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Eric Sampson enters ITS Hall of Fame
Posted by: ITS Canada

July 10th, 2016

Professor Eric Sampson CBE has been elected to the international ITS Hall of Fame and will receive a Lifetime Personal Achievement award at the ITS World Congress this October, it was announced last week.

The ITS (UK) Ambassador and visiting professor at Newcastle University has had a major impact on intelligent transport systems development and deployment over a 45 year career in the public sector. This has included roles at the Department for Transport and as one of the founders of ERTICO.

“I have had a very good week,” commented Professor Sampson following his election. “On Monday HMCE notified me of a tax refund, and on Tuesday I was contacted by Dr Hermann Meyer, CEO of ERTICO, with the news that I had been elected by my peers to the Hall of Fame. Read more.