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The Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s board of directors adopted a proposal to restructure the company’s board, committees and councils. The restructure calls for a two-year transition from a board of 42 voting members to a board of 18 voting members; the creation of nonvoting ex officio seats for key stakeholder association leaders whose organizations pursue strategic goals similar to those of ITS America; board term limits; the creation of a “Past Chair’s Circle” as a forum for former board chairs to provide advice to the president and chief executive officer and the board chair; combining of the International Affairs Council and the Executive Forum for Business & Trade into a Business Leadership Council that will focus on domestic and international business opportunities for ITS companies and related policy issues; streamlining board committees to focus on resource development and financial management, strategic planning, governance and identifying future leaders; and creation of a Program and Policy Roundtable as a forum to increase synergy and coordination between councils, committees, and forums. ITS is retaining all programs and staff and is keeping a nonvoting ex-officio board position for a U.S. Department of Transportation official.