Winter Meeting Registration Now Open
Please plan to join us for the TSITE 2020 Winter Meeting in Memphis, TN. The meeting will include technical sessions and the student traffic bowl.
Also, we are now accepting sponsors for 2020. Sponsorship details can be found here. Please sign up now to be recognized at all of our meetings this year. For more information or to become a sponsor contact our Section Administrator Brandon Baxter at bbaxter@ragansmith.com.
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2020 Winter Meeting
When: Wednesday, February 12th (Registration 8:30 AM, Meeting 9:00 AM)
Where: University Center, Bluff Room (304), University of Memphis
(499 University Street, Memphis, TN 38152)
Hotel Reservation Info:
For those who are traveling to the meeting, we have reserved a block of rooms for Tuesday and Wednesday evening at the Holiday Inn: University of Memphis, 3700 Central Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee 38111.
You may make reservations by calling 1-888-480-0427 or the following link: Holiday Inn: University of Memphis
The reservation code is TSITE/Traffic Bowl: TSI
The group rate is $99 per night plus tax and includes self-parking.
The hotel block expires Sunday 2/9/20.
Meeting Registration is now open.
TSITE Winter Meeting – Draft Agenda
Parking passes will be available at the registration table. A campus map with parking information can be found here.
Fall Meeting – Joint with GAITE Save the Date
Please plan to join us for the TSITE 2019 Fall Meeting in Chattanooga, TN
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2019 Fall Meeting Joint Technical Exchange with GAITE
When: Wednesday, November 6th, from 9 am to 4 pm
Where: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Chattanooga Downtown
407 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402
Technical presentations in the morning and afternoon. Lunch is included with registration.
Hotel room reservations are now available.
HOTEL ROOM BLOCK AVAILABLE: November 5th
ONLINE BOOKING CODE: TDT
HILTON RESERVATIONS: 423-308-2508
RATE: $107.00 per Night
CUT-OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS: 10/11/2019
2019 TSITE Award Winners
The 2019 TSITE Awards were presented to the following very deserving individuals at the Summer Meeting held in Gatlinburg: (President Amy Burch & Vice President Nathan Vatter presented the awards)
The Robert Stammer Student Chapter Award was presented to the University of Tennessee.
Ed Watt Volunteer Distinguished Service Award: Chris Kirby (CDM Smith)
Tennessee Section Outstanding Individual Award:
Brian Haas (Cannon & Cannon Inc)
Jack B. Humphreys Young Member Award:
Lauren Gaines (Barge Design)
Past award winners can be viewed here.
2019 Student Scholarship Recipients
The 2019 scholarship recipients were announced at the summer meeting.
John R. Harper Scholarship – Amount $2,000
Alexandra Marie Boggs - University of Tennessee
William (Bill) Moore Jr Scholarship – Amount $1,200
Nima Hoseinzadeh - University of Tennessee
T. Darcy Sullivan Scholarship – Amount $1,200
Zachary Jerome - University of Tennessee
Bill D. Kervin Jr. Scholarship – Amount $1,200
John Zacher - University of Memphis
Tennessee Section Undergraduate Scholarship – Amount $1,200
Wesley Darling - University of Tennessee
Since 1991, TSITE has awarded 75 scholarships totaling $102,800!
Previous scholarship recipients can be viewed here.
2019 Election Results
The results of the 2019 Officer Election were announced during the 2019 Summer Business Meeting. The following individuals were elected to serve TSITE next year:
President
Nathan Vatter, Tennessee Department of Transportation
Vice President
Stephen Edwards, City of Memphis
Secretary/Treasurer
Luke Dixon, Arcadis
Past President
Amy Burch, Burch Transportation, LLC
Section Representatives
Zane Pannell, Tennessee Department of Transportation (2020/2021)
Steve Bryan, Tennessee Department of Transportation (2019/2020)
As we move towards ONE ITE there were two changes to our election this year:
- This year’s ballot did not include an Affiliate Director position since ITE has eliminated Section Affiliate Membership. ITE and the TN Section invites all section affiliates to join ITE for full membership. TSITE thanks the current and all past Affiliate Directors for their service and contribution to the organization in that role.
- All Sections of ITE will include two (2) Section Representatives beginning in 2020. With Terrance Hill and Lauren Gaines completing their terms we only selected one candidate to replace them. Zane Pannell will serve with Steve Bryan as TSITE’s Section Representatives for 2020.
