Mon February 18, 2019 - Northeast Edition #4 CEG

Associated Equipment Dealers celebrated its 100th anniversary the week of Feb. 4 at the annual AED Summit in Orlando, Fla.

The Summit presented a whirlwind schedule of educational sessions, panel discussions, committee meetings, receptions and ceremonies that all painted a vivid picture of the vibrant and rapidly changing environment of the construction equipment industry.

Registration for the Summit was 1,870, with 660 dealer professionals representing 240 equipment dealerships, and more than half of all AED dealer members were in attendance.

The sessions covered almost every conceivable topic of interest to industry leaders, including employment law, cybersecurity, technology, leadership and best practices for hiring and retaining military veterans.

Keynote speaker was John Boehner, former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as a former small businessman.

CONDEX, held Feb. 5 and 6, brought dealers and customers together from all corners of the country. A five-piece brass band enlivened the opening day proceedings with an entry march and concert outside the expo hall.

The trade show featured 150 booths, a 10 percent increase over last year.

This year's Summit was held at the Orlando World Center Marriott, but due to the large turnout, rooms at the Marriott filled up quickly, and guests were referred to lodgings at a number of nearby hotels.

The event opened Feb. 4 with The AED Fundraising Gala and ended Feb. 7 with an outing in the Florida sunshine at Hawk's Landing Golf Club.

This year, 594 tickets were sold for the gala, up from 462 in 2018. Together, proceeds from ticket sales and the gala auction proceeds totaled more than $100,000 for The AED Foundation.

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