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.
November
11/03/2015
Tri-State Chapter Meeting
What: Presentations
"Should I Lease, Buy, or Reimburse" by Bill Lott, Merchants Leasing
"Safety Study" by Pulse
Brown-Forman Distilleries Chief Entertainment Officer Tim Laird will share some holiday recipes with us.
Lunch will be provided.
Time: 9:30am - 2pm
Where:
Brown-Forman Distilleries Headquarters
850 Dixie Highway
Louisville, Kentucky
40210
No charge for meeting
Contact: Sherry Calkins, sherryc@geotab.com cell - 740-590-3337
11/10/2015
Midwest Chapter Meeting
Time: 09:00 – 2:30
Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. with business meeting starting at 9:30 a.m. and presentations to follow.
Location:
OPPD
1101 N 180th Street
Omaha, NE 68022
Topic: Liability Program Development & Safety
Meeting Fee: $25 includes lunch
Details: RSVP no later than Friday, October 30, 2015 to Stacey.kroeger@fcsamerica.com.
Payments are accepted in the form of cash, check, or credit card at time of registration.
11/10/2015
New Jersey Chapter Meeting
Please join us on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 for our Annual Educational Meeting that was created with your success in mind. This will take place at Hotel Woodbridge at Metropark,120 Wood Avenue S (Iselin, NJ 08830, (732) 494-6200). It is a great opportunity to network, learn, and share.
REGISTRATION: 10:00 am – 10:30 am
PHIL RUSSO: 10:30 am – 11:15 am
ARIANNE EMDAD: 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
LUNCH: 12:30 – 1:30 pm
PHIL MOSER: 1:30 – 2:15
COST: $65.00
HOW TO REGISTER
Please register by November 5
Register online at https://conference-events.org/conferencef_nafa_newjerseystatechapter/
To register a guest, please click on add My Group
You will now be able to pay by credit card online and will not need to complete a paper form. You can also choose to pay by check and bring the check with you the day of the event.
IF MAILING A CHECK, PLEASE SEND CHECKS MADE PAYABLE TO "NJ NAFA" TO:
Susanna Brennan
3079 N Sugan Rd
New Hope, PA 18938
We hope you will join us for this event!
11/17/2015
Wisconsin Chapter Meeting
What’s New in Fleet Policies? – Conceal Carry Laws, Medical and Recreational Marijuana Usage, and the pros and cons of vehicle safety features.
Dan Shive, Vice President, Risk Management Services at LeasePlan USA will be presenting these controversial issues and their effect on fleet safety and policy. In his role at LeasePlan, Dan is responsible for the sale and retention of Accident Management services, the introduction of Risk Management services to current and future clients such as policy review/revisions and implementation of safety services.
We hope you can join us for our dinner meeting and the opportunity to wish your colleagues Happy Holidays!
More details forthcoming!
11/18/2015
Old Dominion Chapter Meeting
Topic: Fleet Information Management Systems - In this two-part meeting you will hear about Fleet Information Management Systems from the perspective of an affiliate and a fleet manager. Mike Brawley of FASTER will be presenting Maximizing Productivity on the Shop Floor and Mike Bisogno will be discussing the most overlooked features of your FIMS.
Michael P. Brawley, V.P. Asset & Product Manager, FASTER Asset Solutions
Michael Bisogno, CAFM®, Director, Virginia Office of Fleet Management
Time:
10:15 – 10:30 Registration and Networking
10:30 - 12:15 Presentations
12:15 – 1:00 Lunch
Location
FASTER Asset Solutions
2700 International Parkway, Suite 300
Virginia Beach, VA
23452
Meeting Fee $15 Members / $20 Non-Members
Registration Details: RSVP no later than 12pm, November 16, 2015 at https://conference-events.org/Conferencef_nafa_olddominionchapter/ Credit card payments can now be made through this system.
Cancellation: Please ensure to cancel prior to the event if your plans change.
For details and more information, contact Mike Bisogno @ 804-367-6526 or Michael.bisogno@dgs.virginia.gov
For more information, contact Bill Kohn at Bill.Kohn@gilbertaz.gov Reserve a spot with us for a morning of fun and collaboration with fellow Members and Affiliates. Lunch will be provided.
