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IARA Announces Agenda for 2004 Remarketing Roundtable in Chicago

The next IARA Roundtable event, designed to address the needs and priorities of vehicle remarketers, will be held July 21-23 at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Chicago.

by Staff
April 22, 2004
2 min to read


The next IARA Roundtable event, designed to address the needs and priorities of vehicle remarketers, will be held July 21-23 at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Chicago. Working together, participants will define and prioritize key developmental requirements that will be presented to appropriate industry groups.

The event begins with a 5 pm cocktail reception on July 21. Roundtable sessions will feature a discussion and possible IARA endorsement of vehicle grading scales, a Chicago-area auto dealers panel, an announcement and initiation of new IARA online remarketing orientation modules, and a presentation by a Northwood University representative on the registration process for online modules. A group evening event is planned for July 22.

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Attendance for the IARA Roundtable Series is recommended to auction managers, banks, fleet lease managers, leasing companies, manufacturing organizations, remarketing service providers, remarketing technology providers, rental-car companies, vehicle inspection companies, vehicle value organizations, and used-car sales managers.

Conference rates are $195 for members and $345 for nonmembers. Hotel rates are $189 per night. Rates are valid until June 21, 2004; thereafter, rooms are available on a first come, first served basis at a higher rate. For more information or to register, call IARA at (800) 441-1414 or (312) 565-6698 or visit www.iaraonline.org.

Events Schedule


Fairmont Hotel


Wed. July 21

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3 p.m.: Board of Director's Meeting

5-7 p.m.: Reception


Thurs. July 22

7 a.m.: Continental Breakfast

8:15 a.m.: Annual Meeting

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9:45 a.m.: Presentation of IARA online remarketing modules.

12 a.m.: Luncheon

Speaker: NADA economist


IARA Achievement Award


1:45 p.m.: Roundtable sessions commence.

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1. Endorsing an Industry

Standard Vehicle Grading Scale.

Moderator: Dick Dennis

2. How to Improve Your Communication and Listening Skills.

Moderator: David Walsh

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6 p.m.: Evening Dinner Cruise (optional)


Fri. July 23

7 a.m.: Continental Breakfast

8:15 a.m.: IARA Online Remarketing

Module Curriculum.

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Allen Pankopf, associate professor,

Northwood University.

10 a.m.: Chicago-Area Dealer Panel Discussion: Why I Buy Your Cars.

Moderators: Layne Weber and Stephen

Houston.

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11:30 a.m.: Closing Remarks


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