The Equipment Leasing and Finance Association released its 2018 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.

ELFA’s 2018 lineup includes the following offerings:

• Equipment Management Conference & Exhibition, February 25-27, St. Petersburg, FL
• Executive Roundtable, March 11-13, Miami
• IMN/ELFA Investors Conference, March 20, New York City
• 30th Annual National Funding Conference, April 10-12, Chicago
• Bank Best Practices Roundtable, April 10, Chicago
• Captive and Vendor Finance Best Practices Roundtable, April 10, Chicago
• Independent Best Practices Roundtable, April 10, Chicago
• Emerging Talent Networking Event, April 10, Chicago
• Principles of Leasing and Finance Workshop, April 17-19, Milwaukee
• Women’s Leadership Forum, April 23-24, Wayne, PA
• Legal Forum, May 6-8, Washington, DC
• Capitol Connections, May 16-17, Washington, DC
• Credit and Collections Management Conference & Exhibition, June 4-6, New Orleans
• Principles of Leasing and Finance Workshop, June 5-7, Philadelphia
• Tax Best Practices Roundtable, June 19-20, Minneapolis
• EMERGENCE2018, July 18-19, Washington, DC
• Emerging Talent Networking Event, July 18, Washington, DC
• Operations & Technology Conference & Exhibition, September 17-19, Philadelphia
• Lease and Finance Accountants Conference, September 17-19, Philadelphia
• Emerging Talent Networking Event, September 17, Philadelphia
• ELFA 57th Annual Convention, October 14 -16, Phoenix

ELFA also offers self-paced, online courses on the essentials of equipment finance, including Fundamentals of Equipment Leasing and Finance and Financial Statement Analysis.

In 2018, ELFA will be redesigning and updating the online Fundamentals of Equipment Leasing and Finance course in its entirety. The new course will be interactive, with gamification used to encourage and reinforce learning. A suite of industry-specific, on-demand training modules will also be provided. The new course will launch in late spring 2018.