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Where to find the Deal Desk

Where to find the Deal Desk.

We would rather show you a 45-second loaner checkout on a real phone than send a deck. If you are at any of these events, tell us and we will bring your leak numbers with us.

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2026 and 2027 calendar.

Sep
22
2026
Attending

ACRA 2026 Annual D.C. Industry & Policy Conference

Sept 22 to 25, 2026  ·  Courtyard Washington Downtown/Convention Center, Washington, D.C.

ACRA's premier leadership gathering: rental operators, associate partners, policymakers and mobility stakeholders for four days of policy, fleet and insurance discussions. Nick is on the ground for coffee with rental operators and a live walkthrough of how the Edgeball API Router bypasses the legacy tolling and payments monolith.

On site: Nick DiPrima

Grab coffee in D.C. Event site
Sep
22
2026
Ecosystem event · Confirm

Merchants Fleet Summit 2026

Sept 22 to 23, 2026  ·  Merchants Fleet Headquarters, Hooksett, NH

The eighth annual Fleet Summit brings hundreds of commercial fleet professionals, OEMs and solution providers to New Hampshire. Edgeball ecosystem partner UFOFLEET's leadership team is attending; ask them about the Deal Desk.

On site: Edgeball partner UFOFLEET on site

Meet us there Event site
Sep
24
2026
Attending

Automotive AI Summit 2026

Sept 24, 2026  ·  MIT Museum, Gambrill Center, Cambridge, MA

300 dealer principals, GMs and fixed-ops leaders in one room at MIT. Nick and Bethany are representing the Edgeball Deal Desk and sponsoring three progressive rooftops for an at-cost 30-Day Silent Pilot of the zero-hardware Service Lane OS with 45-second SMS loaner checkout.

On site: Nick DiPrima & Bethany Tardif

Meet us at MIT Event site
Feb
17
2027
Planned · Confirm

NADA Show 2027

Feb 17 to 20, 2027  ·  Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL

The largest gathering of franchised dealers in the country. A natural stop for Fixed Ops Directors who want to see 45-second loaner checkout and DMS-native write-back live.

On site: Deal Desk team

Meet us there Event site
May
4
2027
Planned · Confirm

International Car Rental Show 2027

May 4 to 6, 2027  ·  Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV

The car rental industry's annual show. Nick moderated the 2026 AI damage-detection panel and plans to be back with operator field reports from a year of Silent Pilots.

On site: Nick DiPrima

Meet us there Event site
Recent

Where we have been.

May
13
2026
Panel moderator

International Car Rental Show 2026

May 13 to 15, 2026 · Grapevine, TX

Nick moderated "Technology & Tumbleweeds: Figuring Out Fair Vehicle Damage Detection Policies for Operators and Renters," the featured AI damage-detection session, with technology providers and rental operators on the panel.

Coverage
Apr
27
2026
Featured guest

Auto Rental News: Using AI To Find Rental Car Damage

Apr 27, 2026 · Video interview (Season 2, Episode 7), Online

Managing Editor Martin Romjue interviews Nick on where the line sits between fair cost recovery and overcharging renters as AI damage detection spreads.

Coverage

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