May 14&ndash-16, 2007, Las Vegas, Nevada

The National Alliance of Buy Here, Pay Here Dealers (NABD) recently announced it will hold its 9^th annual National Conference on May 14&ndash-16, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The newly-renovated Las Vegas Hilton will be the site for this upcoming event. More than 2,000 dealers, experts, and service providers are expected to gather to hear nationally recognized speakers during the 2-½- day educational program, exclusively for buy here, pay here, states Ken Shilson, CPA and Conference Chairman.

The conference theme will be Leading and Learning, and this years agenda includes several new items. The general education session begins at 2 pm on Monday afternoon, May 14th. The 2007 agenda includes three nationally recognized speakers: David Anderson, DJ Harrington, and David Walsh, who will present on leadership topics. Given the current economic challenges facing the BHPH industry, leadership has never been more important, Shilson indicates.

The general education sessions will feature a single track and all vendor presentations have been moved to concurrent break-out sessions where attendees can choose their topics of interest. These workshops will include subjects like: capital, software, the Internet, insurance and add-on products, sales and leadership training, payment devices, lead management and more. These presentations will deepen each attendees understanding of the topic and help increase their profits and cash flow.

Legal and compliance issues will be addressed by attorneys Tom Hudson and Emily Beck, who will present a 12-step compliance program and answer questions. Dennis LeVine, a leading bankruptcy attorney, will discuss ways to collect deficiencies and bankruptcies.

The general session also includes a question and answer session with IRS automotive technical advisor, Terri Harris. This session will familiarize attendees with all the latest tax developments and provide answers to compliance questions.

Shilson indicated that new car franchise dealers now see the buy-here-pay-here industry as an exceptional profit opportunity. In response, NABD will include a segment on Getting to the Next Level featuring Ingram Walters, a leading buy-here-pay-here and franchise dealer. This session will also focus on participating in twenty groups and the need for ongoing dealer education and networking.

A presentation on capital markets will be made by John Nagy of Stephens, Inc., a leading investment banking firm. His presentation will focus on identifying public and private capital market alternatives. Jerry Marks, a leading automotive analyst, will discuss and review capital alternatives, and Carl Ritter of CarBiz will tell BHPH dealers how to capitalize on them.

Tom Webb, Manheims chief automotive economist, Ron Smith, owner of Auto Remarketing, and Ken Shilson will jointly discuss used vehicle market economics, important industry trends and benchmarks, and what attendees should expect in the months ahead. Used Car News will provide important industry outlook information.

Finding the Right Vehicles at Competitive Prices will be the topic for an interactive panel discussion with representatives from leading auction companies. A separate workshop will discuss ways to finance vehicle acquisitions and reconditioning.

The American Recovery Association will discuss new ways to maximize recoveries when customers dont pay, and opportunities to liquidate repossessions for more money.

The program will again feature a panel with leading dealers. In addition, leading collection experts will discuss best practices and provide role playing examples.

More than 150 sponsors are expected in the exhibit hall, which is currently nearly sold out! Two receptions and a luncheon will be held in the exhibit hall during the conference.

Shilson indicated that the Las Vegas Hilton has completely renovated more than 700 sleeping rooms since last years show and NABD is offering three levels of room upgrades at substantial discounts.

Anyone interested in the buy here pay here business can attend by registering online at www.bhphinfo.com or by calling 713-290-8171. Seating and room availability is limited, so attendees are encouraged to register as soon as possible.