Every spring, SDITE sponsors an annual meeting for its members. This weekend extravaganza of presentations, displays, networking, contests and awards is the highlight of the year for our members. This meeting has all the camaraderie, entertainment, and educational opportunities the membership has come to expect. The first Annual Meeting was held in 1953 in conjunction with the Southern Safety Conference and Exposition in Atlanta, Georgia. The meetings are rotated between the Sections that make up the Southern District.

At its Annual Meeting held each spring (March/April), the Southern District ITE has a rich tradition of bringing over 300 transportation professionals from academia, government and private practice together to exchange practical ideas and experiences while socializing with colleagues, mentors, friends and family. The annual meeting includes numerous excellent technical sessions with engineering and planning tracks, a golf tournament, a social event sponsored by the Associated Business Division (ABD), spouse/guest program and a half-day professional development seminar.

The technical program, as always, keeps the membership informed of the latest innovations and current practices in the profession, while the ABD displays demonstrate the latest technologies. The Scholarship Challenge, known better as the traffic bowl, provides an opportunity for the undergraduate and graduate students to participate in a team competition of “transportation knowledge”. For the membership, it is a chance to root for our respective alma maters. However, one of the most rewarding aspects of the SDITE annual meeting is the renewal of old friendships and the making of new ones. SDITE is, in many ways, like a big family and each year the annual meeting is like a family reunion.

The grand finale of the annual meeting is the annual banquet. As part of the program, SDITE presents awards to the sections and student chapters for their efforts in the previous year as well as to members who have written noteworthy technical papers. SDITE also recognizes members who have advanced the transportation profession whether it was for their efforts over the past few years or a lifetime.

Next SDITE Annual Meeting
2012    Lexington, Kentucky (April 15-18, 2012)

Future SDITE Annual Meetings
2013    Charlotte, North Carolina
2014    Greensboro, Georgia
2015    Mississippi
2016    Tennessee
2017    South Carolina
2018    Alabama
2019    Virginia
2020    Louisiana
2021    North Carolina
2022    Kentucky
2023    Georgia
2024    Mississippi
2025    Tennessee

Past Southern District (SDITE) Annual Meetings,
including photos, agendas, presentations and sponsors, where available.
2011    Lafayette, Louisiana (Tony Tramel and Travis Smith, Co-Chairs) April 10-13, 2011)
2010    Portsmouth, Virginia (Kirsten Tynch, Tim Foster and John Yorks, Co-Chairs)
2009    Birmingham, Alabama (Scott Rumble and Becky White, Co-Chairs)
2008    Charleston, South Carolina (Jeff Davis and Colin Kinton, Co-Chairs)
2007    Knoxville, Tennessee (Cindy Pionke and Hollis Loveday, Co-Chairs)
2006    Jackson, Mississippi (W. Hibbett Neel, Chair)
2005    Savannah, Georgia (Marsha Anderson, Chair)
2004    Covington, Kentucky (Karen Mohammadi, Chair)
2003    Winston–Salem, North Carolina (Brent McKinney, Chair)
2002    New Orleans, Louisiana (Steve Strength and Doug Robert, Co-Chairs)
2001    Williamsburg, Virgina (Lynn Allsbrook, Bill Cashman and John Yorks, Co-Chairs)
2000    Greenville, South Carolina (Roger Dyar, Chair)
1999    Montgomery, AL (L. D. Bowden and Nancy Hudson, Co-Chairs)
1998    Memphis, TN (George Barnes, Chair)
1997    Louisville, KY (Karen Mohammadi and Paula Osborne, Co-Chairs)
1996    Jackson, MS (W. Hibbett Neel, Chair)
1995    Atlanta, GA (Kenneth O. Voorhies, Chair)
1994    Raleigh, NC (James D. Blackburn, Chair)
1993    Richmond, VA (Thomas E. Flynn, Chair)
1992    Columbia, SC (Michael Sexton and Bud Hubbard, Co-Chairs)
1991    Mobile, AL (William J. Metzger, Chair)
1990    Chattanooga, TN (Jack C. Marcellis, Chair)
1989    Lexington, KY (Lonnie Yates, Chair)

