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

OCTOBER

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
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

10/14/2014
New York-InterCounty Chapter Meeting
Time:  9:00 am
Topic:  Ride & Drive
Location: Birchwood Manor, 111 North Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ
Contact: Kathryn Antonelli at 862-778-8463 or Kathryn.Antonelli@novartis.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
Chicago Chapter Meeting
Start Time: 8:30 AM
Topic:  How to Become an Influential Leader
Location:  Radisson Hotel & Conference Center Kenosah, 11800 108th Street, Pleasant Prairie, WI
Contact: Mike Zalas at michael.zalas@leaseplan.com
 
10/15/2014
NorCal-Northern Nevada Chapter Meeting
Start Time:  8:00 AM – various tracks–see website for program details
Topic:   North America Green Fleet Forum in Partnership with Clean Cities NAFA members receive 50% discount for the entire workshop or  Free Odyssey Day  on October 16, 2014 and Learn how to become a Sustainable Fleet. This is a new program by NAFA to help track your progress in sustainable fleet leadership. Odyssey Day also includes exhibits of AFVs including hydrogen and plug-in advanced-technology vehicles for everyday fleet use presented by CalStart.
Location:  California Automotive Museum, 2200 Front Street, Sacramento, CA
Contact:  See website at www.nafasf.com for more information or contact Dan McCann at 209-468-3106 or dmccann@sjgov.org
 
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

10/20/2014
New England Chapter Meeting
Time  8:00am Breakfast Registration thru 2:15pm
Topic:  AltWheels Show
AltWheels Fleet Day is the largest meeting of corporate and municipal Fleet Managers on the East Coast. Come see and hear the latest in fleet transportation technologies, alternative fuels and fleet management practices
Location: Four Points Sheraton, Norwood, MA
Contact:  Meegan Heritage at 781-464-5524 or meegan.heritage@biogenidec.com
Register at http://www.nafa-ne.org/registration.asp
 
10/21/2014
Rocky Mountain Chapter Meeting
Start Time:  8:00 AM
Topic:  Clean Cities, Vehicle and CNG station Funding, RAQC and the Colorado Energy Office, CAFM information session with Bryan Flansburg, Vision Fleet- performance contracting and. Vehicle Specifications—TBD
Location:  The Franciscan Event Center, 6553 South Revere Parkway, Centennial, CO
Contact:  Linda George at 720-286-2057 ext. 62057 or linda.george@ch2m.com
 
10/22/2014
Western Canada Chapter Meeting
Start Time: 11 am P.S.T.
Topic: Fleet Management Benchmarking
Location:  Webinar
Contact: Jim Laverty at 780-492-1920 or jlaverty@ualberta.ca
 
10/29/2014
Quebec Chapter Meeting
Start Time: 8:00
Topic: Insurance, economics forecasts
Location: Montréal
Contact: Yves Lajoie at 418-835-8444 ext. 8335 or yves.lajoie@desjardins.com


NOVEMBER

11/05/2014
Tri-State Chapter Meeting
Location:  Louisville, KY
Contact: Sherry Calkins at 740-590-3337 or scalkins@sambasafety.com
 
11/11/2014
New Jersey Chapter Meeting
Topic:  Education Meeting
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.