ITS in Academics

ITS University Workshop #5
November 8-9, 2017 | Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean, Virginia

Day 2 Presentation | November 9, 2017

ITE Resources for Current and Future ITS Professionals

Presenter: Steven M. Lavrenz, PhD
Presenter’s Org: Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

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Slide 1: ITE Resources for Current and Future ITS Professionals

Steven M. Lavrenz, PhD
Institute of Transportation Engineers

Slide 2: What is ITE?

• 15,000 members in 90+ countries
• 10 districts, 62 sections, 30 chapters, 140 student chapters
• 45% public sector, 45% private sector, 10% academia
• 6 technical councils and 8 standing committees

[This slide contains a diagram of six hexagons arranged around a central hexagon (ITE Technical Councils): Traffic Engineering (Grade Crossing, Roundabout), Safety, Complete Streets (Pedestrian and Bicycle, Transit, and Optimizing Lane Widths Task Force), Management & Operations/ITS (Freight Mobility), Transportation Planning (Parking, Sustainability Task Force), and Transportation Expert Witness.]

Slide 3: How does ITE promote ITS and ITS preparedness?

• Technical Councils
• Task Forces
  • CV/AV Task Force
  • Smart Communities Task Force
  • Vision Zero Task Force
  • Transportation & Health Task Force
• Contract products with U.S. DOT and partners
• Deep collaboration with other organizations

U.S. DOT ITS Standards

• Advanced Transportation Controller (ATC)
• ATC Cabinet (ATCC)
• Traffic Management Data Dictionary (TMDD)
• National Transportation Communications for ITS Protocol (NTCIP)

Slide 4: ITS Standards Training Modules

• Developed with U.S. DOT and APTA
• Free, 90-minute modules related to implementing, operating, maintaining ITS equipment and systems
• 51 modules for general systems, 21 additional modules for transit systems

[This slide contains a screenshot of the ITS Standards Training Modules landing page on the ITS Professional Capacity Building (PCB) website.]

Slide 5: ITS ePrimer

• Developed by U.S. DOT, ITE, ITSA
• Online resource with 14 modules and presentations
• Focus on overall concepts
• Can be adapted for practitioners and educators
• Archived webinars
  • Overview
  • Connected vehicles
  • Transit
  • Operations
  • Freight

[This slide contains a screenshot of the ITS ePrimer landing page on the ITS PCB website.]

Slide 6: ITE Student Chapter Series

• Three-part career preparation/interest series
  • ITS: Is it the right career choice for you?
  • ITS Technologies: How do I prepare for a career?
  • ITS Grand Challenges: How can you help meet them?
• Companion brochure with case studies

[This slide contains a screenshot of the ITS Student Chapter Series Presentation 1 page on the ITS PCB website.]

Slide 7: Student & Professional Engagement Programs

Student Leadership Summits and Leadership ITE

[This slide contains five photographs of student groups and professional staff.]

Slide 8: ITE Career Center

[This slide contains a screenshot of the ITE Career Center page on the ITE website.]

Slide 9: ITS-JPO Student Competition

• Student ITS competition, a la “Shark Tank” TV show
• Students are asked to solve real-world problems from DOTs
• Live competition at 2018 ITE Annual Meeting (Minneapolis)
• Task force organized by ITS PCB Academic Team
  • NOCoE: competition information host, provide materials, coordinate judging
  • ITE: host live competition, assist in judging, advertisement
  • ITS America: Assist in judging, advertisement
  • State/Local DOTs: Assist in judging, provide problem statements

Slide 10: Grow your career with the ITE learning hub

• ITE Podcast Monthly Series: Thought Leaders
  • Sam Schwartz; Sam Schwartz Engineering PLLC; President, CEO + Founder
  • Susan Shaheen; Co-Director, TSRC; Director, Innovative Mobility Research
• Webinar Categories
  • In the Know
  • Professional Skills
  • Fundamentals
  • Certifications
  • ICYMI (In Case You Missed It)
• PDH Tracking: My Learning Hub

www.pathlms.com/ite

[This slide contains photos of Sam Schwartz and Susan Shaheen, icons for each of the webinar categories listed above, an illustration of a laptop computer, and ITE’s Learning Hub logo. ]

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