Members of the equipment leasing and finance industry will have multiple opportunities to network and engage in business and professional development this year. The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association has released its 2013 calendar of events, which includes face-to-face conferences and workshops and web-based programs. Continuing education credits are available for many of the offerings.

Details about the 2013 lineup are included in the Schedule of Conferences, Workshops and e-Learning Opportunities, available at www.elfaonline.org/Events/ELFAEduSupp_2013.pdf.

In addition, the ELFA Online Events Calendar provides the latest programming information, and will include new web seminars or conferences that are added to the schedule throughout the year.

ELFA’s 2013 lineup includes the following events:

• Equipment Management Conference, Feb. 24-26, Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay, Tampa, FL
• Executive Roundtable, March 10-12, Westin StoneBriar, Dallas, TX
• IMN/ELFA Investor Conference, March 21, McGraw-Hill Auditorium, New York, NY
• Principles of Equipment Leasing and Finance Workshop, April 8-10, Fifth Third Bank, Chicago, IL
• Bank Best Practices Roundtable, April 9, Fairmont Hotel Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Captive Best Practices Roundtable, April 9, Fairmont Hotel Chicago, Chicago, IL
• National Funding Conference, April 9-11, Fairmont Hotel Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Independent Equipment Finance Summit, April 9, Fairmont Hotel Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Legal Forum, May 5-7, Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, SC
• AGL&F/ELFA Public Sector Finance Forum, May 8-10, Double Tree Magnificent Mile, Chicago, IL
• Human Capital Best Practices Roundtable, May 14, ELFA Headquarters, Washington, DC
• Capitol Connections, May 15-16, The Washington Courtyard Hotel, Washington, DC
• Credit & Collections Management Conference, June 2-4, Hyatt at the Bellevue, Philadelphia, PA
• Principles of Equipment Leasing and Finance Workshop, June 3-5, LEAF Commercial Capital, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
• Tax Best Practices Roundtable, June 24-25, KeyBank, Cleveland, OH
• Lease and Finance Accountants Conference, Sept. 9-11, Hilton Austin, Austin, TX
• Operations & Technology Conference, Sept. 9-10, Hilton Austin, Austin, TX
• Principles of Equipment Leasing and Finance Workshop, Sept. 9-11, CHG-MERIDIAN, Los Angeles, CA
• 52nd ELFA Annual Convention, Oct. 20-22, JW Marriott Grand Lakes, Orlando, FL

The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association (ELFA) is the trade association that represents companies in the $724 billion equipment finance sector, which includes financial services companies and manufacturers engaged in financing capital goods. ELFA members are the driving force behind the growth in the commercial equipment finance market and contribute to capital formation in the U.S. and abroad. Its 575 members include independent and captive leasing and finance companies, banks, financial services corporations, broker/packagers and investment banks, as well as manufacturers and service providers.  Follow ELFA on Twitter @ELFAonline.