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WEEK 1: Sunday, January 1 | Holiday | Happy New Year | Happy New Year! CIECA wishes our members and collision industry supporters all the best in 2023. | Graphic | |||||||||
WEEK 1: Monday, January 2 | Affiliation | SCRS e-catalog | CIECA is proud to be be affiliated with the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and is featured on page 33 of the most recent edition of the SCRS e-catalog. | Link | |||||||||
WEEK 1: Thursday, January 5 | Website | Press Release | CIECA Webinar - January | Announcement | Join us for the January 26th CIECA Webinar, "The New, New Normal and the Impact on the Claims & Collision Industry," featuring Sean Carey, SCG Management Consultants. Carey will talk about the cost of COVID-19 to the claims and collision repair industry, how the industry is handling the “long tail of COVID-19” and the lagging consequences to the market. | Photo | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8246138624528217691?source=pressrelease | ||||||
WEEK 2: Monday, January 9 | CIECA Committee | Referral | Thank you to CIECA's Referral Committee, chaired by Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise, for your time and dedication to discuss the standards that need to be created for the collision industry. Top to bottom, L to R: David McCreight, Collision Resources; Jason Kurutz, Sedgwick; James Palmer, Innovation Group North America; Board of Trustees member Kim DeVallance Caron; and John Eck, General Motors. Not pictured: Don Porter, United Recyclers Group; Paulette Reed, CIECA technical project manager; and Paul Barry, CIECA's executive director. Join a CIECA Committee | Screenshot | |||||||||
WEEK 2: Tuesday, January 10 | Website | CIECA Tech Forum | Announcement | Join CIECA's online Tech Forum community! The support forum was created for CIECA members to exchange information and learn from others. Currently, there are four categories of information: General Discussion, BMS Standards (XML), EMS Standards (dBase), and API Standards (JSON). | iStock photo | ||||||||
WEEK 2: Thursday, January 12 | CIECA Webinar - January | Reminder | During CIECA's January 26th webinar, Sean Carey, SCG Management Consultants, will discuss "The New, New Normal and the Impact on the Claims & Collision Industry." During the one-hour presentation, Carey will talk about the cost of COVID-19 to the claims and collision repair industry, how the industry is handling the “long tail of COVID-19” and the lagging consequences to the market. This webinar is eligible for professional credit from the Automotive Management Institute (AMi). | Photo | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8246138624528217691?source=pressrelease | ||||||||
WEEK 3: Tuesday, January 17 | Website | New member | Mountaineer Business Technology | Welcome to new CIECA member Mountaineer Business Technology (MBT)! The company specializes in helping small business owners to build, expand and maintain websites, servers, apps and APIs “Having an independent organization like CIECA, which is universally respected and supported by all industry players, helps to foster interoperability and cooperation throughout the industry, helping us all to do our jobs better,” said Peter Sheehan, owner of MBT. “In this day and age, business is fundamentally about the exchange of information and fostering the free exchange of information is what CIECA is all about. Supporting CIECA is a no-brainer.” | Logo | https://www.cieca.com/blogs/post/new-member-mountaineer-business-technology-mbt | |||||||
WEEK 3: Wednesday, January 18 | CIECA News | Board meeting | During CIECA's board meeting today in Palm Springs, CA, Phil Martinez, Mitchell International, was recognized for being the organization's 2022 chairman. L to R: Phil Martinez and Paul Barry, CIECA's executive director. | Photo | |||||||||
WEEK 3: Wednesday, January 18 | CIECA News | Board meeting | At the CIECA board meeting today in Palm Springs, CA, Greg Best, California Casualty, was named the 2023 chairman of the organization. L to R: Greg Best and Paul Barry, CIECA's executive director. | Photo | |||||||||
WEEK 3: Wednesday, January 18 | CIECA News | Board meeting | Paulette Reed, CIECA technical project manager, provided an update on CIECA's standards and committees during the board meeting today in Palm Springs, CA. | Photo | |||||||||
WEEK 3: Wednesday, January 18 | CIECA News | Board Meeting | During today's CIECA's Board of Trustees meeting, attendees discussed the new CIECA API Standards (CAPIS) being created for the collision industry. Top: Tim Ronak, AkzoNobel, representing the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS); Bill Brower, MBA, Solera, Inc.; Mike Marlowe, LKQ Corporation; and Jim Puskas, Entegral. | Photo | |||||||||
WEEK 3: Wednesday, January 18 | CIECA News | Board Meeting | CIECA's new API standards development, new committees on the horizon and 2023 plans were all part of CIECA's board meeting today in Palm Springs, CA. Pictured top: Jeff Waack, Allstate; and CIECA Chair Greg Best, California Casualty. | Photo | |||||||||
