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ITS Canada honours Joe Lam with Distinguished Member of the Year Award

Toronto, Canada, July 16, 2012 – Delcan, a multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, management and technology firm, is proud to announce that Delcan’s Joe Lam has been presented with the Distinguished Member of the Year award from the ITS Canada. With more than 40 years of experience in traffic control and management systems, he has been with Delcan for 32 years and is an internationally recognised expert with strong influence on ITS issues both in Canada and around the world. He served as chairman of ITS
July 17, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
Toronto, Canada, July 16, 2012 – 285 Delcan, a multi-disciplinary engineering, planning, management and technology firm, is proud to announce that Delcan’s Joe Lam has been presented with the Distinguished Member of the Year award from the 74 ITS Canada. With  more than 40 years of experience in traffic control and management systems, he has been with Delcan for 32 years and is an internationally recognised expert with strong influence on ITS issues both in Canada and around the world. He served as chairman of ITS Canada for six consecutive two-year terms and the organisation says his vast experience and knowledge, coupled with his leadership and dedication to the development of ITS, make him an exemplary recipient of the Distinguished Member of the Year Award.

“Mr. Lam is considered one of the fathers of ITS in Canada and around the world” noted Carl Kuhnke, executive director of ITS Canada. “He was instrumental in securing the first World Congress to ever be held in Canada and has devoted countless hours to mentoring ITS professionals.”

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