Agenda

Sunday, June 8

9:30pm-4:30pm
NAFA Certified Automotive Fleet Manager (CAFM) Exam

12:30pm-4:30pm
APWA Certified Public Fleet Professional Exam (Click Here for Info)

5:30pm-8:00pm
Tour of San Diego County Fleet Facility and Networking Reception

Monday, June 9

8:00am-8:30am
Continental Breakfast and Coffee

8:30am-9:45am
Welcome and Keynote Address
Make a Difference
Pam Nelson, CEO, FASTER
In challenging times, we have two options. We can adopt a “wait and see” low profile type of mentality or we can see obstacles as opportunities in disguise. Tough times are when we prove our meddle and, as fleet professionals who impact virtually all areas of our organizations, we must have the courage to fight for what we know can and will make a difference. Pam offers her “Top Ten” for having the most impact within our unique environments.

9:45am-10:00am
Refreshment Break

10:00am-10:50am
Panel Discussion:
Going Green: What Is Working
Moderator:
Mike Antich, Editor, Government Fleet Magazine
Panel:
Larry Campbell, Fleet Manager, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Dr. Melody Bennett, Climate Change Mitigation Program Mgr., King County, WA
Paul Condrun, Fleet Manager, Culver City, CA
Discover technologies and techniques that are really working (and those that aren't). Review technologies from hybrids to ethanol based on first-hand experience, and learn how to successfully obtain grant money.

11:00am-12:00pm
Concurrent Sessions:

Utilizing Reporting to Get the Resources You Need
Explore the latest in dashboarding and reporting techniques to help in obtaining new vehicles, equipment, facilities, and personnel. Discuss best practices in reporting, benchmarking, communications, prioritization and justification.

Determining Vehicle and Equipment Life-Cycle Costs
Randy Owen, Mercury Associates
Life-cycle cost analysis is a powerful tool that can be used to set replacement cycles, select the right type of vehicle for your fleet, and guide operational decisions. In this session of you will learn what data is required to conduct a LCA, how to apply this data to a LCA model, and how to interpret results.

12:00pm-3:00pm
Welcome Lunch in Exhibit Hall

3:00pm-4:00pm
Concurrent Sessions:

Getting Recognition for Your Program, Your Team and Yourself
John Hunt, City of Portland, OR
You know your stuff. You and your team do your jobs well. How can you prove it to your bosses and the community? This session will offer several ways to help you accomplish your goal for communication with citizens, public officials and your bosses.

Utilization Management: Right-Sizing Your Fleet
James B. Wright, Fleet Counselor Services Inc.
Jason Piper, Fleet Specialist, County of Santa Barbara
Hear case studies and first-hand experiences of successful utilization management programs in government fleet agencies. You will also receive a complete utilization management program on a CD that can be downloaded and edited for use in your agency. This same program recently saved the City of Denver over $10 million.

4:00pm-4:15pm
Refreshment Break

4:15pm-5:00pm
Concurrent Sessions:

Outsourcing and Insourcing: Old Challenges and New Opportunities
Sam Lamerato, Superintendent of Fleet Maintenance, City of Troy, MI
Charlie Caudill, Fleet Manager,City of Yuma, AZ
This session will focus on what areas you can consider outsourcing, such as privatization of parts, collision management, etc. Also, learn how to defend against unjustified and illogical outsourcing and using insourcing as a revenue stream.

10 Best Practices from the 100 Best Fleets
Tom Johnson, 100 Best Fleets
Learn the ten biggest breakthrough ideas from the 100 Best Fleets in North America. You don't need to "reinvent the wheel" for solutions to common challenges. These are best business practices you can implement tomorrow.

5:10pm-:6:00pm
Concurrent Sessions:

The Productive, Safe, Green and Compliant Shop
Learn what best practices you can use to "green" your shop and ensure that it is a safe environment for your technicians. Includes discussion of green best practices, material safety data sheet (MSDS) program management, hazardous waste management and more.

