Delegates attending the popular JCT Traffic Signals Symposium in Leeds this month are being urged to put in their contributions now for the new “Signallers’ Question Time” feature.
The session invites leading experts to answer questions from the audience on signal-related issues, which can be asked anonymously if needed.
Consultants Mark Pleydell (pictured), Peter Routledge and Chris Kennett, along with Emily Madsen from Staffordshire County Council, are the panellists in the session, which will be hosted by Highways News co-owner and former full-time broadcaster Paul Hutton.
Organiser John Nightingale, Director at JCT Consultancy, explains the session is in response to comments from Local Authority representatives about how difficult it is to keep on top of the myriad of new requirements across their roles.
“Our symposium features a series of high-level learned papers about how certain challenges have been dealt with through traffic signals and technology,” he explained. “However these are subjects put forward based on past experiences, and we’re looking to now deal with here-and-now issues facing our delegates, so we’re democratising our event by letting them lead the discussions through their questions.”
Delegates can place their questions to the panellists by filling in the form here.
“As I’ve said before, during last year’s Symposium, one of our moderators, Jennie Martin MBE, pointed out that if a Local Authority were to pay the experts they were hearing from to come and help them, it would cost multiples of the price of a ticket to the Symposium,” Mr Nightingale continued. “I’m convinced “Signallers’ Question Time” will be a great way to deliver authorities real value at a fraction of the cost of inviting these people to help solve their challenges.”
This year’s JCT Traffic Signals Symposium takes place at the Royal Armouries Conference Centre in Leeds from 23-25 September, and includes two days of academic presentations and speeches, including a keynote from RAC Foundation Director Steve Gooding CB, FCILT, FCIHT. There is also a large exhibition and two evening networking events, as well as the free-to-attend MOVA Users’ Group.
All the sessions will be filmed thanks to the support of Traffic Group Signals and AGD Systems, TRL, smartmicro, Mobius, ADEY and 4Way. You can find out more about them here.
Sign up to attend or exhibit at this year’s event through the Symposium website.
(Picture – JCT)
