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  • International Director’s Report

    International Director’s Report

    International Board of Direction Minutes By Karen Aspelin, P.E., P.T.O.E., International Director from the Western District The International Board of Direction (IBOD) of ITE met November 2-3, 2019 in Washington, D.C. The following are highlights from this meeting. Date “windows” were defined for all of the District annual meetings to avoid overlapping annual meetings. more >
  • President’s Message

    President’s Message

    I had the opportunity to visit the Cal Poly San Luis Obispo ITE Student Chapter this past week. I’d like to highlight some of the wonderful things the engineering program and the student chapter are doing to encourage participation in professional societies and clubs. First the civil engineering department requires freshman to explore the more >
  • President’s Message

    President’s Message

    November is here and it is STEM month! Please let the District know if you have specific activities planned so we can share it with the rest of our members. As I mentioned in my previous President’s Message, ITE has created a competition to encourage our members to participate in a STEM activity (link more >
  • RFP for Student Chapters: 2020 Data Collection Projects

    RFP for Student Chapters: 2020 Data Collection Projects

    The Western District Board of Directors has approved up to $4,000 to be awarded to the student chapters ($1,000 each for up to four chapters) to collect trip generation and parking data. Additional information about this program and previous proposals and reports by winning chapters can be found on the District’s website at http://westernite.org/students-education/data-collection-fund/. more >
  • President’s Message

    President’s Message

    Our Western District Board has visited a few Sections to install officers and also to represent the District awards at the Section meeting. The District has also been working to wrap up the administrative and financial tasks for the 2018-2019 fiscal year and to prepare for the next fiscal year. We held our September more >
  • Seeking Nominations for Western District Officer Candidates and Achievement Awards

    Seeking Nominations for Western District Officer Candidates and Achievement Awards

    The Western District Board is seeking nominations of qualified candidates for Secretary-Treasurer and International Director to run in the June 2020 election. Secretary-Treasurer nominations can be submitted for individuals from Region 1 (Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Northern California, and SF Bay Area) while International Director nominations can be submitted for individuals regardless of where more >
  • President’s Message

    President’s Message

    For August, I’d like to focus my President’s message on our 2020 Joint Western District and Mountain District Annual Meeting to be held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Below is all you need to know for the meeting: The meeting dates are June 28th to July 1st, 2020 and you can register now! https://www.westernite.org/annualmeeting/register/ The meeting more >
  • International Director’s Report

    International Director’s Report

    ITE International Board Meeting in Austin By Cathy Leong, P.E., Western District International Director The following summarizes the ITE International Board of Direction’s (IBOD) meeting in Austin on July 19-20, 2019. Financials Executive Director Jeff Paniati reported that revenue for 2019 is exceeding projections with expenses trending slightly lower than anticipated. The only category more >
  • Website Header Spotlight

    Website Header Spotlight

    City of Sacramento Parking Protected Bike Lanes By: Cameron Shew, P.E. The City of Sacramento has a Vision Zero Goal to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2027. One key component is to make cycling a safer and more attractive transportation choice for riders of all ages and abilities. To protect cyclists from more >
  • Western District Election Policy Changes

    Western District Election Policy Changes

    As part of the ongoing transition as a result of the One ITE initiative, the Western District Election Policies were adopted by the Board to accommodate the new District borders and distribution of membership between the remaining Sections. The goal of the revised policies was to maintain the current rotating election process that strives more >