Section Awards

Section Awards

Outstanding Section Award

The Outstanding Section Award (previously Section Activity Award) is designed to encourage and promote active involvement by promoting the purpose and objectives of the Institute. It recognizes the overall quality of section activities, either technical or non-technical in nature, and may include technical meetings, technical committees, technical reports, seminars and training programs, student participation, career guidance, membership campaigns, public relations activities and others.

The winning Canadian entry is submitted to the International competition where, if selected as the international winner, the winner will receive a plaque and up to $1,000 to reimburse the section’s representative for travel expenses to the ITE Annual Meeting where the award will be presented and recognition in the ITE Journal.

Submittal Format (Annual Report)

Submittals shall follow the format of an Annual Report, summarizing the Section activities in the previous year. Do not exceed five pages in length (for text) and one additional page of photographs. Reports should address how the Section supported the overall goals and objectives of ITE, addressing key factors, including:

• Regular Meetings (10 points)  Baseline is a minimum of six meetings annually. In this format, please list your regular member meetings: Meeting #  ____   Dates of meetings:  ____           Location (City): ____  Presentation/speaker:  ____     Was this a joint meeting with another group(s)? ____  Describe one or two meetings that were particularly well received by your members.
• Student/Younger Member Support (15 points)  Describe how your Section supported your ITE Students and Younger Members last year. (i.e. scholarships, student leadership summits, mentoring, etc.).
• Application of Technical Knowledge (10 points)  Did your Section, for example, address a local transportation issue or collaborate with industry on a project or program?
• Networking Events (10 points)   Did your Section hold any networking events? Describe any events that would have led to a particularly meaningful experience for members.
• K-12 STEM Outreach (10 points)   Did your Section participate in any K-12 STEM Outreach events?
• New Member Recruitment (10 points)   Did your Section have a member recruitment event or another method of attracting potential new members?
• Diversity and Inclusion (5 points)   How did your Section attempt to both diversify participation and encourage an inclusive environment? This can be described demographically as well as through activities that encourage the engagement of various people including, for example, Public Agencies, women, planners, and younger member communities.
• Training/Professional Development (5 points)   Did your Section host any training events for your members or conduct an educational opportunity?
• Field Trips/Technical Tours (5 points)   Did your Section go on any field trips or technical tours?
• Service Projects (5 points)   Did your Section participate in any community service projects?
• Funding Support (5 points)   Do you raise funds outside of dues and events to reinvest in your members?
• LeadershipITE (5 points)   How does your Section support members interested in LeadershipITE? How does your Section integrate its Alumni?
• Advocacy (5 points)   Did your Section engage in any activities to educate and inform members about issues, legislation, and/or regulations that might impact the transportation industry?

Section Momentum Award

The purpose of the Section Momentum Award (previously Section Delta Award) is to encourage sections to strive for the objectives set forth in the Charter, and to provide a means for the Institute to recognize outstanding accomplishments in such activities. Based on the Outstanding Section Award, the Momentum Award recognizes those Sections who have achieved overall improvement from year(s) past with respect to Section activities.

For more details about these awards including format for submissions, please visit www.ite.org/professional-and-career-development/awards/

Deadline for submissions is March 1st

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