ITE Speaker Directory Terms and Conditions

E-Group Rules & Etiquette

Thank you for being part of our speaker directory. To ensure the best possible experience for all users, we have established some basic guidelines for participation.

By joining and using this directory, you agree that you have read and will follow these rules and guidelines. Questions should be directed to our Professional Development department at ITE.

Please take a moment to acquaint yourself with these important guidelines. If you have questions, contact the Professional Development department. ITE reserves the right to suspend or terminate participation in this community for anyone who violates these rules.

The Rules

  • All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials are strictly prohibited. Do not post anything that you would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to know came from you.
  • Campaigning on ITE Speaker Directory is prohibited.
  • Speakers on the ITE Speaker Directory participate on a volunteer basis without compensation.  Reimbursement of travel expenses for in-person presentations is at the discretion of the meeting organizer.
  • This platform is not to be used to sell or market any specific industry products through speaking engagements. The presentations posted and subsequently delivered must contain educational value.  If ITE receives feedback that a speaker originally found on this ITE directory has presented with clear intention of selling their products or using the professional development engagement as a sales tactic, ITE reserves the right to terminate access for the speaker to the directory.
  • Please note carefully all items listed in the disclaimer and legal rules below, particularly regarding the copyright ownership of information posted. 

 

Speaker Profiles

Speakers must fill out key information in their profile, to include:

o   Speaker Bio (minimum of 10-12 sentences)

o   Areas of Expertise

o   Employment Experience

o   Professional Affiliations & Professional Credentials (if applicable)

o   Years of Experience in Transportation Sector to Date

o   Speaker Location Availability (in person)

Speakers must also provide examples of previous presentation experience to aid users in identifying suitable candidates for utilization.  The more examples the better. This can be represented as:

o   A link to a PDF of a presentation or brief slide overview or presentation recording or multi-media video if available. 

o   Prior presentations to an ITE audience are particularly desirable.  When submitting an ITE presentation please identify who the ITE audience (Student Chapter, Section, District, ITE Annual Meeting, ITE Virtual Spring Conference, ITE webinar) was.

Speakers in this directory will be asked to update their profile every two years.

 

Antitrust and Conflict of Interest Guidelines

The Institute of Transportation Engineers is committed to compliance with antitrust laws.  If an item comes up for which you have a conflict of interest, please declare that you have a conflict of interest on the matter and recuse yourself from action on that item.

The following discussions and/or exchanges of information by or among competitors are prohibited:

  • Prices, price changes, price quotations, pricing policies, discounts, payment terms, credit, allowances or terms or conditions of sale.
  • Profits, profit margins or cost data.
  • Market shares, sales territories or markets.
  • The allocation of customer territories.
  • Selection, rejection or termination of customers or suppliers.
  • Restricting the territory or markets in which a company may sell services or products.
  • Restricting the customers to whom a company may sell.
  • Unreasonable restrictions on the development or use of technologies.
  • Any matter which is inconsistent with the proposition that each company must exercise its independent business judgment in pricing its service or products, dealing with its customers and suppliers and choosing the markets in which it will compete.

The Legal Stuff

This site is provided as a service for the members of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE).  ITE is not responsible for the opinions and information posted on this site by others. We disclaim all warranties about information posted on this site, whether posted by ITE or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness. In no event shall ITE be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.

By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that they own the copyright with respect to such material or has received permission from the copyright owner.

ITE does not actively monitor the site for inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting is brought to the attention of ITE, we will take all appropriate action.

ITE reserves the right to terminate access to any user who does not abide by these guidelines.