Upcoming Chapter Meetings

NAFA's local chapters across Canada and the United States offer Members and Affiliates numerous opportunities to meet colleagues and receive valuable fleet management education. Each year, more than 100 NAFA chapter meetings provide top-level education and training opportunities on a wide variety of timely topics.

Remember, we want your photos and meeting recaps for the new NAFAConnection! Be sure to send them to ddunphy@nafa.org and let the rest of NAFA see what your chapter has been up to.

All meetings are subject to change! Please contact chapters and the NAFA.org Calendar to verify! For dates, times, locations, and details on these meetings, please click here.

August

08/19/2015
Carolinas Chapter Meeting
Location: Greensboro Auto Auction 3907 W Wendover Ave Greensboro, NC 27407
Time: 9am – 1pm
Fee: $25
Contact Terri Stiffler at Terri.stiffler@amerifleet.com or register via PayPal by clicking here.

08/20/2015
Tri-State Chapter Meeting
Tri-State Chapter is hosting their Annual Safety and Golf Outing on August 20. The meeting is free to attend, the golf portion requires fee. Details and times below. Agenda:
8:00 – 9:00 Registration and breakfast buffet (FREE)
9:00 – 10:00 NAFA Meeting (FREE)
10:30am Golf Outing, shotgun start ($70 includes lunch, dinner, green fees and cart) Location: Sharon Woods Golf Course
11555 Swing Rd.
Cincinnati, Ohio 45241
Telephone: (513) 769-4325 For more information, contact Sherry Calkins
Email: sherry.calkins@telogis.com
Phone: 937-690-9605

September

09/01/2015
New Jersey Chapter
Topic: Staying ahead of the game – Dealing with controversial fleet issues From legalized marijuana to right-to-carry laws to driverless cars and more there’s a lot going on in the world that has the potential to radically impact your fleet. Do you know what they are? Have you adjusted any policies? What should you be doing?

DATE: Tuesday September 1 2015

REGISTRATION: 10:00 am to 10:30 am

SPEAKER: 10:30 am to 11:30 am

NETWORKING: 11:30 am to 12:00 pm

LUNCH: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

LOCATION: Ray Catena Motor Car Corporation 910 Route One Edison NJ 08817 – (732) 649-6600

COST: $40.00 – Please forward your registration and check payment by August 25, 2015

Contact: Kathryn Antonelli of Novartis kathryn.antonelli@novartis.com or (973) 781-5052

09/01/2015
Mid-America Chapter Meeting/Golf Outing
Mid-America Chapter
26th Annual Golf Scramble
Paradise Point Golf Complex Smithville MO
Tuesday September 1 2015
Registration & Lunch 11:30am
Reservation deadline is August 21 so don’t delay. Register now!
Shotgun start 1pm sharp
For more information contact Emily Cope: (785) 843-2910 or Emily.cope@p1group.com

09/17/2015
NY-InterCounty & Connecticut Chapter Meeting
SAVE THE DATE: NAFA’s New York-InterCounty and Connecticut Chapters will be hosting a joint meeting on September 17 in Norwalk, CT. This meeting with feature NAFA’s Director of Professional Development Kate Vigneau, CAFM^®, as a speaker. More information about this chapter meeting will be available soon. For details, contact New York-InterCounty Chapter Chair Ron Gitelman, CAFM^® at: ronald.gitelman@yale.edu or 203-432-2285.

09/22/2015
Mid-West Chapter Meeting
National Golf Course in Panora, IA. Check out their website: http://www.lakepanoramanational.com

Join the Midwest NAFA Chapter for our annual Golf Outing and Business Meeting. New this year at the event is a "Hole in One" contest with a chance to win $10,000. This is the most reasonably priced networking event of the year. For only $30.00 fleet professionals will receive a full-day of networking, 18 holes of golf at a national course, cart, the Midwest NAFA business meeting with motivational speaker, continental breakfast, lunch on the turn, and an appetizer buffet during the awards ceremony. Please RSVP by September 8, 2015.

If you are attending from out of town and need lodging, there is a hotel on site with a discounted rate of $69.00 a night. If you are an affiliate and would like to help sponsor the event there are still opportunities for sponsorship as well. Contact Golf Co-Chair Kathy Wellik, CAFM^®, at kwellik@iastate.edu for further information.

09/22/2015
Old Dominion Chapter Meeting
Time: 10:30 – 1:00
Location: Hanover Fleet Facility – Hanover, VA
Topic: Tire Technology
Speaker: David Long of Michelin Tire
Contact Mike Bisogno @ 804-367-6526 or Michael.bisogno@dgs.virginia.gov

09/23/2015
New England Chapter Meeting
Tour of Dejana in Smithfield RI We are pleased to announce this will be an interactive meeting. Andy Dejana, Vice President, Kevin Trainor, Director of Sales, and Jonathan Culp, Director of Fleet Sales, and other Dejana personnel will guide us through a facility tour, common capabilities of an upfitter, and provide a hands-on display for interaction.

Registration for all New England chapter meetings is via our website – http://www.nafa-ne.org/ For more information contact Chapter Chair Peter Belloli CAFM^® at peteb33@hotmail.com

09/24/2015
Chicago Chapter Meeting
Annual Golf Outing 11:00AM Poplar Creek Country Club 1400 Poplar Creek Drive Hoffman Estates, IL 60194

Contact Mark Kurth at mark.kurth@leaseplan.com

09/24/2015
South Central Chapter Meeting
Part 2: Negligent Entrustment – John Cruickshank – September 24 (This a continued presentation from November 2014 Meeting at the Auto Show) Bob Bolen Public Safety Center 505 W. Felix Fort Worth Texas 76115

Other questions? Contact South Central Chapter Chair Bill Sterner at bill.sterner@fortworthtexas.gov

09/23-25/2015
NAFA/FLAGFA/FUFMA Joint Conference with Sunshine State Chapter
Join Us: September 23-25 for the NAFA/FLAGFA/FUFMA Joint Conference with NAFA’s Sunshine State Chapter. The Keynote Speaker for the event will be Former NAFA Law Enforcement Group Chair, Commissioner Robert Martinez, New York Police Department Fleet. Robert is the winner of NAFA’s Fleet Excellence Award (FLEXY) for Excellence in Fleet Leadership in 2013, and is a recent inductee into the Government Fleet Hall of Fame. Robert will be speaking on the topic of leadership.

TradeWinds Island Grand
5500 Gulf Blvd.
St. Pete Beach, FL

Go to www.FLAGFA.org for more details or contact
Sunshine State Chapter Chair David S. Manharan at dmanhara@kua.com

For dates, times, locations, and details on these meetings, please click here.

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