ITE University of Waterloo

ITE—A Community of Transportation Professionals (ITE) works to improve mobility and safety for all transportation system users, helping to build smart and livable communities.

Founded in 1930, ITE is a volunteer-driven association of more than 18,000 engineers, planners, consultants, educators, researchers, technologists, and students working in more than 78 countries.

ITE University of Waterloo Student Chapter (ITE UW) is a student community who are interested in exploring or aspiring to be future transportation professionals. We are affiliated with the ITE Southwestern Ontario Section and ITE Canada District. We provide opportunities for learning and networking, including connection to the local, regional, national, and international community of transportation professionals.

The UW ITE Student Chapter was established in 1974 and was one of the first student chapters in the Canadian District. The main objective of our student chapter is to attract students to the profession of transportation engineering and keep our members updated about the existing opportunities in both industry and academia.

The activities of our student chapter include holding academic seminars, guest lecturers, social events, organizing technical tours and visits, etc. The academic seminars and guest lecturers are in different transportation areas, e.g. traffic engineering, road safety, ITS, pavement, winter maintenance, and planning.

We also participate within the broader transportation community through projects such as the ITE data collection grants for conducting parking and trip generation surveys, traffic bowl, ITE section luncheons, student competitions and Transportation Talk newsletter. UW ITE is active in exposing undergraduate students to transportation engineering through seminar talks to students. The UW ITE student chapter is proud of our continued energetic activities over the years that enhance students’ knowledge in the field of transportation engineering.

Due to the scheduling of the University’s co-op system, UW ITE is split into two societies: A & B. When one society is on a study term, the other is on co-op. The societies rotate every four months. This system maintains a continual presence of UW ITE exec on campus year-round.

For September through December 2025, Society B is “on term”. Society A will be “on term” in the following 4 months, and the rotation will continue.

Current Executives

President – Society AShrinidhi Elangovanneela
President – Society BWilliam Pham
Treasurer Aditi Atodaria
SecretaryTayler Lam
Events Director – Society AAndrew Wong
Events Director – Society BEric Tran
Media DirectorBenjamin Gosselin
Outreach DirectorDylan Mah
Chapter AdvisorDr. Chris Bachmann

Past Executives

To see past executives, please visit our chapter history page.

Overview

Year Founded: 1974

Membership: 40

Elections: Every 16 months (combined 8 months for both societies)

Latest Annual Report:

2023-2024 Annual Report

Contact Us

Email: uwaterloo@itecanada.org

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Affiliated Section

ITE Southwestern Ontario Section

Section events:

Sponsorship

The University of Waterloo ITE Student Chapter currently offers three tiers of sponsorship: Gold, Silver and Bronze. There are options for yearly packages and 3-year packages for each tier. For more information about our sponsorship packages and tiers or to sponsor the University of Waterloo ITE Student Chapter, please contact us at uwaterloo@itecanada.org.

Our Gold Sponsors

For information on our other sponsors, please visit our Sponsors page.