
AWDA Annual Business Conference
Event Schedule
Registration
Registration
Registration Fees
For more detailed registration information, please scroll down to Registration Details & Requirements.
Suppliers/ | 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 Additional Attendees
(Select "Additional" as Attendee Type)
Rates increase by $100 beginning Oct. 1, 2025:
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
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.
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.
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.
Deadlines | Action |
By Aug. 15, 2025 | Register Company (includes one attendee) |
Aug. 18, 2025 | Begin selecting/ranking companies you'd like to meet |
By Aug. 29, 2025 | Deadline to finish selecting/ranking your preferred companies |
By Aug. 15, 2025 | (Optional) Reserve Venetian Hotel Room at AWDA discounted rate |
By Sept. 26, 2025 | Schedules Sent to Companies |
Sept. 27 - Oct. 24, 2025 | Companies may manually edit schedule or request new meetings |
Begins Oct. 1, 2025 | Additional Delegates Registration Fee Increases by $100 |
By Oct. 22, 2025 | Supplier Suite Assignments are shared |
Nov. 2 - 3, 2025 | One-on-One Meetings |
Deadlines | Action |
By Aug. 15, 2025 | Register Company (includes one attendee and cost of first four meetings) |
By Aug. 15, 2025 | Create profile in scheduling platform (MeetMax) and promote your company's participation |
Sept. 2, 2025 | Select & rank the companies you'd like to meet (A list of WDs that selected your company will be shared with you) |
Sept. 12, 2025 | Deadline to finish selecting/ranking |
By Aug. 15, 2025 | Reserve 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, 2025 | Schedules Sent to Companies |
Sept. 27 - Oct. 24, 2025 | Companies may manually edit schedule or request new meetings in MeetMax |
Begins Oct. 1, 2025 | Additional Delegates Registration Fee Increases by $100 |
By Oct. 22, 2025 | Supplier Suite Assignments are shared |
Nov. 2 - 3, 2025 | One-on-One Meetings |
By Nov. 30, 2025 | Invoices for one-on-one meetings will be sent (after first four) $125 per Sun-Mon meeting $65 per Tue-Thu meeting |
hotel reservations

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)
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.
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