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Hope you're
enjoying the pendulum warm and cold
winter (
I know
I am
) but also looking forward to spring time. We had a very engaging and though
t
provoking successful annual retreat in the end of January where we discussed the 2020 plan for our chapter. There are a lot of exciting changes coming to the NC Triangle Chapter, so be on the look out for these as they unfold over the year.
We are also running a membership drive till the end of March so please contact our membership chair, Sara Loukili, for details. And I am very excited about two great events coming up at end of March (the Southeast Rail Forum) and beginning of April (NCDOT's Mobi Awards). Sponsorship opportunities for both of these events are still available.
'Til next time!!!
Taruna Tayal
WTS NC-Triangle Chapter President
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Happy Hour
Chapter members will be gathering tonight for a WTS Members & Friends Networking Happy Hour. There will be free food and a chance to expand your network. Bring a friend (male or female) to learn about WTS and meet other professionals. The event will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Trophy Brewing Tap + Table in Raleigh. Register
here to attend.
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Professional Networking Breakfast
WTS NC Triangle Chapter will hold a professional networking breakfast from 8:30-9:30 a.m. on March 12 featuring guest speaker Priscilla Tyree Williams, P.E., City Construction Projects Administrator forthe City of Raleigh. Williams is the first African-American woman to graduate with a civil engineering degree from Syracuse University. Today, she oversees the implementation of the capital improvement program for the City of Raleigh's Construction Management Division. Our program is open to all, so you do not have to be a WTS member to attend. Breakfast will be provided. Register here.
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WTS Student Chapter
The Student Chapter of the WTS-NC Triangle Chapter is planning a monthly networking dinner. All WTS members, both professionals and students, are invited. March's dinner will be on the 31st at 6 p.m. at Guasaca, 2512 Hillsborough Street, and April's dinner will be on the 14th at 6 p.m. at Mezeh Mediterranean Grill, 2316 Hillsborough Street. For more information, contact
Gina Hoover, or see the invite page
here.
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Southeast Rail Forum Sponsorships
Southeastern States, Federal Railroad Administration and the WTS NC Triangle Chapter are jointly hosting a regional rail forum among the Southeastern states. We are currently looking for sponsors for the "Southeast Rail Forum: Ready to Build," (SRF) scheduled from March 25-27 in Raleigh.
In addition to industry experts, local and state political leaders throughout the region have been, or will
be, invited to speak.
These will include Governors, Secretaries of Transportation, and State
Legislators from the Southeast region. Get more information on how your firm can be represented at this event by clicking here.
Registration is now open to attend the SRF. Click here for more information.
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Mobi Awards Sponsorships
NCDOT and its partners - WTS NC Triangle Chapter, NC Go!, and ITRE - will hold the 2nd annual NCDOT Mobi Awards program on April 1. This awards program recognizes projects that showcase the important and transformational role investments in multi-modal transportation - such as bicycle, pedestrian, rail, transit, ferry, and aviation projects - play in creating vibrant communities. There is an opportunity to provide a sponsorship for this program. For more information, click here.
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Discover Global Marathon
Starting on March 11 thru April 8, Discover E will be hosting a Global Marathon For, By and About Women in Engineering and Technology®. This is a FREE online series of conversations, providing the opportunity to learn and engage about women in engineering and technology. Click here for more information on the topics and how to register for the webinars. And if you can't attend the live webinar, a recording will be sent to you.
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WTS NC Triangle Book Club
This month's selection is
Power Up: How Smart Women Win in the New Economy by Magdalena Yesil with Sara Grace. Pioneering Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor Yesil came to the United States in 1976 with two suitcases and $43, blind to the challenges she would face as a woman and immigrant in Silicon Valley. Today, she is best known as the first investor and a founding board member of Salesforce, the now multibillion dollar company that ushered in the era of cloud-based computing. In
Power Up, Yesil urges women to look beyond the alarming gender statistics of the workplace and feel confident entering tech or any field-but also to be prepared to deal with the challenges. She shares what she experienced as a woman in Silicon Valley with surprising candor and heart, relying not just on her insight but that of more than a dozen top women entrepreneurs.
We will feature a book each month recommended by our members for our members. If you want to recommend a book for this space, send the suggestion to
Leslie Tracey, newsletter editor.
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