Who Should Attend This Meeting 
The meeting offers 52 technical sessions, divided into five tracks: Traffic Engineering and Design, Safety, Planning, Transportation Operations, Conversation Circles and Professional Development Seminars.

Attending this growing annual event will give you access to dynamic paper presentations, technical tours and professional development seminars. You can also earn IACET Continuing Education Credits (CEU) and Professional Development Hours (PDH) by attending ITE’s high-quality, in-depth professional development seminars and technical sessions taught by field experts. Or stay abreast of the newest technologies and services at ITE’s Transportation Products and Services Exhibit where displays from the public and private sectors—from computer software displays to planning service providers and much more—will be on hand. In addition to a technical program that is concise and targeted at unique transportation needs, you will have the opportunity to network with transportation professionals from a wide-range of specialty areas

In addition to a renowned technical program, you will have the opportunity to network with transportation professionals from a wide range of specialty areas, including:

• Traffic Engineers
• Transportation Agency Administrators
• Transportation Planners
• Geometric Design Professionals
• Consultants
• Expert Witnesses
• Transit Planners
• Transportation Demand Management Specialists
• Transportation Safety Specialists
• Transportation Educators
• Researchers
• Installation and Maintenance Professionals

Professional Development Hours (PDHs) and IACET Continuing Education Units The ITE Educational Foundation (ITEEF) offers continuing education and professional development activities to keep transportation professionals on the cutting edge of the industry. ITEEF provides opportunities for gaining knowledge, maintaining professional competency and meeting state and provincial registration board requirements for P.E./P.Eng. licensure and Professional Transportation Planner® (PTP), Professional Traffic Operations Engineer® (PTOE), Traffic Operations Practitioner Specialist® (TOPS) and Traffic Signal Operations Specialist (TSOS) certification renewals. ITEEF is an International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET) authorized provider of continuing education units (CEU) and follows the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) Continuing Professional Competency and Guidelines for assignment and determination of professional development hours (PDH). ITE is an approved provider of training in the states of New York and Florida (EXP0003871). Attendees have the opportunity to earn PDH and/or IACET CEU for sessions and seminars.

New Requirements for Earning PDH/IACET CEU
To successfully earn PDH/IACET CEU you must complete an online learning assessment and meeting evaluation after the meeting. You will be asked to answer questions to ensure that you have sufficiently met the learning objectives of each technical and conversation circle session for which you seek credit. More details will be provided on the meeting Web site and in the final program.

• Technical Sessions earn 1.5 PDH/0.2 IACET CEU for attendance or presentation per plenary, technical, or conversation circle session.
• Seminars earn 1.5 PDH/0.2 IACET CEU for attendance or presentation per seminar.
• Published Papers earn 10 PDH per paper published as part of the ITE 2009 Annual Meeting and Exhibit Compendium of Technical Papers on CD-ROM. Paper publication does not qualify for IACET CEU.

ITE and ITEEF have been approved as Authorized Providers by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), 1760 Old Meadow Road, Suite 500, McLean, VA 22102.

As an additional service, ITE hosts the Professional Competency Record Keeping System on its Web site at www.ite.org/pdrks. The report created by the system conforms to the guidelines set forth by NCEES. This service will aid in the record keeping of all professional development opportunities.

Please contact Nicola Tavares at +1 202-289-0222 ext. 155 if you have questions about this process.

Attire
Business-casual attire is appropriate for all sessions and meetings.

Individuals who register by the July 10, 2009 early bird deadline will receive substantial savings.