Committees
Check out the ways in which we plan to bring value to our Members. Contact one of our committee chairs to volunteer and be a part of the conversation.
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Annual Conference
Chair: TBD The Annual Conference Committee endeavors to plan and execute ITSPA’s Annual Conference. The committee will prepare a budget, visit and select a venue, and prepare the technical and social program. The location to be chosen will follow a three-year rotation, selecting a venue in the western, central, and eastern areas of the Commonwealth.
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Events
Chair: Justin Neff The Events Committee endeavors to plan non-recurring technical and social events. These events, to be held throughout the Commonwealth, will encompass topical programs, networking, webinars, and joint events with neighboring state chapters and sister societies.
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Government Relations
Chair: Mark Kopko The Government Relations Committee endeavors to elicit the needs of our public member organizations. This committee works to disseminate public policy changes relevant to the Intelligent Transportation Systems industry, circulate key project information, and provide a peer-to-peer forum of continuing dialogue with our membership.
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Legislative
Chair: Lou Cortelazzi The Legislative Committee endeavors to prioritize the needs of ITSPA members by educating decision makers to promote the use and benefits of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) on behalf of its members and to keep track of and educate members of key state and federal legislation that affects ITS. The Legislative Committee will prepare yearly action plans to speak to legislators.
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Marketing & Communications
Chair: Kevin Conahan The Marketing & Communications Committee endeavors to assist the Secretary in disseminating information important to our membership through the use of the ITSPA website and social media.
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Membership
Chair: Domenic D'Andrea & Josh Spano The Membership Committee endeavors to retain existing members, attract new and diverse members, and identify sectors where ITSPA can grow and serve. The Membership Committee will perform an annual membership drive and connect with members on how ITSPA can best serve their needs through online surveys.
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Organizing Operating Committee
Chair: David Palley The Organizing Operating Committee endeavors to keep current the society’s by-laws, seek qualified individuals for nomination to the Board of Directors, and elicit submissions and select chapter awards for Person of the Year and Project of the Year.
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Public Services
Chair: Jim Katsafanas The Public Services Committee, currently chaired by the ITSPA Vice President, endeavors to investigate worthy nonprofit STEM and charitable organizations throughout the Commonwealth. ITSPA allocates a portion of its resources to the donation of funds and time.
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University Outreach
Chair: Mike Pack, Jim Katsafanas, and Dan Farley The University Outreach Committee endeavors to connect with the academic and research communities. The University Outreach Committee will engage and recruit student members and volunteers, introducing them to Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) through student chapter events, our annual scholarship, and internships pairing students with member organizations. The University Outreach Committee will also promote ITS research and provide a forum for the interaction of research and practice.
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ITS America Task Force Liaisons
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Automated Vehicle Summit
Liaison: Drew Horgan |
Sustainability & Resiliency
Chair: Justin Neff |
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The mission of the Automated Vehicle Task Force is to develop policies and to advocate for legislation at the federal, state, and local levels of government that support the safe testing and deployment of highly automated vehicles (HAV) while preserving the authority of states and cities to regulate the operation of HAVs on public roads.
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The mission of the Cybersecurity Committee is to identify and mitigate cybersecurity risks faced by those developing, operating, or managing intelligent mobility technologies on our nation’s roads.
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Smart Infrastructure
Liaison: Ross Buchan The mission of the Smart Infrastructure Task Force is to develop policies and to advocate for legislation that increases federal investment in transportation technologies, smart infrastructure, and federal investments that prioritize the maintenance and rehabilitation of our nation’s deteriorating transportation infrastructure. The Task Force led ITSA policy and legislative activities preparing for an infrastructure bill and is now beginning to prepare for the reauthorization of the FAST Act in 2020.
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State Chapters Council
Liaison: Kevin Conahan Delegates from every chapter convene monthly by web conference and once a year in person as part of the State Chapters Council to share news and coordinate with ITS America’s national staff and Board of Directors. Through the Council, chapters are able to take advantage of national benefits like access to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Professional Capacity Building Program, national workshops on best practices for non-profits, a membership rebate program, and additional professional and business development resources.
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Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X)
Liaison: Mike Pack The mission of the V2X Task Force is to advocate for a national interoperability standard that enables any vehicle to communicate with any other vehicle and with all other users of the transportation system.
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About Us
Our vision is to be the premier organization in the Commonwealth making transportation safer and more efficient by engaging and educating for technology-based transportation infrastructure and operational implementations as the United States heads into the third mobility revolution.
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