Office Set Up
2026-01-19
Location: The Cavalier – Crown Room

Staff and Early Attendee Arrivals
2026-01-19
Location: The Cavalier Hotel and Beach Club

Martin Luther King Day - Federal Holiday
2026-01-19

SERG Meeting
2026-01-20 08:00 - 12:30 (America/Detroit)
Location: The Cavalier – Quill Room

Tour Operator Site Visit
2026-01-20 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Detroit)
Hosted by Virginia Beach Convention and Visitors Bureau

Draft Schedule (as of October, 2025)
Leave The Cavalier Hotel at 9:00am
Return to hotel by 3:00pm

Virginia Beach:
Where the Atlantic Ocean and the Chesapeake Bay meet, Virginia Beach offers a mix of education, performing arts, adventure, and fun!

Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center– 800, 000-plus gallons of aquariums, hands-on exhibits, and a marshland nature path. Dolphin and Whale Watching Cruises are also offered.
Adventure Park– Head for the treetops on 17 different ropes courses connecting hundreds of platforms, crossings, ziplines and more.
Atlantic Surf Park– Covering over 4.3 acres, with a 2.67-acre lagoon, Atlantic Park Surf is the first Wavegarden Cove Surf Lagoon in North America.
APEX Entertainment– 85,000 square feet of fun with bowling, arcades, laser tag, escape room and so much more.
Military Aviation Museum– Largest private collection of flyable WWI and WWII aircraft in the World. Performance Opportunities are available.
Cape Henry Lighthouse– The oldest government-built lighthouse in the United States(1792)
Lunch & Learn with The Virginia Arts Festival– Learn more about this World Class Arts Organization including the Virginia International Tattoo

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For more information contact: Jim Coggin, CTIS, CSTP
Tourism Sales Manager
VIRGINIA BEACH ECONOMIC VITALITY PORTFOLIO
Convention and Visitors Bureau

Direct: (757) 385-6642
Cell: (757) 284-9022 Fx: (757) 437-4747

The Raleigh Room

Welcome Desk — Hotel and Resort Lobbies
2026-01-20 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Detroit)

SYTA Central
2026-01-20 14:00 - 18:00 (America/Detroit)
Crown Salon, The Cavalier Hotel

Optional Activities at The Cavalier Hotel
2026-01-20 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit)
SeaHill Spa – Luxury Spa and Salon, The Cavalier
Deluxe Fitness Center, The Cavalier
Virginia Beach Boardwalk – Explore the Iconic Oceanfront by foot or bicycle
Visit with colleagues in SYTA Central

Tour of the World Renowned Edgar Cayce’s A.R.E. Center
2026-01-20 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Detroit)
Visited by over 100,000 global visitors, the A.R.E. Headquarters in Virginia Beach is the heart of Edgar Cayce’s visionary legacy. Discover the transformative insights of his psychic readings and explore their modern-day applications in health, spirituality, meditation, intuition, and holistic living. Experience a place where timeless wisdom meets personal and global spiritual growth.

Lunch and SYF Welcome
2026-01-21 12:00 - 13:00 UTC
Location: Salon E, Marriott Oceanfront Resort.

Education Session - Dream Workshop with Introduction from Christopher Naughton
2026-01-21 15:00 - 16:30 UTC
Location: Salon E, Marriott Oceanfront Resort.
Our Inner Oracle – the Amazing World of Dreams
Everyone dreams, but few individuals are aware that dreams often provide accurate and detailed counsel into every area of life. Not only physical, mental, and spiritual guidance, but also accurate personal guidance regarding our relationships, our work, our health, our finances, and even our personal future. This one-hour program will show you an easy approach to interpreting your own or anyone else’s dreams. You will discover how identifying a dream’s “theme” greatly simplifies its interpretation. It will also explore how this approach can help you in interpreting easy, intermediate, and even advanced dreams. You will learn how to better remember your dreams, and finally, participants will discover how it’s possible to “incubate a dream,” receiving guidance on any question imaginable.

Led by Kevin J. Todeschi, MA, a nationally recognized authority on dreams, who has lectured to thousands of individuals on six continents. He is also the author of more than 25 books, including The Encyclopedia of Dream Images and Symbols, The BEST Dream Book Ever, and Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records.

Tour Operator and Sponsors Round Table Session II
2026-01-22 16:30 - 17:45 UTC
Location: Salon E – Marriott

Open Time
2026-01-22 17:45 - 19:00 UTC

Closing Celebration: “1925 to 2025”
2026-01-22 19:00 - 21:00 UTC
The Crystal Ballroom, The Cavalier Hotel — Join us for a spectacular evening that bridges the glamour of the Roaring ’20s with the excitement of the modern era!

Visit Williamsburg Tour Operator Post Fam
2026-01-23 08:00 UTC
Departing 8:00 a.m.

Just over an hour’s drive from Virginia Beach, Visit Williamsburg is hosting a site visit for Tour Operators to experience Colonial Williamsburg. The itinerary is still being finalized and will be Friday, January 23 – Saturday, January 24, 2026. This will include transportation from Virginia Beach to Williamsburg and transportation to the airport (s) on Saturday. Friday night’s hotel will be complimentary for tour operators.

Once you have added the Fam Tour to your registration in the Attendee Hub or sent an email to registration@syta.org to add the Fam Tour to your registration, please complete this form on behalf of Visit Williamsburg.

For additional information, please contact Alejandra Ramello, alejandra.ramello@visitwilliamsburg.com

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SYTA Board Meeting
2026-01-23 09:00 - 12:30 UTC
Location: The Cavalier – Crystal Ballroom

SYTA Board Dinner
2026-01-23 18:00 - 21:00 UTC

Departures
2026-01-24

Sightseeing Tours
2027-01-19 00:00 (America/Detroit)

Attendee Arrivals
2027-01-19

SYTA Central
2027-01-19 14:00 - 18:00, 2027-01-20 07:30 - 09:30 UTC

Opening Reception
2027-01-19 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Detroit)

Afterglow
2027-01-19 21:00 - 22:00 UTC

Summit Meet Up: Walk/Run
2027-01-20 06:00 - 07:00 UTC

Buffet Breakfast and Networking
2027-01-20 07:00 - 08:00 UTC

Welcome Round Tables
2027-01-20 08:00 - 08:15 (America/Detroit)

Round Table Session 1
2027-01-20 08:15 - 09:45 UTC

Networking Break
2027-01-20 09:45 - 10:00 UTC

SYTA President, CVB President, and Committee Welcome
2027-01-20 10:00 - 10:15 UTC
