2018 Schedule-at-a-Glance

Sunday, November 4

• 11:00 a.m.  RVDA of Alberta Golf Tournament at Royal Links Golf Club (open to all convention/expo attendees; additional fee)

Monday, November 5

• 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration open
• 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.  RVDA of America Board of Delegates lunch and meeting
• 12 noon - 5:00 p.m. RVDA of Canada Board of Directors lunch and meeting
• 5:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Society of Certified RV Professionals Reception with David Foco (open to all registered dealer attendees)

Tuesday, November 6

• 7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Registration Desk Open
• 8:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Young RV Executives Course "Creating & Sustaining a High Performance Dealership Team," with David Spader ($99 fee, preregistration required)
• 8:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Vendor Training + Plus Workshops
  • 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Go Power!, ARC Representation, KING, Wheeler Advertising, Kennect & Mighway
    
  • 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. The Omnia Group, Bank of America, Wheeler Advertising, DealerPro RV, Tom Manning & Associates, & IDS - Integrated Dealer Systems
  • 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Parallax Power Supply, Bitmec Wash-Bots, Inc., Blue Ox, PullRite, DealerPro RV & Tom Manning & Associates
  • 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. AGWS/American Guardian, Level5 Advertising, Cirrus Learning Center powered by Cirrus Solutions, Lippert Components, RV Technical Institute & Zipwhip.
    
  • 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m. - RH Power, ARC Representation, Blue Ox, AppOne.net, Level5 Advertising & DealerPro RV.
• 9:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Partners in Progress Meetings
  
  • 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.  TBA
  • 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.  KZ RV
  • 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.  Jayco
  • 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m.  TBA
  • 1:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.  Winnebago Motorhomes & Towables
• 12 noon - 2:15 p.m. Two-Part Mini Rental School (included in convention registration fee)
• 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Opening General Session and Keynote Address "Crossing the Generational Divide," with Jason Dorsey
• 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Expo Open with Reception on Expo Hall Floor
• 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  RVDA of Canada Reception - Open to all Canadians

Wednesday, November 7

• 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration Desk Open
• 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Track Workshops
  
• 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.  RVDA of America Annual Meeting
• 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. RVDA of Canada Annual Meeting
• 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Shops That Have Fun Get More Done, Valerie Ziebron (fixed operations track)
• 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Expo Open (lunch served at noon) Lunch served in both halls of Expo
• 12:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Partners In Progress Meetings
  
  • 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.  Forest River’s Flagstaff, Rockwood, Palomino & Columbus brands
  • 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.   Forest River’s Cherokee, Salem, Wildwood, Surveyor, r-pod, Sierra, Sandpiper & other brands 
• 2:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Track Workshops
• 3:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.  Special Session: Super Lawyers Panel: How to Protect Your Dealership From Lawsuits
• 4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.  Young RV Executives Reception
• 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.  RVBusiness Top 50 Dealer Awards - organized by RVBusiness

Thursday, November 8

• 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Registration Desk Open
• 9:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Track Workshops
• 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  Expo Open - Lunch served in both halls of the Expo
• 2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.  Track Workshops
• 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Reception - Open to all Attendees (TBA)
  

Friday, November 9

• 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.  Data Security in the RV Eco-System workshop with Jim Ganther, Esq.
• 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. Hot Topics in Compliance Today workshop with Randy Henrick, Esq.