The Western District Executive Committee met on September 16th for the Fall Executive Board Meeting.  This meeting is a Kick-Off and On-Boarding meeting for our Secretary-Treasurer-Elect Pat Marnell and also provides an opportunity for the current Board to review current income and expenses and check our current budget year-to-date. [...]

Dear Western District Members, Happy New Year!  Hard to believe the new year is upon us and it is 2022 already. Where did 2020 and 2021 go? We are all hopeful for more connections and renewed in-person activities this year. As of January 1, 2022, the Western District Board begins [...]

Dear Western District Members, I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Before checking out for the holidays, please see below for our final Call for Papers (deadline on 12/20) for the upcoming 2022 District Annual Meeting! Some additional events to be aware of as we head into 2022 include: ITE [...]

Dear Western District Members, As we roll out a couple of new Western District initiatives this fall, I’d like to acknowledge our MiteY Mentorship Program Lead, Daniel Lai (Washington Section), and Technical Committee Chair, Patrick Marnell (Oregon Section), for their efforts on some new initiatives. In association with the Career [...]

Dear Western District Members, To recap the past month, the District executive board gathered in Southern California on September 10th to review/close out the current fiscal year, roll our sleeves up, and continue planning for 2022. I am proud to report that our income exceeded expectations, allowing the District to [...]

Dear Western District Members, With summer coming to a close, I hope you found some time to enjoy the things that make you smile. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Annual Meeting and our Western District events. In case you missed it, the District and several of our [...]

Dear Western District Members, We have an exciting month ahead. First and foremost, the Joint International and Western and Mountain Districts Annual Meeting is right around the corner. Don’t miss out and be sure to register separately for the Western District events at www.westernite.org/annualmeeting/register/. Western District Family Night will feature [...]

Dear Western District Members, I’d like to begin this month’s message by recognizing Western District Member and ITE California SB 743 Task Force Chair Erik Ruehr. Erik’s work on this effort began under the now-dissolved Western District Legislative Committee and has culminated after several years in the final “ITE Guide [...]

Dear Western District Members, Registration for the 2021 Joint International and Western and Mountain Districts (Virtual) Annual Meeting is now live. Full registration is administered through ITE International with early bird rates through June 15th, but please visit the Western District website to view the schedule and register for additional [...]

Western District Members, In case you missed the announcement, our 2021 ITE Joint International and Western & Mountain Districts Annual Meeting will be pivoting from an in-person meeting to virtual format due to several on-going challenges related to COVID-19. You can read the full message from ITE Executive Director and [...]