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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"/> <title></title> <meta name="generator" content="LibreOffice 6.4.7.2 (Linux)"/> <meta name="created" content="00:00:00"/> <meta name="changed" content="2022-03-01T15:29:05.334617211"/> <style type="text/css"> p { color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 11pt } td p { color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 11pt } h1 { border: none; padding: 0in; color: #000000; font-family: "Arial"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 114%; text-align: left; orphans: 2; widows: 2 } </style> </head> <body lang="en-US" dir="ltr"><h1>December 2024 ACM EIG SCC Newsletter <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/b/b7/Acm_logo.png" name="Image4" align="right" width="99" height="99"> </img> </h1> Newsletter for ACM EIG on Smart Cities and Communities Dear colleagues, This month we offered a webinar on 'Neighborhood Data for Social Change' the recording of this event can be found <a href="https://opencommons.org/Neighborhood_Data_for_Social_Change_Platform">here</a>. Next month the webinar will discuss a tool for incentivizing the use of active and mass transit over single occupancy vehicle use. If you are interested in joining this event please register below <center><a target="_blank" href="https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=N284MTdodmtnYmE2N2EwYXNsZzZpN292MWpfMjAyMjA0MTRUMTYwMDAwWiB3aWxmcmVkLnBpbmZvbGRAb3BlbmNvbW1vbnMub3Jn&tmsrc=wilfred.pinfold%40opencommons.org"><img border="0" width="150" src="https://opencommons.org/images/2/21/OC_Register.jpeg"></a></center> We would love to hear from you on how EIGSCC can serve you and the community better, so please don't hesitate to share your comments, ideas and suggestions with Wilfred Pinfold and Gregory Meyers by emailing pinfold@acm.org. <h1>News</h1> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0">

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://www.tnl.group/mobility/insights/tnl-to-support-portland-or-in-gathering-crucial-traffic-data-for-2030-bicycling-plan/">TNL to support Portland, OR, in gathering crucial traffic data for 2030 bicycling plan</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/9/9e/2030_bicycling_plan.jpg/200px-2030_bicycling_plan.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">Portland, Oregon, has been known as the best bicycling city in North America for a long time. The city has taken its engineering steps a bit further by evaluating the TNL’s FlowCube advanced traffic sensor technology. The FlowCube is yielding valuable data to support the city’s traffic management. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://homelessness.ucsf.edu/sites/default/files/2023-06/CASPEH_PR_Final_062023.pdf">California Statewide Study Investigates Causes and Impacts of Homelessness</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/5/53/CA_Houseless_Report.jpg/200px-CA_Houseless_Report.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">The University of California, San Francisco Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) today released the largest representative study of homelessness in the United States since the mid-1990s, providing a comprehensive look at the causes and consequences of homelessness in California and recommending policy changes to shape programs in response. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://www.belganewsagency.eu/flemish-government-launches-data-company-athumi">Flemish government launches data company Athumi</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/2/27/Flanders.jpg/200px-Flanders.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">Flemish minister-president Jan Jambon officially presented the Flemish data company Athumi on Thursday evening. The company introduces data vaults in Flanders, which will allow citizens to choose what data they share with which organisations and for how long. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<tr> <td colspan="2" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://www.digitaltwinconsortium.org/press-room/03-16-23/">Newest Industry Working Group</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/3/38/DigitalTwinTelcomWG.png/200px-DigitalTwinTelcomWG.png" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0in">The DTC Telecommunications Working Group is chartered to drive the application and adoption of digital twins in the global telecom market. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

</table> <a href="https://opencommons.org/News">For more news...</a> <h1>Upcoming Smart City Events</h1> <table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2">

<tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px">23 Jan 2025 </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/e00ca609-81d6-468f-8369-9e4bcb228f69/regProcessStep1">EV Charging Infrastructure West 2025</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/0/0d/EVChargingInfrastructureWest.png/200px-EVChargingInfrastructureWest.png" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px">The conference will feature insightful presentations and engaging panel discussions. It will bring together policymakers, regulators, utilities, municipalities, transportation departments, charging infrastructure developers, EVSEs, OEMs, investors, and technology providers to share their plans, experiences, perspectives, best practices, and lessons learned to accelerate the development of the charging infrastructure in the western region. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px">28 Jan 2025 </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://web.cvent.com/event/2112df37-765c-4787-a372-97cb709a7d17/regProcessStep1">Autonomous Vehicles and Public Transport 2025</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/c/ce/Autonomous_Vehicles_and_Public_Transport.jpg/200px-Autonomous_Vehicles_and_Public_Transport.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px">The mission of the conference is to discuss recent developments, emerging trends, progress in the deployment of autonomous vehicles for public transit, policy framework, best practices to integrate AVs and public transport, potential use cases of AVs in public transport, strategies for the deployment of AVs to support transit operations, infrastructure required to deploy AVs, and labor force transformation. The conference will showcase case studies, pilot projects, and new and existing technologies for AVs. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px">11 Feb 2025 </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://www.thesmartcityevent.com/east/">The Smart City Event 2025</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/0/06/TheSmartCityEvent2025.jpg/200px-TheSmartCityEvent2025.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px">Discover the nearly limitless potential of Smart Cities and how connected solutions will drive city wide improvements, better quality of life for residents and business opportunity for enterprises. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

<tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px">13 Feb 2025 </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 0px 10px 0px"><a href="https://futurefoodtechsf.com/register/">Future Food-Tech 2025</a> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="205" style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px"> <img src="https://opencommons.org/images/thumb/7/73/FutureFoodTech2025.jpg/200px-FutureFoodTech2025.jpg" name="Image5" align="left" width="205" height="68" border="0"/> </td> <td style="border: none; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px">Join global leaders from CPGs & retailers, ingredient and technology providers to cutting-edge innovators and investors for strategic networking, exclusive industry insight and start-up discovery. </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" width="699" style="border: none; padding: 0in"></td> </tr>

</table> <a href="https://opencommons.org/Events">For more events...</a> <h1>Contact us</h1> If you have a news item or upcoming event that you believe would be of interest to the community, please contact Wilfred Pinfold <a href="mailto:pinfold@acm.org">pinfold@acm.org</a> with details for inclusion in the next monthly newsletter. </body> </html>

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