Annual Fall Conference & Expo 2026
Annual Fall Conference & Expo is an in-person conference with general sessions, breakout sessions, an exhibit hall, and networking events.
The Portola Hotel & Spa and Monterey Conference Center
- Dates
- October 28–30, 2026
- Venue
- The Portola Hotel & Spa and Monterey Conference Center
TL;DR
- Annual Fall Conference & Expo runs October 28–30, 2026, at The Portola Hotel & Spa and Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California.
- The in-person format includes general sessions, breakout sessions, an exhibit hall, and networking events.
- The 2026 event is the California Transit Association's 61st Annual Fall Conference & Expo.
Source: caltransit.org/Events/Annual-Conferences/Fall-Conference-Expo
Who you'll find in the room
Agency leaders
Transit agency leaders are listed among the attendees.
Transit professionals
Transit professionals are listed among the attendees.
Operations staff
Operations staff are listed among the attendees.
Industry partners
Industry partners are listed among the attendees.
Vendors
Vendors are listed among the attendees.
Featured speakers
1 listedLeon Panetta
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2011–2013), Director of the CIA (2009–2011), White House Chief of Staff, and co-founder of the Panetta Institute for Public Policy.
Partners on record
1 listedVenue & travel
Venue
The Portola Hotel & Spa and Monterey Conference Center, Portola Hotel & Spa, Two Portola Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940; Monterey Conference Center, 1 Portola Plaza, Monterey, CA 93940Getting there
Monterey Regional Airport is approximately 10 minutes from the conference venue; San Jose Mineta International Airport is approximately 75 miles away, San Francisco International Airport approximately 110 miles, and Oakland International Airport approximately 105 miles.
Getting there
Groome Transportation runs daily shared shuttles from San Francisco International Airport and San Jose Mineta International Airport.
Questions people ask
6 answeredAnnual Fall Conference & Expo runs October 28–30, 2026.
It is held at The Portola Hotel & Spa and adjacent Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California.
The organizer lists agency leaders, transit professionals, operations staff, industry partners, and vendors.
It is most useful for transit agency leaders, operations staff and vendors who want to meet peers and suppliers from the state's transit community, since the audience covers all of those groups and the association hosts it in partnership with Monterey-Salinas Transit. Fleet and sustainability staff get a practical draw from the Zero-Emission Bus 101 and Hydrogen for Transit pre-conference sessions and the Thursday technical tours, and the $305 registration is modest for a three-day event with a Leon Panetta keynote. People outside public transit, or those who want a national-scale exhibition, would find the pool narrower.
Transit agency and vendor attendees usually wear business casual, with suits or blazers for keynote and awards sessions, and comfortable closed shoes for the technical tours. Monterey in late October can be cool and breezy near the coast, so a light jacket is a sensible addition.
The listed audience includes agency leaders, transit professionals, operations staff, industry partners, and vendors.
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