Monday, June 20
Traffic Safety Fundamentals Workshop
This session will cover a number of key safety topics including system approach to crash risk and assessments and identification of counter measures to reduce fatal and injury crashes on the roadway system. Attendees will early 6 PDH hours. This course will be taught by Howard Preston, PE and Vic Lund, PE. Howard Preston, PE is a retired Transportation Engineer and a part-time Professor at the University Of Minnesota, Twin Cities teaching a transportation course to civil engineering students. Vic Lund, PE is a Traffic Engineer for St. Louis County, MN and has served as the traffic engineer for the county that includes Duluth Minnesota for more than 13 years. Attendees must register and pay for the workshop when they register for the annual meeting.
GLITEy Race
The GLITEy Race is a fun way to support the Great Lakes District Endowment Fund. The GLITEy Race is a scavenger hunt in the vein of the Amazing Race, in which teams of up to 4-5 people find and complete checkpoint stops given by clues around the meeting. Each stop consists of activities that may be fun, challenging, or even embarrassing, but every stop must be checked off by the checkpoint marshal before they head to the race finish line. The cost is $10 per person and all proceeds go to the Great Lakes District Endowment Fund. It’ll be a great time and all for an awesome cause.
Each person will sign up individually for the GLITEy Race and we will create teams of everyone who has signed up. If you have a team already, please have everyone sign up individually and email your list of team members to Tyler Krage (Tyler.Krage@cityofchicago.org)
Student/Younger Member Happy Hour
All students and younger members are invited to the welcome reception a little early to mingle with Great Lakes ITE Board and meet-and-greet before the welcome reception.
Welcome Reception
Everyone is invited to kick off the 2022 Great Lakes District Annual Meeting at Hoops Brewing in Canal Park. . This open-ended event is a great opportunity to meet up before and/or after dinner. Light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available. This is a no cost event.
Group Dinner Reservations
If you are interested in getting dinner with attendees from the annual meeting, we will have sign-up sheets at the Welcome Reception for groups of around ten people to go to dinner at a local restaurant. Dinner will not be included in annual meeting registration.
Tuesday, June 21
Welcome & Keynote Speaker
We are excited to kick-off Tuesday with a presentation from Deb DeLuca, the Executive Director of the Duluth Port Authority. Deb will share about the port operations, rail, shipping, freight and businesses that are integral to operations.
Superior Street Reconstruction Project Walking Tour
Join the walking tour of the Superior Street Reconstruction Project to learn about one of Duluth’s oldest streets. The project includes replacing and repairing public utilities, improved pedestrian connections, better wayfinding, new streetscape and lighting, as well as increased amenity space. Dress appropriately to be walking outside for the entirety of the tour. Space is limited to 50 attendees. This is a no cost event and is available for sign up through Registration.
Lunch & ITE Update
Beverly Kuhn, 2022 ITE International President, and John Davis, 2023 ITE International Vice President-elect, will be sharing updates from ITE International over lunch.
VistaFleet Boat Tour of the Duluth Harbor
This exciting VistaFleet Boat Tour will allow attendees to see Duluth from the water. The Boat Tour will include a tour guide to learn about all that is happening in the Duluth Harbor. Space is limited to 50 attendees. This event is available for sign up with the associated cost through Registration.
Traffic Bowl Finals Happy Hour
Join us for the 14th annual Great Lakes District Collegiate Traffic Bowl! This exciting contest will include student teams from across the district competing in a Jeopardy-style trivia game. Clues will test their knowledge of transportation-based sources, including the MUTCD, HCM, ITE’s Traffic Engineering and Planning Handbooks, Road Safety Fundamentals Report, and more. Preliminary rounds will be held concurrent with the afternoon sessions on Tuesday, while the final round will occur after the final session on that same day, leaving plenty of time to prepare before that evening’s social outing. We invite you to join us as a spectator for any and all rounds. A cash bar will be available and GLITE will provide d’oeuvres for you to enjoy as you cheer on your favorite schools. This is a no cost event.
Evening Reception
This relaxed social event at the Great Lakes Aquarium will provide an opportunity for all attendees to interact and build relationships. Dinner is included and a cash bar will be available. There is no additional cost for this event, it is included in Tuesday registration to the annual meeting.
Wednesday, June 22
Great Lakes Awards/Recognitions
The business meeting will include a brief year in review and overall state of the District. District Award recipients will be recognized including outstanding achievement in transportation and transportation professional of the year.
Box Lunch
There will not be a seated lunch on Wednesday. For those that would like a lunch before traveling, please add-on a box lunch when you register for the annual meeting. The box lunches will be included in your registration cost.