stu d e nt cha pter news
University of Manitoba At the University of Manitoba, we started the winter 2022 term with remote learning but returned primarily to in-person learning at the end of February. During the term, we hosted both virtual and hybrid in-person/virtual events. We also held elections for our new executive team who will take over in September. Guest Speakers In January, Dr. Prasant Sahu from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science
The 2022-2023 University of Manitoba Executive team has been elected
(BITS) Pilani in India presented about freight transportation planning for infrastructure development. We were happy to be able to schedule this event despite the 10.5 hour time difference and learn about this topic in the context of another country. In February, Shawn Doyle and Auja Ominski gave a presentation on the Multi-Modal Level of Service (MMLOS) framework developed by Dillon Consulting. The MMLOS framework is an integrated system for understanding how well a street serves all modes of travel, including
research on optimizing the operation of semiflexible transit for low-demand conditions. We invited ITE Manitoba and the ITE student chapter from Lakehead University in Thunder Bay to attend the event, and streamed the presentations in a classroom for UofM ITE students on campus. Thank you to all the speakers for taking the time to share their knowledge with us. Networking and Professional Development
people walking, cycling, or taking transit, and how changes to the street may impact
Three students from our chapter attended a
performance for each mode.
virtual ITE student leadership summit hosted by San Jose State University from January 28th to
In March, we hosted a virtual speaker session on
30th, 2022. Our members connected with
the topic of transit on-demand. Adam Budowski
students from other chapters and attended
from the City of Winnipeg spoke about the trials,
technical presentations, workshops, career
tribulations, and successes of Winnipeg’s
development sessions, and panel discussions.
on-request transit pilot project and our secretary, Sushreeta Mishra, presented her
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