MEDIA CREDENTIALS & ELIGIBILITY

Media credentials for ITS America Conference & Expo will be provided at the discretion of the ITS Communications Staff and will be based on the following criteria:

Who qualifies as Editorial Media:
- Editorial Media from accredited publications, newspapers, and broadcast media outlets.
- Editor, Reporter, Writer
- Producer
- Photographer/Videographer
Who qualifies as a content creator:
- Blogger, Podcaster, and Social Media Creator who produces original content regularly
Who does not qualify:
- CEOs, publishers, advertising, media or sales representatives, and custom publishers are not eligible to register as journalists but may participate through the Advertising, Marketing, and Sales Representatives badge category, for a fee.
- If you are providing or soliciting marketing services/agency work to exhibitors, you do not qualify as media and will not be granted a press badge. You must register as an exhibitor with the company you are representing.

For more information on if you qualify as media for ITS America Conference & Expo, contact [email protected].

EDITORIAL MEDIA

To qualify for an editorial media badge, you must be employed by an accredited industry trade publication, newspaper, online news site or broadcast media outlet (editor, reporter, producer, writer, etc.).

Freelance writers will be considered if they are able to provide examples of (3) relevant stories published over the past six months.

With your badge, you receive:

Access to the ITS America Conference & Expo Media Lounge
Entrance to the ITS America Conference & Expo paid conference program all four (4) days (Tuesday, June 9 – Friday, June 12), except for sessions not open to media.
Lunch for four (4) days
Access to the Exhibit Hall all three (3) days (Wednesday, June 10 – Friday, June 12).
Entry to all plenary sessions.
Access to Exhibit Hall activities, including programming in the Transportation Hub and other networking events.

CONTENT CREATORS

To qualify for a content creator badge, you must meet the following criteria:

Content creators (podcasters, bloggers, social media creators) who produce original content regularly.
Must be able to demonstrate relevant coverage of the transportation industry published over a period of at least one year.
Must have followers or listeners on their primary platform of at least 5,000 individuals.
Provides a commitment to covering the show on the creator’s largest platform.
Coverage Guidelines:
-  YouTube and Bloggers:
  - YouTube - All videos must tag https://www.youtube.com/@itsevents1054
  - Bloggers - Stories must link to:  www.itsamericaevents.com/world-congress
- Social Media Content Creators:
  - Pre-event - Three (3) feed posts
  - During Event - Three (3) feed posts
  - Channel Tags - All posts must tag the official Show social channels:
    - Facebook: @ITSAmericaEvents
    - LinkedIn: @company/its-america-events
    - X (Formerly Twitter): @ITSAEvents
    - Hashtags - All posts must include the official Show hashtag (#ITSACE2026)

With your badge, you receive:

Access to the ITS America Conference & Expo Media Lounge
Entrance to the ITS America Conference & Expo paid conference program all four (4) days (Tuesday, June 9 – Friday, June 12), except for sessions not open to media.
Lunch for four (4) days
Access to the Exhibit Hall all three (3) days (Wednesday, June 10 – Friday, June 12).
Entry to all plenary sessions.
Access to Exhibit Hall activities, including programming in the Transportation Hub and other networking events.

Footer with white background: Past attendance or registration does not guarantee approval. ITS America reserves the right to permit or deny admission to anyone based on the information submitted. 

Past attendance or registration does not guarantee approval. ITS America reserves the right to permit or deny admission to anyone based on the information submitted.

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