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Causes: Religion, Religion-Related
Mission: The intelligent transportation society of arizona (its-az) is organized and shall be administered and operated exclusively to receive, administer, and expend funds for charitable, educational, and scientific purposes; to provide for information exchange among governments, the private sector and academia; to inform and educate the public; to encourage a strong its industry within arizona; to foster research and development; and to serve as a clearinghouse for its information; resulting in: improved safety and driver comfort; reduced congestion; more informed motorists and travelers; energy conservation; improved air quality; enhanced mobility; reduced environmental impact; promotion of economic development; and promotion of alternate transportation modes and ridesharing.
Programs: Sponsor an annual conference for transportation professionals, students, and professors at various colleges and universities. The purpose of the conference is to bring in speakers that allow the attendees to stay abreast of technology that is currently available or being developed that will iimprove ground traffic flow in the public transportation system. There are also sessions on recent applications of the technology and lessons learned. The primary purpose of this event in information dissemination. This is the only major event this organization sponsors each year. It does other events, but they're on a small scale.
social/technical workshop that provide an opportunity for small group discussions and training on a more frequent basis than the annual conference of transporation issues.