AWDA Events

AWDA Annual Business Conference



78th Annual AWDA Business Conference

Nov. 2 - 3, 2025 | Venetian Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, NV

Join Auto Care’s largest business community in Las Vegas for the AWDA Annual Business Conference!


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 noted below.

what

The 2025 AWDA Conference is a two day event of pre-scheduled one-on-one business meetings centered around maintaining existing relationships between the premier suppliers and distributors in the industry.

when

The 2025 AWDA Conference is Sunday, Nov. 2 - Monday, Nov 3. One-on-one meetings are held in Venetian guest suites that are reserved by supplier companies through the AWDA hotel link.

Event Schedule


November 3, 2025 6:00 PM–7:30 pm



Registration

Registration Fees

For more detailed registration information, please scroll down to Registration Details & Requirements.

 

 

 Suppliers/
Manufacturers

 Warehouse Distributors Manufacturers' Reps
Company
Includes Primary Registrant & first four one-on-one meetings (for suppliers)

$1,300

 

 $425 $425

Additional Delegate (Before Sept. 30)

$525$425$425

Additional Delegate (Beginning Oct. 1)

$625$525$525
Fee per one-on-one meeting after the first four
(Invoiced after conference)
$125  

 

Register Company/PrIMARY ATTENDEE

(Select "Primary" as Attendee Type)

Deadline August 15, 2025

Register Company

Register Additional Attendees

(Select "Additional" as Attendee Type)

Rates increase by $100 beginning Oct. 1, 2025: 

Register Additional

Supplier Eligibility Requirements


 AAPEX Booth Requirement:

AWDA supplier 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:

Supplier companies must reserve at least one (1) Venetian guest suite through the AWDA reservation link in the registration confirmation email 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 7 distributor members or be approved by at least one major program group.

 Minimum Requests:

Once registered, at least 8 WD companies must select your company to meet with in order to continue participation in the conference. This will be determined by Sept. 1 after WD companies have completed selections. 

Registration details & requirements


Suppliers/Manufacturers

Primary Delegate/Company: $1,300 (One registration at this level required for each company) Deadline is August 15, 2025.

Includes:

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

Requirements for Supplier 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.

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Supplier Additional Delegate: $525 per attendee before 9/30/25 | $625 per attendee starting 10/1/25

Includes:

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

Requirements for Supplier Additional Delegate:

  • Must be employed by registered Supplier company.
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    One-on-One Meeting Fees:

    • One-on-one meeting fee after the first four meetings: $125
    • Invoices sent after conclusion of conference to capture actualized one-on-one meetings
    • Companies will be charged for each meeting beyond the first four (4) meetings
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    Registration Cancellation Policy:
    Cancellation notice to ashlie.vesper@autocare.org received:

    • By October 3, 2025 will receive a full refund less a $50 administrative fee.
    • By October 19, 2025, will receive a 50% refund
    • On or after October 20, 2025 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 15, 2025

    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.
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    WD Additional Delegate: $425 per attendee before 9/30/25 | $525 per attendee begins 10/1/25

    Includes:

    • Attendance at all company one-on-one meetings
    • Admission to all AWDA conference meals and social events.
    • AAPEX/SEMA badge (AWDA attendees do not need to register for AAPEX/SEMA separately. AWDA Conference will register WD attendees and provide the AAPEX/SEMA badge at AWDA Conference registration)

    Requirements for WD Additional Delegate:

    • Must be employed by registered company
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    Registration Cancellation Policy:
    Cancellation notice to ashlie.vesper@autocare.org received:

    • By October 3, 2025 will receive a full refund less a $50 administrative fee.
    • By October 19, 2025, will receive a 50% refund
    • On or after October 20, 2025 does not receive a refund.

    Substitutions are accepted at any time and at no cost.

     

    Manufacturer Representatives (Rep)
    Rep Delegate: $425 per attendee before 9/30/2025 | $525 per attendee begins 10/1/2025

    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 supplier company of the 2025 AWDA Conference
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    Registration Cancellation Policy:
    Cancellation notice to ashlie.vesper@autocare.org received:

    • By October 3, 2025 will receive a full refund less a $50 administrative fee.
    • By October 19, 2025, will receive a 50% refund
    • On or after October 20, 2025 does not receive a refund.

