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February 22, 2008

NAFA NJ Chapter Starts Annual Executive Seminar Month

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NEW JERSEY – The NJ chapter of NAFA is starting an annual executive seminar month. The series was created to provide above best-in-class educational opportunities for its members and to increase the visibility and recognition of the fleet manager within their own organization.

On Tues., Mar. 11, the chapter will be hosting General Charles Wald (retired) who will talk about “Securing America’s Future Energy — Oil Assurance: A National Security Dilemma.” He will touch on how secure America’s oil supply is, which oil producing regions are stable, and the global trends affecting supply and costs.

For this executive-level meeting, NJ NAFA is asking members to extend an invitation to senior management.

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