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Important KYSITE Dates
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SDITE Annual Meeting
April 7-11, 2018
Mobile, AL
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ITE Annual Meeting
July 30 - August 2, 2017
Toronto, Ontario
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2017 Executive Board
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President
Vice-President
Secretary
Directors
Section Rep
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Newsletter Staff
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Editor
Anne Warnick
Guest Contributors
Jarrod Stanley
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Riders up!
With the coming of May, the eyes of the nation will focus on the Commonwealth for the 143rd running of the Kentucky Derby.
Not to be outdone by the pageantry and the hats, members of our KYSITE Board have been wearing many hats as we plan our summer golf outing, our fall technical meeting, and our annual meeting.
We are particularly excited to be throwing a mixer with the UKITE Student Chapter next week at Pazzos. Details are below - we hope to see you there!
If anyone has any ideas on potential activities that we could do as a section or even a way to get together socially please feel free to contact us!
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UKITE Mixer
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Join us for pizza and drinks with
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at Pazzo's on May 4th, 5:00 PM!
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Come meet the members of UKITE, hear about their experiences at the Southern District Meeting, what they've been working on, and what their future plans are. Grab some pizza, and socialize with your fellow KYSITE members as well!
Pazzo's
385 South Limestone
Lexington, KY 40508
Event begins May 4 at 5:00 PM
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AGI 32 Training Survey
Do you need AGI 32 training to brush up on your lighting design skills and keep your KYTC prequal? If so, take this survey and let us know, so we can determine if we need to schedule another class.
Thanks!
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Member Profile
This month's member profile is of Erin Lammers, recent
winner of the Outstanding Undergraduate Student Paper Award at SDITE 2017! Her winning paper was titled: Applicability of Zipper Merge Versus Early Merge in Kentucky Work Zones.
Name: Erin Lammers
Place of Work: Kentucky Transportation Center
Title: Research Engineer
Degree: Chemistry B.S., Civil Engineering B.S.
Place of Birth: Plymouth, Wisconsin
Family: Grew up in family of 7, now me and 2 cats.
What are your technical interests?: Merging practices (esp. zipper merge), snow removal, environmental impacts.
What are your hobbies?: Hiking, reading, blogging, yoga.
Favorites:
Color: Blue
TV Show: The Office
Song: "Play That Song", Train
Breakfast Food: French Toast
Sport/Team: Swimming
Five Quick Questions:
A. Coke or Pepsi: Neither
B. Dogs or Cats: Dogs
C. Facebook or Twitter: Facebook
D. iPhone or Android: iPhone
E. Cats or Cards: Go Cats!
If you are interested in being featured in an upcoming newsletter, please contact me at dewittesg@cdmsmith.com!
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Record your PDH's Online!
The Kentucky Board of Engineers and Land Surveyors is among the first states in the US that has approved online logging of PDH hours.
To begin logging your PDH hours just log onto the NCEES website and click on the "MyNCEES" button at the top right of the web page. If you don't yet have an account go ahead and create one
Once you have your account up and running the dashboard will include a tab on the let of the webpage that reads "CPC Tracking." You can add information stating what the continuing education class was for, upload any documentation and add the PDH or CEU credits earned!
Follow this link for more details
MyNCEES
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Transportation in the News
Hopes fade for using tax reform on infrastructure
Hope is fading on Capitol Hill that tax reform will be used to pay for President Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure package.
The administration released a sweeping tax plan on Wednesday that does not include money to revitalize U.S. roads, bridges, airports or other public works.
Full article can be found here:
Automakers ask California to ease rules for self-driving car tests
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Automakers on Tuesday urged the state of California to further ease its proposed regulations for autonomous vehicles, saying the state did not respond to their earlier objections by making enough revisions to its planned set of rules for self-driving cars.
At a public hearing in Sacramento monitored via webcast, automakers urged California to drop some additional proposed regulations and leave much of the oversight to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. But safety and consumer advocates urged the state to adopt strict oversight, and an official from San Francisco said cities should have more local control.
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KFGO-AM (Fargo)
Nashville mayor commits to light-rail, kicks off public vote for funding transit
Mayor Megan Barry on Wednesday kicked off a legacy-defining campaign to urge Nashville voters to approve funding for a comprehensive transit system and committed to moving ahead with light rail on East Nashville's Gallatin Pike as the first spoke of a $6 billion multi-decade regional effort.
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Moving Forward as WSP
On May 10, WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff will rebrand as WSP worldwide.
See more at:
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Painted Crosswalks
This weeks crosswalk turns our traditional stripes into birthday candles! Thanks for Vanessa Nghiem for passing these along!
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If you haven't seen it, check out this arrangement of "My Old Kentucky Home" by Kentucky's own Linkin' Bridge! (Unfortunately, the video is only hosted on Facebook)
Thanks for your continued support of KYSITE!
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