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Conference and School 2026

For conference updates, submission instructions, accommodation information, and registration details, please visit: www.itea2026.com

Dates

  • June 15-17, 2026 – ITEA Annual School
  • June 17-19, 2026 – ITEA Annual Conference
  • February 28, 2026 – Extended abstract submission deadline
  • April 1, 2026 – Registration opens
  • April 15, 2026 – Notification of extended abstract acceptance
  • May 1, 2026 – Early-bird registration deadline and full paper submission deadline for prize consideration

Venue

The University of Bergamo is located in the medieval town of Bergamo, renowned for its UNESCO World Heritage Venetian Walls, at the foothills of the Italian Alps, approximately 50 km northeast of Milan. 

Keynote

Professor Joan Walker (UC Berkeley) will deliver the conference keynote address. Joan Walker is a leading transportation engineer who teaches and researches behavioral modeling, with expertise in discrete choice analysis and travel behavior. She works to improve the models used for transportation planning, policy, and operations. She has received numerous prestigious awards, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)—the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on scientists and engineers beginning their independent careers—and the Zephyr Leadership Award, and has served as Chair of the Committee on Transportation Demand Forecasting (ADB40) for the Transportation Research Board of the National Academies.

Conference Leadership

  • ITEA President: Erik Verhoef
  • Local Organizing Committee Chair: Gianmaria Martini
  • School Committee Chair: Stefanie Peer
  • Scientific Committee Chair: Jonathan Hall

Conference Overview

The ITEA Annual Conference promotes scientific excellence in transportation economics and provides a forum for scholarly exchange. We welcome submissions covering:

  • Theoretical and empirical research
  • All transportation modes
  • Policy analysis and implementation
  • Infrastructure planning and financing
  • Transportation sustainability and environmental impacts
  • Urban mobility and public transit
  • Transportation technology and innovation

Summer School Program

The ITEA Annual School offers young researchers and practitioners a comprehensive introduction to academic research in transportation economics. The program features:

  • Lectures and tutorials by leading researchers
  • Interactive sessions with established scholars
  • Networking opportunities with peers
  • Direct transition to the main conference

Questions?

For any questions about the conference or submission process, please contact Flavio Porta (flavio.porta@unibg.it) or Jonathan Hall (jonathan.hall@ua.edu). For questions about the summer school, please contact Stefanie Peer (stefanie.peer@wu.ac.at).

We look forward to welcoming you to Bergamo in June 2026.