The Joint District Gazette

Were Less Than Two Months Away!

Excitement is building! The ITE Midwestern and Western District Joint Meeting is coming up fast! Have you registered yet? Registration rates go up on May 15th, so save $100 and register today! To date, we have over 200 attendees representing all 24 states in our two districts, plus 8 states outside our districts and one Canadian province. Have you reserved your hotel rooms yet? The room blocks are already sold out at many conference hotels, and the remaining room blocks at Howard Johnsons, Alex Johnson and Adoba Hotels are going fast! Book your rooms today, if you havent already!
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Mark Your Calendars - June 29-July 2, 2014

Hey Students, Check These Out!

Regardless of which district you are from, you are welcome to participate in these opportunities.

The Midwestern District hosts an annual Student Poster Competition. On Tuesday, July 1st from 2:00 - 3:30 pm., students will present posters based on a project or paper they have worked on. $400 in cash prizes will be awarded to each of the top three posters. Registration for the event is free, but submittal is required before June 1st. For more information see http://www.2014ite.com/students.html on the requirements, judging criteria, and the registration form.
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Traffic Bowls 2014

The Joint District Meeting will host two separate Student Traffic Bowls, which will be held simultaneously on Monday June 30th at 3:00 p.m. to determine the representative district teams that then proceed to the International Traffic Bowl at the ITE International Meeting in Seattle. No advanced registration is necessary for Western District teams, as the first round will be a paper-based, timed competition to determine the nine teams to move on to the next round. (Note: Midwestern District teams do have a registration process. Click here to learn more.) Watch this great video to get you ready for the Traffic Bowl -The Road to Seattle Runs Through Rapid City! Also, there will be a Joint District Traffic Bowl competition that is open to all professionals, spouses, guests, etc. Teams will form at the conference! Watch for details to come!
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The Western District hosts a student design event called the James H. Kell Competition starting at noon on Sunday (June 29th). Students are divided into teams at the event to work on a surprise design challenge for cash prizes. Registered students will be notified prior to the event where it will be held. This is a great way to meet students from other chapters before the conference begins. For more information, contact WesternITEs Student Initiatives Chair Danielle Scharf.
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Come in Costume to the Awards Banquet!

Tuesday evening, June 1, you are invited to attend the Annual Awards Banquet in costume! Come as a biker, a president, in western attire, or some combination of all three! After the banquet is done and the awards are presented, we will be entertained by the outlaw country band The Dirty Shame! (Thinking of renting a costume in Rapid City? Here are a few options: Black Hills Comm. Theatre, or Party City.)

Get Ready to Race around Rapid City!

Do you enjoy the TV show Amazing Race? Then sign up for The MiteY Race! The Western District sponsors this annually as a fundraiser. There are both student and professional divisions to the race, and each school can enter up to two teams with two students per team. Registration fee is $50/team. . More information is found here. This event is Saturday, June 28th at 3pm, so come to Rapid City early!

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Vendors Coming to Rapid City!

We are fortunate to have many regional and national vendors attending the Joint District Meeting this year. By bringing together attendees from twenty-four states, vendors will likely enjoy increased visibility of their products and services to prospective clients outside their typical service area. Here is a list of vendors coming to Rapid City as of this publication date: Iteris PTV Group KLJ Item Daktronics EtherWAN Polara Advanced Traffic Products Qwick Kurb, Inc. Quality Counts Sidewinder WTI Pelco Traffic Control Corporation Trinity Highway FORTEL General Traffic Controls Wavetronix Ruggedcom Ennis-Flint Leotek Summit Traffic Solutions Trafficware Sensys Networks MaxCell Fabric Innerduct TAPCO DigiWest Rodel Interative Roundabout Solutions FLIR Intelligent Traffic Solutions Siemens Peek/Northwest Signals

Then from 7:15pm to 8:15pm the Fort Hays Wranglers take the stage to entertain you with the Black Hills' most popular music variety show! You will have a foot stompin, belly shaken, good time! Family fun for everyone! Bring your camera and take some pictures. We wind everything up in time for you to travel by bus to Mount Rushmore for the evening lighting ceremony! You will have time to stroll around the National Monument and experience Mt. Rushmore like no other. We will then load back onto buses for about a 30 minute trip back to the hotel by about 10:30pm.
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Thank You to Our Sponsors!

This Joint District Meeting would not be possible without the gracious support of our sponsors:

Be sure to support our vendors and visit their booths!

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Chuckwagon BBQ & Mt. Rushmore Lighting

On Monday evening, we will be boarding buses to take us to the Mount Rushmore lighting ceremony. Along the way, we will stop at the Fort Hays Old West Town Dinner Show for a real Chuckwagon Dinner. The Supper bell rings loud for: Sliced Beef simmered in mild BBQ sauce Baked Chicken Chuckwagon Potatoes Western Baked Beans Ranch Biscuits & Honey Chunky Applesauce Old -fashioned Spice Cake Cowboy Coffee or Tenderfoot Lemonade.

Other Sponsoring Organizations include Econolite, Stantec, Bolton & Menk and RBF Consulting. There is still time for your company or organization to sponsor this event. Become a sponsor here.
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