ITS Arizona’s Annual internship program provides on-the-job experience and mentoring for a student aspiring to be a professional in the transportation and technology disciplines.  Please join us in congratulating Griffin Bodow for winning the 2021 ITS Arizona Internship!

Griffin is spending his summer with Y.S. Mantri & Associates, LLC in Tempe, AZ. He is a native Arizonan and attends Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts where he is pursuing a major in Physics and a minor in Business while playing for the varsity baseball team. He also is a part-time student at Tufts University School of Engineering in nearby Medford. After graduating from Brandeis in the spring of 2023, Griffin plans to pursue a Master’s in Civil Engineering.

Griffin is enjoying his time with YSMA this summer where he is being exposed to fiber optic communications and the inner workings of traffic signal cabinets, sharpening his CAD drafting skills, and learning the basics of engineering design.

He feels that this opportunity has reinforced his desire to be a civil engineer and is grateful to ITS Arizona for sponsoring his internship at YSMA.

THE CONFERENCE IS JUST 2 MONTHS AWAY!  REGISTER BY SEPTEMBER 1ST TO RECEIVE EARLY-BIRD PRICING!

The Draft Conference Program is now available!

Thank you all for the many great abstracts we received this year.  Please take a look at the draft Conference Program to see all the great content we have planned for this year’s conference!

Our Day 1 Conference Workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Transportation will feature nationally-recognized experts who will explain what AI is and isn’t, and discuss the state of the practice of AI in the transportation field, specifically in the areas of autonomous vehicles, communications, smart sensors and smart systems. Workshop participants will come away with a better understanding of AI and the real-world benefits and opportunities it provides to ITS professionals.

Deadlines for the Call for Awards and Student Papers have been extended to Friday August 13th! Despite the challenges of the pandemic, you all have continued to do excellent work in ITS in Arizona, so please take this opportunity to highlight these efforts and be recognized!

SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS:

We invite you to become a sponsor or exhibitor for the 2021 ITS Arizona Annual Conference.  The last time we had an in-person conference in 2019, we had record attendance of over 400 registrants and look forward to seeing you again and challenging that record.

We only have a handful of exhibitor booths remaining, so please register soon to reserve your space!  For those who have already registered, booth assignments are now taking place, so please keep an eye out for email from our Conference Committee finalizing your booth choice.  In addition to the latest Booth Layout being online, the Exhibitor Service Kit is now available for download.

Several sponsorship opportunities remain, including the new Power and Network sponsorships, and full details are available online.

INDIVIDUALS & SPEAKERS:

Individual registrants and speakers from the public and private sectors, along with full-time students, are also invited to register using the Individual Registrants online form.

A huge thank you to our students from University of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, and Arizona State University for presenting their extraordinary and cutting edge research at the 2021 ITS Arizona Students’ Transportation Summit. Please accept our sincere appreciation for the outstanding research you have accomplished and sharing it with ITS Arizona.

How is technology being deployed around the world to win the 21st century infrastructure race? While much of the focus in Washington, DC is on Congress’ next steps on infrastructure, localities throughout the United States, Asia, Europe, and Australia are using technology to transform infrastructure to make their regions safer, smarter, and more resilient. How does America’s proposed nearly $600 billion investment in infrastructure compare to countries around the globe? How we can get the biggest return on our investments through deployment of technology? Join ITS America President & CEO Shailen Bhatt and his counterparts from Asia-Pacific, Europe, and Australia for this timely Infrastructure Week discussion!

Speakers include:
Hajime Amano, President, ITS Japan
Jacob Bangsgaard, CEO, ERTICO – ITS Europe
Shailen Bhatt, President and CEO, ITS America
Susan Harris, Chief Executive Officer, ITS Australia

Watch the webinar here: https://itsa.org/event/infrastructure-week-2021-how-infrastructure-technology-is-being-deployed-around-the-world/