NAFA I&E Sets Record for Attendance
Registrations for NAFA Fleet Management's 2018 Institute & Expo reached a record 1,166 fleet professionals, which eclipsed the previous record set in 2013, according to the association.

The 2018 NAFA Institute & Expo was held April 24-27 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Photo by Mike Antich.
Registrations for NAFA Fleet Management's 2018 Institute & Expo reached a record 1,166 fleet professionals, which eclipsed the previous record set in 2013, according to the association.
The show, which took place from April 24 to 27, was at the Anaheim Convention Center. Attendence to the conference and expo increased 7%, while conference attendance over the four days increased 9% from a year ago. Attendance by fleet managers to the expo increased 18%. Overall attendance increased 3%, according to NAFA.
From 2009 to 2018, conference and expo attendance has grown by 59%, while total attendance including exhibitors has increased 50%.
"Each year finds I&E continuing to grow and expand its value to fleet and mobility professionals, and to the companies and organizations that return their employees again and again," said Phillip Russo, NAFA chief executive. "I&E is a known-quantity that delivers consistently and definitively."
Next year's show has been scheduled for April 15 to 17 in Louisville, Ky.
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