ITE Webinar: Connected Vehicles, Smarter Cities & Modern Signal Timing
TSITE will be sponsoring the ASCE webinar entitled “Connected Vehicles, Smarter Cities & Modern Signal Timing” at five locations across the state. This webinar training opportunity will be held on Wednesday, December 6th, from 12:00pm-1:00pm Eastern (11:00am-12:00pm Central).
More information about this ITE webinar here: December 6th-ASCE Webinar
Chattanooga – Arcadis
RSVP Contact: Karen Anderson Trowell via e-mail or telephone at 423-954-8711
The location for the webinar is: 1210 Premier Drive, Suite 200, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Johnson City– City of Johnson City
RSVP Contact: Tyler Morris via e-mail or telephone at 423-434-5813
The location for the webinar is: City of Johnson City-Public Works-Traffic Division, 209 Water
Street, Johnson City, TN 37601
Knoxville – Cannon & Cannon Inc
RSVP Contact: Brian Hass via e-mail or telephone at 865-670-8555
The location for the webinar is: 8550 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919
Nashville – KCI Technologies Inc
RSVP Contact: Najmeh Jami via e-mail or telephone at 615-370-8410
The location for the webinar is: 1101 17th Ave South, Nashville, TN 37212
Memphis – Kimley-Horn
RSVP Contact: Kenneth Monroe via e-mail or telephone at 901-334-5311
The location for the webinar is: Forum I, 6750 Poplar Avenue, Suite 600, Memphis, TN 38138
Please reply back directly to the local RSVP contact listed above so that they can keep a head count for these locations since space may be limited!
For those TSITE members who need PDH’s, there is 1 PDH associated with this web seminar. Special thanks to all of our host sites! Please email Najmeh Jami if you have any questions.
TSITE Fall Meeting Registration now open
Register Here and check out the draft Meeting Agenda here
What: Tennessee Section ITE Fall Meeting 2017
When: Tuesday, October 3rd (Registration 8:30 AM, Meeting 9:00 AM)
Where: The University of Memphis
Meeting Location Info:
We have rooms 203/205 (also known as the ‘Fishbowl’) in the FedEx Institute of Technology (FIT). You may park in the garage located on Innovation Drive. Parking vouchers will be provided. Please pre-register to receive a parking pass. A link to the campus map can be found here. The FIT is located in quadrant D6, and the parking garage (PG1) is located immediately across Innovation Drive in quadrants E-F 6.
Hotel Reservation Info:
We have 30 rooms reserved for the Holiday Inn on October 2, 2017, for $113/night. This rate will be honored for any attendee wishing to extend their stay, before or after the meeting. Deadline for booking is September 25th, 2017.
Click to Reserve
Reservation Phone Number: 901-678-8200
Booking Code: TSI
Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis
3700 Central Avenue, Memphis, TN 38111
ITE Webinar – Street Space – Not Just For Moving Cars
TSITE will be sponsoring the ITE webinar entitled “Street Space – Not Just For Moving Cars” at five locations across the state. This webinar training opportunity will be held on Tuesday, September 26th, from 3:00pm-4:30pm Eastern (2:00pm-3:30pm Central). More information about this ITE webinar can be found here.
| Chattanooga – Arcadis RSVP Contact: Karen Anderson Trowell via e-mail or telephone at 423-954-8711 The location for the webinar is: 1210 Premier Drive, Suite 200, Chattanooga, TN 37421 Kingsport – Mattern & Craig RSVP Contact: Jason Carder via e-mail or telephone at 423-245-4970 The location for the webinar is: 429 Clay Street, Kingsport, TN 37660 Knoxville – Cannon & Cannon Inc RSVP Contact: Becky Bottoms via e-mail or telephone at 865-670-8555 The location for the webinar is: 8550 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919 Nashville – RPM Transportation/KCI Technologies Inc RSVP Contact: Beth Ostrowski via e-mail or telephone at 615-370-8410 The location for the webinar is: 1101 17th Ave South, Nashville, TN 37212Memphis – Kimley-Horn RSVP Contact: Kenneth Monroe via e-mail or telephone at 901-334-5311 The location for the webinar is: Forum I, 6750 Poplar Avenue, Suite 600, Memphis, TN 38138 Please reply back directly to the local RSVP contact listed above so that they can keep a head count for these locations since space may be limited! For those TSITE members who need PDH’s, there are 1.5 PDH’s associated with this web seminar. Special thanks to all of our host sites! Please contact Najmeh Jami by email if you have any questions. |
Summer Newsletter
The 2017 Summer TSITE Newsletter can be seen here.