Southern Section ITE (SSITE) Annual Meeting Sites (1953-1988)
1988  36th Annual Meeting Baton Rouge, LA (Bob Canfield, Chair)
              *Final meeting of the Southern Section ITE
1987  35th Annual Meeting Calloway Gardens, GA (Joe Thomas, Chair)
1986  34th Annual Meeting Greensboro, NC (James Dawkins, Chair)
1985  33th Annual Meeting Birmingham, AL (Darrell Skipper, Chair)
1984  32th Annual Meeting Nashville, TN (Ray Evans, Chair)
1983  31th Annual Meeting Lexington, NC (Lonnie Yates, Chair)
1982  30th Annual Meeting Charleston, SC (Howard Chapman, Chair)
1981  29th Annual Meeting Jackson, MS (Hibbett Neel, Chair)
1980  28th Annual Meeting Charlotte, NC (Bernard Corbett, Chair)
1979  27th Annual Meeting Bossier City, LA (Joe Burleson, Chair)
1978  26th Annual Meeting Knoxville, TN (Darcy Sullivan, Chair)
1977  25th Annual Meeting Mobile, AL (Vic McSwain, Chair)
1976  24th Annual Meeting Louisville, KY (Don O’Bannon, Chair)
1975  23th Annual Meeting Winston-Salem, NC (Roy Williams, Chair)
1974  22th Annual Meeting Charleston, SC (G.E. Lohr, Chair)
1973  21th Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA (John Exnicios, Chair)
1972  20th Annual Meeting Memphis, TN (Robert Fosnaugh, Chair)
1971  19th Annual Meeting Savannah, GA (P. Malcolm Smith, Jr., Chair)
1970  18th Annual Meeting Birmingham, AL (Ben Robinson, Chair)
1969  17th Annual Meeting Virginia Beach, VA (Fenton Jordan, Chair)
1968  16th Annual Meeting Louisville, KY (A.R. Daniel, Dr., Chair)
1967  15th Annual Meeting Chamblee, GA (Karl Bevins, Chair)
1966  14th Annual Meeting Columbia, SC (E.L. Walker, Jr., Chair)
1965  13th Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA (John Exnicios, Chair)
1964  12th Annual Meeting Charlotte, NC (Herman Hoose, Chair)
1963  11th Annual Meeting Chattanooga, TN (Ralph Lewis, Chair)
1962  10th Annual Meeting Williamsburg, VA (James Decker, Chair)
              *First independent annual meeting
1961  9th Annual Meeting Atlanta, GA
              *In conjunction with the 22th Annual Southern Safety Conference and Exposition
1960  8th Annual Meeting Jacksonville, FL
              *In conjunction with the 21th Annual Southern Safety Conference and Exposition
1959  7th Annual Meeting Asheville, NC
              *In conjunction with the 20th Annual Southern Safety Conference and Exposition
1958  6th Annual Meeting Memphis, TN
              *In conjunction with the 19th Annual Southern Safety Conference and Exposition
1957  5th Annual Meeting Richmond, VA
              *In conjunction with the 18th Annual Southern Safety Conference and Exposition
1956  4th Annual Meeting Atlanta, GA
              *In conjunction with the 17th Annual Southern Safety Conference and Exposition
1955  3rd Annual Meeting New Orleans, LA
              *In conjunction with the 16th Annual Southern Safety Conference and Exposition
1954  2nd Annual Meeting Louisville, KY
              *In conjunction with the 15th Annual Southern Safety Conference and Exposition
1953  1st Annual Meeting Atlanta, GA
              *In conjunction with the 14th Annual Southern Safety Conference and Exposition