Western States Forum 2021: Image Gallery

Sean Campbell, a founding Steering Committee member, welcomes Forum attendees before the first evening meal on Tuesday.

Photo By: Leann Koon

Participants talk before a meal as they examine equipment displays. The Forum gives attendees ample time to network and exchange ideas.

Photo By: Doug Galarus

Hao Yang presents his work on a truck parking solution to the Forum audience. Presentations are delivered on diverse subject matter relevant to intelligent transportation systems.

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Rick Tydeman answers questions from the audience during his presentation on wrong-way driver systems. The Forum is structured to include time for questions both during and after presentations.

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Forum attendees participate in one of the event’s networking opportunities at a local park. The Forum provides participants with the opportunity to meet and discuss in both a formal and casual capacity.

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Tony Leingang (left) and Alyssa Ryan (on screen) provide a demonstration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology. The Forum encourages presenters to give demonstrations like these, as they help facilitate learning and understanding.

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Doug Galarus (left) from Montana Tech visits with Mike Byer (right) from Caltrans District 2. The event schedule at the Forum includes extended breaks to facilitate networking.

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Marlene Woodard, the Forum’s event planner, is shown here running the registration table. She has helped plan the Forum since its inception, and her support is greatly valued. Thank you Marlene!

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Forum attendees listen to the event’s Steering Committee before presentations begin (left to right: Doug Galarus, Leann Koon, Jeremiah Pearce, Sean Campbell). The Steering Committee is responsible for choosing Forum presentations and handling event logistics. This year’s Forum was attended by 33 engineering professionals from six different states: California, Massachusetts, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Washington.

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Forum participants engage with speakers Jeff Worthington (center) and Jeremiah Pearce (upper right) during the Automated Safety Warning System Controller technical presentation.

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Jeremiah Pearce (left), Jeff Worthington (center), and Doug Galarus (right) conclude their technical presentation on the ASWSC system.

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John Slonaker shows the audience a retroreflective pavement marker. Demonstrations help audience members understand presentation-specific material and technology.

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Tony Leingang (WSDOT) examines a retroreflective pavement marker.

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Jeff Worthington (Caltrans District 2) examines a retroreflective pavement marker that John Slonaker passed around during his presentation.

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Forum participants listen to John Slonaker’s presentation while passing around the retroreflective pavement markers used in his demonstration.

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Karthik Murthy presents in front of the Forum audience. He joined Hao Yang in a discussion of artificial intelligence-based truck parking solutions.

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Rick Tydeman of the Nevada Department of Transportation gives a presentation on wrong-way driver systems.

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Kenneth Shipley delivers a presentation about field site power data acquisition and system reporting.

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Tony Leingang describes the first steps of his project to the Forum audience.

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The Forum audience listens to a technical presentation.

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Troy Torgersen discusses UDOT’s wrong-way driver detection project, which aims to reduce the number of serious head-on collisions in Utah.

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Forum attendees watch a technical presentation.

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Attendees discuss material with one another between presentations. The Forum encourages dialogue about rural transportation engineering topics and solutions.

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Neil Hetherington, Visual Communications Manager at the WTI, has helped with the Forum since the first event in 2006. Thank you Neil!

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Carolyn Marx, an Accounting Associate at the WTI, has also helped with the Forum since that first event in 2006. Thank you Carolyn!

Photo By: Leann Koon