Dear YPT Members and Friends, Want to get more involved in determining the future of Young Professionals in Transportation? YPT will be conducting elections to select the 2017-2018 YPT International Board of Directors. If you would like to run for a Board of Directors position or vote in the election, please continue reading below. Directors typically offer a [...]
Category: Mentorship
Board Opportunity: ASCE’s T&DI
The Transportation & Development Institute (T&DI) of ASCE is a specialty membership organization focused on transportation and development professionals and the transportation and development industry. It is one of the American Society of Civil Engineer's nine specialty Institutes. T&DI is currently looking for a young member representative for the FY18 Board of Governors. 1-Year Younger Member Appointed Position: The member serving [...]
DC Mentor/Mentee Opportunity – apps due 3/28
Women in Transportation's DC chapter is preparing for its 2014 mentoring program. The mentoring program pairs young professional women in transit with mid-level to senior professionals to support personal and professional growth and development. Mentors and mentees meet once a month and there are events about every other month. The program begins in April and runs [...]
Would You Like a TRB Mentor? – Match Survey Due Friday Nov 29!
Learn how to be matched with a mentor at the Annual TRB meeting in January! The TRB Young Members Council (YMC) is piloting a mentoring program that matches Young (under 35) or New Members with long-time annual meeting attendees. Four committees are participating, all from within the Freight and Marine group: Freight Transportation Planning and [...]
Bikeshare leaders share their paths to transit-focused careers
Eric Gilliland, General Manager of DC's Capital Bikeshare, and Emily Stapleton, the general manager of Boston's bikeshare program shared their paths to transit-focused careers in a recent profile on GOOD. Check it out! As you go about your day, you’re often faced with the decision of how to get from Point A to Point B [...]