The theme for the National Association of Fleet Administrators (NAFA) 2003 Fleet Management Institute (FMI 2003) is "Invent the Future." The conference will be held May 4-7 in Philadelphia.

Courses at FMI 2003 will include:

• "Company- vs. Employee-Provided Business Vehicles"

• "How to Become a Warranty Operation Center"

• "Improve Your Workflow and Priority Management"

• "Fleet Operations vs. Managed Competition"

• "Reverse Auctions and E-Procurement: Separating Fact From Fiction"

  The conference will also feature:

• A pre-conference course on best practices for negotiations.

• Industry-specific workshops where you’ll hear how other fleets like yours are addressing pressing issues.

• The release of NAFA’s Fleet Cost Allocation Guide, a new product that will help fleet managers establish an effective accounting and charge-back system for fleet services.

• NAFA’s Fleet Exposition, showcasing more than 200 vendors.

  An advance program and registration information for FMI 2003 can be found at http://www.nafa.org/fmi2003.