TSITE Summer Meeting Information
Wednesday, July 22nd – Friday July 24th
11 am – 2 pm (central time)
Registration is still open for the summer meeting! Wednesday’s session will be a joint meeting with ASCE. The final agenda is now available. PDH certificates will be provided to those that register. Meeting registration will be free and registrants will be given the option to donate to the student scholarship fund. Please consider donating to the scholarship fund since we will be unable to host the scholarship auction this year. Also, the TSITE officer election will close Monday, July 20th. If you are a TSITE member and have not voted, please consider voting.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2020 Summer Meeting
When: Wednesday, July 22nd – Friday July 24th (11 am – 2 pm central time)
Where: Virtual Meeting
Meeting Login: Emailed to members
TSITE Officer Election – Online Voting Active
Voting for the 2020 TSITE Officer Election is now open! The election will close Monday, July 20, 2020. Votes will be tallied and the elected 2021 TSITE Officers will be announced at the Summer Meeting.
TSITE Summer Meeting Save the Date
After much deliberation, the TSITE Board has decided to convert the planned summer meeting at the Park Vista in Gatlinburg to a virtual event. The meeting will be condensed from its original form and will be scheduled over lunch each day similar to the virtual spring meeting. The meeting will include technical presentations, an award ceremony, and a business meeting. PDH certificates will be provided. Meeting registration will be free. We will be accepting online donations for the scholarship fund since we will be unable to host the scholarship auction this year.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2020 Summer Meeting
When: Wednesday, July 22nd – Friday July 24th
Where: Webinar
Meeting Login: TBA
Additional information will be posted when available.
Distracted Driving PSA Student Contest Winners
TSITE participated in the Southern District’s Distracted Driving Service Project by holding a Public Service Announcement Contest for Students. The PSAs target distracted driving prevention. The 1st and 2nd place winners of the contest can be viewed below! We’d love for your organizations to use these messages on your media platforms to help prevent distracted driving in TN. Contact a TSITE Board member to get access.
1st Place – Vanderbilt University Team
Don’t Text and Kart Video
Team Members: Caroline Janssen, Alex Stephens, Swapnil Pande, Jesse Li
2nd Place – University of Tennessee Knoxville Team
“Stay Focused for Us” Poster, billboard, or social media post
Team Members: Yi Wen, Nitesh Shah, Jing Guo, Zhihua Zhang
Student Activities Newsletter
TSITE recently published a student activities newsletter that includes information on the traffic bowl, student scholarships, Distracted Driving PSA contest, student paper competition and the student chapter awards. To read the newsletter, please click here.
TSITE Spring Meeting Documents
Please see below for documents from the business meeting and a PDH certificate. Thank you to everyone that was able to attend the meeting. The TSITE Board was elated to have 125+ attendees at our first virtual meeting!
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2020 Spring Meeting
When: Tuesday, May 19th, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central
Where: Webinar - Microsoft Teams Virtual Meeting
Meeting Materials:
Meeting Agenda
Business Meeting Agenda
Financial Report
Winter Business Meeting Minutes
PDH Certificate
TSITE Nominations and Awards
We are now accepting nominations for this year’s TSITE Awards and the Secretary/Treasurer and Section Representative officer roles for 2021.
- The Awards Committee is accepting nominations for this year’s TSITE Awards. Section awards are typically presented during the annual banquet at the Summer Meeting in Gatlinburg.
- The Nominations Committee is accepting candidate nominations for Secretary/Treasurer and Section Representative. If you are interested or know someone that should be considered for officer nomination, please get in touch.
You may email officer and award nominations to Amy Burch.
Spring Meeting Update
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, ITE International has recommended that no in-person meetings / gatherings be held through the month of May. We have been monitoring this situation for several weeks and as a result of this recommendation, the TSITE Board has decided to convert the spring meeting planned on May 19th to a virtual meeting. The meeting will be condensed from its original form with three technical presentations, Q&A, and a short business meeting. PDH’s will be provided.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2020 Spring Meeting
When: Tuesday, May 19th 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central
Where: Microsoft Teams Virtual Meeting
Meeting Login: TBA
TSITE’s Response To The Coronavirus
TSITE Members,
The TSITE Board has been closely following the COVID-19 situation. Based on recommendations from the CDC and ITE, the Board has decided to suspend all TSITE functions until the end of April. This includes local chapter meetings and potentially the spring section meeting in May. The Board will reassess the COVID-19 situation in early April and decide at that point if the spring section meeting will be canceled.
- If there is a financial loss due to a meeting suspension, the local contact should let the Board know
- Also, due to March Madness being canceled, TSITE will not be hosting a bracket challenge this year.
Thanks,
Luke Dixon
TSITE 2020 Secretary-Treasurer
TSITE March Madness
Are you ready for a little March Madness? Even if you aren’t a sports fan, you should still consider joining the fun. For the inaugural year, TSITE will be hosting a March Madness Bracket Challenge and all TSITE members & transportation folks are invited to join! Fun prizes will be awarded throughout the tournament, but you have to play to win!
The money raised from the bracket challenge will be used for travel assistance to help TSITE members attend the SDITE meeting this year in New Orleans.
Additional scholarship information will be released after March Madness is complete.
How Do I Join?
You won’t be able to choose your bracket until after Selection Sunday (3/15/2020), but you can go ahead and sign up so you are ready for your bracket as soon as Selection Sunday is over. The bracket is being hosted through ESPN Tournament Challenge and, if you don’t already have one, you must create an account to join the bracket (see Step One below).
Step One: Sign Up
If you don’t have a ESPN account, sign up for one – it’s easy
- Go to http://fantasy.espn.com/tournament-challenge-bracket/2020/en/
- Choose Log In (top right corner of the page) to create an account
- Under Log In, choose “Don’t have an account? Sign up” and sign up for an account
Step Two: Join the TSITE Bracket
- Click here to join the TSITE Bracket Challenge.
- Password is TSITE2020Bracket
- Maximum of two brackets per registration.
Step Three: Choose Your Bracket
- Brackets will not be available until after Selection Sunday (3/15/2020).
- You should be able to reach your bracket here
- If you cannot reach your bracket at the link above,
- go to https://www.espn.com/fantasy/
- be sure you’re logged into your account
- select TOURNAMENT CHALLENGE (top left of page)
- go to MY GROUPS (left corner of page) and choose Join a Group
- search TSITE Bracket Challenge > Join (Password: TSITE2020Bracket)
You must complete your bracket no later than Noon ET on Thursday, March 19, 2020, prior to the start of the 1st round of games. If you do not choose your brackets by this time you will not be able to participate.
Step Four: Pay to Play!
- Use the links below to pay for your bracket:
- We will cap the challenge at 200 brackets.
- Emails will be updated throughout the tournament to reveal rankings and prize announcements.
Prizes
Prizes will be awarded for the Final Four® and the Championship.
Rules
This bracket will follow the rules that have been established on ESPNSports. The rules are only viewable once you have joined the TSITE Bracket Challenge bracket.
For questions regarding this event, please contact Lauren Gaines.
