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AWDA Annual Business Conference



76th Annual AWDA Business Conference

Oct. 29 - 30, 2023 | Venetian Resort & Casino


Join Auto Care’s largest business community in Las Vegas!


who

The AWDA Conference is available only to Auto Care Association member companies or shareholder distributor companies of an Auto Care member program group. Additional eligibility requirements are also noted below.

what

The AWDA Conference is a two day event  of pre-scheduled one-on-one business meetings centered around maintaining existing relationships between the premier vendors and distributors of the industry.

when

The AWDA Conference is all day on Sunday Oct. 29 and Monday Oct. 30 prior to the start of AAPEX. The one-on-one meetings are held in Venetian guest suites, reserved by the vendor companies, on two guestroom floors of the Venetian tower. 

Event Schedule

Saturday, October 28
Sunday, October 29
Monday, October 30

Registration


Register Company
(Includes one attendee)

(Select "Primary" as Attendee Type)

Deadline August 25, 2023

Register Company

Register Additional Attendees

(Select "Additional" as Attendee Type)

Beginning Oct. 1, 2023 rates increase by $100

Register Additional

Vendor Eligibility Requirements


 AAPEX Booth Requirement:

AWDA Vendor companies must reserve at least one (1) 10'x10' exhibit booth at AAPEX. AAPEX and AWDA have separate registration policies and fees.

 Venetian Guest Suite / One-on-One Meeting Room:

Vendor companies must reserve one Venetian guest suite through the AWDA reservation link below for each registered meeting team. These suites may also be used as a sleeping room.

 Auto Care Member with Existing Business Relationships:

Must be current Auto Care members and sell direct to at least seven distributor members or be approved by at least one major program group. Once registered, at least 8 WD companies must select your company to meet with in order to continue participation in the conference. 

Schedule Creation Timeline

Let's get those meeting schedules created early! Participating companies must be attentive to the following timeline so meeting schedules can be shared approximately 6 weeks prior to the conference. 

By Aug. 25: Register your company.

Between early - mid September: Select and rank the companies you'd like to meet. Deadlines vary between WDs and Vendors. 

Between late September - mid October: Optional opportunity to manually edit automated schedule.


Distributer/WD Deadlines Vendor Deadlines
DeadlinesAction
By Aug. 25, 2023Register Company (includes one attendee)
Link sent by
Aug. 28, 2023		Begin selecting/ranking companies you'd like to meet.
By Sept. 8, 2023Deadline to finish selecting/ranking your preferred companies.
By Aug. 31, 2023

(Optional) Reserve Venetian Hotel Room at AWDA discounted rate.

By Sept. 29, 2023Schedules Sent to Companies
Sept. 29, 2023 through Oct. 13, 2023Companies may manually edit schedule or request new meetings
Begins Oct. 1, 2023Additional Delegates Registration Fee Increases by $100
By Oct. 20, 2023Vendors Suite Assignments are shared
Oct. 29 - 30, 2023One-on-One Meetings
DeadlinesAction
By Aug. 25, 2023Register Company (includes one attendee and cost of first four meetings)
By Aug. 25, 2023 Create profile in scheduling platform (MeetMax) and promote your company's participation.
Link will be sent Sept. 11, 2023Select & rank the companies you'd like to meet.
(A list of WDs that selected your company will be shared with you)
By Sept. 22, 2023Deadline to finish selecting/ranking.
By Aug. 31, 2023

Reserve One-on-One meeting suite for each team being sent. (Suite may also be used as a sleeping suite)


(Optional  Reserve Venetian Hotel sleeping only guest suite at AWDA discounted rate.

By Sept. 29, 2023Schedules Sent to Companies
Sept. 29, 2023 through Oct. 13, 2023Companies may manually edit schedule or request new meetings in MeetMax
Begins Oct. 1, 2023Additional Delegates Registration Fee Increases by $100
Begins Oct. 2, 2023One-on-one suite F&B hospitality orders now subject to 20% increase
By Oct. 20, 2023Vendors Suite Assignments are shared
Oct. 29 - 30, 2023One-on-One Meetings Occur
By Nov. 30, 2023Invoices for one-on-one meetings will be sent ($125 per meeting after first four)

 

Registration fees, details, & requirements


Vendors (Manufacturers/Business Services)

Primary Delegate/Company: $1,300 (One registration at this level required for each company) Deadline is August 25, 2023.

Includes:

  • One-on-one meeting scheduling services
  • One (1) delegate registration
  • First four (4) scheduled one-on-one meetings

Requirements for Vendor Company:

  • Must sell to or through traditional distribution channels.
  • Must be current, dues-paying member of AWDA Community of the Auto Care Association.
  • Must reserve at least one (1) 10’x10’ exhibit booth at AAPEX.
  • Must sell direct to at least seven (7) AWDA distributor members or be approved by at least one (1) major program group (Alliance, Pronto Network, Federated).
  • Once registered, must have a minimum of 8 WD companies select your company in order to proceed with scheduling process.

Vendor Additional Delegate: $525 per attendee before 9/30/23 | $625 per attendee starting 10/1/23

Includes:

  • Attendance at all company one-on-one meetings.
  • Admission to all conference meals and social events.

Requirements for Vendor Additional Delegate:

  • Must be employed by registered Vendor company.

    One-on-One Per Meeting Fee: $125

    • Invoices sent after conclusion of conference to capture actualized one-on-one meetings
    • Companies will be charged for each meeting above the first four (4) meetings

    Registration Cancellation Policy:
    Cancellation notice to ashlie.vesper@autocare.org received:

    • By September 30, 2023 will receive a full refund less a $50 administrative fee.
    • By October 14, 2023, will receive a 50% refund
    • On or after October 15, 2023 does not receive a refund.

