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Operations Academy Senior Management Program
The University of Maryland Center for Advanced Transportation Technology (CATT) has announced the availability of a two-week, total immersion transportation management and operations Senior Management Program. The program was developed in response to the increasing demand for personnel with skills in these areas.
The Operations Academy has been modeled after successful leadership training programs offered in other fields. It uses a mix of classroom instruction, workshops, and analysis of existing systems to ensure the retention of the principles presented.
The academy will provide opportunities to practice and internalize the principles learned which is not possible in traditional classes and short courses.
Acceptance for the program is competitive, and requires the nomination of a local, State or Federal transportation agency.
 View Operations Academy website.
Nomination Forms
2006 Innovation in Education Award giving to CITE by ITE
 CITE won the 2006 Innovation in Education Award giving by Institute of Transportation Enginners --Transportation Education Council. Each year, the ITE Transportation Education Council provides judges for the Outstanding Student Paper and Outstanding Student Chapter Competitions. In addition, the Council recognizes unique or innovative ways of attracting students to or retaining professionals in the field of transportation engineering through its Award for Innovation in Education.
View award submission.
View Flash presentation of Award.
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CITE and PCB Introduce New Web-Based Course
 The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) and FHWA/PCB has released another interactive web-based course on the "Introduction to Systems Engineering." This course is available as both, a regular web-based course and a “blended” course.
Now Available Two New CITE Courses
 The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) announces two new courses: Road Safety Audits and Commercial Vehicle Operations and Networks - CVISN 102.
2005 Best of ITS Awards - CITE is a winner
 CITE won one of the 2005 Best of ITS Awards that were given out during the ITS America 's 15th Annual Meeting and Exposition. These awards recognize the organizations and agencies who demonstrate the most innovative and effective uses of advanced technologies in surface transportation. Awards were presented in eight categories. 
CITE won the Education and Training category for its blended learning courses. This is the second time CITE has won a Best of ITS Award.
Congratulations to the CITE team!
View nomination document.
View nomination form.
Photos:
Upper-Left: Kathy Frankle, CITE Program Manager and Brent
Bair,
ITS America
Chairman of the Board.
Right: Denise Twisdale, CITE Program Coordinator and Kathy Frankle, CITE Program Manager.
CITE
Offers FREE ITS Careers Course
 The Consortium for ITS Training and Education (CITE) has developed
Careers in ITS course that introduces potential ITS careers to undergraduate
students. The objectives of the course are to: explain the basic
functions of ITS, illustrate the engineering building blocks used
to design ITS systems, recognize the application of engineering
disciplines to the development of ITS systems, and identify the
important societal benefits that can accrue from effective ITS systems.
Student click here
to access to the Course.
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