Logo -Independents Section
Independents Conference and Exposition
Logo - American Financial Services Association
Open Dealer Exchange


AFSA 27th Independents Conference & Exposition
March 17-19 2010
La Quinta Resort & Club, La Quinta, CA


"Consumer Credit: Fueling the New Economy"
(February 18, 2010)


Schedule of Events



Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday


TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2010

4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Independents Section Advisory Board Meeting
6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Independent Chairman's Reception/Dinner
In Honor of Rex and Gina Ellison

(By invitation)
Top of Page

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010

7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Registration Center
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Executive Committee Breakfast/Meeting
10:00a.m. - Noon
AFSA Board of Directors Meeting
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
LUNCHEON WITH EXHIBITORS (open to all attendees)
- AFSA Board, registered attendees invited
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Associate Member Advisory Board Meeting
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
INDEPENDENTS ROUNDTABLE A
Grass Roots 101: How Do You Get to Your Legislator?
3:15 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
INDEPENDENTS ROUNDTABLE B
Legal/Compliance Issues (Red Flag, Arbitration, Data Security, etc.)
3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
AFSA Education Foundation Board Meeting
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
RECEPTION WITH EXHIBITORS (Open to all attendees)
7:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
AFSA Leadership Dinner/AFSA PAC Auction
-Board of Directors
-AFSA EF Board of Directors
-Independents Section Advisory Board
-Operations Committee
-Associate Member Advisory Board
-$1,000+ PAC Contributors
Top of Page

THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 2010

7:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
Registration Center
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST WITH EXHIBITORS
8:30 a.m. -9:30 a.m.
OPENING GENERAL SESSION
-Welcome by Independent Section Chairman (Rex Ellison)
-Industry Update, AFSA Chairman (Sandy McLean)
-AFSA Update, AFSA President & CEO Chris Stinebert
-AFSAPAC Update (Jonathon Levin)
-Outstanding Independent Award
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS
10:00 a.m. -11:00 a.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Speaker: Dick Morris, Political Consultant and Fox News Analyst
11:15 a.m. - Noon
GENERAL SESSION: THE ECONOMY AND INDEPENDENTS BUSINESS
Speaker: Bill Dunkelberg, Professor of Economics
Temple University
1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
AFSA EDUCATION FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT
with Ken Venuri, CBS Sports Commentator
And PGA Golfer
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Marketing Committee
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
RECEPTION WITH EXHIBITORS
Top of Page

FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2010

7:00 a.m. - noon
REGISTRATION CENTER
7:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS
Outstanding Employee Award Presentations
Guest Speaker: Ken Venturi,
former PGA Golfer and CBS Sports Commentator
9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
REFRESHMENT BREAK WITH EXHIBITORS
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Marketing Session: Social Media Webcast
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
RSM MCGLADREY INDEPENDENT SURVEY RESULT
10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
GENERAL SESSION: AFSA FEDERAL/STATE LEGISLATIVE PANEL
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
LUNCHEON WITH EXHIBITORS
Last chance to meet with exhibitors
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS/WORKSHOPS
1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Workshops A
Alternative Sources of Funding
2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Workshop B
Innovative Tools and Technologies to Manage Collections
1:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Committee Meetings
Independents Accounting Subcommittee
Operations Committee
7:00 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.
Closing Reception for All Registered Attendees
7:45 p.m. - 10:00 p.m
Closing Banquet/PAC Auction/ Drawings/Entertainment
Top of Page

© 2006-2007 American Financial Services Association