    Substitutions are accepted at any time and at no cost.

     

    One-on-One Schedule Creation General Timeline

    Participating companies must be attentive to the following timeline so meeting schedules can be shared approximately 5 weeks prior to the conference. 


    By Aug. 15: Register your company.

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

    By late September - early October: One-on-one meetings schedules are shared.

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

    AWDA One-on-One Meetings in Detail and FAQs
    Distributor/WD Deadlines Supplier/Manufacturer Deadlines
    DeadlinesAction
    By Aug. 15, 2025Register Company (includes one attendee)
    Aug. 18, 2025Begin selecting/ranking companies you'd like to meet
    By Aug. 29, 2025Deadline to finish selecting/ranking your preferred companies
    By Aug. 15, 2025(Optional) Reserve Venetian Hotel Room at AWDA discounted rate
    By Sept. 26, 2025Schedules Sent to Companies
    Sept. 27 - Oct. 24, 2025Companies may manually edit schedule or request new meetings
    Begins Oct. 1, 2025Additional Delegates Registration Fee Increases by $100
    By Oct. 22, 2025Supplier Suite Assignments are shared
    Nov. 2 - 3, 2025One-on-One Meetings
    DeadlinesAction
    By Aug. 15, 2025Register Company (includes one attendee and cost of first four meetings)
    By Aug. 15, 2025Create profile in scheduling platform (MeetMax) and promote your company's participation
    Sept. 2, 2025Select & rank the companies you'd like to meet
    (A list of WDs that selected your company will be shared with you)
    Sept. 12, 2025Deadline to finish selecting/ranking
    By Aug. 15, 2025Reserve One-on-One Venetian Guestroom 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. 26, 2025Schedules Sent to Companies
    Sept. 27 - Oct. 24, 2025Companies may manually edit schedule or request new meetings in MeetMax
    Begins Oct. 1, 2025Additional Delegates Registration Fee Increases by $100
    By Oct. 22, 2025Supplier Suite Assignments are shared
    Nov. 2 - 3, 2025One-on-One Meetings
    By Nov. 30, 2025Invoices for one-on-one meetings will be sent (after first four)
    $125 per Sun-Mon meeting
    $65 per Tue-Thu meeting

    hotel reservations

    Luxury-Resort-Hotel
    Venetian Resort & Casino

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


    AWDA Discounted Rate:

     $361 (king) per night plus $35 discounted daily resort fee (normally $55)

     $381 (2 queens) per night plus $35 discounted daily resort fee (normally $55)

    hotel guest suites
    AWDA Registrants only

    Deadline August 31, 2025


    Guest rooms are accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis. 

    These guest rooms are for AWDA Conference registrants only. Reservations are subject to eligibility. 

    Any reservations made in the AWDA conference block that do not have a corresponding conference registration within two weeks of reservation dates may be cancelled without notification. 

    Alternative hotels may be found through the AAPEX Housing Site. Inventory is sometimes replenished so please check often. 

    one-on-one suites
    awda registered suppliers only

    Deadline August 31, 2025


    Supplier One-on-One Suites (Required for all supplier companies)

    • Each supplier company must reserve one guest suite for each meeting team that is participating in the one-on-one meetings. The number of one-on-one suites reserved may not exceed the number of teams participating.
    • Minimum reservation dates for the meeting suite are arrival Nov. 1 and departure Nov. 4 but may extend beyond that.
    • AWDA One-on-One meeting/guest suites will be assigned by AWDA Conference staff over two specific Venetian guest room floors.
    • Suites may also be used as a sleeping suite.


    for questions about


    CONFERENCE REGISTRATION & ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS

     

    Ashlie Vesper
    Ashlie Vesper
    Coordinator, Meetings and Events

    ashlie.vesper@autocare.org

     

    (240) 333-1026


    ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS & HOTEL


    Leah Jones
    Leah Jones
    CMP, CAE, 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