President’s Message: The IALAC Tag
One of the perks of being the District president is that each month I get to write a short message that will be sent to thousands of fellow transportation professionals. And while I can't force anyone to read it, it's still a nice little platform that I have to put [...]
Branding the Western District
As mentioned in last month's E-newsletter, the Western District is conducting an effort to improve communication with its members. Through this effort, it became evident that District materials were not immediately recognizable to members, as we have no unique logo or standard graphics scheme that separates us from ITE Headquarters. [...]
Best Paper Award Finalists
The District's Annual Meeting Best Paper Award is one of the most prestigious that we present each year. The process begins with the Technical Committee of the meeting LAC, who must review dozens of papers that are submitted for presentation at the meeting. That group creates a shortlist of papers, [...]
Nominees Sought for Secretary-Treasurer, International Director, and Achievement Awards
The Western District of ITE is seeking qualified candidates for Secretary-Treasurer and International Director to run in the June 2014 election. Candidates for Secretary-Treasurer must reside in sections within California, and candidates for International Director must have a home section outside of California. Interested individuals should contact their section or [...]
Student Endowment Fund Spotlight: Sept/Oct
Thank you to all of our supporters at the recent Western District Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ! We kicked off the meeting on Saturday with the 3rd installment of the MiteY Race with 7 family/friends and 12 student teams completing fun, but challenging tasks to solve a mystery at the [...]
President’s Message: Getting on the Technology Bandwagon
I can whistle, sing, and hum. And after attending the International ITE meeting in Boston, I can now "tweet." I'm a "Gen-Xer," the minority group between the generation who still handwrites letters and the generation who asks, "Do you have your phone?" when they want to know what time it [...]
Thank you, Phoenix!
A warm thank you to the Local Arrangements Committee for hosting an outstanding Annual Meeting in Phoenix in July! The committee was chaired by Kim Carroll, assisted by vice chair Andrew Smigielski. They were supported by Alejandro Angel, Cathy Hollow, Chris Williams, Dan Hartig, Jenny Grote, Kim Konte, Randy Dunsey, Ray [...]
2013 Election Results
At the Phoenix Annual Meeting, election results for District positions were announced and the winners were Karen Aspelin, President; Carlos Ortiz, Vice President; and Cathy Leong, Secretary-Treasurer. They each will serve a one-year term through the next Annual Meeting in Rapid City. Jennifer Rosales was elected to serve a three-year [...]
Priscilla Romer Accepts Plaque in Commemoration of the Richard T. Romer Student Endowment Fund
At the January 2013 District Board Meeting, the Student Endowment Fund was named in honor of Richard T. Romer. Rich was president of the Western District in 1997-1998, and the ITE International President in 2006. […]
Arizona 2013 Technical Compendium
The Technical Compendium of papers and presentations from the 2013 Western District Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona is now available. […]
