(SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 - PRINCETON, NJ) – Business and pleasure will go hand in hand when NAFA's Carolinas Chapter holds its Annual Business Meeting October 2-4 at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel. Over a course of three days, attendees will hear from high ranking executives from fleet leasing companies, major automakers, and a nationally renowned motivational speaker; they will have the opportunity to participate in a ride & drive, take part in a fleet expo, and have time to network with colleagues and industry professionals. Attendees will also get the chance to participate in a golf tournament, enjoy a cocktail reception, and see musicians like Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison via a Legends In Concert show.
NAFA Fleet Management Association is comprised of 33 chapters located throughout the United States and Canada. The Carolinas Chapter is holding its Annual Business Meeting in conjunction with the Southeast Government Fleet Managers Association (SGFMA).
Registration for the Annual Business Meeting begins immediately following a golf tournament taking place at River Oaks Plantation. Following registration, Chapter Chair Kirk Budhai, Fleet Manager for Hearst Corporation Service Center, will welcome everyone to the meeting before presenting Tracy A. Williams, the former Harlem Globetrotter and nationally acclaimed motivational and transformational speaker, consultant, and trainer. A reception and time for networking closes out the first day.
The second day begins with NAFA Affiliate Matt Betz, Vice President – Government Fleet Services Corporate Fleet Division, LeasePlan USA, speaking on "Fleet Management Branding." He will be followed by opening remarks by Kirk Budhai; Oscar Tribble, SGFMA President; and Douglas Weichman, CAFM, President of NAFA Fleet Management Association.
Highlights of the Annual Meeting include OEM presentations by Chrysler LLC ("What direction are we going and a look into the future"), General Motors ("The Volt, new police vehicles: what to expect in the future"), Ford Motor Company ("Out with the old, in with the new: a look into the future"), and Mercedes Benz ("Clean diesel technology applicable in fleet applications"); Toyota, Subaru, Nissan, and Volkswagen will comprise a special OEM panel discussion; and high ranking executives from the industry including George Kilroy, President/CEO of PHH Arval and Randy Owen, Senior Vice President at Mercury Associates will also speak. Kilroy will discuss "Industry changes/innovations/new technology" and Owen will provide a look at "Vehicle replacement planning and life cycle cost analysis."
Registration for the Annual Business Meeting is $100 for NAFA Members and $110 for non-members. The golf tournament is $70 per person and admission for the Legends in Concert show costs $29 per person. Blocks of hotel rooms at the Sheraton Myrtle Beach Convention Center Hotel have been reserved by NAFA at a special group rate of $93 per night.
For more information or to request a registration form, please email info@nafa.org.
About NAFA Fleet Management Association
NAFA is the world's premier non-profit association for professionals who manage fleets of sedans, public safety vehicles, trucks, and buses of all types and sizes, and a wide range of military and off-road equipment for organizations across the globe. NAFA is the association for the diverse vehicle fleet management profession regardless of organizational type, geographic location or fleet composition. NAFA's Full and Associate Members are responsible for the specification, acquisition, maintenance and repair, fueling, risk management, and remarketing of more than 3.5 million vehicles including in excess of 1.1 million trucks of which 350 thousand are medium- and heavy-duty trucks. For more information visit http://www.nafa.org
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