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So much to see and do. Receptions, award ceremonies and numerous other get-togethers make for busy days -- and nights -- in the Crescent City. And coming off another record light-vehicle sales year in the U.S., NADA conventiongoers have plenty to celebrate.

Meagan Murray, marketing communications manger with Team Velocity Marketing, poses as an astronaut alongside Todd Crabtree, general manager of Jeff Haas Mazda in Houston, at the marketing agency's booth.

Carl Swope, owner of Swope Toyota in Elizabethtown, Ky., embraces his wife, Anne, after being named the 2017 Time Dealer of the Year.

Attendees arriving at the NADA 100 Carnival are greeted by the zydeco sounds of Sunpie and the Louisiana Sunspots.

Some convention attendees visit the CDK Global booth as others wander through the exhibition area.

Tommy Baker, owner of Baker Motor Co. in South Carolina, left, chats with Randy Parker, vice president, Infiniti Americas, during the Infiniti reception.