Employer Councils

For 90 years, ITE has been an individual member organization providing transportation professionals with the knowledge, practices, skills, and connections needed to serve the needs of their communities. ITE also recognizes the importance of connecting with the organizations that the majority of our members work for—public agencies, industry, consultants—so that we can be in tune with the needs of these organizations as well as our individual members.

During 2020, ITE will be transitioning to an organization-based model for our Industry, Consultants, and Public Agency Councils.

The objective of these councils is to provide the private sector, consultancies, and public agencies with the opportunity to provide input on ITE’s programming and policies while also demonstrating their commitment to and leadership in the transportation industry.

These employer councils are independent but interconnected groups that serve to broaden and strengthen the bonds, engage senior leadership, and help the profession prepare for the future. Each council will have its own executive committee populated by senior level representatives from member organizations and representation on the ITE Board of Direction as well as opportunities to collaborate with the other councils. In addition, each council will have exclusive benefits for their member organizations.

2022 Joint Employment Council Town Hall - The Consultants, Industry, and Public Agency Councils joined forces on November 2^nd, 2022 to brainstorm with the ITE community on the important topics of “Staff Recruiting and Retention”. The group discussed managing the myriad of workforce issues—from the great resignation, new COVID work policies, hybrid working, and staff leaving the industry. These seem to be the biggest issue in today’s world for employers, and the employer councils identified panelists who brought forth multiple perspectives on these issues. Below are the recordings from the main panel discussion as well as the 11 breakouts.

Breakout Session 11 (Coming Soon)

ITE Consultants Council

Guiding Principle: We communicate and share ideas, concerns, trends, industry direction and needs of ITE's consulting community.

The ITE Consultants Council will serve as a sounding board for the ITE Board of Direction on the strategic direction of ITE, provide a forum for collaboration among senior representatives from the member firms, and, working with ITE staff, identify and develop products and services of benefit to its member firms.

Member firms receive an array of benefits, including:

Recognition as an industry leader through all ITE Communication channels at and the ITE Annual Meeting,
Access to ITE Board Members and input on new ITE programs, products and services,
Influence over new products specific to member firm needs,
Exclusive networking opportunities, such as a VIP reception at the ITE Annual Meeting,
Member-only networking opportunities through ITE’s e-community,
Discounts on access to ITE services such as job postings through the ITE Career Center.

Dues:

Based upon the number of employees in the company.

# of Employees	Council Dues Amount
1	$100
2-25	$250
26-250	$500
251++	$1000

Visit the Consultants Council Directory.

Recordings from the Consultants Council 2021 Town Hall

Learn about Consultants Council Toolbox Webinar Series

Now Available! Best Practices in Selecting Transportation Consultants (Complimentary for ITE Members; $50 for non-members)

The annual fee to join the ITE Consultant’s Council will provide resources that will be reinvested to support member-identified products and services. The annual fee is tiered to provide access to firms of all sizes.

Companies can join and pay here online: Consultants Council Membership. If you prefer to be invoiced, please fill out this form: Consultant Council Membership Invoice Form

For more information, please contact Kathi Driggs or click here.

ITE Industry Council

Guiding Principle: We use industry expertise to educate members on emerging technologies and traffic management solutions.

The primary objective of the ITE Industry Council is to educate the public sector and transportation consultancies on existing, new and emerging solutions to help these entities make more informed regulatory, management and purchase decisions. The ITE Industry Council will serve as a sounding board for the ITE Board of Direction on the strategic direction of ITE and, working with ITE staff, identify and develop products and services of benefit to its member firms.

Member firms receive an array of benefits, including:

Recognition as an industry leader through all ITE Communication channels at and the ITE Annual Meeting,
Access to ITE Board Members and input on new ITE programs, products and services,
Two complimentary ITE memberships for designated lead representatives,
Influence over new products specific to member firm needs,
Exclusive networking opportunities, such as a VIP reception at the ITE Annual Meeting,
Ability to participate in the Industry Product Showcase Webinar Series;
Showcase opportunities, such as ITE Journal’s new 2020 Hot Products/Hot Companies features,

Dues: $2,500

View the Industry Council Directory.

Download ITE Technical Brief: The Impacts of Working from Home on Transportation Organizations and Employees

The annual fee to join the ITE Industry Council will provide resources that will be reinvested to support member-identified products and services. For more information, contact Pam Goodell or click here.

ITE Public Agency Council

Guiding Principle: We explore and share key issues and emerging trends in transportation that affect public agencies in a collaborative forum.

The ITE Public Agency Council will serve as a sounding board for the ITE Board of Direction on the strategic direction of ITE, provide a forum for collaboration among members from the public sector, and, working with ITE staff, identify and develop products and services of benefit to public agency members.

All public agency members are encouraged to participate in the Public Agency Council and will benefit through:

Member-only networking opportunities through ITE’s e-community,
Discounted or free educational opportunities on new industry products and services,
Influence over new products specific to public sector agency needs

Organizations with a Public Agency Organizational Membership receive additional benefits, including:

Recognition as a public sector leader through all ITE Communication channels at and the ITE Annual Meeting,
Opportunity to serve with peer leaders on the Public Agency Executive Committee,
Access to ITE Board Members and input on new ITE programs, products and services,
Free access to ITE on-demand professional development webinars,
Discounts on access to ITE services, such as job postings through the ITE Career Center.

For more information, contact Colleen Agan or click here.