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Tech Hub Launch - Call For Members
Posted by: ITS Canada

December 2nd, 2024

ITS Canada is very excited to announce the launch of our NEW Tech Hub!

The Tech Hub represents the evolution of our technical committees and directly supports ITS Canada’s commitment to realizing our Vision of being the Hub for Mobility Technologies in Canada. It is the unified location for discussions, engagement, education, and innovation in mobility technologies. The Tech Hub will focus on bringing together members and other industry professionals to identify challenges and areas of interest, share ideas, and promote education. The Tech Hub will contribute meaningfully to ITS Canada’s program and the industry at large through focused activities that provide significant opportunities for member involvement, including guiding the themes, topics, and content of our events.

Advantages of this new, centralized structure include:

►A nimble structure, able to rapidly identify and engage on emerging topics and technologies.
►Streamlined member engagement.
►Direct tie to the ITS Canada Board of Directors.
►Direct tie to the Local Organizing Committee.
►A resilient leadership structure consisting of: a) 3 Directors b) Board Representative. We are pleased to announce that Jonathan Hamel-Nunes will fill this role. c) Local Organizing Committee Representative. We are pleased to announce that Omar Choudhry will fill this role.

We encourage everyone to be a part of the Tech Hub. The call for members will be open for December and membership in the Tech Hub is open to all ITS Canada members in good standing. At the first Tech Hub meeting on January 21^st2025, members will have the opportunity to nominate and elect the Directors for the Tech Hub.

Benefits of involvement in the Tech Hub include:

Opportunity to contribute to advancing the state of transportation technologies thorough participation in:
- > Tech Hub meetings
- > Task Forces
- > Projects and publications
- > Educational initiatives
Career development through technical interactions (Tech Hub involvement counts towards Continuing Professional Development [CPD] for most professional governing/regulator bodies).
Recognition through volunteering with a well-respected organization.

All interested members are encouraged to email the Tech Hub at techhub@itscanada.ca confirming their interest - include the subject line SIGN ME UP! Details on next steps will be distributed shortly to everyone who submits an email. Thank you in advance for contributing to improving Canada’s transportation system.