Don’t miss joining your fellow fleet professionals in the Southwest Region on Thursday, October 1 for the NAFA Southwest Region 100 Best Fleets Roundtable and Networking Event! The Regional Council is excited to bring this in-person educational experience to fleet professionals in the region and look forward to meeting you all. A special thank you to the City of Oakland for hosting us at their Jack London Aquatics Center Banquet Hall.
This exciting event packs a lot of learning and networking into one day! The 100 Best Fleets program recognizes peak-performing fleet operations and encourages ever-increasing levels of performance improvement and innovation. Learn about the initiatives and strategies from 100 Best Fleet Winners which focus on operational efficiency, succession planning, sustainability, asset life cycle, technology, and much more. Take home easy-to-implement insights to save your organization time, resources, and costs. Information on the application process for the 100 Best competition is also provided for public and commercial fleets – as well as the Technician of the Year Award.
When: 9:30AM-3:30PM PT on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Where: Jack London Aquatics Center Banquet Hall, 115 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94607
Registration Fee: $45 for NAFA Members and $65 for Non-Members and Guests (Includes a light breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and all educational sessions)
Registration Deadline: September 24, 2026. 12:30PM ET.
Tentative Agenda:
9:30-9:45AM: Registration Check-in and Networking
9:45-10:15AM Welcome and Introductions
10:15AM-12:30PM: 100 Best Fleets Discussion and Guest Presentations
12:30-1:30PM: Lunch
1:30–3:00PM: 100 Best Presenters Continue, Benchmarking Metric Development, Contest Application Guide Review
3:00–3:30PM: Closing Remarks
There are exciting sponsorship packages available! Please contact Education Manager Marci McNeal at mmcneal@nafa.org to secure your spot!
Silver – $500 Limited Spots Available!
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Recognized in comments by event organizers/regional council throughout the day.
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1 comped registration to event
Gold - $750 – Limited Spots Available!
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3 minutes to speak to attendees with or without a PowerPoint presentation
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Tabletop for materials at conference
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Recognized in comments by event organizers/regional council throughout the day.
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Registration list provided following the conference.
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2 comped registrations to the event
Platinum - $1000 – Only 2 Available at this level!
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Logo on the event page on NAFA website
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Logo on event signage
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5 minutes to speak to attendees with or without a PowerPoint presentation
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Opportunity to emcee prize giveaways
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Tabletop for materials at conference
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Recognized in comments by event organizers/regional council throughout the day.
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Registration list provided following the conference.
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3 comped registrations to the event
