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.

The Calendar Is Busy With Meetings
SEPTEMBER

09/16/2014
Mid-America Chapter Meeting
Start Time: Registration/Lunch starts at 11:30; shotgun start at 1:00
Topic:  26th Annual Golf Scramble
Location: Paradise Point Golf Complex, Smithville, MO
Contact: Mike Hooper at 816-682-4527 or mike.hooper@safelite.com
 
09/16/2014
North Central Chapter Meeting
Start Time:  11:00 am
Topic:  "OEM’s Unplugged:  A panel discussion on how to maximize your partnership"
Speakers:  Don Saxon and Mary Sticha
Location:   Edinburgh Golf Course, 8700 Edinbrook Crossing, Brooklyn Park, MN
Contact:  Steven Lawrence at 320-650-2900 or Steven.Lawrence@ci.stcloud.mn.us
 
09/17/2014
Tri-State Chapter Meeting
Start Time:  8:00 am
Topic:  Business Meeting and Golf Outing
Location:  Sharon Woods Golf Course, 11555 Swing Road, Cincinnati, OH
Contact:  Sherry Calkins at 740-590-3337 or scalkins@sambasafety.com
 
09/17/2014
St. Louis Gateway Chapter Meeting
Start Time:  10:45 am
Topic:  Utility "Pole-Hit" – Who is responsible? / Negligent Entrustment – Is your company doing all it can to avoid a lawsuit?
Speakers: Karen Baudendistel –Armstrong Teasdale LLP – Utility Litigation & Negligent Entrustment and Lisa Geringer – Actavis (previously Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.) – Company Policies
Location:  Actavis (previously Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), 13600 Shoreline Drive, St. Louis, MO
Contact:  Lisa Geringer at 314-493-7074 or lisa.geringer@frx.com
 
09/17/2014
New England Chapter Meeting
Start Time:  9:00 am
Topic:  Maintenance
Location:  Holiday Inn, Mansfield, MA
Contact:  Peter Belloli at 617-559-4254 or pbelloli@na.ugllimited.com
 
09/18/2014
NorCal-Northern Nevada Chapter Meeting
Start Time:  11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Topic:  Liability to Fleets and Measures to Reduce Exposure
Location:  Cattleman’s Restaurant, 2882 Kitty Hawk Rd. Livermore, CA
Contact:  See website at www.nafasf.com  for registration and more information or contact Dan McCann at 209-468-3106 or dmccann@sjgov.org
 
09/18/2014
Chicago Chapter Meeting
Start Time:  1:00PM Shotgun Start
Topic:  Sports & Leisure Outing
Location:  Poplar Creek Country Club
Contact:  Mark Kurth at mark.kurth@leaseplan.com
 
09/18/2014
Greater Pittsburgh Chapter Meeting
Start Time:  9:00 am
Topic:  Ride & Drive
Location:  Butler (Manheim) Auto Auction, 21095 Route 19 Cranberry Township, PA
Contact:  Pam Hackett at 412-22-2030 or pamh@bblfleet.com

09/18/2014
New York-InterCounty Chapter Meeting
Time:  11:30 a.m.
Topic:  Infineum cordially invites you to a presentation of: TRENDS2014.  Driving to a Sustainable Future
For a registration form, please click here
Location:  Holiday Inn Carteret/Rahway, 1000 Roosevelt Avenue, Carteret NJ
Contact: Karen O’Donnell at 201-216-2341 or kodonnel@panynj.gov
 
09/23/2014
Mid-West Chapter Meeting
Topic:  Golf Outing
Location:  National Golf Course at Lake Panorama, Panora, IA
Contact:  Contact: Kathy Wellik at kwellik@iastate.edu or 515-294-1657
 
09/24/2014
Ontario Chapter Meeting
Start Time: 10:00 AM
Topic: Annual Ride and Drive
Location: Garry W. Morden Centre, 7535 Ninth Line north of Derry Road, Mississauga ON
Contact: Chris Hill at 905-301-5950 or chill@fleetchallenge.ca
 
09/24-26/2014
Old Dominion Chapter Meeting
Topic:  Learning Expo and Efficient Technology Symposium
Location:  Virginia Beach Convention Center, 1000 19th Street, Virginia Beach, VA
For More Information and to Register visit:  http://www.nafa.org/chapters/chapter-list/eastern/odchapter/


OCTOBER

10/02/2014
South Central Chapter Meeting
Start Time: 10 am
Topic: Truck Bodies
Location: Supreme Body Corporation, Cleburne, TX
Contact: Bill Sterner at 817-392-8302 or Bill.Sterner@fortworthtexas.gov or southcentralchapter@gmail.com
 
