ickets to the SNUG September 2026 Annual Workshop in Wellington are now on sale.
Just as a recap, the SNUG workshop will be held on September 24th & 25th, with a tech tour and trade show on the afternoon of Wednesday 23th September.
The venue this year is the Harbourside Function Centre - more details here
Tickets are available now, with earlybird tickets are available until 10 September. Get in early and don't pay more than you have to!
Like last year, we also have the option of virtual attendance by Microsoft Teams. You need to acquire a free ticket through the online ticketing system. So please ensure you follow the booking link, and choose the free 'Virtual Delegate' option.
Your ticket will contain the required information to join the workshop remotely.
To see more details, and to book your tickets, please click here. Since 2019, we have used Trybooking for our ticketing, which allows us to do multiple bookings at the same time, along with other ticketing options.
Your full-event SNUG ticket includes access to the SNUG dinner. You only need to purchase a plus-1 ticket if you are bringing a plus-1 with you, or you have only purchased a ticket to attend one day of the event.
The SNUG workshop is a great opportunity to share what you've been doing with the signals community. If you have something interesting to present, please contact Sean Lewis or Alex Lumsdon to show us all what you've been up to.
The annual SNUG workshop is a great chance to get together with other people who work in the signals industry. This includes contractors, consultants, designers, legislators, and RCA staff.
Credit Card payment is the only method of payment for the SNUG workshop. Please have your credit card handy when you book.
From SNUG Chair John Kinghorn, and the rest of the SNUG committee, we look forward to seeing you in Wellington in September.
The SNUG 2026 workshop is being held in Wellington this year, at the amazing Harbourside Function Centre.
The Harbourside Event Centre is conveniently located on the edge of the Wellington CBD, near TePapa and the waterfront.
For those of you with long memories, you might recall that this is where we held the SNUG workshop in October 2015, although the venue had a different name back then.
Just a reminder on the details of SNUG 2026 workshop.
Exhibition & Networking - September 23
SNUG Workshop 2025 – September 24 & 25
On that note, if you have been involved in anything that you believe will be of interest to the signals community, please consider doing a presentation at the workshop. A call for papers will be made shortly, or you can email us directly here.
More details of the exhibition, and how to become an exhibitor, will be announced over the next few months. Or please contact me directly.
SNUG is a subgroup of the Engineering NZ Transportation Group with the objective of "bringing about the advancement of the fundamental knowledge of the art, science and practice of design, operation and maintenance of traffic signals".
The field of Traffic Signals and Traffic System Control is moving forward rapidly and the SNUG Workshop is an opportunity for traffic signal engineers, local authorities, traffic systems specialists, contractors, consultants and other practitioners to discuss current developments in Traffic Signals and Traffic System Control.
Look out for further updates on the workshop details, call for papers, programme and registration shortly.
From the chair John Kinghorn, and the rest of the SNUG committee, we look forward to seeing you at the workshop in Wellington in September.
Exhibition & Networking - September 23
SNUG Workshop 2026 – September 24 & 25
Following on from the hugely successful SNUG event held last year in Tauranga, the SNUG Committee are pleased to announce advance notification of the 2026 SNUG Workshop. The SNUG Committee has elected to hold the event in Wellington, over two days on the 24th and 25th of September, with an industry exhibition and technical tour in the afternoon of the 23th.
More details of the exhibition, and how to become an exhibitor, will be announced over the next few months.
SNUG is a subgroup of the Engineering NZ Transportation Group with the objective of "bringing about the advancement of the fundamental knowledge of the art, science and practice of design, operation and maintenance of traffic signals".
The field of Traffic Signals and Traffic System Control is moving forward rapidly and the SNUG Workshop is an opportunity for traffic signal engineers, local authorities, traffic systems specialists, contractors, consultants and other practitioners to discuss current developments in Traffic Signals and Traffic System Control.
On that note, if you have been involved in anything that you believe will be of interest to the signals community, please consider doing a presentation at the workshop. A call for papers will be made shortly, or you can email us directly.
Prepare your manager by getting this years SNUG into your Performance Review or Training Plans now!
Look out for further updates on the workshop details, call for papers, programme and registration shortly.
From the chair John Kinghorn, and the rest of the SNUG committee, we look forward to seeing you at the workshop in Wellington in September.
We are asking if you want to help us on the SNUG committee.
This year we are using MS Forms for committee member nominations.
These nominations must be made before the end of the first day of the SNUG workshop.
If you wish to 'give back' and help the committee for the next 12 months, please use the nomination form. – (https://forms.office.com/r/WMWWni9GbX)
More details on the SNUG committee can be found on the SNUG webpage.
Hi All,
Please click here for the SNUG 2025 Programme (v1.1).