Developing and Managing a Fleet Business Plan and Budget
Florencio Pena, Director of Fleet Services, City of San Antonio
Maggie Laird, Laird Consulting
Responsibility for running a successful fleet operation means knowing how to develop a fleet business plan that includes a budget to support it. This session will provide you with the essentials you need to know. You will also leave with a simple model to use in completing your own business plan.

6:00pm-8:00pm
Reception in Exhibit Hall

Tuesday, June 10

8:00am-9:00am
Breakfast in Exhibit Hall

9:00am-10:00am
Keynote Address:
Leading Under Fire: Beyond Managing
John Clements, Fleet Manager, San Diego County
Hear 2007 Public Sector Fleet Manager of the Year John Clements speak about leadership, management and disaster planning.

10:00am-10:15am
Refreshment Break

10:15am-11:00am
Concurrent Sessions

The New Frontier in Maintenance Management
J. Michael Bloss, President,First Vehicle Services
Learn about what is on the cutting edge in this new era of maintenance management. Includes info relating to updating/extending service intervals, equipment and shop performance measures, shop rate management: burdened or not, turnover in the shop, consolidating with others, warranty management, technician recruitment, parts room management, rotating parts out of stock and inventory controls.

Opportunities for Positive Change
Moderator: Kathi Croze, National Manager, Government Accounts, CEI
Panel:
Tony Molla, VP Communications, ASE
Sam Lamerato, Superintendent of Fleet Maintenance, City of Troy, MI
Bob Ellingsworth, CAFM, Highway Equipment Supervisor, Minnesota DOT, MN
Explore the benefits, methods and processes of training and certification opportunities from ASE, APWA and NAFA.

11:10am-11:50am
Concurrent Sessions:

Secrets to Writing a Successful Grant Proposal
Cara Wasilewski, President, Wasilewski and Associates LLC
Learn where the money is and how to get it: homeland security grants, green grants and more.

Telematics/GPS Uses and Best Practices
Bob Stanton, Polk County
See what the latest in GPS/Telematics technologies have to offer. From routing and security to maintenance management and fuel savings, we will cover all of the bases.

11:50pm-1:50pm
Lunch in Exhibit Hall

1:50pm-2:40pm
Concurrent Sessions

Lean Six Sigma for the Public Sector Fleet Manager
Anna Durham, Senior Vice President, Quality, GE
Learn how to apply Lean Six Sigma tools to managing your fleet. See how other fleets have implemented these processes successfully. Start on your way to Six Sigma Certification.

Cooperative Procurement
Bruce Maysilles, City of Longmont, CO
This session will walk you through the process of group buys: How to coordinate, manage and successfully purchase with other agencies.

2:50pm-3:40pm
Panel Discussion: Vehicle Manufactuers
Moderator: Sherb Brown, VP, Bobit Business Media
Panel:
Tony Gratson, Government Sales Manager, Ford Fleet
Roxie Thomas, Senior Manager, GSA/Gov. Sales, Chrysler Fleet Operations
Rob Fecher, National Manager, Fleet Operations & Remarketing, Mazda
Get the word straight from the sources about new technologies and plans for the future.

3:40pm-4:00pm
Refreshment Break

4:00pm-5:00pm
Concurrent Best Practices Roundtables
Join with your industry colleagues at one of the best practices roundtables to brainstorm, share your experiences, and gain insight on the following issues:

Fuel Cost Management
Tom Monarco, Fleet Manager, Colorado Springs, CO

Technician Shortage Crisis: The Demand, the Cause and Possible Solutions
Win Mitchell, Fleet Director, King County, WA

Safety and Collision Management
Rick Longobart, Fleet Services Superintendent, City of Inglewood, CA

5:00pm-7:00pm
Networking Reception in Exhibit Hall

Wednesday, June 11

FASTER User Seminar