Message from the President



March 31, 2010

New Mexico Section ITE Members, Students and Affiliates,

I wanted to take a moment to say hello and provide information on plans for upcoming meetings and events.

In May, the speakers for our meeting will be the winners from the UNM Student Paper competition as each of them will present their papers. There has been interest on setting up a webinar related to the current updates to the MUTCD. I am looking into that possibility and hopefully we can have that webinar for our June meeting. To finish up our meetings prior to the swearing in of new officers in September, I am looking for ideas for our July meeting/field trip. I have some thoughts on where we might go on a field trip but would like to hear your ideas as well.

Just around the corner will be election time for officers to serve for the upcoming year. I want to encourage members to consider running for office and to serve on membership committees. If you are interested, please let one of the current officers know and we can get you information to make sure you are on the ballot.

Finally, I want to remind everyone that the Western District annual meeting will be held June 27-30, 2010 in San Francisco. The Western District Board has short listed the New Mexico and Nevada Sections as potential hosts for the 2015 Western District Meeting and some members from our section will be in San Francisco to present our case to host the 2015 meeting to the Western District Board. I will provide updates on our progress and happenings at the meeting in early July.

Ross E. Lujan, PE
President
New Mexico Section
Institute of Transportation Engineers