RYAN’S RAMBLINGS
This edition of Transportation Talk highlights a number of issues currently facing our profession, including how the mobility needs of our cities and provinces have changed since the pandemic, the need for truth & reconciliation in the mobility space, and collaboration amongst all transportation professionals, not just engineers. Thanks to the authors for sharing their thoughts with us this month. I had the opportunity to travel to Portland, Oregon for the ITE International Meeting back in August. I even had the opportunity to bring my daughter to her first-ever ITE event! I was invited to participate in the Council Leadership Team meeting to discuss how to strengthen the “international” role of ITE. Along with representatives from the Australia/New Zealand section, we explored opportunities for the international districts to participate in the work being undertaken by ITE. Following that meeting, a number of specific
Ryan Vanderputten, P.Eng., M.Eng., MBA, FITE
technical activities were identified and are currently being considered by our Technical Liaison Committee. I was also able to connect with
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many other district presidents to share our experiences and learn
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from the great work being done elsewhere. At the ITE Awards luncheon, I was pleased to celebrate a number of ITE Canada award winners being recognized at the International level, including our LeadershipITE graduates, Pedram and Souzan!
It is hard to believe that my time as your president is coming to an end. It has been a true pleasure to serve in this capacity for the last two years, and I know the incoming executive is excited about continuing many of the great things we have started. As an organization, we continue to grow and mature, and I know that we are in good hands moving forward. As I reflect back on my term as President, there are a number of accomplishments that I am truly proud of. •
We developed a Communications Strategy and have been actively implementing a number of key recommendations, including the renaming of CITE to ITE Canada; a new and consistent brand architecture, including new Canadian District, Section, and Chapter logos; and an updated website, including micro-sites for sections and student chapters. A huge thanks to our Communications Lead, Evonne Winchiu Donaher, who has been instrumental in overseeing this initiative and has also provided significant communications and graphic support for our Sections and Student Chapters.
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The ITE Canada Board approved the creation of a charitable foundation to support transportation education and research. Over the last year, we have been working to establish the foundation and have now incorporated it as the Future Transportation Leaders Fund. The foundation will operate as a separate entity, but a representative of the ITE Canada board will sit on the foundation board to provide the linkage between the two organizations. Stay tuned for more information as we look to launch formally early in the new year.
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