ST PAUL, MN — The Automotive Fleet & Leasing Association (AFLA) will hold its 2005 Annual Meeting & Conference Sept. 7-9, 2005, at the Marriott Camelback Resort, in Scottsdale, Ariz.

The agenda for the 2005 conference is as follows:

Wednesday, September 7

12:00 -6:00 p.m: Registration

1:00 – 3:00 p.m: AFLA Board Meeting

4:00 – 4:30 p.m: President’s Welcome

4:30 – 5:30 p.m: Opening Reception: Driveitaway.com presents – Steve Rizzo, The Attitude Adjuster

6:00 – 8:30 p.m: Welcome Reception

Thursday, September 8

8:00 – 5:00 p.m: Registration

8:00 – 8:45 a.m: Breakfast

8:45 – 9:00 a.m: President’s Update/Conference Theme

9:00 – 9:45 a.m: Keynote Speaker: Brian McVeigh, General Manager GM Fleet & Commercial Operations

9:45-10:45 a.m: “Leadership Excellence.” Mike Pitcher – Sr. Vice President Sales and Operations, LeasePlan

10:45 – 11:00 a.m: Break

11:00 - 11:45 a.m: Panel: A Futuristic Look at Vehicle Products

Moderator — Mike Antich, Editor, Automotive Fleet magazine

Panelists:

John Gaydash – Director, Marketing, GM Fleet & Commercial

Gerry Koss - Marketing and Product Brand Manager, Ford

Rob Richard - Director – Fleet Market Development & Sales Planning, DaimlerChrysler

Jim Pisz, Toyota

11:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m: Luncheon

1:00 – 1:45 p.m: “The Future Demise and Reincarnation of the Fleet Management Industry.” Chuck Parker, President - Automotive Digest

1:45 – 2:00 p.m: Break

2:00 – 2:45 p.m: Dave Dutch, CEO, NetworkCar. "Telematics, GPS, AVL, Remote Diagnostics: What is It and Why Should Fleets Care?"

2:45 – 3:00 p.m: Break

3:00 – 3:45 p.m: International Automotive Remarketers Alliance(IARA) – Advanced Fleet Forum: “Taking your Knowledge of Remarketing to the L.”

Matt Marks- Executive Director, IARA

Layne Weber- VP Remarketing, Donlen Corp.

Dinner — Open

Friday, September 9

7:30 – 8:30 a.m: Breakfast

8:30 - 9:00 a.m: “Residual Trends, Values, and Update.” Raj Sundaram - President, Automotive Lease Guide

9:00 – 9:45 a.m: “The Economy, or is it, eTOMomy?”

Tom Kontos – Vice President of Analytical Services – ADESA

Tom Webb – Chief Economist –Manheim

9:45- 10:00 a.m: Break

10:00 – 10:30 a.m: “Auctions and Benchmarking - Consistency and Quality.” Jim DesRochers – President – NAAA

10:30 – 11:45 p.m: “The TRUTH about Remarketing” Panel

Moderator — Charlie Vogelheim – J.D. Power & Associates

John Possumato - Driveitaway.com

Bob Rauschenberg - Auction Broadcasting Company

Gary Mott –Fleet Lease Disposal

Ron Shoemaker – Flexco Fleet Services

Darrin Aiken – Wheels, Inc.

11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m: Luncheon

12:30 – 5:30 p.m: AFLA Pete Z Golf Scramble – OR - Personal Networking Time

6:30 – 7:00 p.m: President’s Reception

7:00 – 9:30 p.m: Dinner, Golf Scramble Awards, Closing Comments

9:30 - ?? p.m: Driveitaway.com Sponsored Hospitality Reception

Saturday, September 10

6:00 –10:00 a.m: Breakfast

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