WTS Charlotte Metro Chapter Updates
2021-22 WTS Scholarships - Apply Now
The Charlotte Metro Chapter is committed to encouraging and investing in young women who will someday become our future leaders in transportation. Each year the Chapter solicits applications for the six National Scholarships and also awards one local scholarship, the Mary N. Clayton Honorary Scholarship. Applications can be found on our chapter website. The application deadline is November 30, 2021.

Sarah Hazel - Lunch and Learn Event Recap
The WTS Charlotte Metro Chapter would like to thank Sarah Hazel, Chief Sustainability and Resiliency Officer with the City of Charlotte, for her informative presentation on November 1st on how the City of Charlotte is working to implement their Strategic Energy Action Plan in the transportation sector.

If you would like to request a recording of the presentation, please contact Sam Schober or Katelyn Dixon.
NCSITE Annual Meeting - November 18
The 2021 NCSITE Annual Meeting is just a few days away on November 18th in Raleigh.

Registration has closed for advanced in-person sign up. NCSITE is accepting walk-ins the day-of the event on Thursday.

Virtual registration has been extended until the end of the day TODAY, Tuesday, November 16. Virtual registration will not be available on Thursday.
2022 WTS CONFERENCE
Submit an Abstract for the 2022 WTS Conference in Seattle
WTS International invites you to submit an abstract and/or poster for the 2022 Annual Conference which will take place May 16-21, 2022 in Seattle, WA.

The event will bring together transportation professionals to explore the theme of Expedition Northwest: Mapping Transportation for All.

The following four tracks will serve as the foundation for all breakout session content at the conference:

*Industry Adventure: Navigating Disruption for a Better Tomorrow
*North Star: Mapping Communities of the Future
*Innovation: The Future of Transportation
*The Trail to Success: Transforming the Workforce and Workplace Dynamics

The deadline to submit an breakout session abstract is November 22, 2021.

The deadline to submit an poster abstract is December 13, 2021.
SAVE THE DATE
Reserve March 8, 2022 on your calendar to join WTS Charlotte Metro Chapter for the 2022 North Carolina Women in Engineering Conference in Greensboro, NC.

The conference theme is Women and Innovation in Engineering, and the keynote speaker will be NCDOT Deputy Secretary Julie White. There will be a Professional Development track (with PDH/CEU offered) and a Personal Development track.

Sponsorships are available! Please reach out to Edith Peters for more information.
WTS Charlotte Metro is honored to have been named a Silver Chapter in the WTS Chapter Circle of Excellence. Thank you to our leadership team, members, and sponsors.
SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT
Thank you to InfraStrategies for being a 2021 WTS Charlotte Metro Platinum Sponsor!

InfraStrategies provides exceptionally experienced people in strategic advisory services, program development, program management and oversight, financial planning and financial advisory services, private involvement and public-private partnerships, and innovative technologies. Our mission is to partner with our clients to solve multidimensional challenges and advance mobility for tomorrow’s communities.