Parking Network May 2006, Year 4, Nr. 39
Dear subscriber,

After a great IPI show in Las Vegas, everybody is up-to-date and back to business.

This year we celebrate that we already serve the parking industry more than 10 years with information. We couldn't do this without our sponsors and you readers/visitors! Thank you!

This Update will provide you again with all the latest developments in the parking business.

Hope you will enjoy this Parking Update again.

Kind regards from the editor and its team.
News
Events
Showcase
With the system ESPRIT, Scheidt & Bachmann present an innovative concept of registering and booking of parking fees on open parking areas ('On-Street Parking'). The core of the concept is a multi-city 'intelligent parking disc' from which money is automatically booked off. The duration of the parking process is of the same consideration as the parking zone with its specific tariff.
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Industry
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TransCore, a privately held, $340 million company, provides transportation services and products that improve customer efficiency through wireless radio frequency (RF)-based technologies.


TransCore specializes...

Jobs
IPI is seeking a highly motivated individual with professional parking experience, excellent written and verbal communication skills, and an interest in enhancing the parking profession. The position will serve under the IPI Executive Director. Responsibilities will include: providing technical assistance for inquiries from both IPI members and nonmembers; personal and administrative participation on the IPI On-Site Training Program; development of IPI educational and technical seminar programs; research and analysis projects as assigned; written contributions to The Parking Professional magazine; liaison with state/regional parking organizations and represents IPI at various parking-related meetings.
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The University of Virginia is seeking an Associate Director for Management in the Department of Parking & Transportation. The Associate Director for Management, who would report to the Director of Parking & Transportation, will be responsible for budget planning, financial analysis, performance measures, internal controls, and Human Resource functions of the department. The Associate Director will assist the Director in managing the operational divisions of the department which include permit operations, facilities operations (garage, meter and grounds operations), transit operations, and chartered flight services.
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Poll
Is sms-payment the solution?
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Yes
Yes
26.47%
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Maybe
Maybe
26.47%
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No
No
47.06%
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Other, please discuss it in our forum.
Other, please discuss it in our forum.
0%
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Poll
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Statistics
Parking Network Statistics
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Parking Network has experienced quite a growth since its re-launch in late 2002. We want to let you in on some of the statistics we have gathered in the last couple of months.

This graph shows the absolute figures of the number of visitors during the month's June 2005 - May 2006.

As you can see, we attract around 35.000 professionals to our platform!
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Stats May

Sponsors
About
How Did The Story Start?
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10 years ago, there was the idea to centralize all the information concerning parking at one place on the Internet. In co-operation with the EPA, this platform was launched in 1996 and has grown into the worlds' largest information source on parking.
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Why Is Parking Network A Success?
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The parking industry is overloaded with information. Finding qualified information is difficult. Due to time constraints professionals cannot read all this information. Parking Network gives the professional the opportunity to find well structured qualified information in one place on the Internet at any time and any place without any costs. Also, the platform enables the visitor to find unbiased vendor information.
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What Can I Find In Parking Network?
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In Parking Network you can search for companies indexed on their activities and solutions. Furthermore news, associations, showcases, literature, library, events, a forum and awards can be found. We send on a monthly basis an electronic update by e-mail. I would say: Go there and find out for yourself.
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How Do We Get Visitors To Parking Network?
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First of all Parking Network is indexed very high in all the major search engines. Secondly, more than 500 web pages link to Parking Network as a valuable information source. For the marketing of Parking Network we work closely together with all the associations worldwide, the traditional media, tradeshow organizers, specialty societies and research institutes. The platform is managed by a community management team who send out on a frequent basis emails to the targeted audience. This all results in a visitor basis of more than 30.000 unique professionals who frequently visit Parking Network to find their information of interest.
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Who Visits Parking Network?
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You can imagine that this platform gives the industry a very good overview of the parking industry worldwide. Therefore we attract the following visitors: public bodies, awarding authorities, project developers, the urban planning specialist, infrastructure consultants, purchase managers, and other persons interested in the latest developments in the parking industry.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
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We Focus B.V.
Jorrit Weerman
P.O. Box 529
6200 AM Maastricht
The Netherlands

Tel: + 31 (0) 43 3628042
Fax: +31 (0) 43 3628061
E-mail: info@parking-net.com
Website: www.parking-net.com
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