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 [...]
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. […]
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 [...]
Board Report November/December
On October 8 and 9 International Directors Zaki Mustafa, Ken Ackeret and Dalene J. Whitlock attended the International Board of Direction meeting held at the new Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Executive Director Tom Brahms reported on the status of the 80th Anniversary Fund, noting that some improvements to the facilities [...]
International Director’s Report
By Ken Ackeret Ken Ackeret Prior to the ITE International Annual meeting in Vancouver, B.C. the International Board of Direction met Friday, August 6th and Saturday, August 7th at the Hyatt Regency. Your Western District Directors Zaki Mustafa, Dalene Whitlock and I participated in the meeting. The Institute [...]
2010 Annual Board Meeting Highlights
By Alyssa Reynolds, PE, PTOE Western District Vice President On June 27, 2010 Western District leadership convened the Annual Board Meeting at the historic Palace Hotel in downtown San Francisco. President Michael Sanderson called the meeting to order and initiated introductions. Attendees included Western District elected officers, committee chairs, International [...]
See You In Alaska!
The Alaska ITE Section invites all ITE members and their families to come north to Alaska for the 2011 Western District annual meeting. The event will be held in Anchorage July 10-13, 2011at the Anchorage Hilton and Egan Convention Center in the heart of downtown Anchorage—walking distance from the Alaska [...]
Student Traffic Bowl Winners
The final results for the student traffic bowl are as follows: Winner: Portland State University with 2800 points Second Place: Montana State University with 1598
Q&A from Opening Keynote
If you were at the ITE Western District Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California today you would have heard Sven Thesen of Better Place in California provide details to the on-coming electrical vehicle revolution. Members such as Jonathan Upchurch, Jack Fleck, Monica Suter, Bond Yee, Jeff Knowles, Katherine Casseday, Jim [...]
Monday: Kickoff Luncheon
This year's kickoff luncheon not only featured the titular lunch, but also the speeches from the three candidates for International Vice President of ITE and a keynote from former Caltrans Director Randell Iwasaki. The individual candidates delivered their speeches over the noise of the hungry crowd, each individual is highly [...]
