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The gala dinner and awards ceremony for the network of national Intelligent Transport Systems associations – ITS Nationals – will take place tonight (Tuesday 7 October) in Warsaw.

They are sponsored by The Traffic Group, Daktronics, IDASO, SWARCO, Intertraffic and the 2027 Birmingham ITS World Congress, and follow last year’s inaugural event in Switzerland.

It recognises how the individual associations support public and private sector ITS bodies across their countries and picks out leading examples of best practice to share among all members.

There are six awards,  

1. National Policy Champion Award – Sponsored by The Traffic Group

The association most successful at influencing ITS Policy on a national level during the past year.

2. Membership Champion Award – Sponsored by Daktronics

The association with the best testimonials from Members of how they have helped them from the last twelve months.

3. Next Generation Champion Award – Sponsored by IDASO

The association evidencing the most effective activities to support early careers professionals during the past year.

4. Excellence in Transportation Award – Sponsored by the 2027 Birmingham ITS World Congress

The association which stands out as being the most active and effective during the past year.

5. Network Collaboration Award – Sponsored by SWARCO

The association that can demonstrate the results of working with other organisations either in their country or internationally.

6. Network Person of the Year Award – Sponsored by Intertraffic

The individual most valued by the Network for their contribution.

(Picture shows last year’s winners – ITS Nationals)

The Network for National ITS Associations (ITS Nationals), which is made up of 29 national Intelligent Transport Systems organisations across Europe, will recognise the leading national associations when it hosts its second annual awards ceremony in October.

Six awards will be presented during a gala dinner ahead of the Network’s plenary meeting in the Polish capital Warsaw on Tuesday 7 October.

“Last year, our inaugural awards got our member organisations thinking about what they do really well, and that led to some great sharing of ideas that have been picked up and shared with their international colleagues,” commented Network Chair Dónal Hodgins.  “The national associations are committed to supporting their members delivering transport technology, and these awards help us identify the best ways of implementing positives changes for the public.”

The six awards are:

1. National Policy Champion Award

The association most successful at influencing ITS Policy on a national level during the past year

2. Membership Champion Award

The association with the best testimonials from Members of how they have helped them from the last twelve months

3. Next Generation Champion Award

The association evidencing the most effective activities to support early careers professionals during the past year

4. Excellence in Transportation Award

The association which stands out as being the most active and effective during the past year

5. Network Collaboration Award

The association that can demonstrate the results of working with other organisations either in their country or internationally.

6. Network Person of the Year Award

The individual most valued by the Network for their contribution.

To enter one of the first five awards, any of the ITS national associations apply with details of the way they qualify for the award and they must get at least two testimonials from relevant organisations such as members, government ministries or fellow associations. An independent panel will judge the submissions and also choose the winner of the person of the year.

The gala dinner and awards ceremony will take place on Tuesday evening October 7 2025 at the Hotel Mercure Warszawa Centrum, which will also host the ITS Polska 17^th Polish ITS Conference (October 6-7, 2025).

The individual awards may be sponsored by any company or public body who are a member of a National ITS Association making up the ITS Network.  Prices are just €1,200 including two places and a chance to introduce the relevant award at the dinner, continent-wide publicity across ITS National Member organisations, their name associated with the prize in all publicity and to brand themselves as sponsors of the ITS National Network Awards 2025.  More details are available from ITS Nationals Honorary Communications Lead, Paul Hutton.

In order to enable as many association members to attend as possible, places at the award dinner are priced at just €125 per person (plus relevant taxes).

(Picture shows last year’s award winners, sponsors and judges at the inaugural event in Bern, courtesy of ITS Nationals)

The esteemed ITS professional Jennie Martin MBE is leading the judging panel for the inaugural ITS Nationals Awards taking place next month in Switzerland, sponsored by  The Traffic Group, Ohmio, IDASO, Neology and SWARCO.

The awards are designed to showcase how national Intelligent Transport Systems associations across Europe are supporting their fee-paying members in their countries and beyond.

They are being held in the Swiss capital Bern on 13 November ahead of the ITS Nationals Plenary meeting the next day, and recognise associations who have supported national policy, membership, the next generation and excellence in transport.

Mrs Martin (pictured), who was inducted into the ITS Hall of Fame at the ITS World Congress in Dubai last month, leads the judging panel.   “Having been involved in setting up the ITS Nationals 20 years ago, I am honoured to be asked to judge excellence across the Network this year,” Mrs Martin said.  “The ITS Nationals Network complements the work of ERTICO to share best practice among individual nations’ ITS associations.  The Network helps support their members, and by recognising those who do the best job these awards will, I’m sure, raise the bar across the continent.”

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The 30 members of the Network of National Intelligent Transport Systems Associations are preparing their entries for one of five new awards celebrating the best of the ITS Nationals Network with the deadline for entries being Wednesday 23 October 2024.

The new ITS Nationals Awards will be celebrated as part of the 20^th Anniversary of ITS Nationals, ahead of the Plenary Meeting taking place in the Swiss capital, Bern, next month.

The Awards are being made possible thanks to the support of five leading companies delivering cutting edge ITS solutions – The Traffic Group, Ohmio, IDASO, Neology and SWARCO.

“We want to get national associations thinking about what they do really well, so we can all use best practice as an opportunity to learn, and the ITS Nationals Awards are a way to make that happen” commented network Chair Dónal Hodgins.  “All national ITS associations are committed to supporting the organisations delivering transport technology and these awards will help us do celebrate these achievements, so I look forward to receiving entries from across the network.”

The ITS Nationals network complements the work of ERTICO, which set it up 20 years ago, to share best practice among individual nations’ ITS associations, and helps them support their members.

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The network for national ITS Associations, which is made up of 30 Intelligent Transport Systems organisations from across Europe, is launching a series of awards to recognise excellence in supporting transport technology businesses.

Five awards will be given out on 13 November during a dinner ahead of the Network’s plenary meeting in the Swiss capital of Bern (pictured).

“The awards are designed to get national associations thinking about what they do really well, so we can all use best practice as an opportunity to learn,” commented Network Chair Dónal Hodgins.  “All national associations are committed to supporting the organisations delivering transport technology  and these awards will help us do that even better.”

There are five awards:

1. National Policy Champion Award

The association most successful at influencing ITS Policy on a national level during the past year

2. Membership Champion Award

The association with the best testimonials from Members of how they have helped them from the last twelve months

3. Next Generation Champion Award

The association evidencing the most effective activities to support early careers professionals during the past year

4. Excellence in Transportation Award

The association which stands out as being the most active and effective during the past year

5. Network Person of the Year Award

The individual most valued by the Network for their contribution.

To enter one of the first four awards, associations should submit a short statement outlining why they wish to be considered for any of the awards, including evidence from members or relevant stakeholders, such as Ministries. An independent panel will judge the submissions and arrive at a decision.  That panel will also choose the winner of the person of the year.

The individual awards may be sponsored by any member company or public body.  Prices are from just €950 and, as well as continent-wide publicity across ITS National Member organisations, sponsors will get an invitation to the dinner, their name associated with the prize in all publicity, get to offer a few words about the winner and brand themselves as sponsors of the ITS National Network Awards 2024.  More details are available from ITS Nationals Honorary Communications Lead, Paul Hutton.

(Picture – Yay Images)