Winter Meeting Rescheduled
***Due to the weather & road conditions, this meeting has been rescheduled to March 5***
You’re invited to the first quarterly TSITE Meeting for 2015 to be held at the University of Memphis in Memphis! There will be informative Technical Sessions, a Business Meeting, the Annual TSITE Traffic Bowl and lunch will be provided. Please click on the link below for more information and to register for this event. Online preregistration is open for this meeting but will close on Saturday, February 28th.
The cost of the meeting for preregistered attendees will be reduced to $30. Attendees that do not preregister but instead “walk-up” to register the day of the meeting will pay the full meeting cost of $40.
See below for registration instructions:
• If you are already registered/paid and plan on attending, no action is needed.
• If you have already registered/paid but will not be attending the rescheduled meeting, please email Brandon Baxter. Refunds are available for prepaid registrants.
• If you did not previously register but are planning to attend the rescheduled meeting, online preregistration is open again at the link below.
Directions/parking details are available at the registration link below. The University of Memphis student chapter has arranged for meeting attendees to receive parking vouchers.
***Online preregistration is open for this meeting
but will close on February 28th***
If you have any questions about the event or how to register please contact Brandon Baxter at 615-244-8591 or via email here.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Click for More Information & To Register!
Webinar – Lagging Left-Turn Arrow Safety and Operation
TSITE will be sponsoring the ITE webinar entitled “Lagging Left-Turn Arrow Safety and Operation” at five locations across the state. This webinar training opportunity will be held on Tuesday, February 10th, from 12:00pm-1:30pm Eastern (11:00am-12:30pm Central). More information about this ITE webinar here.
The five TSITE host locations and contact information for this web briefing are:
- 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
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: 210 25th Avenue North, Suite 800, Nashville, TN 37203
- Memphis – University of Memphis
RSVP Contact: Dr. Stephanie Ivey via e-mail or telephone at 901-678-3286
The location for the webinar is: IFTI training room (EA 101), University of Memphis, Herff College of Engineering, Memphis, TN 38152
- Chattanooga – The City of Chattanooga
RSVP Contact: Kevin Comstock via e-mail or telephone at 423-643-5950
The location for the webinar is: 1250 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402 Conf Rm. 2B
If you wish to attend, please RSVP to the host 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! Contact Amy Burch here if you have any questions.
Winter Meeting – February 19th
Please mark your calendars now for the upcoming TSITE Winter Meeting to be held on Thursday, February 19th at the University of Memphis.
Additional meeting details and online registration information can be found here.
2015 TSITE Officers
The results of the 2015 Officer Election were announced during the 2014 Summer Business Meeting and the following individuals were elected to serve TSITE next year:
From Left to Right: Tim Britt, Kevin Comstock, Brandon Baxter, Mike Conger and John Hunter.
President
Mike Conger, Knoxville Regional TPO
Vice President
Brandon Baxter, Ragan-Smith Associates
Secretary/Treasurer
Kevin Comstock, City of Chattanooga
Past President
John Hunter, CDM Smith
Affiliate Director
Tim Britt, Temple, Inc.
Section Representatives
Amy Burch, RPM Associates
Brad Waldschmidt, Kimley Horn
Jonathan Cleghon, Metro Nashville Public Works
2014 TSITE Award Winners
The 2014 TSITE Awards were presented to the following very deserving individuals at the Fall Meeting held in Clarksville: (Chris Rhodes presented the awards because Jason Carter was unable to attend)
Jack B. Humphreys Young Member Award:
Brad Waldschmidt (Kimley-Horn)
Ed Watt Volunteer Distinguished Service Award:
Steve Allen (TDOT)
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Tennessee Section Outstanding Individual Award:
Nermine Nashed (TDOT)
Congratulations and thank you for your contributions to TSITE!
Webinar – Flashing Yellow Arrow Implementation
TSITE will be sponsoring the ITE webinar entitled “Flashing Yellow Arrow Implementation” at four locations across the state. This webinar training opportunity will be held on Wednesday, October 29th, from 3:00pm-4:30pm EST (2:00pm-3:30pm CST). More information about this ITE webinar here.
The four TSITE host locations and contact information for this web briefing are:
- Knoxville – CDM Smith
RSVP Contact: Kevin Cole via e-mail or telephone at 865-963-4300
The location for the webinar is: 1100 Marion Street, Suite 300, Knoxville, TN 37921
- Nashville – Ragan-Smith Associates
RSVP Contact: Brandon Baxter via e-mail or telephone at 615-244-8591
The location for the webinar is: 315 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 37206
- Memphis – University of Memphis
RSVP Contact: Dr. Stephanie Ivey via e-mail or telephone at 901-678-3286
The location for the webinar is: IFTI training room (EA 101), University of Memphis, Herff College of Engineering, Memphis, TN 38152
- Chattanooga – The City of Chattanooga
RSVP Contact: John Van Winkle via e-mail or telephone at 423-643-5950
The location for the webinar is: 1250 Market Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402
If you wish to attend, please RSVP to the host 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! Contact Amy Burch here if you have any questions.
Fall Meeting Notice
Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend the upcoming joint TSITE/ITS-TN Fall Meeting to be held on October 7, 2014 in Clarksville.
Click here to view or download the draft meeting agenda.
The meeting will be held at Freedom Point at Liberty Park, A location map can be found here. (1188 Cumberland Drive, Clarksville, TN 37040).
Stay tuned for more announcements in the coming weeks including a final agenda and online registration information.
2015 TSITE Officer Election
Online voting for the 2015 TSITE Officers is now underway! Please click here to view the voting ballot and the candidate bios. Votes will be tallied and results announced at the business meeting portion of the Summer Meeting. The election will close on July 25, 2014.
Summer Meeting Notice
Please mark your calendars now and plan to attend the upcoming TSITE Summer Meeting to be held from 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 30th through 11:00 am on Friday, August 1st in Gatlinburg. This is TSITE’s Annual Meeting and includes our Awards Banquet, 2015 Officer Election and Scholarship Auction along with technical sessions and other new features this year you won’t want to miss!
The conference will be held at the Park Vista Hotel (705 Cherokee Orchard Road – Gatlinburg, TN 37738). There are a limited number of rooms available for the nights of Wednesday (7/30) and Thursday (7/31) at a special rate of $83 + tax. There are also a small number of rooms available for Friday and Saturday night if you would like to extend your stay in the mountains at this great rate.
Below are the hotel room reservation instructions. The room block will expire on Monday, July 7th so make your reservation soon!
For Online Reservations:
1. Click here:
2. When using the above link, you will automatically land on the reservations screen. Select the desired arrival and departure dates.
3. Adjust the number of rooms, adults and children for the booking.
4. Click on the Add Special Rate Codes link
5. Type in ITE in the Group Code box
6. Then click the green check availability box
7. Proceed with booking room of choice
Or Call: 1-800-421-7275
Please click here for additional meeting information, draft agenda and meeting registration.
SDITE Honors for TSITE Members
There was another very strong showing for TSITE Members at the 2014 Annual Southern District ITE Meeting held in Greensboro, GA. Below are some of the highlights of awards and SDITE officer elections that were won by TSITE members – Congratulations!
Awards:-
- Craig Hanchey received the Herman J. Hoose Distinguished Service Award
- Jack Humphreys received the Excellence in Transportation Engineering Education Award
Officer Elections:
- Hollis Loveday was elected as 2015 SDITE Vice President
- Bob Murphy was elected as 2015-2017 International Director
