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2008 District 6 Annual Meeting
Anaheim, CA
August 17-20, 2008

DICOUNTED EARLY REGISTRATION
EXTENDED TO AUG 1!

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    District 6 Elections and List of Candidates

Below is the list of candidates campaigning for district positions:

Candidate for President

Candidate for Vice President

Candidates for Secretary-Treasurer

Candidates for International Director

On-Line Elections Coming Wednesday, July 16

District 6 is again offering its members the convenience of on-line voting. Your on-line ballot will be accessible beginning Wednesday, July 16, 2008, and on-line voting will close Sunday, August 17, 2008 at midnight PDT.

If you are a voting member of ITE, you will receive an e-mail message from ElectionsOnLine with instructions on how to vote electronically. Login at www.electionsonline.us/election with your username and the password provided in the e-mail message from "election" with the subject of "Vote Now!" sent to you on Wednesday, July 16, 2008.

Members wishing to vote by paper ballot can request them via phone (406-656-5255), fax (406-656-0967), e-mail (msanderson@enginc.com) or by regular mail to:

Michael P. Sanderson, PE, PTOE
ITE District 6 Secretary-Treasurer
c/o Engineering, Inc.
1300 N. Transtech Way
Billings, MT 59102

Paper ballot requests must be received no later than Monday, July 28, 2008, and completed ballots returned to the Secretary-Treasurer no later than Monday, August 11, 2008. Completed ballots may also be returned in person at the Annual Business Meeting on Monday, August 18th, 2008.

If you need help voting electronically or have questions on the electronic ballot, please contact the District Administrator, Jenny Grote, at 602-262-7217 or jenny.grote@phoenix.gov.

    WANTED: ITE District 6 Newsletter Managing Editor!

ITE District 6 is taking applications for a new District 6 Managing Editor. The role of the District 6 Managing Editor is to insure proper visibility of District 6 and make the District 6 newsletter, called WesternITE, a resource for all members of District 6 Sections and Chapters.  The tenure of this position is a three year term to begin December 1, 2008. The duties of the position are detailed in the page linked below.

Newsletter Managing Editor Posting Continued......

    President's Message

District 6 Members,

This is my last President’s message before the ITE Annual Meeting in Anaheim and I am getting excited to see everyone again.

I had several goals that I’d set out to accomplish as President and as an officer of the Western District. Over the past year, we’ve made great strides. I’ll highlight just a few of our accomplishments in this message.

It has been one of my priorities to reach out to young professionals and potential new members. An ITE Group on Facebook has been created to reach out to young professionals and students, and to encourage any interested member to join. We have received new young professional members joining ITE as a result of the ITE Group. Also, a new Employer Recognition Award has been developed by the District Career Guidance Committee Chair, to recognize employers for support of young professional involvement in ITE Activities (young professional defined as an ITE member, 35 years of age or younger). In addition, our mentoring program has grown significantly and more than doubled in size since its inception.

President's Message Continued......

Jennifer Rosales
District 6 President

    Endowment Fund

The Student Endowment Fund was established to provide a self-sustaining funding source for the Student Initiatives Program the goal of which is to attract the best and the brightest to the transportation profession in the west.  In the past, these initiatives were modestly funded utilizing existing annual operating and annual meeting budgets which has limited the scope of the programs resulting in the use of operating reserves.  The Board projects that the Endowment Fund needs to reach $500,000 to be self-sustaining enough to generate enough annual revenue to support the District's student initiatives.  To date, we have made great strides towards meeting our financial goal with more than $130,000 raised for the Endowment Fund.

Visit the new District 6 Student Endowment Fund website at www.westernite.org/endowment to find out more about the fund or make an online contribution.  While you’re there, find out more about the Student Initiatives Program, explore our photo gallery, or browse through our list of contributors.  In addition to the new website, the District has also established two Endowment Fund awards that will be presented at each Annual Meeting to recognize the Sections/Chapters that contribute the most to the fund throughout the year.

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August 17-20, 2008 2008 ITE International - Joint District 6 Meeting - Anaheim, CA
    News
  1. Do the Test – A Great Bicycle Safety Awareness Ad from London - For those of you that have found this London public service message, you probably already know it is one of the best educational advertisements for bicycle safety awareness. Members should feel free to ship this ad to local television stations for their consideration.

    http://www.dothetest.co.uk/

  2. FHWA Releases Notice of Proposed Amendments to MUTCD - On January 2, 2008 the Federal Highway Administration released the long awaited Notice of Proposed Amendment (NPA) in the Federal Register. This NPA contains comprehensive revisions that are proposed for incorporation into the next edition of the MUTCD. A 7-month period is being provided for comments to the docket, which will close on July 31, 2008. The proposed MUTCD text, figures, and tables are also available for public review and comment at http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/. All ITE members are encouraged to review this document and provide comment to the FHWA during the public review and comment period.

  3. Western ITE's for Sale - Look back in history!!! The historic WesternITE Newsletters have been preserved on an easy to use CD. Enjoy looking back as far as you can't remember at the history of the largest District of ITE (includes issues prior to 2004). Cost is $25 per CD plus Shipping and Handling (approx. $6.50) .

    Contact: Heather Gebman, SDSU-ITE Student Chapter President
    Email: Heather.gebman@parsons.com
    Tel. (310) 866 - 3366

    Or Eduardo Simonsen, SDSU-ITE Student Chapter Treasurer
    Email:  Gutticello83@aol.com
    Tel. (310) 658 - 8647

  4. DATA COLLECTION REPORTS RELEASED - Congratulations to the ITE student chapters whose proposals were selected for the District's 2008 Data Collection Fund grants. This program provided $5,000 to student chapters for their use in expanding membership and accommodating travel to this year’s District 6 Annual Meeting. Moreinformation about the data collection fund is available on the Data Collection web page.

    2008 AWARDS
    University of Wyoming:  Trip Generation, Parking Demand, and Queuing at Coffee Shops with Drive-Through Service
    UCLA:  Trip Generation and Parking Demand at Urban Residential Developments
    BYU:  Trip Generation and Parking Demand at an Elementary School
    University of Washington:  Trip Generation, Parking Demand, and Queuing at Coffee Shops with Drive-Through Service
    University of Nevada – Reno:  Trip Generation, Parking Demand, and Queuing at Gas Stations with Fast-Food Service


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Last Updated: Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:06 PM