Times are currently being finalized and will be updated soon. The below session topics are as of March 26, 2025 and are subject to change.

Wednesday, April 23

2:00 – 4:00 PMTechnical Workshops and Tour
Communicate Technical Topics to Non-Technical Audiences Shelley Row, PE, CSP
Multimodal Design in Action Will Cowan, PE, PTOE
US Naval Academy Walking Tour US Naval Academy
Break
6:00 – 8:00 PMWelcome reception
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Location: Atrium
8:00 – 10:00 PMYounger Member Committee (YMC) Social
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Location: GameOn Bar+Arcade

Thursday, April 24

7:30 AMRegistration table opens
8:00 – 8:45 AMBreakfast
8:45 – 9:00 AMWelcome to Annapolis featuring Mayor Gavin Buckley
9:00 – 10:15 AMSession 1
Opening Plenary – Safety: Perceptions, Culture, and Our Roadmap for the Future
Panel discussion with Shanté A. Hastings, PE (Secretary, Delaware Department of Transportation), Neelima Ghanta, PE (Chief Safety Engineer, District Department of Transportation), and Veronica O. Davis, PE (National Practice Director – Planning & Environment, AtkinsRéalis). Moderated by Matt Hardy, PhD (Deputy Executive Director and Chief Technical Officer, ITE).
10:15 – 10:30 AMBreak
10:30 AM – 12:00 PMSession 2
Session 2A: Introduction to the Transportation Industry & Career Growth Strategies Panel
Emily Hufnal, EIT Nicole Lehnert, PE, PTOE
Patrick McTish, PE, PTOE Skye Guo, Ph.D.
Moderator: Tanveer Ahmed

Session 2B: Electric/Autonomous Vehicles
Estimating The Effectiveness Of Incentives On The Adoption Of Electric Vehicles
Network V2X Evaluation and Scalability Dan Ormand, PE
Community Charging Hubs for EV Drivers Who Lack Private Charging Abby Morgan, PhD, PE and Anna Marshall, AICP

Session 2C: Traffic Operations
Reducing Speeding by Removing Speeding Opportunities: Field Test of Safe Waves Traffic Signal Timing Milad Tahmasebi, Ph.D.
Central Florida Freight Sub-Area Studies and First/Last Mile Connectivity Makarand Gawade, EIT and Andrea Sherman, AICP
Chesapeake Bay Crossing Study: Tier 2 NEPA Heather Lowe, Michelle Fox, PE, and Tim Ryan, PhD, PE, PTOE
12:00 – 1:30 PMSpecial Remarks by Aruna Miller (Lt. Governor of Maryland), District Awards Lunch, Business Meeting, and Address by Karen Aspelin (2025 ITE International President)
1:30 – 1:45 PMBreak
1:45 PM – 3:15 PMSession 3
Session 3A: Beginner’s Blueprint to STEM: Training Professionals to Drive Classroom Success
Workshop led by Dan Eskinder, EIT, Tyler Hartman, PE, PTOE, RSP1, Lindsey Klein, Megan McDermott, PE, and Jennifer Walsh, PE

Session 3B: Innovative Transportation Technologies
VDOT’s Artificial Intelligence-Based Decision Support System (AI-DSS) Project Jeffrey Adler, PE, PhD
Revolutionizing Traffic Signal Operations: Innovations in Maryland, Virginia, and DC Justin Effinger, PE, PTOE and Woody Hunt, TSOS, TOPS, IMSA II

Session 3C: Traffic Safety
Enhancing Roadway Safety: Bridging the Gap Between Transportation Engineering and Emergency Response Alvin Marquess
Navigating Rural Road Safety Donna Hardy, PE, RSP 1 and Cindy Cramer, PE
Developing a Coordinated Safety Program for Suburban Regions: A Case Study of the NYMTC Area Md. Sadman Islam
3:15 – 3:30 PMBreak
3:30 – 5:00 PMSession 4
Session 4A: TSMO Project Prioritization for Operations and Safety
Panel Discussion

Session 4B: Transportation Policy/Equity
Are We Asking Everyone? Designing Accessible Surveys in Transportation Research for People with Disabilities Fatemeh Abdous
Bringing the Region Together: Convening Stakeholders to Tackle Transportation Challenges Nicole Waldheim, Charmelis Reyes, EIT, and Celia Escobar
Accessible for Whom? Andrew Thompson, EIT and Brooke Kuremmling, Ph.D.

