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.

September

09/16/2015
St. Louis Gateway Chapter Meeting

When:   Wednesday September 16 2015
Registration and Networking: 11:00am – 11:40am
Lunch and Chapter Meeting: 11:45am – 12:30pm
Presentation: 12:30pm – 2:00pm

Where:   Museum of Transportation
3015 Barrett Station Road
St. Louis MO 63122

Phone: 314-615-8668

Parking: Parking is free

Cost:    $30 (Cash check or credit card). If you want to pay with a credit card you can complete and submit the attached form at the door for express registration or the form will be available at the registration desk. The meeting notice/sponsor list and credit card form are attached to expedite your check-in process. First time attendees are free. Please RSVP no later than Wednesday September 9 2015 to wenomcj@kirkwoodmo.org

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.

Topic 1: Three Skills a Fleet Professional Cannot Live Without Speaker NAFA's Director of Professional Development Kate Vigneau, CAFM^®

Topic 2: CNG Vehicle Conversion Moves into its Second Decade Speaker Jim Reinish

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 with Michelin Tire will be discussing tire technology, industry changes, TMPS systems and what we can do as fleet managers to best manage this important maintenance and safety item.

Time
10:30 – 11:00   Registration and Networking
11:00- 12:00     Presentation
12:30                Lunch

Meeting Fee    $15 Members / $20 Non-Members Registration

Details: RSVP no later than 12 pm Friday September 18, 2015 at https://conference-events.org/Conferencef_nafa_olddominionchapter/ Credit card payments can now be made through this system.

Contact Mike Bisogno @ 804-367-6526 or Michael.bisogno@dgs.virginia.gov with any problems related to the registration system.

Cancellation: Please ensure to cancel prior to the event if your plans change.

09/23-24/2015
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

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 / 1:00 PM Shotgun Start

Poplar Creek Country Club
1400 Poplar Creek Drive
Hoffman Estates IL
60194

Please fax or e-mail the attached Reservation Form and Payment by Friday, 9/11/15 to Mark Kurth @ 847-368-3429. (See the NAFA Calendar on www.nafa.org for document links.)

You can also e-mail the form to mark.kurth@leaseplan.com.

**Interested in being a sponsor? If you would like to sponsor a hole, or sponsor a hole event, please contact Tim Pate @ 815-931-2093 or tim.pate@parsinc.com.

This is a great way to increase visibility for your company. We also have sponsorship opportunities such as door prizes, and we thank everyone in advance for your generous contributions. Please bring any door prizes to the event that day.

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, CAFM^® at bill.sterner@fortworthtexas.gov

09/29/2015
Wisconsin Chapter Meeting

Time: 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Bethesda Lutheran Communities,
600 Hoffmann Dr.,
Watertown, WI,
53094

Topic: To brand or not to brand? Joe Foster from Auto Truck Group and Brett Switzky from
American Family Mutual Insurance will be with us to share the pros and cons of vehicle
branding. Meeting fee is to be paid in advance and received no later than Monday September 21.

Your assistance in pre-registering is greatly appreciated. Registrations made after the Sept. 21 deadline will be charged the $30 meeting fee.

For more information contact: Debbi Groeler at (920) 262-6514 or at debbi.groeler@mailblc.org

09/30/2015

Southwest Chapter Meeting

NAFA Southwest Chapter invites you to the annual Chapter Meeting & Golf Outing at Tour 18 Golf Club!
9 am -1 pm: Registration Chapter meeting & Lunch
1:30 pm – finish play: Golf Outing

PRICE:
Members – Lunch (Free) Golf ($25 per person)
Non-Members – Lunch ($15 / person) Lunch & Golf ($50 / person)
Affiliates – Lunch only ($25 / Person) Golf Only ($50 / person) Lunch & Golf ($75 / person)

Sponsorship opportunities are available: Gold Level $1000 Silver Level $500 Bronze Level $250 and Hole Sponsor $100

RSVP by: 09/15/15 to Jill Brandt (jbrandt@wheels.com) or Jamie Stoval (jstoval@vng.com) If you are interested in being a part of the sponsorship as well contact Jill or Jamie with your participation level.

Payment instructions will be provided upon receipt of RSVP

Tour 18 Golf Club
3102 FM 1960 East
Houston TX 77338

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you out on the links!

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

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