2008 ITSO Student Conference

ITSO members and friends:

 

Planning is well underway for the 4th annual Student Paper Conference, to be held on March 13, 2008. Sponsored by ITSO, the conference will feature student research presentations on a variety of transportation related topics. Students from any degree program at any university are invited to submit an abstract for consideration. Last year, students presented research on the following topics, among others:

  •Roundabouts:  The Intersection of the Future?

  •The Consistency of Neighborhood Preferences Among Movers

  •Improving Queue Size Estimation for Minnesota’s Stratified Zone Metering System

  •The Price of Fuel and its Effect on Transit Ridership Accepted presenters will receive a $250 award. Please submit abstracts to itso@umn.edu by February 29, 2008. Abstracts will be reviewed and six accepted presenters notified shortly thereafter. Travel compensation is available for out-of-town presenters. Please also see the attached flier for details.

 

As an effort to encourage students pursuing a career in transportation, ITSO gives two $500 awards (one for graduate students and the other for undergraduate students) in recognition of active involvements of transportation research every year. Any current students of UMN are encouraged to apply. Applications should contain a CV and a personal statement, describing your involvement in transportation related fields or plans of research. A full paper is not required, but welcomed. Applications should be sent to itso@umn.edu before March 5th 2008 in order to be considered. Awards will be announced and granted at the student conference. Winners will be informed by email before March, 13th, 2008.

 

ITS MN announced their call for application of this year's undergraduate and graduate ITS MN student awards. It is a great opportunity for students to gain a little extra money. The applications are due on February 29th. Attached please find the announcements for more details.

 

 

The ITS Institute at the Center for Transportation Studies will be offering two graduate student travel stipends. The two awards include travel to an ITS-related conference and travel to the WTS International Conference. Completed applications are due to me by Monday, February 18th.

 

 

NCITE also announced their scholarships and awards for 2008.

4- $1000 scholarships for undergraduate or graduate students

1- $1000 scholarship for a freshman or sophomore student

1- $500 paper award for an undergraduate or graduate student The applications are due (electronic submission preferred) by 11:00 pm on February 21, 2008. The awards will be announced at the joint professional/student ITE section luncheon meeting on March 13, 2008. All students, professors, and professionals are invited and encourage to attend this meeting where students will be honored, so please mark the date on your calendar. Applications could be accessed from NCITE website ( www.nc-ite.org).