Nominations open for ITS Australia National Awards 2017

ITS Australia has called on Australian governments, industry and academic institutions to nominate cutting edge projects and high achievers operating in the transport technology industry for the ITS Australia National Awards 2017.
June 23, 2017 Read time: 1 min

858 ITS Australia has called on Australian governments, industry and academic institutions to nominate cutting edge projects and high achievers operating in the transport technology industry for the ITS Australia National Awards 2017.

Now in their eighth year, the ITS Australia National Awards recognise professional ITS expertise and raise industry awareness across all levels of government and community. The Awards highlight the significant enhancements made by the transport technology industry to the liveability of Australia’s cities and communities, personal and private mobility, vehicle safety, transport infrastructure and network sustainability

Categories include Industry, Government, Research, Automated Vehicles Award (sponsored by the Australian Driverless Vehicle Initiative -ADVI), the Young Professional Award and for Lifetime Achievement (Max Lay Award).

Winners of the Industry and Government Awards also stand the chance of being considered by ITS Australia for recognition at the 2018 ITS World Congress. The winner of the Young Professional Award receives a sponsorship by ITS Australia to attend the ITS Asia Pacific Forum, next year in Japan.

The 2017 presentation night will be held at The Pavilion Arts Centre, Melbourne on 23 November.

The closing date for nominations is 21 August 2017. To nominate, visit the ITS Australia %$Linker: 2 External <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-16"?><dictionary /> 0 0 0 oLinkExternal website false http://www.its-australia.com.au/ true false%>.

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