Summer Meeting Registration OPEN
Please join us for the TSITE 2019 Summer Meeting in Gatlinburg, TN
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2019 Summer Meeting
When: Wednesday, July 31st – Friday, August 2nd
Where: The Park Vista DoubleTree by Hilton
705 Cherokee Orchard Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Hotel room reservations are now available.
HOTEL ROOM BLOCK AVAILABLE: July 31 – August 2
ONLINE BOOKING CODE: ITE
HILTON RESERVATIONS: 1-800-421-7275
RATE: $94.00
CUT-OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS: 7/12/2019
Just some of the highlights of the summer meeting include a welcome reception on Wednesday evening, Gatlinburg Skybridge tour, technical sessions, and the awards banquet and scholarship auction on Thursday evening.
The Technical Tour of the Gatlinburg Skybridge is an optional conference activity that requires a $20/person to participate. The Skybridge tickets are day passes and are available to your guests.
Please bring auction items for the scholarship fund. We hope to see you in Gatlinburg!
TSITE Officer Election – Reminder to Vote
As we move towards ONE ITE there are two changes to our previous ballots.
• This year’s ballot does not include an Affiliate Director position since ITE has eliminated Section Affiliate Membership. ITE and the TN Section invites all section affiliates to join ITE for full membership. TSITE thanks the current and all past Affiliate Directors for their service and contribution to the organization in that role.
• All Sections of ITE will include two (2) Section Representatives beginning in 2020. With Terrance Hill and Lauren Gaines completing their terms we will only select one of the two terrific candidates on this year’s ballot. The elected member will serve with Steve Bryan as TSITE’s Section Representatives for 2020.
Online voting closes Monday July 29th so please cast your vote now. Votes will be tallied and the elected 2020 TSITE Officers will be announced at the Summer Meeting.
Please Vote Here.
Summer Meeting Save the Date
Please join us for the TSITE 2019 Summer Meeting in Gatlinburg, TN
What: Tennessee Section ITE 2019 Summer Meeting
When: Wednesday, July 31st – Friday, August 2nd
Where: The Park Vista DoubleTree by Hilton
705 Cherokee Orchard Road
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
Hotel room reservations are now available.
HOTEL ROOM BLOCK AVAILABLE: July 31 – August 2
ONLINE BOOKING CODE: ITE
HILTON RESERVATIONS: 1-800-421-7275
RATE: $94.00
CUT-OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS: 7/9/2019
Registration coming soon. Those interested in presenting during the meeting, please contact Nathan Vatter.
TSITE hosting webinar on Friday June 7th
TSITE will be sponsoring an ASCE webinar entitled “Designing Intersections and Roadways to Reduce Collisions – An Interactive Approach to Identify Safety Upgrades” at five locations across the state. This webinar training opportunity will be held on Friday June 7 from noon-1:30pm Eastern (11am-12:30pm Central).
For more information about this webinar, click here.
Chattanooga – Arcadis
(Arcadis will be providing lunch to attendees, please respond promptly if you plan to attend.)
RSVP Contact: Andy Parr, via email or 423-954-8713
Location: 1210 Premier Drive, Suite 200, Chattanooga, TN 37421
Memphis – Kimley-Horn
RSVP Contact: James Collins, via email or 901-374-9109
Location: Forum I, 6750 Poplar Avenue, Suite 600, Memphis, TN 38138
Knoxville – CDM Smith
RSVP Contact: Melody Butler, via email or 865-963-4300
Location: 1100 Marion St, Suite 300, Knoxville, TN 37921
Nashville – Barge Design Solutions
RSVP Contact: Mark Washing, via email or 615-254-1500
Location: 615 3rd Ave South, Suite 700, Nashville, TN 37210
(Free parking available in first floor of parking garage, entrance from 3rd Avenue.)
Tri-Cities – Mattern & Craig
(Mattern & Craig will be providing lunch to attendees, please respond promptly if you plan to attend.)
RSVP Contact: Jason Carder, via email or 423-245-4970
Location: 429 Clay Street, Kingsport, TN 37660
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 associated with this webinar. Special thanks to all host sites! Please contact Peter Kauffmann (email) if you have any questions, suggested topics, or if you are interested in hosting a future webinar.
April 24 Webinar CANCELED
The upcoming TSITE-sponsored webinar session “Contributors to Speed and Considerations for Speed Management”, presented by ASCE and originally scheduled for Wednesday April 24, has been canceled by ASCE due to low enrollment nationally. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The TSITE Technical Committee is working to identify an alternate webinar for presentation later this spring and will provide updates when one is selected. Please contact Peter Kauffmann (email) if you have any questions or suggested topics.
