RVDA’s Convention/Expo Committee is seeking workshop proposals for the 2023 RV Dealers Convention/Expo, Nov. 6-10 at Paris Las Vegas. The committee-selected workshops will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7-Friday, Nov. 10. Review the Request For Proposal on the convention website for this year’s in-demand topics, submission guidelines, and link to the submission portal.
Considered the premier networking and education-focused event for North American RV dealers and dealership professionals, the event will feature 45- and 60-minute concurrent “tracked” non-promotional workshops for dealership principals, general managers, and top-performers in parts, service, F&I, sales, digital marketing, and business development centers.
In-demand topics for the committee-selected workshops include:
- Fixed Operations Track: What are the strategies and tactics top performing service departments employ to improve RECT?
- Fixed Operations Track: Best practices to elevate service to industry-leading standards
- Fixed Operations Track: Parts and accessories: Winning strategies for competing with Internet-based companies
- Digital Marketing/BDC Track: Adapting to the ‘cookieless’ future
- Digital Marketing/BDC Track: Operating a highly effective business development center
- Dealer/GM Track: Building a culture of succession
- Dealer/GM Track: Successful management structures for multi-location dealerships
- Dealer/GM Track: Cybersecurity – emerging threats, privacy and security in the cloud, establishing and maintaining a security-minded culture, and steps to take after an intrusion.
- Legislation and compliance update: Costs and compliance with the revised Safeguard Rules
- Legislation and compliance update: Labor Law – Overtime, injury and illness rules, worker classification
More in-demand topics may be found in the Submission Guidelines document
The committee welcomes submissions from “in-the-trenches” training professionals, consultants, dealership professionals, vendors, and others who support the RV industry.
The convention is sponsored by RVDA – the National RV Dealers Association, RVDA of Canada, and the Mike Molino RV Learning Center.
Follow these steps to submit your proposal
Review the 2023 RVDA Convention/Expo Call for Workshop Proposals website and submission guide.
Identify topics that (a) would benefit RV dealers and their key employees and (b) can be effectively presented in 45 or 60 minutes.
Gather and enter the information in the portal by March 15.
Direct questions about the call for workshop proposals to Karin Van Duyse by email at kvanduyse@rvda.org.
Companies interested in exhibiting, Vendor Training +Plus, or partnership and sponsorship opportunities can contact Julie Newhouse at (703) 364-5518 or send an email to jnewhouse@rvda.org.