Consultant/Vendor Council

Council Chair, Mark Freeman, PE, AICP
Gibson Engineers
Raleigh, (919) 552-2253
cv_chair@ncsite.org

The primary responsibility of the Consultant/Vendor Council seeks to coordinate the private consulting and supply community with the mission and goals of NCSITE. The Consultant/Vendor Council provides support for the meetings and seminars in partnership with the other three NCSITE councils. This support ranges from scheduling vendors to show their innovative products and cutting edge technologies and consultants to present on showcase projects and experiences to setting up and facilitating exhibit halls at meetings and seminars. The Consultant/Vendor Council is also responsible for sponsorships at all meetings and the annual banquet and raising funds for the scholarship program. Other specific goals of the Consultant/Vendor Council is to:

• Provide training opportunities for members
• Promote vendors and their products to the membership
• Increase vendor membership (via corporate memberships)
• Serve as a resource to other councils
• Increase vendor involvement and visibility.

2007 Goals:

The Consultant/Vendor Council (CVC) Chair strives to involve product vendors and transportation engineering and planning consultants more often in NCSITE activities. The CVC increases the exposure of consultants and vendors to the membership and provides opportunities for them to sponsor events, thus promoting activities that are mutually beneficial to the membership and the sponsoring companies. The CVC also works to provide training opportunities while promoting vendors and their products to the membership. The CVC is the driving force behind scholarship fundraising. The goals for the year include the following:

• Assist with local meetings throughout the year
• Provide sponsorships for the Mid-year Meeting and promote scholarship fundraising activities (includes golf tournament)
• Provide sponsorships for the Annual Meeting (includes vendor expo)
• Increase vendor involvement and visibility