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April 19-22, 2015:
SDITE Annual Meeting in Biloxi, MS
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Happy November!
There is a relatively large amount of content in this edition so we'll keep the introduction short. A few notes:
- Please note that the sdite2015.org website is now up an running. Check it out when you get a chance, but also realize that it is a work in progress. Make sure to bookmark it!
- The SDITE Year End Board meeting takes place in a couple of weeks in Nashville.
- There are always ways to get involved in ITE / SDITE. Let us know if you are interested in helping out.
If you are traveling next weekend for the holiday, please be safe.
- Scott Walker, Editor |
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SDITE 2015: Call for Presentations
The Deep South Section of ITE, in cooperation with the SDITE Technical Knowledge Team, is now accepting abstracts for the 2015 Southern District ITE Annual Meeting, to be held April 19-22, 2015, at the Beau Rivage Resort in Biloxi, Mississippi. Presenting at the 2015 SDITE Annual Meeting is a great opportunity to share your ideas, knowledge, expertise, and innovations with your peers. Please see this link for suggested topics and abstract submittal information.
Please submit your abstract in PDF format via email by January 30, 2015 to sstrength@lsu.edu. Should you have any questions, you may reach Steve Strength, Technical Committee Chair at steve.strength@la.gov (this is different from the address for submitting abstracts) or at (225) 767-9118.
For more information on the 2015 Southern District ITE Annual Meeting, please visit http://sdite2015.org
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Heads Up For 2014 SDITE Award Nominations
It is almost time to start soliciting nominations for SDITE's annual awards. We have five award categories for which we solicit nominations. The categories are:
- Herman J. Hoose Distinguished Service Award
- Marble J. Hensley Outstanding Individual Activity Award
- Joseph M. Thomas Outstanding Young Member Award
- John F. Exnicios Government Employee Outstanding Service Award
- Excellence in Transportation Engineering Education Award
Criteria for these awards are provided on the SDITE website.
Please begin thinking about SDITE members who have made outstanding contributions to our District or profession. In the December newsletter, we will provide instructions for submitting nominations.
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SDITE 2015 Sponsorship Opportunity
The Local Arrangement Committee (LAC) for SDITE 2015 is providing the opportunity for you to be an Annual Meeting sponsor. For more information, please click here as this document outlines the Sponsorship Opportunities that will be available for the 2015 SDITE Annual Meeting for your use in planning your budgets for 2015.
Payments will be accepted first come, first served via the website. Notices will be sent out via email alerting the membership when the sponsorships will be available for purchase at a later date.
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the LAC would like to thank all of our past sponsors and for those considering sponsoring next year's meeting.
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Outreach Month Wrap-Up
October is over so that means that Outreach Month is over as well.
In Kentucky, we'd like to report three successful presentations:
1) Ashley Sells presented on the topic of engineering at her daughter's 1st Grade Class. Her daughter is the one in the back with the ponytail and apparently the one that asked a lot of questions!
 2) Scott Walker conducted two presentations for his two older sons -- one in 2nd Grade and the other in Pre-School. Thanks to Stacy Keith at Louisville (KY) Metro, he was able to show them a full size traffic signal. The 2nd graders were very engaged, but the pre-schoolers may have learned more based on the questions they kept asking their parents that night.
We'd still like to hear from you if you made a visit to the classroom. Please contact Ashley Sells with your information.
Don't forget that you can do Outreach anytime during the year. If you were too busy last month, consider doing something in February for Engineer's Week.
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Survey Says...
In the October Edition of the "The Connector" we asked for your feedback. Here are the results:
Question 1: We began the monthly SDITE "The Connector" in the Fall of 2013. Do you enjoy reading the newsletter in this format?
Yes: 100%
No: 0%
Question 2: Is the newsletter:
Too Frequent: 0%
No Frequent Enough: 6%
Just Right: 94%
Question 3: Do you enjoy the officer / member profiles?
Yes, it helps me learn more about SDITE Leadership / Members: 67%
Yes, I find them entertaining:33%
No, I skip them: 0%
What profiles?: 0%
Question 4: What do you add to the newsletter (select all that apply):
More information about meeting: 13%
More technical information: 40%
More non-technical content: 13%
More fun articles about transportation: 34%
Question 5: Would you be willing to write one article a month?
Yes: 6%
No: 94%
We thank you all for your responses and support. Now...if we can only change the response to Question 5.....
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ITE Updates
The 2015 ITE International Board was sworn in this past weekend. Here are a couple of pictures. Congrats to SDITE's Bob Murphy for representing our District on the Board and thanks to Rick Day for his service over the past few years.
 | | 2015 Institute of Transportation Engineers International Board |
 | | 2015 ITE President John Kennedy |
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From the Sections...
Some quick notes about activities within SDITE Sections. We're always looking for more feedback on what's going on in your Sections!
Tennessee Section:
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). Click here to see the winners.
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Member Profile
 | | Cindy with Governor of TN |
1. Name: Cindy Pionke
2. City/State: Knoxville, TN
3. Place of Work:
Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works (16 yrs)
Director of Planning and Development
5. Degrees: BSCE and Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering
6. Certifications:
PE in GA and TN
7. Place of Birth:
Bethel Park, PA
8. What do you do day-to-day?
Put out fires
9. What are your hobbies?
Puzzles - words, number, and pictures; reading; cooking classes
10. Favorite color?
Blue
11. Favorite Movie?
I make my husband watch White Christmas and Miracle on 34th Street every year.
12. In what capacity have you served SDITE in the past?
Former TSITE Section Rep; 2007 LAC Co-Chair for the Knoxville Annual Meeting; former member of the IC&O Team; Strategic Plan Annual Meeting Team Leader; currently Team Leader of the SDITE Strategic Plan
13. If I were not in transportation, I'd be...
Radio announcing
14. Five Quick Questions:
- Coke or Pepsi? Coke
- Dogs or Cats? Dogs
- Telephone or Email? Telephone
- Pen or Pencil? Pen
- Apple or Android? Android
15. Three Interesting Facts About You:
1. I was the captain of my 8th grade team for the Pittsburgh TV program Junior High Quiz.
2. I was one of the morning radio announcers my senior year in high school.
3. I am a Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
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Have You Seen This?
How many of you have Rubik's cube? How many of you can solve it? How many of you can solve it without peeling off the stickers? That's what I thought!
This video reminds us not to underestimate the learning ability of kids.
 | | 3 year old solves Rubik's Cube |
Thanks to my friend and colleague Jagan Kaja for sending this to me and for giving my son his first Rubik's Cube. While not 3, Jagan still got some attention as he solved the Cube right in front of us.
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We hope you enjoyed this edition. Stay tuned for another edition in mid-December.
Sincerely,
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Scott Walker, Editor
Southern District ITE |
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