon Break Door Prize Drawing – Sponsored by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) |
| 2:40 PM – 3:25 PM | Afternoon Break Vendor Networking and Afternoon Break – Summit Traffic Solutions |
| 3:25 PM – 4:10 PM |
After the Afternoon Break Door Prize Drawing Presentation 3: Efforts to Mitigate Wildlife Vehicle Collisions - By Matt Haverland of NMDOT |
| 4:10 PM – 4:55 PM | Presentation 4: Current State of Affairs for Commercial Vehicle Operations and Federal Initiatives - By Carl Rundell of Omnisight |
| 4:55 PM – 5:00 PM | Election Results and Closing Grand Door Prize Drawing |
| 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Reception – Sponsored by Bixby Electric, Inc. and Consolidated Traffic Controls Inc. Entertainment by Le Chat Lunatique |
Date and Location
Marriott Uptown, Albuquerque, NM
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Special Thanks
Finally, one of the things worth noting the most is you: ITSNM values you as one of our stakeholders. Without you, our meeting wouldn’t quite be complete. Please consider attending.
Please follow the links below to register.
Hotel Room Availability
Address: 2101 Louisiana Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 881-6800
We have set aside a designated block of rooms at the Marriot Albuquerque for the event for stays on Monday the 12th, Tuesday the 13th and Wednesday the 14th.