2026 VASITE Annual Meeting and Technical Conference

Name: 2026 VASITE Annual Meeting and Technical Conference
Start: 2026-06-01T15:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-03T12:00:00-04:00

Please save the date for our Annual VASITE Meeting and Technical Conference to be held June 1–3, 2026 at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront in Virginia Beach!

Purchase Tickets

Foyer at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Tickets to the 2026 VASITE Annual Meeting and Technical Conference will be available for purchase at a later date. ITE members must include their ITE member ID, which can be found on your ITE International Profile.

Submit an Abstract

Fill out the form below to submit an abstract. Abstracts are due by April 30, 2025.

Who’s Attending

We’re looking forward to seeing the following people at the conference this year.

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Agenda

The agenda is currently a draft and may change.

3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
VASITE Board Meeting

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception/Registration

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
Breakfast, Registration, and Coffee

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM
Welcome Speech

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM
Opening Remarks

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Technical Session 1
Moderator: Wes Parker

Virginia Safety Circuit Rider Program and Road Safety Champion Program
Walt Catlett (Catlett Engineering) and Tim White (Kimley-Horn)

Virginia Beach ATAC – Bicycle and Pedestrian Initiatives in Virginia Beach
Walter Camp and Steve Lambert (VB Parks and Recreation)

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Networking and Snack Break

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Technical Session 2
Moderator: Kathryn Brown

Hampton Roads Regional Safety Study
Keith Nichols (HRTPO)

City of Virginia Beach Local Road Safety Action Plan
Stanley Smith (VB) and Priscilla Rada (VB)

City of Chesapeake Traffic Calming- Turning an Outdated Policy into a Program of Action
Troy Eisenberger (Chesapeake) and Tracy Jones Schoenfeld (Gorove-Slade)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Lunch

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Technical Session 3
Moderator: John Hendrickson

Traffic Impact Analysis Regulations Refresher
Robert Hofrichter (VDOT)

How Many Improvements Does It Take to Fix Short Pump
Mark Herman (KH) and Terrell Hughes (Henrico)

VDOT Richmond Work Zones Assessments
David May (RK&K) and David Cobb (VDOT)

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM
Networking and Snack Break

3:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Technical Session 4
Moderator: Jeff Kuttesch

Traffic Operations in a Jetsons’ World
Kirsten Tynch (VHB) and Mena Lockwood (VDOT)

Revolutionizing Multimodal Safety and Accessibility with Comprehensive Citywide Signal Retiming
Ashley Lickliter (KH), Enrique Burgos (Richmond), and Kellie Urman (KH)

Modular Roundabouts Revisited – A Crash Reduction & Maintenance Update
John D Riley (JMT)

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM
Adjourn

5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Reception

6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Annual Banquet and Dinner

Awards

8:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Breakfast

9:00 AM MUTCD 11^th Edition- Behind the Scenes on Development and a Peak at What’s Inside
Kathy Falk (KH) and Ben Reim (KH)

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Break

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Technical Session 5
Moderator: Sean Becker

Implementation of Data-driven Traffic Signal Performance Monitoring
Andrew Nichols (VDOT)

Case Study – Chain Bridge Rd/Eaton Place
Steve Schmidt (Timmons)

Outsourcing TMSO: Arterial Operations
Keith Rinker (Mead & Hunt) and Anam Ardeshiri (Mead & Hunt)

12:00 PM
Closing Remarks and Adjourn

Reserve a Hotel Room

The following room blocks are available. Prices do not include taxes and fees. Click the links below to reserve your rooms.

Holiday Inn & Suites Virginia Beach North Beach

This hotel is located just two blocks to the south of the conference at 3900 Atlantic Avenue. Book by Friday, May 17, 2024 to receive the conference rate. The group rate is valid for Wednesday and Thursday night.

Book using the link below or by calling the hotel at (757) 428-1711 and reference Group Name: VASITE or Group Code: VAS.

Conference Rate: $222

Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront

The Marriott Room block is currently sold out.

Book by May 17, 2024 to receive the conference rate. The group rate is valid for Wednesday and Thursday night. Even though the resort fee is listed on the Marriott’s website, it will not be charged if you book through the VASITE room block.

*Sold Out*u003cbru003eConference Rate: $229 – $239

Credit Card Forms

If you are reserving the room in a corporate credit card or one that is not in your name, book your reservation and then contact the Marriott at nikki.brust@marriottvb.com with the following information to receive the necessary paperwork.

Guest name
Confirmation number and dates
What charges will be covered under the credit card (e.g. room/tax, room/tax/resort fee, all charges)

Room at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront

Frequently Asked Questions

The conference is located at the beautiful Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront. Registration will open at 3PM on Monday, June 1, 2026. The last technical session will end at noon, Wednesday, June 3, 2026.

No! Anyone is welcome to attend. VASITE members do receive discounted tickets, so we encourage anyone to Join VASITE if you are interested in continual participation.

The VASITE Annual Meeting is known for being a laid-back, beachy affair. Most attendees will be wearing business casual, though you are welcome to dress up if you would like.

The agenda will be available at a later date.

All attendees will receive an email following the conference with information on collecting PDH certificates. We are not currently offering CM certificates for AICPs. If you are interested in earning CM certificates, please let us know.

We understand that things come up at the last minute, but there are also costs that VASITE incurs with late cancellations. Here is our Refund Policy for annual meetings:

Tickets to the annual meeting can be refunded up to 30 days prior to the meeting for full credit. Between 29 days and 7 days prior to the annual meeting, 50% of the original ticket purchase price will be refunded. After that point, no refunds will be issued for tickets.

For this annual meeting:

Full refund prior to May 13
Refund of 50% between May 14 and June 5
No refunds after June 5

Instead of cancelling, you can transfer a registration for free. Even if you aren’t eligible for a refund, do contact us to let us know you won’t be coming and we may be able to give you credit if we have walk-up registrations.

Please contact the VASITE annual meeting committee to request a refund.

Yes, you can transfer your registration to anyone else for free. Please contact the VASITE annual meeting committee to request a transfer. One registration cannot be used by multiple people during the conference.

Contact the executive board or the annual meeting committee if you have any more questions.