When:
Sun, 04/03/2011 - 6:00pm - Tue, 04/05/2011 - 5:00pm
The 2011 Annual Member Conference will be held April 3-5, 2011 at the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago, Illinois (http://www.trumpchicagohotel.com/). This two day program will give you innovative ideas and valuable insight to meet the challenges of a constantly changing industry!
This year, the planning committee has come up with so many relevant topics that we will be extending the program ½ a day. Instead of adjourning at lunch time, the program will extend to 5:00 pm.
Preliminary topics to include:
• Class Action Avoidance
• Top 20 Franchise Trends for 2011
• Responding to Pre-Termination Notices and Corrective Measures
• Alternatives in a Post-Arbitration World
• CFPB Update
• NADA Update
• Estate Planning
• Tax Issues Affecting Dealers – UNICAP
• Personnel and Labor Trends
• Social Media
Hotel Reservations
Reservations must be made directly with the Trump International Hotel & Tower by calling 1-877-45-TRUMP, or by clicking
here and using the reference code NADC0402. Please reference the NADC Annual Member Conference to receive our discounted rate of $235. A deposit equal to one night’s stay is required to hold each individual’s reservation. The room block deadline for hotel reservations is March 11, 2011. Make your reservation today! Please note that the hotel deposit will be refunded if notice of cancellation is received by 3pm CST the day prior to arrival, and a cancellation number is obtained.
Travel Plans
Please arrange your travel to join NADC at the opening cocktail reception on Sunday, April 3rd from 6:00 – 7:30 pm. The conference will conclude on Tuesday, April 5th at 5:00 pm. If you plan on spending some extra time in Chicago please note that the group rate will be made available three days pre (March 30, 2011) and post (April 8, 2011) based upon hotel availability.
Preliminary Agenda
SUNDAY, APRIL 3, 2011
3:00 to 5:00 pm Board Meeting
6:00 to 7:30 pm Opening Reception
MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011
7:00 to 8:00 am Breakfast
8:00 to 8:30 am Opening Remarks and General Meeting of Members Web Site Tutorial
8:30 to 10:30 am Class Action Lawsuits (Preventative and Reactive Measures)
Rob Cohen, Auto Advisory, Inc.
Aaron Jacoby, Arent Fox, LLP
10:30 to 10:45 am Break
10:45 am to 12:15 pm Update on Top 20 Franchise Trends for 2011
Speakers: Eric Chase, Bressler, Amery & Ross, PC
12:15 to 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 to 2:45 pm Responding to Pre-Termination Notices and Corrective Measures
Robert Poklar, Weston Hurd, LLP
Scott Silverman, McCarter & English LLP
2:45 to 3:00 pm Break
3:00 to 4:00 pm NADA Update
Speakers: Andy Koblenz, NADA
4:00 to 5:30 pm CFPB Update
Patty Covington, Hudson Cook, LLP
Joel Winston, Associate Director, Division of Financial Practices, FTC
5:30 to 7:00 pm Reception
TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011
7:00 to 7:45 am Breakfast
7:45 to 8:00 am Opening Remarks
8:00 to 9:00 am Alternatives in a Post-Arbitration World
Mike Charapp, Charapp & Weiss LLP (Moderator)
Chris Floyd, Vandeventer Black, LLP
Jeff Ingram, Galese & Ingram, P.C.
9:00 to 10:30 am Estate Planning
Diane Anderson, Moss Adams LLP
William Pollak, Putney Twombly Hall & Hirson LLP
Shawn Mercer, Bass Sox Mercer
10:30 to 10:45 am Break
10:45am to 12:15pm Tax Issues Affecting Dealers – UNICAP
Andy Weill, Benjamin, Weill & Mazer
Steve Burke, Portfolio General Management Group, Inc.
Paul Metrey, NADA
Wayne Robbins, Dixon Hughes PLLC
John Davis, Dixon Hughes PLLC
12:15 to 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 to 2:45 pm Personnel and Labor Trends
James McGrath III, Putney Twombly Hall & Hirson LLP
Elena DeFio Kean, Towne, Ryan & Partners, P.C.
Claudia Ryan, Towne, Ryan & Partners, P.C.
2:45 to 5:00 pm Social Media
Jami Jackson Farris, Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein
Meredith Tolar Penninger, Sonic Automotive
5:00 pm Closing Remarks and Adjourn
Please check back periodically for speaker updates.
Registration
