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2025 Virginia CEC Conference

In-person Event
Past Event

Registration is open for the Virginia CEC Conference!

Location
Location
Holiday Inn, North Beach
3900 Atlantic Avenue,
Virginia Beach, VA 23451
Date
November 05, 2025 - November 07, 2025

Join us for our annual Virginia Council for Exceptional Children Conference! Come learn and connect!

Breakout Session, Teacher Slam, and Poster Session presenters are expected to register for the conference.

Registration

Save your seat at the conference today with the rates below. Register here!

Member$290
Nonmember$320

Hotel and Travel

Norfolk International Airport is the closest airport to Virginia Beach. The IATA code for the airport is ORF, and it is 12.7 miles from the city. You can fly to Virginia Beach via American Airlines and United Airlines, with various flights available to Norfolk International.

The conference hotel is the Holiday Inn North Beach.

Conference Hotel Reservation Link

 

Schedule

 
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Pre-Conference Registration & Activities Vendor/Conference Set Up /Atrium 
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.Pre-Conference Workshop - Old Dominion University T/TAC (Fase Cape & Cape Henry)
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.Hotel Check/In-Break
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.Welcome Meet & Greet Reception (Vista Del Mar Ballroom)

 

Thursday, November 6, 2025
8:00 - 9:00Registration & Breakfast (Atrium) 
9:00 - 9:55Breakout Session 1
10:00 - 10:55Breakout Session 2
11:00 - 11:55Breakout Session 3
12:00 - 1:30pmLunch/Poster Sessions
1:30- 1:45 Welcome/Introductions 
1:45-2:15pmMiss Virginia Talk/Special Recognitions 
2:20 - 3:30Keynote (Ameer Baraka)
3:30-4:00 VDOE State of the Commonwealth (Dr. Hollins)
4:00 - 4:05pmClosing & Raffles- Must be present to win!
6:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.Elemental Discussion & Dinner

 

Friday, November 7, 2025
8:00- 9:30amBreakfast
8:45- 9:45Breakout Session 4
9:50-11:00am
11:05 - 12:00pm
Poster Session/Prizes/Keynote (Dr. Michael Kennedy)/Breakout Session 5
12:00-12:55Raffles/ Division Spotlights Presentations/Closing Remarks/Certificates (Box Lunch to-go)

 

Download Schedule

2025 Virginia Council for Exceptional Children Conference is on November 5-7, 2025 at the Holiday Inn, North Beach at Virginia Beach, Virginia. The preconference, presented by Old Dominion University Training & Technical Assistance Center on November 5th from 12:15-4:00pm. The keynote speaker is Dr. Michael Kennedy, an award-winning researcher from University of Virginia. Make room reservations before October 6th, using the code COU. Call Holiday Inn at 757-428-1711.

Virginia CEC Poster Session Guide & Tips

Poster presentations offer a unique opportunity for the presenter(s) and the audience to engage in conversation with one another. Space is provided to display scholarly research; you can offer handout materials. The poster session is noted in the conference program. When the poster session is scheduled, locate the table with your poster title.

During the designated time, the audience moves through the poster displays, stopping to interact with those presenting research, service, practice, or policy information that is particularly interesting to them. The interaction between the presenters and the audience can be more meaningful than just sitting and listening to oral sessions. When constructing your poster, remember to take full advantage of the opportunities provided by this unique presentation method. Virginia CEC will provide a tri-fold display board (48 x 36) and a table. Please bring binder clips to post your poster to the cardboard.

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