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ASA Groups Encouraged to Submit Upcoming Events
ASA affiliates and chapters are encouraged to submit a list of trade shows, seminars, conventions or other special events that will be held in the upcoming year.The calendar of events will be published in the ASA official publications, as well as on the ASA Web site, and may help increase attendance at the events.
Please send event information to ASA, P. O. Box 929, Bedford, Texas 76095-0929, Attn: B.J. Johnson; or via fax at (817) 685-0225; or via e-mail to bj@asashop.org.
NAIT 2000 Has Another Successful Year
The Northwest Automotive Industry Tradeshow (NAIT), held Sept. 22-23 at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall in Tacoma, Wash., attracted more than 4,000 attendees. NAIT is sponsored by ASA-Washington.The two-day event offered seven seminars including one Automotive Management Institute (AMI) seminar, “As an Owner Start Earning the Income You Want,” presented by Bob O'Connor. The tradeshow was the big draw for attendees with a complete sellout of 220 exhibit booths offering a variety of industry-related items and services.
This year, ASA-Washington offered a grand prize to attendees — a five-day Hawaiian vacation that included airfare, hotel and rental car. The lucky winner is Steven Smith of Bumper Stop in British Columbia.
ASA-Washington is busy planning next year's event, which will be held Sept. 21-22, 2001, also at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall.
Springfield Chapter Returns
The former ASA chapter in Springfield, Mo., has voted to rejoin ASA through the ASA-Mo/Kan affiliate. “The Springfield chapter is excited that we are reunited with ASA and represented by one organization for both mechanical and collision members,” said Rick Hughlett, owner of Rick's Automotive. “We are looking forward to moving ahead and growing our chapter as a result of this reunion.”Two ASA Affiliates Hold Combined Conference
ASA-Georgia and ASA-South Carolina held a joint leadership conference Sept. 8-10 at the Renaissance Pineisle Resort in Lake Lanier, Ga.In addition to the two ASA affiliates, the Georgia Association of Petroleum Retailers participated in the two-day event.
This year's event provided attendees with the seminar, “How to Make a Great Shop Greater.” The seminar brought together industry professionals specializing in loss control, OSHA guidelines and specifications, and pollution prevention. Speakers for the seminar were Steve Murphy, Universal Underwriters; Rick Speir, The Covenant Group; and Janice Hatcher and Bill Vondersmith, Georgia Pollution Prevention Assistance Division.
The conference closed with the induction of the associations' board of directors and an awards ceremony. Following the success of this year's conference, the affiliates are currently making plans for next year's event.
NATIONAL NEWS
The ASA board of directors' elections will be held Jan. 14 to Feb. 28, 2001. The official notification of ASA members seeking board positions appeared in the October issue of AutoInc. Instructions on ASA's election process were also published.
The candidates are seeking election to two positions as general director.
The ASA Board of Directors held its fall meeting on September 15. Among the actions taken at the meeting was approval of the association's federal and state legislative objectives for 2001. Those objectives will be published in the January issue of AutoInc. magazine as well as in the Legislative Section of the ASA Web site (www.asashop.org). The next scheduled board meeting will take place April 25, 2001, during the ASA Annual Convention in Maui, Hawaii. (CARS), which will be held Nov. 2-4 also at the Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas.
The International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) is the largest collision repair event in the world and will be held Dec. 7-10 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. NACE 2000 offers attendees a wide range of management and technical information, as well as industry education.
If you cannot make it to NACE 2000, the next best thing is to get up-to-the-minute information online during the show. AutoInc., the official publication of ASA, will provide members with the official “Online Daily” highlighting each day's events, as well as attendee comments and much more. The daily will be located within the AutoInc. Web site. The site can be accessed at http://www.autoinc.org or at http://www.asashop.org.
For more information see the special NACE section in this issue beginning.
The Automotive Management Institute (AMI) will offer eight management seminars during the 2000 International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE), to be held Dec. 7-10, in Orlando, Fla.
The seminars include “Selling and Servicing Collision Center Customers;” “Aggressive Business-Building Marketing Strategies;” “Understanding Motivation;” “How to Get 'Em in the Door ... and Coming Back for More,” to be offered twice; “Profiting from People Skills;” “As Professional as You Can Be;” and “Turn Your Employees into Superstars.” These courses are designed to keep collision repair professionals ahead of the competition and allow them to earn credits toward the institute's Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation.
Reminder of the Month
Convention registration and housing information was mailed to all ASA members in October. The 2001 convention marks ASA's 50th anniversary and special activities have been planned to celebrate this milestone. |
The 2001 ASA Annual Convention will be held April 23-28 at the Westin Hotel in Maui, Hawaii. Affiliates are encouraged to begin promoting the award to its members. The ASA-Illinois Mechanical Division affiliate won the award at the 2000 ASA Annual Convention in Point Clear, Ala.
AutoInc. Magazine ® Vol.XLVIII, November 2000
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