New Town Hall Further Explores Pressing
Aftermarket Parts Collision Industry Issue

Created especially for collision repair professionals, an official NACE Town Hall meeting to be held during Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) in Las Vegas will tackle the pressing issue of aftermarket parts.

The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010 from 11:30-1:00 p.m. and is sponsored by ASA, this event will be a platform to discuss the use of aftermarket parts.
ASRW is scheduled for Oct. 10-13 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas and includes NACE and CARS.

The panel discussion, titled "Is Certification the Best Aftermarket Parts Policy for Consumers and Repairers?" will include various industry segments and entities that have (or plan to) establish parts certification programs. The program will focus on these key questions:
•What does parts certification mean to consumers and repairers?
•Has parts certification been effective to date?
•What should determine whether a parts certification program works or not?
•With multiple parts certification programs in place and more in the developmental stage, does this hurt or enhance the effectiveness of certification? Where does the proliferation of these programs stop?
•Would consumers and repairers benefit from a single parts certification program versus multiple programs?
•Should state governments and/or the federal government be involved in parts certification? Why or why not?

Tickets are $40, include a box lunch and are available in the online attendee registration systems for NACE and CARS.
"There's no bigger debate in collision repair right now, than aftermarket parts," says ASA president and chief staff executive Ron Pyle. "As the pulse of the industry, we realized we needed to allot extra time for this important discussion at NACE."

About the Events
ASRW includes NACE, CARS, Auto Glass Week, and the Automotive Service Councils of California (ASCCA) which makes it the industry's leading event for true professionals to conduct business, network and engage in industry issues. ASRW is scheduled for Oct. 10-13 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Many new show features and industry forums are currently in development for ASRW 2010. Online registration is now open and offers various package options starting at $210 and Expo registration available for just $15 until the August 31 early cut-off. Online housing is also open, and provides the lowest hotel rates in recent years.

NACE (International Autobody Congress & Exposition)- the world's collision repair event - represents the only B2B event of its kind specifically designed for collision repair industry professionals from around the globe. NACE features a comprehensive educational Conference and Exposition with hundreds of diverse exhibiting companies displaying the latest equipment, products, services and technology available to today's collision repair industry. www.NACEexpo.com

CARS (Congress of Automotive Service & Repair) - the premier event for automotive service professionals - features a high-quality education lineup led by industry leaders, along with an exhibitor showcase of automotive service and repair related equipment, products and services. www.CARSevent.com

Auto Glass Week - an event dedicated to delivering quality education and exhibits intent on advancing the growth and recognition of automotive glass service and repair professionals.

For additional information, contact Hanley Wood Exhibitions at P.O. Box 612128, Dallas, Texas 75261-2128 or call 888.529.1641 or 972.536.6444.

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NEW AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE & REPAIR WEEK (ASRW) INDUSTRY AND RECEPTION
OCTOBER 10 AT MANDALAY BAY CONVENTIN CENTRE IN LAS VEGAS

Content was announced today for the new Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) Industry Forum and Reception, scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 10, from 5 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The forum will conclude the first day of education at ASRW 2010, featuring the NACE and CARS events taking place Oct. 10-13, 2010.

The ASRW Industry Forum will feature two concurrent 45-minute sessions: "Aftermarket Parts Quality: What's In the Box" for the mechanical industry and "Certified Collision Repair - An Industry Perspective" for collision repair professionals; followed by a 30-minute networking break. Two additional concurrent sessions will follow: "Service Information Access: Right or Responsibility?" for the mechanical industry and "Diversity in the Shop: How to Work with People Not Like You" for collision repairers (moderated by Opening General Session speaker Kelly McDonald). The forum will conclude with an hour-long reception mixer.

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COLLISION REPAIR TRADE ASSOCIATION OFFERS TRAINING
COURSES FOR LESS THAN $3 EACH

WHMIS, ISOCYANATES and AUTOMOTIVE LIFT TRAINING
are some of the courses being offered.

Calling it a major shift in how training is offered in the collision repair industry, the Collision Industry Information and Assistance.com (www.ciia.com ), representing Ontario-based collision repair associations, today started offering online training in 23 different courses for less than $3.00 each. "Our members have been asking about isocyanate and Vehicle Lift Safety in order to meet Ministry requirements in their shops, and we wanted to provide for them a quick, easy inexpensive training solution. In cooperation with E.A.G.L. Enterprises in Pickering, Ontario, we are now able to offer health, safety and management training courses online that shops and staff can access at any time," says Mark Timson, a Caledonia area shop owner and a director of www.ciia.com "Our instructor-led WHMIS course and our six-night Basic Estimating course are popular and are taken at our training centre or at a shop location. Also, we wanted to offer programs to help member shops that were more geographically distant. Vehicle Lift Safety courses are important and we could not arrange for a physical delivery of that course to date." Member shops can access the collision repair industry web site at http://www.ciia.com/provinces/ontario/itraining.html .  Registration forms can be faxed, e-mailed or completed online.  Member shops can call Monica at 1 866 309 4272 for more information.  Member shops pay $60.00 plus GST and get access to any or all of the courses for a full year.  Completion documents are provided after the member successfully completes an individual course exam online.  A training certificate identifying all courses taken is issued annually. Other courses offered include Fire Safety, Back Safety, Due Diligence, Joint Health and Safety Committee, Understanding Bill C-45, Safety Inspections, Office Ergonomics, Stretches and Heat Stress.

For more information or to access online training courses call 1 866 309 4272 or e-mail info@ciia.com

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