ITS Oregon

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) today announced a call for entries for the “Best of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Awards.” The deadline for entering is September 8, 2008.

Presented by ITS America, the Best of ITS Awards is the only program in the world that honors the most innovative, effective, and influential achievements in the Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) industry. This highly competitive program recognizes the organizations whose projects have demonstrated specific and measurable outcomes and exemplified innovation by establishing a “new dimension” of performance.

Private businesses and public organizations will be recognized before an international audience on November 17, 2008 at the 15th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems in New York City.

Awards will be given in the following categories:

· Best New Product, Service, or Application

· Rural ITS Project of the Year

· Sustainability in Transportation

· Outreach

· Partnership Deployment: Business-to-Business or Government-to-Government

· Partnership Deployment: Public-Private

· Research and Innovation

More details and information on how to enter the Best of ITS Awards is available at www.itsa.org/itsa/files/2008BestITSAwardsApp.doc.

Download the program brochure and registration form at

http://www.itsa.org/itsa/files/pdf/WC082ndAnnouncement.pdf