Goodbye Salt Lake City! The time has come for another Institute & Expo to come to an end and for everyone to scatter home. NAFA would like to extend a big thanks to attendees, exhibitors, volunteers and staff for making this I&E one of the best yet! The I&E may be over but there is still plenty to learn. Stay tuned for more highlights and information on the 2008 Institute & Expo:

• Fleet Manager of the Year - Joe LaRosa, Director Global Fleet Services, Merck & Co. Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ

• Fleet Executive of the Year - Pete Silva, Director, Fleet Procurement, Pepsico, Plano, TX
• Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year - Windell Mitchell, Fleet Manager, Department of Transportation, King County, WA

• Jacqueline Porter, Director of Risk Management, Block Communications, Inc., Sylvania, OH 

• Philip R. Moser, National Sales Manager, Advanced Driver Training Services, Trooper, PA 

• Matt Betz, VP, National Account Sales, AmeriFleet Transportation, Brighton, MI

• Truck & Equipment Fleet Winner - George Survant, Director, Fleet Services for Florida Power & Light, Riviera Beach, FL

• Car & Light Truck Fleet Winner - Steve Weir, Director, Office of Fleet Administration, City of New York Parks and Recreation, New York, NY

• John E. Alley, CAFM, Deputy Director, Fleet Services Division, City of San Diego, CA

• David Bragg, Fleet Operations Superintendent, City of Fayetteville, AR

Special Announcement - CAFM Program Partners with Ferris State!

NAFA and Ferris State University in Michigan have teamed up to provide CAFM program participants 12 semester hours of college credit for successful completion of the program. In addition, FSU also has set up a four-step degree plan which starts with the CAFM and ends in a Bachelor of Science degree with a minor in Fleet Management. This ground-breaking news was announced by NAFA President Gayle Pratt at Sunday's Annual Business Meeting. 

Expo Floor Highlights

• For a list of participating Exhibitors and map of Expo Floor, click here or visit www.nafa.org/2008Exhibitors
• "Prize Winners" from the Expo Floor - You may be a winner! Click here 
• Green Fleet Awards- winners, honorable mentions, and more! 

• PSG Roadeo - The Public Safety Group Roadeo at Manheim, Utah proved to be a success by drawing a large crowd to observe, test-drive and compete using various emergency service vehicles. Fleet administrators were able to run a variety of courses in the vehicles, competing with their peers in terms of agility and speed.
• Green Fleet Ride-and-Drive - NAFA's Green Zone featured the second annual Green Fleet Ride-and-Drive. This was a chance for I&E attendees to see and drive the latest alt-fuel vehicles powered by natural gas, propane, ethanol, and biodiesel. To see a complete list of vehicles, click here

General Sessions Speakers

• Keynote Presentation - Senator Bill Bradley "America: The Path Ahead"

• David Horsager "Success in Life and the Workplace"

• Murray Banks  "Performance Under Pressure: Quality in Our Work, Balance in Our Lives"

• Buzz Sutherland "It's All About Family"

I&E Daily Newspapers

Photo Gallery - Coming Soon!

2009 Call for Presentations

Thank You Again!
See you in New Orleans for NAFA's 2009 Institute & Expo, April 25-28!