Times are currently being finalized and will be updated soon. The below session topics are as of March 8, 2025 and are subject to change.
Wednesday, April 23
| 2:00 – 4:00 PM | Technical Workshops and Tour
| Communicate Technical Topics to Non-Technical Audiences |
Shelley Row, PE, CSP |
| Introduction to Modern Road Safety Audits |
David A. Petrucci, Jr., P.E., PTOE, RSP2I |
| US Naval Academy Walking Tour |
US Naval Academy |
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| Break |
| 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Welcome receptionSee Social Events for more information. Location: Atrium |
| 8:00 – 10:00 PM | Younger Member Committee (YMC) SocialSee Social Events for more information. Location: GameOn Bar+Arcade |
Thursday, April 24
| 7:30 AM | Registration table opens |
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM | Breakfast |
| 9:00 – 10:15 AM | Session 1: Opening plenary and remarks |
| 10:15 – 10:30 AM | Break |
| 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Session 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 |
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Session 2B: Electric/Autonomous 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, PE, PTOE |
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| 12:00 – 1:30 PM | District Awards Lunch, Business Meeting and Address by Karen Aspelin, 2025 ITE International President |
| 1:30 – 1:45 PM | Break |
| 1:45 PM – 3:15 PM | Session 3
Session 3A: Beginner’s Blueprint to STEM: Training Professionals to Drive Classroom Success
| 3A Presentation 1 Title |
3A Presentation 1 Speaker |
| 3A Presentation 2 Title |
3A Presentation 2 Speaker |
| 3A Presentation 3 Title |
3A Presentation 3 Speaker |
Session 3B: Innovative Transportation Technologies
| 3B Presentation 1 Title |
3B Presentation 1 Speaker |
| 3B Presentation 2 Title |
3B Presentation 2 Speaker |
| 3B Presentation 3 Title |
3B Presentation 3 Speaker |
Session 3C: Traffic Safety
| 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 |
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| 3:15 – 3:30 PM | Break |
| 3:30 – 5:00 PM | Session 4
Session 4A: TSMO Project Prioritization for Operations and Safety
| 4A Presentation 1 Title |
4A Presentation 1 Speaker |
| 4A Presentation 2 Title |
4A Presentation 2 Speaker |
| 4A Presentation 3 Title |
4A Presentation 3 Speaker |
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 |
| City of Annapolis Traffic Signal Operations and Safety |
Jeff Wentz and Keith Riniker, PE, PTOE |
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| 5:00 – 6:00 PM | Break |
| 6:00 – 9:00 PM | Social (Federal House Grille & Bar)See Social Events for more information. Location: Federal House Grille & Bar |
Friday, April 25
| 7:30 AM | Registration table opens |
| 7:30 – 8:45 AM | Breakfast / Women’s Breakfast with Pamela Brown, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Anne Arundel County MD Department of Women, Children, and Families |
| 8:45 – 9:00 AM | Break |
| 9:00 – 10:30 AM | Session 5
Session 5A: Transportation Planning/Policy
| DelDOT’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) Program – Measuring Impacts and Building a Program |
Rachel T. McGuire, PTP and Will Tardy, AICP |
| SMART SCALE, Show Me the Money |
Dan Goldfarb, PE, PTP and Wendy Thomas |
Session 5B: Active/Multimodal Transportation
| Designing and Retrofitting a City-Wide Biking Network in Annapolis |
Bryon White, P.E., PTOE and Eric Leshinsky, AICP |
| Managing Turn Conflicts with Bicycles AASHTO Bike Guide and NCHRP Research Report 1125 |
Tina Fink, P.E., PTOE |
| The AASHTO Bike Guide – Designing for All Ages and Abilities |
Bill Schultheiss, P.E |
Session 5C: Traffic Safety
| Pioneering Traffic Solutions to Drive Safety and Efficiency in Major Bridge Rehabilitations |
Teresa Scrocca |
| 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 |
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| 10:30 – 10:45 AM | Break |
| 10:45 AM – 12:15 PM | Session 6
Session 6A: Training
| PennDOT’s “Introduction to Engineering Traffic Studies” Training Course |
Robert Pento, P.E. and Marvin Ta, P.E, 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 |
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: Advanced Applications for Work Zones and Automated Enforcement
| 6C Presentation 1 Title |
6C Presentation 1 Speaker |
| 6C Presentation 2 Title |
6C Presentation 2 Speaker |
| 6C Presentation 3 Title |
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