Week 3: Thursday, January 19 | Industry Event | CIC | Frank Terlep, Opus IVS - US, and co-chair of CIECA's Emerging Technologies Committee, welcomed attendees to the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) in Palm Springs, CA today as the organization's 2023 chairman. | Photo | |||||||||
Week 3: Thursday, January 19 | Industry Event | CIC | During today's Collision Industry Conference in Palm Springs, CA, the Future Disruptions Committee discussed the impacts of telematics. The panel discussion included (left to right): Committee Co-Chair Gabriel Morley, VeriFacts Automotive, an OEConnection - OEC company; Michael Anderson, Guidewire Software, Inc.; Greg Horn, PartsTrader US; Luke Harris, USAA; all of which are CIECA member member companies; and Martin Ellingsworth, J.D. Power. The committee is also co-chaired by James Spears, Tractable, also the co-chair of CIECA's AI Committee. | Photo | |||||||||
Week 3: Thursday, January 19 | Industry Event | CIC | Darrell Amberson, LaMettry's Collision®, Glass and More and the chairman of CIECA's Calibration Committee, led a panel discussion today during the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) as part of CIC's Talent Pool & Education committee. L to R: Darrell Amberson, Petra Schroeder, Todd Grothe, operations manager at Newgate School, and Dara Goroff, PMP, I-CAR. | Photo | |||||||||
Week 3: Thursday, January 19 | Industry Event | CIC | During today's Collision Industry Conference (CIC) in Palm Springs, CA, representatives from the Parts & Materials committee, chaired by Aaron Schulenburg, Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), discussed the role of vehicle materials in process and business decisions. L to R: Benito Cid, Mercedes-Benz AG; an active CIECA committee member; and CIECA members Aaron Schulenburg; Jason Strong, Mitchell International; and Jason Scharton, 3M. | Photo | |||||||||
Week 3: Thursday, January 19 | Industry Event | CIC | The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Emerging Technology Committee invited Dirk Fuchs (right) and Scott VanHulle (left) from I-CAR to share information during today's event about the outcomes from the repairability summits held in 2022. Committee co-chairs include Bob Augustine, Opus IVS - US; Chuck Olsen (center), AirPro Diagnostics, both CIECA member committees; and Scott Van Hulle. | Photo | |||||||||
Week 3: Thursday, January 19 | Industry Event | CIC | During today's Collision Industry Conference (CIC) today in Palm Springs, CA, CIECA supporter Mike Anderson, Collision Advice, held a special presentation focused on the state of the industry. | Photo | |||||||||
Week 3: Thursday, January 19 | Industry Event | CIC | DataTouch Founder Pete Tagliapietra, a CIECA member, talked about the company's use of EMS/BMS Standards today during the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Data Access, Privacy & Security Committee presentation. | Photo | |||||||||
Week 3: Thursday, January 19 | Industry Event | CIC | During the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Data Access, Privacy & Security committee presentation today, Steven Bloch, Silver Golub & Teitell; and Lawrence Pockers, Duane Morris LLP, shared information about personal identifiable information (PII) and strategies for limiting repair shop's liability. The committee is co-chaired by Dan Risley, CCC Intelligent Solutions; and Trent Tinsley, Entegral, both CIECA member companies. L to R: Dan Risley, Steven Bloch, Lawrence Pockers and Trent Tinsley. | Photo | |||||||||
Week 24: Thursday, Nov. 10Monday, January 23 | CIECA News | Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast | CIECA announced its 2022 award recipients during the Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast on Nov. 2 during the SEMAShow in Las Vegas, NV. The event was sponsored by the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and BodyShop Business, as well as the participating associations. Congratulations to all of those who were recognized!PhotosCIECA Webinar - January | Reminder 2 | Paul Barry, CIECA's executive director, had the opportunity to talk to Sean Carey, SCG Management Consultants, following the CIECA board meeting last week in Palm Springs, CA. Carey will be the guest speaker during CIECA's Webinar this Thursday, January 26th, "The New, New Normal and the Impact on the Claims & Collision Industry." | Photo | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8246138624528217691?source=pressrelease | ||||||
Week 2: Thursday, Nov. 10 | Industry Event | Connected Claims | CIECA Board of Trustees member Bill Brower, MBA (left), Solera, Inc., took part in a panel discussion with insurance industry leaders at Connected Claims USA 2022 last week. The focus of the presentation was on redesigning and digitizing the auto Direct Repair Program (DRP) claims process. “Over the past several years, we’ve seen new innovations that have helped expedite claims, but these digital tools have not fully been utilized in the DRP process," said Brower. Other insurance leaders featured included: Domenic Ieraci, Simplicity Car Care; Alan Demers, CPCU, AIC, InsurTech Consulting; Randy Ohler, Grange Insurance; and Earl Richardson Jr., Allstate. | Photo | |||||||||
