ITS in Academics

ITS Community College Workshop #1
September 20-21, 2017 | ITS America Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Day 2 Presentation | September 21, 2017

ITE Resources for Current and Future ITS Professionals

Presenter: Steve Lavrenz
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

• ITE Technical Councils
  • Traffic Engineering
    • Grade Crossing
    • Roundabout
  • Safety
  • Complete Streets
    • Pedestrian & Bicycle
    • Transit
    • Optimizing Lane Widths Task Force
  • Management & Operations/ITS
    • Freight Mobility
  • Transportation Planning
    • Parking
    • Sustainability Task Force
  • Transportation Expert Witness

[This slide contains a diagram of six hexagons arranged around the center, labeled “ITE Technical Councils.” The information in this image is listed above.]

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 Courses and Training 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 ePrimer 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 page on the ITS PCB website.]

Slide 7: Student & Professional Engagement Programs

[This slide contains five photos of attendees at Student Leadership Summits and Leadership/ITE events.]

Slide 8: ITE Career Center

https://www.ite.org/professional-and-career-development/career-center/

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

Slide 9: 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

https://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 the ITE Learning Hub logo.]

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