For those of you attending online via MS Teams, please remember to keep your mic's muted. And if you want to have your camera on, please don't do anything too distracting 🙂
There was a new Teams link sent out last week, and to the more recent joiners, yesterday.
Please use the link below, or the link that you received in the last week.
If you have received these emails because you purchased the tickets on someone else's behalf, please forward this email to them.
And if you get stuck, feel free to text me on 027 599 4584.
Cheers, Sean
Hi All,
Please click here for the SNUG 2025 Programme (v1.0).
For those of you attending online via MS Teams, please remember to keep your mic's muted. And if you want to have your camera on, please don't do anything too distracting 🙂
There was a new Teams link sent out last week, and to the more recent joiners, today.
If you don't have this new link, please check your emails from earlier today, or after 5pm on 18-09-2025.
If you have recieved these emails because you purchased the tickets on someone else's behalf, please forward this email to them.
And if you get stuck, feel free to text me on 027 599 4584.
Cheers, Sean
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The SNUG committee is proud to announce the fourth GOLD sponsor for the 2025 SNUG workshop being held in Tauranga next week.
TSL is our fourth confirmed GOLD sponsor. TSL is sponsoring the Tech Tour on Wednesday afternoon.
If you haven't purchased tickets to the SNUG workshop in Tauranga next week, get them here now.
As returning Gold Sponsors of SNUG, I'm sure most of you know who TSL are, but here are a few words about them.
Traffic Systems Limited (TSL)
Smart, Safe, Innovative Transport Solutions for New Zealand
For over 20 years, Traffic Systems Limited (TSL) has been at the forefront of New Zealand’s traffic systems and smart transport technology.
We are a true one-stop-shop, combining civil works, installation, maintenance, and advanced technology to deliver safe, efficient, and future-ready transport networks.
🌐 Global Partnerships, Local Delivery
Through exclusive partnerships with leading international suppliers, TSL brings world-class solutions to New Zealand, including:
🚦 Smartmicro in Action
🔧 Recent Innovations
🤝 Partnering for the Future
We welcome the opportunity to work with you to build, upgrade, and maintain smart, safe signal networks. Whether your priority is:
…TSL has the technology, experience, and people to deliver.
📍 Come and meet us at SNUG – and let’s shape the future of NZ’s transport networks together.
Our sponsors help enable our workshop, and the other work we do. Please remember to support them where you can.
From the SNUG Chair John Kinghorn, and the rest of the SNUG committee, we look forward to seeing you in Tauranga next week.
We are asking if you want to help us on the SNUG committee.
This year we are using MS Forms for committee member nominations.
These nominations must be made before the end of the first day of the SNUG workshop.
If you wish to 'give back' and help the committee for the next 12 months, please use the nomination form.
More details on the SNUG committee can be found on the SNUG webpage.
The SNUG committee is proud to announce the second GOLD sponsor for the 2025 SNUG workshop being held in Tauranga next month.
CSL Infrastructure (CSLi) is our second confirmed GOLD sponsor. This year, CSLi are sponsoring the SNUG pre-dinner drinks.
If you haven't purchased tickets to the SNUG workshop on September 25th & 26th in Tauranga, get them here now.
As returning Gold Sponsors, I'm sure most of you know who CSLi are, but here are a few words about them:
CSL Infrastructure Limited is New Zealand’s leading intelligent transport systems provider with a direct presence in Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, and Whangarei and through our partners, in most cities throughout NZ. A “Can Do” partnership approach with our customers, allows us to identify, develop and install leading-edge real-world solutions delivering tangible and measurable transport benefits.
We have developed many NZ firsts over the years, including Automated Dynamic Lane Control, Vehicle Occupancy, Seat Belt and Distracted Driver Detection systems as well as Automated Vision Impaired Pedestrian crossing solutions and wireless controllable indicating lane studs.
CSLi also stock a vast range of time proven industry related products which we wholesale to NZ.
If you do not have a ready-made solution, we can create one for you as we now have a dedicated technical team working solely on turnkey solutions and R&D to provide design and delivery.
Come and chat and see how we can help you deliver on improving Safety, Mobility and Emissions in your city.
Our sponsors help enable our workshop, and the other work we do. Please remember to support them where you can.
From the SNUG Chair John Kinghorn, and the rest of the SNUG committee, we look forward to seeing you in Tauranga next month.
This is to give advance notification that the SNUG (Signals NZ User Group) Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on the second day of the annual SNUG workshop, in Tauranga. The SNUG workshop is on September 25th & 26th.
If you wish to make a comment or submission, please attend, or email me with your concerns.
And if you haven't purchased your tickets yet, please get them here.
And if you have done something interesting, challenging, or even controversial, which you would like to share or discuss at the workshop, please contact Alex Lumsdon