Week 2: Friday, Nov. 11 | Holiday | Veteran’s Day | Happy Veteran's Day. Thank you to the past, present and future members of the service and all you have done for the country. | Photo | |||||||||
Week 3: Monday, Nov. 14 | Industry | SEMA | AirPro Diagnostics, a CIECA member company, recently exhibited during the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV, the week of Nov. 1. L to R: Lonnie E. Margol and Josh McFarlin | Photo | |||||||||
Week 3: Tuesday, November 15 | Industry | SEMA | CCC Intelligent Solutions, a CIECA member company, recently exhibited during the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. L to R: Allison Salvato, Amber Clendening, Lesa Frye and Jonathon Dady. | Photo | |||||||||
Week 3: Wednesday, Nov. 16 | Website | CIECA News | New Member Announcement | Welcome to new CIECA member Vaultoniq, which was launched this year. Owner Thomas Zoebelein said he is looking forward to being involved with CIECA and having Vaultoniq software communicate with the industry management systems. “I don’t think you can build collision industry software without CIECA Standards,” he said. | Logo | ||||||||
Week 3: Wednesday, Nov. 16 | CIECA News | Board of Trustees meeting | CIECA's Board of Trustees met virtually today for the Q4 board meeting. Thank you to all involved for your support of the organization and the industry. Top to bottom, L To R: CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry; Chad Sulkala, MBA, Allstate; CIECA Chair Phil Martinez, Mitchell International; Russ Sims, Nationwide; Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise; Bill Brower, MBA, Solera, Inc.; Mike Marlowe, LKQ Corporation; Tim Ronak, AkzoNobel; CIECA Past Chair Jeff Schroder, Car-Part.com; CIECA Treasurer Ashley Denison, Caliber Collision; and CIECA Marketing Director Stacey Phillips. Not pictured: CIECA Technical Project Manager Paulette Reed; Ken Eagleson, NuGen IT, Inc., an OEC Company; Dave Braun, Nexsyis Collision; Mark Helvenston, IAA; CIECA Vice Chair Greg Best, California Casualty; Logan Macpherson, Axalta; Mike Hastings, Car-Part.com; Ed Mondragon, CPCU, State Farm; and Richard Palmer Jr., Computer Logic. | Photo | |||||||||
WEEK 3: Thursday, Nov. 17 | CIECA in the News | BodyShop Business article | Thank you to Jason Stahl and BodyShop Business (Babcox Media) for sharing information about CIECA's 2022 award recipients. The awards were announced in early November during the Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast held at the SEMA Show. The event was sponsored by BodyShop Business and the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS). | Link | https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/cieca-announces-award-recipients-at-sema-show/ | ||||||||
WEEK 3: Friday, Nov. 18 | Industry Event | SEMA | Mitchell International, a CIECA member company, recently exhibited during the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. L to R: Brian Moss, Paul McGuire, Willis Colpitts Jr, John Bedard and Mark Dominguez | Photo | |||||||||
WEEK 4: Tuesday, Nov. 22 | Industry Event | SEMA | OEConnection (OEC), a CIECA member company, recently exhibited during the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. L to R: Patrick Blech and Tom Durkin. | Photo | |||||||||
WEEK 4: Tuesday, Nov. 22 | Industry Event | SEMA | Car ADAS Solutions, a CIECA member company, recently exhibited during the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV. L to R: C.J. Peeters and Troy Domstead. | Photo | |||||||||
WEEK 4: Wednesday, Nov. 23 | Holiday | Thanksgiving | We are thankful for our CIECA members and industry supporters. Have a happy and safe thanksgiving holiday! | Graphic | |||||||||
Week 5: Monday, Nov. 28 | CIECA Awards | SEMA | Congratulations again to all of the award recipients announced during the Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast held at the SEMA Show earlier this month and sponsored by Body Shop Business and the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS). Watch CIECA's 2022 award winners receive recognition in the following video provided by SCRS. They include: | Video | |||||||||
WEEK 5: Tuesday, Nov. 29 | Industry Event | SEMA | Car-Part.com, a CIECA member company, exhibited during the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV, earlier this month. L to R: Molly Farler and Lori Handke. | Photo | |||||||||
WEEK 5: Wednesday, Nov. 30 | Website | New Member | 3E Ventures | Welcome to new CIECA member 3E Ventures! The company’s flagship location, Evolve, opened in October and Chief Technology Officer Aner Marks said the CIECA BMS implementation and eventual CIECA JSON API Standard, will help integrate data to and from its shop management systems. “We’re looking forward to working with CIECA to help develop, maintain and suggest improvements for current and future data integrations,” said Marks. | Graphic | ||||||||
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