President’s Message: Live From San Diego

Anchorage 2011 Conference Update!

February 4th  the Western District board approved the member early registration rate of $395. To qualify for this rate you must register before May 1, 2011. The Local Arrangements Committee will have on-line registration up and running later this month.

Send the Committee your questions about travel schedules and fun things to do before and after the conference to ite2011ak@gmail.com.

Visit the Alaska 2011 conference website.

See You in Alaska!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photos courtesy of Ken Ackeret

2011 Quad Conference Invitation and Call for Papers

The Institute of Transportation Engineers invites you to submit a paper abstract to be considered for presentation at the 2011 ITE Quad
Conference, hosted by the Washington State Section.

Arizona Section Report

We have had a busy fall in Arizona! New Board members were sworn in at our September 23 meeting, including President Ray Yparraguirre, Vice President Karen King, Secretary Mark Hickman, and Treasurer Dave Sabers (see photo below). Edgar Perez provided an update on the Western District activities, and life memberships were awarded to Lowell O’Grady, Richard Weeks, and Ray Williamson from the Arizona Section.

San Francisco Bay ITE Section Report

Afsaneh Yavari

SFBayITE Co-Scribe and Technical Programs Co-Chair

 

The following are a brief discussion of the previous monthly section meetings/activities, and future events:

September 2010 Monthly Meeting:

On September 16, 2010, the San Francisco Bay Area ITE Section (SF Bay ITE) held its monthly meeting at Osha Thai Restaurant in San Francisco. There were 55 people in attendance. The theme of the meeting was “From Vision to Groundbreaking: Transit Projects in the Bay Area”. Nate Chanchareon, the Past President for the section, began the meeting with the swearing-in of the new section Board Members for the upcoming year. The new elected Board Members are: Shruti Malik, President; Kamala Parks, Vice President; Mousa Abbasi, Treasurer; and Jia Hao Wu, Secretary.

Student Chapter Report: University of Utah

The University of Utah ITE student chapter has continued doing many of the activities that it has done in past years and added new projects during 2010. In December of 2010, the chapter began its reorganization, with electing new chapter officers and recruiting new members. Currently the chapter counts eleven members, ten graduate students working on transportation related research, and one undergraduate student. The three transportation faculty members, Dr. Peter Martin (student chapter advisor), and Dr. Xuesong Zhou and Dr. Richard Porter (advisors), provide full support to the chapter and actively engage in its activities. Currently the chapter makes plans of activities for 2011.

Region X Student Transportation Conference

8th Annual Region X Student Conference
Friday, February 18, 2011
Oregon State University (Corvallis, Ore.)

The Region X Student Transportation Conference is a showcase for student transportation research in the Pacific Northwest (Federal Region X) which includes Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Alaska. Region X serves as a microcosm of transportation for the entire country, with a diversity of modes, infrastructure systems, and area types that make it a prime testing ground for studies in transportation operations and planning.

ITE Washington Section Scribe Report

By Paul Cho

December luncheon meeting (12/06/10)

Wedge between the all day training on the Highway Safety Manual, this month’s luncheon meeting was held in the Old Redmond School Community Center in the gymnasium turned lunchroom turned auditorium.  Each of the tables filled with transportation professionals debriefing on the morning’s training as well as greeting those that were only attending the luncheon portion.  With a Taste of Spain buffet to warm the appetites, ITE Washington Section Vice President, Kevin Chang, introduced the speaker, John Milton (WSDOT) to talk about Risk Management for Transportation Professionals working in Washington State.

January-February Student Endowment Fund Spotlight

By Michael Sanderson, PE, PTOE, LEED AP

President/CEO, Sanderson Stewart

At Sanderson Stewart, we are proud to be the first private company recognized as a Gold Level contributor to the Western District’s student endowment fund.  You might ask, “Why would we do that?”  What is the benefit for a company like ours to contribute significant money to an endowment for students?  Well, if you’re one of those types who require hard numbers that demonstrate a direct and measurable return on investment, then it might be hard to explain, but I’ll try.