February 18, 2020 E-Blast

A Message from the Secretary-Treasurer

Georgia ITE Members and Friends,

With all the activities coming up over the next few weeks, I wanted to send another e-blast to remind you about some of them.

The primary item of focus is 2020's first Monthly Meeting at Mary Macs next week on Thursday, February 20. Registration is currently at capacity for the space, and we have a waiting list. If you are unable to attend, please reach out to Chris Maddox ([email protected]) so we can accommodate as many people from our waiting list as possible. We are not gauranteeing space for walk-ups and strongly recommend using the waitlist. The WAITING LIST is available through the event registration page for those that would like added.

We also have multiple volunteer opportunities that are this weekend being supported by our Engineering Outreach committee. This Friday, February 21 is the Gwinnett Regional Science, Engineering + Innovation Fair in Duluth, GA at the Infinite Energy Center. Then on Saturday, February 22, volunteers are needed for the ASCE Toothpick Bridge Event at the Fernbank Science Center.

Additional Events Coming Up:

• The SDITE Student Leadership Summit is Friday, February 28 to Sunday, March 1.
• The 10th Annual Winter Workshop is Sunday, March 8 to Monday, March 9.
• The ConnectATL Summit on Mobility in Communities co-hosted by the ARC and GDOT is on Tuesday, March 31.

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Upcoming Monthly Meeting

Please REGISTER HERE for our first monthly meeting of 2020 on Thursday, February 20 at Mary Macs. The topic will be "What is a Hack-a-thon?"

• Speakers: John Ussery, Assistant Director of Traffic, City of Augusta and Geoffrey Price, ITS/Traffic Associate, AECOM
• Description: AECOM and the City of Augusta partnered with Google to hold an event to explore new data-driven transportation opportunities. Learn about hte hack process, tools, and the big data frontier.

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Monthly Meeting Sponsor

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Outreach and Activities Update

As noted above, we have two great Engineering Outreach Committee events this upcoming weekend. Please click on the events below to get more infomation about how to volunteer. You can also contact Robert Baker ([email protected]) and Ramiro Santana ([email protected]) if you are interested in volunteering.

GWINNETT REGIONAL SCIENCE, ENGINEERING + INNOVATION FAIR

ASCE TOOTHPICK BRIDGE EVENT

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SDITE Student Leadership Summit

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Winter Workshop

Registration for the 10th Annual ITE/ASHE Transportation Winter Workshop is open! This collaborative event will be held in Chattanooga from March 8, 2020 to March 9,2020. Please CLICK HERE to go to the event page for more details and to get registered.

• Carlos Braceras, Utah DOT and Immediate Past President of AASHTO
• Michael Sullivan, ACEC Georgia
• Andy Casey, Georgia DOT

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