ITS Florida was founded in 1992 as an educational and information-sharing group. We were the first formal ITS state chapter organization, and we affiliated with ITS America in April 1994. In May, 2005, ITS Florida was named the Best ITS America State Chapter for 2004! In November 2008, ITS America presented a "Certificate of Excellence for Organizational and Professional Development” to ITS Florida.
The purpose of ITS Florida is to serve as a mechanism to facilitate communication and coordination among our members; ITS America ; and other governmental, academic and private institutions, and associations. The overall goal is to provide Florida government, academic agencies, and the private sector with improved access to advanced transportation technology to meet the demands placed on highways, public transportation, and interfaces with air, rail, and sea-borne modes.
The primary methods of information exchanges are through our interactive website, committee meetings, our annual meeting, the bi-annual conference and expo (Transpo™), email updates, newsletters, and our outreach and training series - led by the ITS Florida Professional Capacity Building Program.
Membership in ITS Florida is organizational, that is, via a governmental agency, company, university, local transportation agency, etc. Individuals who are not associated with a qualifying organization may become individual affiliates. ITS Florida is led by a Board of Directors.