Please join the WTS Charlotte Metro Chapter for our annual Fall Mini-Series scheduled for the afternoon of Thursday, October 26, 2023 at The Hamilton! We will start the 2023 Fall Mini-Series with a networking lunch and will close out the event with a social at VBGB Beer Hall & Garden directly across the parking lot.

This year’s focus will be on our rapidly growing region and providing connections in and around the Charlotte Metropolitan Area (please refer to the agenda below for speakers and project topics being presented).

We hope you can join us!

Engineers attending this program could earn 2.5 Professional Development Hour or APA Certification Maintenance (CM) credit.

Please RSVP by Wednesday, October 18th. All attendees must pre-pay since there will be no option to ‘pay at the door’.

The Charlotte Metro Chapter of Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS) is committed to encouraging and investing in young women who will someday become our future leaders in transportation. Each year the Charlotte Metro Chapter of WTS solicits applications for the following WTS Foundation National Scholarships:

• Helene M. Overly Memorial Scholarship Application (graduate) - $10,000
• Jannet Walker-Ford Leadership Legacy Scholarship Application (graduate) - $5,000
• Sharon D. Banks Memorial Scholarship Application (undergraduate) - $5,000
• Molitoris Leadership Scholarship Application (undergraduate) - $5,000
• Transportation YOU High School Scholarship Application, (high school senior) - $2,500
• Trade School/Jr. College Scholarship Application, (certificate or Associates’ degree) - $2,500

The Charlotte Metro Chapter offers a local $2,000 scholarship, the Mary N. Clayton Honorary Scholarship, which is selected from the National Scholarship applications at the collegiate and graduate levels.  We also provide an additional $750 local scholarship for high school seniors.  

To learn more and apply, please visit the Scholarships page on our website.

Applications are due November 17, 2023.

The 2024 NC Women in Engineering Conference will be held in Greensboro on Friday, March 8, 2024. The WTS Charlotte Metro Chapter is happy to support this event that takes place every two years.

This one-day conference aims to bring engineers together for a day of networking, professional development, and fun. Programming is centered around issues that women, minorities, and diverse groups face in the engineering industry. This conference is every other year and is a collaborative effort between PENC, the SWE-Charlotte Metrolina Chapter, and the WTS Charlotte Metro Chapter. 

Would your company or organization like to be an event sponsor? You can access the sponsorship form here. Contact ncwieconference@gmail.com to submit your sponsorship registration or for more information. Deadline for sponsorship commitment is November 30th.

CORPORATE SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

We would like to thank WSP for being a 2023 WTS Charlotte Metro Platinum Sponsor!

WSP USA is one of the world's leading engineering and professional services consulting firms. Within WSP Carolinas, staff work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams throughout all disciplines related to the planning, engineering design, and construction inspection of major transportation projects across all modes. With nearly 10,000 people in 100 offices across the U.S., WSP partners with clients to help communities prosper.