NAFA Southwest Region 100 Best Roundtable and Networking Event (Oct 2026)
Don’t miss joining your fellow fleet professionals in the Southwest Region on Thursday, October 1 for the NAFA Southwest Region 100 Best Fleets Roundtable and Networking Event! The Regional Council is excited to bring this in-person educational experience to fleet professionals in the region and look forward to meeting you all. A special thank you to the City of Oakland for hosting us at their Jack London Aquatics Center Banquet Hall.
This exciting event packs a lot of learning and networking into one day! The 100 Best Fleets program recognizes peak-performing fleet operations and encourages ever-increasing levels of performance improvement and innovation. Learn about the initiatives and strategies from 100 Best Fleet Winners which focus on operational efficiency, succession planning, sustainability, asset life cycle, technology, and much more. Take home easy-to-implement insights to save your organization time, resources, and costs. Information on the application process for the 100 Best competition is also provided for public and commercial fleets – as well as the Technician of the Year Award.
When: 9:30AM-3:30PM PT on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
Where: Jack London Aquatics Center Banquet Hall, 115 Embarcadero, Oakland, CA 94607
Registration Fee: $45 for NAFA Members and $65 for Non-Members and Guests (Includes a light breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and all educational sessions)
Registration Deadline: September 28, 2026. 12:30PM ET.
Tentative Agenda:
9:30-9:45AM: Registration Check-in and Networking
9:45-10:15AM Welcome and Introductions
10:15AM-12:30PM: 100 Best Fleets Discussion and Guest Presentations
12:30-1:30PM: Lunch
1:30–3:00PM: 100 Best Presenters Continue, Benchmarking Metric Development, Contest Application Guide Review
3:00–3:30PM: Closing Remarks
