Best of ITS Awards
The finalists, who are recognized for either best new product or best new practice, are:
Best New Innovative Products, Services, or Applications
Transurban: "495 Express Lanes"
Tennessee Highway Patrol: "CVE Automated Thermal Inspection System (ATIS)"
Florida Department of Transportation (DOT): "Intelligent Transportation System Facility Management (ITSFM) System"
Florida DOT, District Six: "Operations Task Manager Software"
Orlando-Orange County Expressway Authority: "Automated Expressway Congestion Warning System"
Oregon DOT Office of Innovative Partnerships & Alternative Funding: "Oregon Road Usage Charge Pilot Program (RUCPP)"
Minnesota Department of Transportation and University of Minnesota Department of Civil Engineering: "SMART-Signal System and ITS Deployment in Minnesota"
The Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University: "SURTRAC: Scalable Urban Traffic Control"
Wisconsin Traffic Operations and Safety (TOPS) Laboratory: "Wisconsin InterCAD System 2011-2012 Interoperability Enhancements"
Best New Innovative Practices
San Diego Association of Governments: "San Diego Interstate 15 (I-15) Integrated Corridor Management Project"
Michigan DOT: "Southeast Michigan Transportation Operations Center"
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, Traffic and Lighting Division: "Multijurisdictional Wireless Communication System Deployment"
Serco: "Comprehensive Maintenance of NaviGAtor ITS Devices"
University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute: "Connected Vehicle Safety Pilot Model Deployment program"
Vaisala: "Vaisala Across America — A Road Weather Technology"
Virginia DOT: "Virginia ITS Communication Network: A Public-Private Partnership Success"
Idaho Transportation Department: "Winter Performance Measures"
2013 finalists and winners will be recognized at a special reception on Monday, April 22nd in Nashville, Tennessee at the 23rd Annual Meeting & Exposition.
Call for volunteer reviewers
ITS America is currently seeking volunteers to serve as nomination reviewers for the Best of ITS Award that will be presented during the 23rd Annual ITS America Annual Meeting & Exposition. After the submission deadline of Jan. 25, 2013 the submissions will be reviewed by peer panels that will evaluate quality, relevance and significance. Reviewers will be assigned 1-2 abstracts in his/her areas of interest or expertise. The reviews can be done completely online and we ask that reviews are completed within two weeks of receiving the assignments. To volunteer as a reviewer, please send an email to Eliana Velez at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Hall of Fame
In 2008, ITS America launched a prestigious award program called the ITS America Hall of Fame. Since that time, the following individuals have been inducted into the ITS America Hall of Fame: Bob MacLennan; Tom Larson; James Oberstar; Gerry Conover; Bill Millar; Bill Harris; Tom Deen; Les Lamm; Frank François; Dick Braun; Christine Johnson; Bill Spreitzer; Bob Darbelnet; Mike Walton; Joe Giglio; Harry Voccola; Russ Shields; Robert Parsons; and Lyle Saxton.
ITS America is seeking nominations for the class of 2013. To be eligible, recipients of ITS America’s ITS Hall of Fame Award must personify achievement of the ultimate standard for a leader in the ITS field:
- Outstanding leader in the organizations he or she has led;
- thought leader in the ITS field, and;
- Champion of vision of ITS and its fulfillment within and beyond the ITS community.
Please submit your nominations as well as a short bio and contact information to Pam Hansen
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by Friday, February 8. If you have any questions, please contact Scott Belcher
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State Chapter Awards
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The 2013 State Chapter Awards are designed to highlight 2012 accomplishments of the ITS state chapters. The 2013 Awards program builds on the success of the revamped 2011 program and follows the same application process:
- Two awards — one for outstanding state chapter and one for membership growth (chapters may submit entries for one or both);
- The Outstanding State Chapter Award employs the same criteria as in the past, but requests less documentation to review;
- The State Chapter Membership Growth Award highlights chapters successful at increasing their membership from year to year;
- 3 Divisions of Chapters (see application, based on membership size and general activity) with the two awards to be issued in each Division. (If there are insufficient entries in any of the Divisions and awards categories, ITS America and its SCC selected judges reserve the right to not issue an award).
Entries will be judged by volunteers from the State Chapters Council from chapters not submitting applications. Winners will be recognized at ITS America’s Annual Meeting this April 22-24 in Nashville, TN. The deadline for submission is February 22, 2013.
2013 Annual Meeting Contact: Brent Isenberg, Director of Marketing and Business Development, 202-721-4204 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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