2017 TSITE Award Winners
The 2017 TSITE Awards were presented to the following very deserving individuals at the Summer Meeting held in Gatlinburg: (Past President Brandon Baxter presented the awards)
Ed Watt Volunteer Distinguished Service Award:
Greg Judy (Neel-Schaffer, Inc.)
(Luke Dixon accepted the award in Greg’s absence)
Tennessee Section Outstanding Individual Award:
Steve Bryan (TDOT)
Jack B. Humphreys Young Member Award:
Bryan Bartnik (TDOT)
The Robert Stammer Student Chapter Award was presented to the University of Tennessee.
2017 Election Results
The results of the 2018 Officer Election were announced during the 2017 Summer Business Meeting. The following individuals were elected to serve TSITE next year:
President
Greg Dotson, Neel-Schaffer
Vice President
Amy Burch, Collier Engineering
Secretary/Treasurer
Nathan Vatter, Tennessee Department of Transportation
Past President
Kevin Comstock, Tennessee Department of Transportation
Affiliate Director
Tim Britt, Temple, Inc.
Section Representatives
Chris Kirby, CDM Smith (2017/2018)
Lauren Gaines, Barge Waggoner Sumner and Cannon (2018/2019)
Terrance Hill, Kimley-Horn (2018/2019)
TSITE Officer Election – Reminder to Vote
Voting for the 2017 TSITE Officer Election ends Monday, July 24, 2017. Votes will be tallied and the elected 2018 TSITE Officers will be announced at the Summer Meeting.
In addition to the officer election, this year’s ballot also includes an amendment to the TSITE Bylaws. Information about the bylaws amendment is on the ballot.
Please Vote Here.
Summer Meeting Notice
Mark your calendars now and plan to attend the upcoming Tennessee Section ITE Summer Meeting to be held Wednesday, July 26 thru Friday, July 28 at the Park Vista Hotel in Gatlinburg, TN. Please go ahead make your hotel room reservations if you plan to attend.
ON-LINE BOOKING CODE: ITE
HILTON RESERVATIONS: 800-421-7275
The Park Vista a DoubleTree by Hilton
705 Cherokee Orchard Road | Gatlinburg, TN 37738
ParkVista.com
Just some of the highlights of the summer meeting include a welcome reception on Wednesday evening, technical sessions, and the awards banquet and scholarship auction on Thursday evening.
Online registration information can be found here. Also, don’t forget to bring auction items for the scholarship fund. We hope to see you in Gatlinburg!
ITE Webinar: Safety Fundamentals: Introduction to Traffic Safety Data
| TSITE will be sponsoring the ITE webinar entitled “Safety Fundamentals: Introduction to Traffic Safety Data” at five locations across the state. This webinar training opportunity will be held on Thursday, May 11th, from 3:00pm-4:30pm Eastern (2:00pm-3:30pm Central). More information about this ITE webinar can be found here.Chattanooga – The City of Chattanooga RSVP Contact: John Van Winkle via e-mail or telephone at 423-643-5959 The location for the webinar is: 1250 Market Street, Suite 3030 Chattanooga, TN 37402 Kingsport – Mattern & Craig RSVP Contact: Jason Carder via e-mail or telephone at 423-245-4970 The location for the webinar is: 429 Clay Street, Kingsport, TN 37660 Knoxville – Cannon & Cannon Inc RSVP Contact: Brian Haas via e-mail or telephone at 865-670-8555 The location for the webinar is: 8550 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919 Nashville – Neel-Schaffer, Inc. RSVP Contact: Luke Dixon via e-mail or telephone at 615-217-0500 The location for the webinar is: Parkview Towers, 210 25th Avenue N #800, Nashville, TN 37203 Memphis – Kimley-Horn Please reply back directly to the local RSVP contact listed above so that they can keep a head count for these locations since space may be limited! For those TSITE members who need PDH’s, there are 1.5 PDH’s associated with this web seminar. Special thanks to all of our host sites! Please contact Najmeh Jami by email if you have any questions. |
Spring Meeting – Hotel Room Block
A hotel room block has been set up at the Drury Plaza Hotel for the Spring TSITE meeting in Franklin, TN. If you’d like to take advantage of this discount, please contact the hotel directly at (615) 771-6778 by Monday April 24th.