    Substitutions are accepted at any time and at no cost.

    Warehouse Distributors (WDs)

    Primary Delegate/Company: $425 (One registration at this level required for each company) Deadline is August 25, 2023

    Includes:

    • One-on-one meeting scheduling services
    • One (1) delegate registration

    Requirements for WD Company:

    • Must purchase, warehouse and distribute (re-sell) motor vehicle parts and supplies primarily to repair shops.
    • Must be current, dues-paying member of AWDA Community of the Auto Care Association or a shareholder of a major program group (Alliance, Pronto Network, Federated) with a special invitation to attend.

    WD Additional Delegate: $425 per attendee before 9/30/23 | $525 per attendee begins 10/1/23

    Includes:

    • Attendance at all company one-on-one meetings
    • Admission to all conference meals and social events.
    • AAPEX/SEMA badge

    Requirements for WD Additional Delegate:

    • Must be employed by registered company

    Registration Cancellation Policy:
    Cancellation notice to ashlie.vesper@autocare.org received:

    • By September 30, 2023 will receive a full refund less a $50 administrative fee.
    • By October 14, 2023, will receive a 50% refund
    • On or after October 15, 2023 does not receive a refund.

    Substitutions are accepted at any time and at no cost.

     

    Manufacturer Representatives (Rep)
    Rep Delegate: $425 per attendee before 9/30/2023 | $525 per attendee begins 10/1/2023

    Includes:

    • Attendance at all one-on-one meetings when invited by manufacturer.
    • Admission to all conference meals and social events.

    Requirements for Reps:

    • Must be employed by current, dues-paying member of AWDA Community of the Auto Care Association.
    • Must be invited by a registered vendor company of the 2023 AWDA Conference

    Registration Cancellation Policy:
    Cancellation notice to ashlie.vesper@autocare.org received:

    • By September 30, 2023 will receive a full refund less a $50 administrative fee.
    • By October 14, 2023, will receive a 50% refund
    • On or after October 15, 2023 does not receive a refund.

    Substitutions are accepted at any time and at no cost.

     

    One-on-One Meetings in Detail


    21 Pre-Scheduled time slots

    • 10 slots on Sunday Oct. 29 
    • 11 slots on Monday Oct. 30.
    • First time slot begins at 8:00 am each day (earlier optional time slots available).
    • Last time slot is 4:15 pm on Sunday Oct. 29 and 5:00 pm on Monday Oct. 30.
    • Each time slot is 40 minutes in length
    • 5 minutes of travel time between time slots
    • Ability to customize availability and "block" specific time slots

    2 Optional Self-Scheduled Time Slots

    • Each optional time slot is 30 minutes in length
    • Optional time slot is 7:15 am - 7:45 am on both days.
    • Opportunity to manually schedule these time slots will begin on Sept. 30, 2023

    schedule creation & multiple teams

    • Each company will create an account in the MeetMax online Scheduling software.
    • Companies will select and rank their preferred companies.
    • Meeting creation is automated and MeetMax algorithm focuses on mutual, high ranking selections between companies.
    • Companies may anonymously block or “opt-out” out of meetings with certain companies. (Limit of 3 opt-outs)
    • Companies may bring multiple teams to allow for more one-on-one meetings.
      • There is no additional registration cost for added teams.
      • Teams that have a specific business function (Ex. Marketing, IT) may need to create their own MeetMax account to ensure distinct schedules
      • Companies bringing multiple teams just to allow for higher number of meetings can utilize just one MeetMax account.

    reserve hotel

    Luxury-Resort-Hotel
    Venetian Resort & Casino

    3355 S Las Vegas Blvd,
    Las Vegas, NV 89109, United States


    AWDA Discounted Rate:

     $340 (king) per night plus $27 discounted daily resort fee (normally $45)

     $375 (2 queens) per night plus $27 discounted daily resort fee (normally $45)

    Reserve Hotel Guest Suites
    AWDA Conference registrants Only

    Deadline August 31, 2023


    Reserve Hotel Room


    Venetian Guest Suite Reservations (Optional)

    This block of guestroom is for AWDA Conference registrants only.

    • Venetian Guest Suite (King bed):
      • $340 per night plus $27 discounted daily resort fee (Resort fee typically $45)
    • Venetian Guest Suite (2 Queen beds):
      • $375 per night plus $27 discounted daily resort fee (Resort fee typically $45)
    Vendors Only:
    Reserve One-on-One Suites
    May also be used as a sleeping suite.

    Deadline August 31, 2023

    Reserve One-on-One Room


    Vendor One-on-One Suites (Required for vendors)

    These guest suites, assigned to two specific AWDA guest floors of the Venetian Tower, are the locations of the one-on-one meetings. Each company must reserve at least one guest suite for each meeting team that is participating in the one-on-one meetings. (One-on-one suites may also serve as a sleeping guest suite for an attendee)

    • Venetian Guest Suite (King bed):
      • $340 per night plus $27 discounted daily resort fee (Resort fee typically $45)

    thank you 2023 title sponsor

    Dayco Aftermarket

    for questions about


    CONFERENCE REGISTRATION


    Vesper Headshot
    Ashlie Vesper
    Coordinator, Meetings and Events

    ashlie.vesper@autocare.org

     

    (240) 333-1026


    ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS AND HOTEL
    Leah1
     Leah Jones
    CMP, CAE, DES, Senior Director, Meetings and Events

    leah.jones@autocare.org

     

    (240) 333-1061


    AAPEX


    JessicaFinnerty1
     Jessica Finnerty
    CEM, Director,
    Meetings and Events

    jessica.finnerty@autocare.org

     

    (240) 333-1051