10/05-07/2014
Alabama's Chapter Southern Regional Conference
Please join us for our annual conference in beautiful Orange Beach, Alabama. We will have 3 days of Dynamic and Knowledgeable Speakers with Evening Events! For more information and to register, visit the Alabama Chapter’s website: http://www.nafa.org/chapters/chapter-list/central/alchapter/    
 
10/07-08/2014
Tri-State/Great Lakes Chapter Meeting
Topic:   Fall Educational Seminar – Joint meeting with Great Lakes Chapter and Tri-State Chapter.  Topics of discussion include:  Essentials of Fleet Management, Driver Safety, Alternative Fuels, CAFM and more.  October 7th (6pm-9pm) is a reception and dinner for networking and Oct. 8th (9am-4pm) is the full day seminar.
Location:    Hilton Garden Inn at Levis Commons, Perrysburg OH
Contact:   Sherry Calkins at 740-590-3337 or scalkins71@gmail.com or Monica Diehl at 248-703-3468 or via email at mdiehl@pricerightautomotive.net
 
10/08/2014
North Central Chapter Meeting
Topic:  Minnesota Fall Maintenance Expo
Agenda: Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety & Compliance 10:45-11:45AM Lunch 12 noon to 1pm Indoor/Outdoor Exhibits Location:  Minnesota Fall Maintenance Expo. St. Cloud, MN Contact:  Steven Lawrence at 320-650-2900 or Steven.Lawrence@ci.stcloud.mn.us
 
10/14/2014
New Jersey Chapter Meeting
Topic:  Ride & Drive
Location:  TBD
Contact:  Wendy Kupper at 732-590-2194 or wendy.kupper@siemens.com
 
10/14/2014
Mid-America Chapter Meeting
Start Time: 11:30 AM
Topic: "Future Technologies in Fleet"
Location: Grand Café off the plaza, 4740 Grand Avenue, Kansas City, MO
Contact: Dave Zumbaugh at 336-547-3021 or dave.zumbaugh@gilbarco.com
 
10/15/2014
Philadelphia Chapter Meeting
Time:  9:00 am
Topic:  Ride & Drive and Safety Meeting
Featured Speaker:  Becky Mueller from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Location:  DuPont Country Club,1001 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE
Contact: Tony DiBrino at 267-250-9176 or tony_dibrino@pepboys.com
 
10/15/2014
Puget Sound Chapter Meeting
Time:  11:00 am
Topic:  Seattle Auto Show and OEM Presentations
Location:  Pyramid AleHouse, 1201 1st Ave S., Seattle, WA
Contact:  Tim Llewellyn at tllewellyn@kirklandwa.gov
 
10/15/2014
Wisconsin Chapter Meeting
Time:  8:30 am
Topic:  How to Become an Influential Leader
Speaker:  Doug Cartland
Location:   Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Kenosah, 11800 108th Street, Pleasant Prairie, WI
Contact:  Janice Romine at 608-825-5539 or Janice.romine@us.qbe.com
 
10/15/2014
Pacific Northwest Chapter Meeting
Time: 9:30 AM
Topic: Auto auction process
Location: Brasher’s auto Auction, 23585 NE Sandy Blvd. Wood Village, OR
Contact: Scott Simonton at 503-570-1541 or simonton@ci.wilsonville.or.us
 
10/15/2014
New York-InterCounty Chapter Meeting
Topic:  Ride & Drive
Location:  TBD
Contact:  Wendy Kupper at 732-590-2194 or wendy.kupper@siemens.com
 
10/16/2014
Southwest Chapter Meeting
Start Time: 8:00 AM
Topic: Telematics from A to Z.  Get the latest perspectives on vehicle telematics from top vendors and fleet managers that are currently using this technology and also play some Topgolf (http://topgolf.com/us/houston-west/)
Location: Topgolf Houston West, 1030 Memorial Brook Blvd., Houston, TX
Contact: Scott Darling at scott.darling@bp.com or 713-323-0567. Pre-registration is required


NOVEMBER

11/05/2014
Tri-State Chapter Meeting
Topic:  TBD
Location:  Louisville, KY
Contact: Sherry Calkins at 740-590-3337 or scalkins@sambasafety.com
 
11/11/2014
New Jersey Chapter Meeting
Topic:  Education Meeting
Location:  TBD
Contact:  Wendy Kupper at 732-590-2194 or wendy.kupper@siemens.com
 
11/18/2014
Mid-West Chapter Meeting
Start Time:  9:00
Topic:  Fleet Management Company Panel
Location:  Dupont Pioneer Seed, 209 E. Beatty Avenue, Johnson, KS
Contact:  Michael McDonald at 402-896-3884 or mike.mcdonald@mosaicinfo.org
 
11/18/2014
Wisconsin Chapter Meeting
Topic:  Holiday Dinner Meeting
Location:  Pewaukee, WI
Contact:  Janice Romine at 608-825-5539 or Janice.romine@us.qbe.com


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