About KCITE
The Kansas City Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (KCITE) is open to all professionals and students interested in transportation issues in the Kansas City Metropolitan area.
Meetings are held every other month typically on the second Thursday starting in January. Meetings are typically held over the lunch hour with an opportunity to interact with other professionals in the area, a light lunch and an interesting topic presentation. Meetings are held all over the metro area.
Check this web site to find out more information about upcoming events.
All announcements are made by email. If you are interested in being informed please send an email to one of the officers.
KCITE History
The first meeting to determine interest in a local ITE Chapter in the Kansas City area was held on January 9, 2003. Over 75 persons attended the initial formation meeting, and those in attendance signed a petition supporting the formation of the Chapter. The speaker for this initial meeting was Steve Hofener, ITE International Vice President. Shortly thereafter a special nominating committee made up of past MOVITE Presidents selected a group of eight candidates to run for four offices. The four positions were President, Vice-President, Secretary/Treasurer and Director. In mid March ballots were sent out to all ITE members within a 16 county area, and the officers were elected in late March. Since those elected had not run for specific positions, the officers decided among themselves who would hold each position. The four officers elected were:
President Mark Stuecheli
Vice-President Alonzo Linan
Secretary/Treasurer Mike Wahlstedt
Director Steve Worley
The next meeting, which took place on April 2 (three days after the election results were known) included the announcement of the new officers. After being introduced, the officers presided over the meeting. Two votes were taken at this meeting - the first resulted in the selection of the Chapter name (KCITE) and the second finalized the Chapter area. Following that meeting, the officers met several times to draft the Charter and Bylaws for the Chapter. They also attended the Spring MOVITE Meeting in Fayetteville, where the Chapter organizing effort was announced. The next Chapter Meeting was on May 29, 2003 where 70 persons, including 53 ITE Members, were present. The ITE Members in attendance unanimously voted to accept the Chapter Charter and Bylaws as proposed by the officers. Shortly after the meeting, those documents were forwarded to the MOVITE President for review by the MOVITE Board. On June 16, 2003, the MOVITE Board unanimously approved the KCITE Chapter Charter and Bylaws and they were conveyed to the ITE office for final review. ITE approved the Charter and Bylaws on June 19, which constituted the official formation of KCITE as a Chapter of ITE. At the Fall MOVITE meeting in Springfield, Missouri the KCITE Chapter was recognized and presented the Chapter Charter.