ASA Announces Dates, Location for 2009 Annual Convention
ASA has announced the dates and location of its next all-member annual convention. The Caribe Royale All-Suites Hotel and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., will be the home base for the event April 30-May 2. Read the full story ...
Information about ASA's 2009 convention can be found online as it becomes available. Visit www.ASAshop.org for the latest details. |

ASA Reports from Clean Air Conference This Week
Clarence Mills, ASA's legislative analyst, will be attending the 24th Annual Clean Air Conference in Boulder, Colo., Sept. 22-25. The conference is sponsored by Colorado State University and the National Center for Vehicle Emissions Control and Safety. Mills will be a guest blogger for ASA's President's Blog throughout the event. You may access the ASA President's Blog from the home page of the ASA Web site, www.ASAshop.org.
Other Legislative News:
• U.S. Congress Approves Identity Theft Bill

Service Information Workshop to be Held in Colorado
ASA will hold a new Service Information Workshop in Fort Collins, Colo., Oct. 22. Don’t lose productive shop time searching in the wrong places. Know where to go to get the right information the first time. Click here for more information.
Send in Your "How's Your Business?" Surveys!
AutoInc.'s annual survey was mailed recently to 1,500 randomly selected ASA mechanical and collision members. Return the survey in the postage-paid envelope to be eligible for a drawing for free registration for this year's NACE or CARS in Las Vegas. Results from this year's survey will be published in the December 2008 issue of AutoInc., and all respondents will remain anonymous. |

Free ASE Test Prep Classes to be Offered During NACE
ASE certification test preparation classes will be offered Friday, Nov. 7, and Saturday, Nov. 8, at NACE. These classes are designed to teach attendees successful test-taking strategies, as well as provide them insight into the different types of ASE test questions. Click here for details

ASA Mechanical Division Operations Committee Meets with Delphi
ASA's Mechanical Division Operations Committee recently met with representatives at Delphi's world headquarters in Troy, Mich. The committee had the opportunity to learn more about Delphi's commitment to independent repairers and their businesses. Click here for more information.

Every Employee Has a Goal
Turning your workers into good employees is an important part of managing your shop. Click here for the full story.

Bend, But Don't Break
What is so compelling about Sept. 11, 2001, and the recent hurricanes? I think it is the affirmation that we have the capacity to rise above these events, adapt and move forward. Click here now to read and comment.

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