Session 4C: Traffic Operations
Signal System Managment, Baltimore City Anam Ardeshiri, Ph.D., PE, PTOE and Keith Riniker, PE, PTOE
Optimizing Signal Timings for BRT, Multimodal Safety, and Other Benefits Anthony Castellone, PE, PTOE and Abhishek Joshi, PE, PTOE
City of Annapolis Traffic Signal Operations and Safety Jeff Wentz and Keith Riniker, PE, PTOE
5:00 – 6:00 PMBreak
6:00 – 9:00 PMSocial (Federal House Grille & Bar)
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Location: Federal House Grille & Bar

Friday, April 25

7:30 AMRegistration table opens
7:45 – 8:45 AMBreakfast / Women’s Breakfast with Pamela Brown, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Anne Arundel County Partnership for Children, Youth, and Families
8:45 – 9:00 AMBreak
9:00 – 10:30 AMSession 5
Session 5A: Transportation Planning/Policy
DelDOT’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program – Measuring Impacts and Building a Program Austin Gray and Will Tardy, AICP
SMART SCALE, Show Me the Money Dan Goldfarb, PE, PTP and Wendy Thomas
Crash Modification Factors for Arterials Operated with Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures Nemanja Dobrota, PhD

Session 5B: Active/Multimodal Transportation
Designing and Retrofitting a City-Wide Biking Network in Annapolis Bryon White, PE, PTOE and Eric Leshinsky, AICP
Managing Turn Conflicts with Bicycles AASHTO Bike Guide and NCHRP Research Report 1125 Tina Fink, PE, PTOE
The AASHTO Bike Guide – Designing for All Ages and Abilities Bill Schultheiss, PE

Session 5C: Traffic Safety
Pioneering Traffic Solutions to Drive Safety and Efficiency in Major Bridge Rehabilitations Teresa Scrocca, PE, PTOE
The Use of Video Analytics to Advance the Safe System Approach Mike Griffith
Transforming Frederick’s Streets: Low-Cost Solutions for Safer, Equitable Transportation Shraddha Praharaj
10:30 – 10:45 AMBreak
10:45 AM – 12:15 PMSession 6
Session 6A: Advanced Applications for Work Zones and Automated Enforcement
Updates to Maryland’s Work Zone Automated Speed Enforcement Program Sung Yoong Park, PhD
Work Zones: A National Survey and Perspective
Pennsylvania’s Automated School Bus Enforcement Program Jason Bewley, PE
Washington’s Highway Speed Safety Camera Program: The Average Speed Method Kyle Miller, PE and Bradley DiCola, PE, PTOE

Session 6B: Transit
The Argument for Bus Lanes Jacob Elliott, E.I.T. and Claire Adler Robin
New Hampshire Avenue Bus Rapid Transit Study Aditya Inamdar, AICP, LEED AP, RSP1, Jacob N. Smith, PE, and Jamie Henson
Building Better Bus Stops with Public Accessibility Mark Cassel, AICP and AJ Jordan

Session 6C: Training
PennDOT’s “Introduction to Engineering Traffic Studies” Training Course Robert Pento, PE and Marvin Ta, PE, PTOE, ENV SP
Performance-Based SEMCOG-MDOT Multimodal Tool and DDOT Multi-Modal Measures of Effectiveness Tool – An Interactive Demonstration Meredith Milam, Zahra Khan, EIT, Neelima Ghanta, PE and Allysha Lorber
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