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ITS Australia Awards: get your entries in

Categories include connected vehicles, excellence in R&D and smart transport infrastructure
By Adam Hill June 8, 2021 Read time: 1 min
ITS Australia's awards will be presented in Sydney in November (© Beth Baisch | Dreamstime.com)

The ITS Australia National Awards are now open for submissions

Designed to showcase the best of Australian ITS, categories include Connected and Automated Vehicle, Intelligent Mobility, Excellence in Research & Development, Smart Transport Infrastructure and the ITS Australia Young Professional Award 

This latter trophy "recognises and encourages the passion and positive contribution this individual has made and is likely to make to the Australian transport technology industry as demonstrated through their early professional life".

There is also the showpiece Max Lay Lifetime Achievement Award, which is given to "an individual who personifies achievement of the ultimate standard for a leader in the ITS field and in the organisations they have led".

Finalists will be announced on 12 October, with presentations made at a dinner on 30 November in Sydney.

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