Under the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Bylaws, several Vice President positions are available to support the management and strategic direction of our Society. The Vice Presidents play a crucial role in overseeing various aspects of the Society’s operations, including financial, conferences, publication, technical, membership, administrative, educational, standards, and outreach. Their responsibilities involve active participation in Executive Committee (ExCom) and Board of Governors (BoG) meetings, which are typically held during our flagship conferences such as the IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV) and the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Conference (ITSC), as well as through regular teleconferences. Position descriptions for these positions are described in the ITSS Operations Manual, Section 7.

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In this year, the IEEE ITS Society welcomes nominations and self-nominations for the following 2026-2027 leadership positions:

  • Vice President for Conference Activities
  • Vice President for Member Activities

Eligibility to run and hold the offices of the Vice President positions is open to all Society officers, BoG members, and technical and standing committee chairs, who held one or more of such positions for at least one year during the five years prior to the election i.e. during the 2021 – 2025 period.

As per the ITSS Constitution, all Vice-Presidents may each serve a maximum of two consecutive full terms for a total of four years. After completion of a maximum of four years in continuing service, a lapse of one year is required before being nominated for another officer position, excluding cases when an officer is nominated for a President-Elect position or an Editor-in-Chief. Also, if the Vice-President resigns from a position before the completion of 2+2 term a lapse of one year still applies. However, the BoG with majority of at least 2/3 can make exceptions in cases that warrant a good reason for the benefit of the Society. Individuals appointed to fill a vacancy are not subject to this principle.
 
All society officers shall continue to serve until their successors are appointed.
 

A person may be nominated for more than one position; however, separate nominations must be submitted for each position.  Incumbent officers must submit their nominations should they wish to be re-elected.  Nominations for re-elections can also be made by a nominator or by self-nomination.

It is important for the BoG to understand how each of the candidates plans to contribute to the Society in the intended role. The nominator is responsible for providing a nomination which should be comprised of:

  • Qualifications including the candidate’s eligibility and experience (up to 400 words)
  • Position statement outlining candidate’s visions and plans for the position if elected (up to 700 words). Please make sure your position statement will address our current ITSS’ strategic goals and priorities described in the ITSS Strategic Plan.
  • Acknowledgement of any subordinate and/or collaborative relationships with current ExCom/BoG members, for example, advisor/student, mentor/mentee, manager or supervisor/employee, and joint projects and publications during the last 5 years, i.e. since 2021, or anything else that the BoG needs to be aware of for the sake of transparency.

Nomination should be submitted online by 11:59 PM Anywhere on Earth Time (AoE) on 02 November 2025. Nominations will not be accepted after this deadline.

This election will take place on 16 November 2025 (Sunday) at the ITSS BoG Meting in Gold Coast, Australia. Nominations from the floor at the meeting are allowed but discouraged as there will be no opportunity to submit a complete nomination material.

Candidates who are the current incumbent officers, or BoG members, are expected to attend the Election Meeting in person. They should immediately contact the Nominations and Appointments Standing Committee Chair if they find that due to unpredicted circumstances, they will be unable to attend the Election Meeting in person but still wish their nomination(s) would be included in the Election Meeting Agenda and presented via a live video link.

Candidates who are not currently incumbent officers, nor on the ITSS BoG, are eligible to receive expense reimbursement for the cost of their attendance at the BoG Officer Election Meeting, in accordance with IEEE Policies.

For more information or questions, contact:

Petros Iaonnou
ioannou@usc.edu
The 2025 IEEE-ITSS Nominations and Appointments Standing Committee Chair