11/19/2015
Pacific Southwest Chapter Meeting
LA Auto Show Meeting: This will be our largest event of the year including admission to the Auto Show on Press Day. We should practically have the Auto Show to ourselves since it will not be open to the public on November 19. We are changing things up this year by having many of the auto OEM’s speak during the meeting. We will also have a lot of items to raffle off in adding a bit of fun to the event.
DATE: November 19, 2015
TIME: 10am to 2pm
LOCATION:
Los Angeles Convention Center
1201 S Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, CA
90015
For more information and to RSVP, contact Chapter Chair Richard Teebay: 323.537.5804 or RTeebay2@isd.lacounty.gov
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!
11/19/2015
Carolina Chapter Meeting
Meeting Information:
Charlotte International Auto Show
Charlotte Convention Center
501 South College Street, Room 213A
Charlotte, NC
28202
Date: 11/19/2015
Time: 8:30am – 1:00pm
Cost: $20/Person
To RSVP or for information contact:
Terri Stiffler
(717) 891-0102 phone
Terri.stiffler@amerifleet.com
OR
Kirk Budhai
(704) 975-9519 phone
kbudhai@hearstsc.com
Maggiano’s Little ItalyFor more info contact: David T. Hayward at (610) 331-3205 or by email at haywardd@gmail.com
205 Mall Blvd.
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Details: Watch for details in November!
12/03/2015
NorCal-Northern Nevada Holiday Event
Holiday Meeting and Toy Drive for Bay Area Crisis Nursery
Time: 11:00 to 1:00
Location:
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
1553 Olympic Blvd
Walnut Creek, CA
94596
Info: More info on website www.nafasf.com when registration opens.
12/03/2015
Chesapeake Chapter Meeting
Save the date!
NAFA's Chesapeake Chapter Holiday dinner meeting is scheduled for
Thursday, December 3, 2015, social hour beginning at 5pm, with dinner
being served at 6:30pm.
The Olive Grove Restaurant hosted our
Spring meeting held in May, and since we had so many compliments on the
location, food and service, we will be returning once again.
Olive Grove Restaurant
705 N Hammonds Ferry Rd
Linthicum Heights, MD
21090
Details forthcoming!
12/04/2015
Old Dominion Chapter Meeting
Old Dominion Chapter Holiday Social. Good food, conversation, and that small town feel. Mark your calendars, more details to follow.
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location:
The Iron Horse Restaurant
100 S Railroad Ave
Ashland, VA
23005
Registration details forthcoming.
For details and more information, contact Mike Bisogno @ 804-367-6526 or Michael.bisogno@dgs.virginia.gov
Thank you and we look forward to coming together to share in the spirit of the holidays!
12/16/2015
St. Louis Chapter Meeting
When: Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Registration and Networking: 11:00am – 11:40am
Lunch and Chapter Meeting: 11:45am – 12:30pm
Presentation: 12:30pm – 2:00pm
Where:
Kirkwood Amtrak Train Station
110 West Argonne Drive
Kirkwood, MO
63122
Phone: 314-984-8617
Topic: Are you a NAFA member? If you are, do you know that NAFA has information available to members on the NAFA website that can provide you with valuable information? There are tools at your fingertips that you probably don’t know about. Not a member? You will learn the benefits of being a member at this meeting. Be sure to take notes. Sandy Leonard, NAFA Regional Trustee, will be providing us with valuable information on what members have available to them and what non-members could have availability to.
December is our charity event as well. The charity selected this year is Kirk Care, Inc. They are a Kirkwood Community Food and Financial Assistance Organization that has been lending a helping hand since 1982. Some of the services they offer are food deliveries, assistance with utility bills, rent assistance, and helping to provide school supplies. Their mission is to help the needy who live within the boundary of the Kirkwood R-7 school district.
Cost: $30 (Cash, check, or credit card).
RSVP: No later than: Wednesday, November 30, 2015 to Chris Wenom at wenomcj@kirkwoodmo.org
Contact: Lisa Geringer, CAFM® – Chapter Chair – 314-493-7074 or lisa.geringer@actavis.com