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Board of Trustees meetingCIECA 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!

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WEEK 1: Friday, December 2

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Opus IVS - US, a CIECA member company, recently exhibited at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV.

L to R: Scott Clemson, Frank Terlep, Karen Wilmoth and Jeff O.

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WEEK 1: Monday, December 5

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The SCRS - Society of Collision Repair Specialists, a CIECA member organization, recently exhibited at The SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV.

L to R: Josh Kent, executive director of CCA, TCRA and GSCA; Kye Yeung, European Motor Car Works; Lizzy Greve; Barry Dorn, Dorn's Body and Paint; Jeff Hendler; Chris Chase; Danny Gredinberg, The Database Enhancement Gateway; and Robert Grieve, Nylund's Collision Center.

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WEEK 2: Thursday, December 8

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CIECA Education

BMS article: Axalta

Earlier this year, Bob Kast from Axalta shared information about BMS Standards and how they enable the company to follow consistent, recognizable data communication across platforms.

"Using a common data definition allows collision centers and their business partners to seamlessly utilize data between systems to achieve their business objectives," said Kast.

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https://www.cieca.com/blogs/post/bms-member-spotlight-axalta-coating-systems

WEEK 3: Monday, December 12

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CIC

Many CIECA members will be attending the upcoming Collision Industry Conference (CIC) in Palm Springs, CA, on Thursday, January 19.

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https://ciclink.com/event/january-18-19-2023-palm-springs-ca/

WEEK 3: Wednesday, December 14

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New Member

E-Nikio Appraisals

Welcome to new CIECA member E-Nikio Appraisals LLC!

“CIECA allows us to expand our network with like-minded individuals and organizations,” said Bill Vallely, AMAM, founder and CEO of E-Nikio Appraisals,. “We feel CIECA standards help lead the industry forward.”

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https://www.cieca.com/blogs/post/new-member-e-nikio-appraisals

WEEK 3: Friday, December 16

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Emerging Technologies

Thank you to CIECA's Emerging Technologies Committee, co-chaired by Frank Terlep, Opus IVS - US, and Gene Lopez, AMAM, Seidner's Collision Centers, for all of your hard work this year helping the organization determine what standards need to be created for the collision industry.

Pictured during yesterday's meeting top to bottom, L to R: Don Porter, United Recyclers Group; Frank Terlep; Chuck Olsen, AirPro Diagnostics; Tony Adams, AMAM, AkzoNobel; Gene Lopez; Fred Iantorno, AirPro Diagnostics and prior executive director of CIECA; and CIECA Chair Phil Martinez, Mitchell International.

Not pictured: CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry; CIECA Technical Project Manager Paulette Reed; Darrell Amberson, LaMettry's Collision®, Glass and More; Sandy Blalock, Automotive Recyclers Association; Jonathon Dady, CCC Intelligent Solutions; CIECA Board of Trustee Mike Marlowe, LKQ Corporation; CIECA Past Chair Jeff Schroder, Car-Part.com; James Spears, MAL, MSPM, AIC, AAM, AIS, Tractable; Pete Tagliapietra, DataTouch; and Dan Young, ASTech.

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WEEK 4: Monday, December 19

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Calibration

Thank you to CIECA's Calibration Committee, chaired by Darrell Amberson, LaMettry's Collision, Inc., for all of your hard work in the past putting together a vehicle calibration workflow and coming together again this year to discuss what standards need to be created for the collision industry.

Top to Bottom, L to R: Owen Parker, ADAS Solutions; Neal Hoffman, Mitchell International; Darrell Amberson; Frank Terlep, Opus IVS - US; Gene Lopez, Seidner's Collision Centers; Chuck Olsen, AirPro Diagnostics; Greg Peeters, Car ADAS; CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry; and Lee Daugherty, Vehicle Service Group, A Dover Company.

Not pictured: Matt Davis, Ashley Denison, Caliber Collision; Charles Dillard, Precision Auto Body & Paint; Roy Hall; Nathan Keudell, OEConnection - OEC; Mike Marlowe, LKQ Corporation; CIECA Chair Phil Martinez, Mitchell International; CIECA Technical Project Manager Paulette Reed; Tim Ronak, AkzoNobel; and Melissa McFarlane Wolfe.

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WEEK 14: Wednesday, Nov. 2Tuesday, December 20

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Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast

Congratulations to Gene Lopez, AMAM, Seidner's Collision Centers, and Frank Terlep, Opus IVS - US, for receiving the CIECA 2022 Chairperson's Award. The awards were given out this morning during the Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast in Las Vegas. The event was sponsored by participating organizations Collision Repair Education Foundation, Thomas Greco Publishing Inc., I-CAR and the National Auto Body Council, as well as additional support from BodyShop Business and the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS).

L to R: CIECA Chairman Phil Martinez, Gene Lopez, Frank Terlep and CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry.

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WEEK 1: Wednesday, Nov. 2

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Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast

Congratulations to Enterprise Holdings for receiving CIECA's 2022 Company of the Year. The awards were given out this morning during the Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast in Las Vegas. The event was sponsored by participating organizations Collision Repair Education Foundation, Thomas Greco Publishing Inc., I-CAR, and the National Auto Body Council, as well as additional support from BodyShop Business and the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS).

L to R: CIECA Chairman Phil Martinez, Mitchell International; Yvette Burke and Kim DeVallance Caron from Enterprise Holdings; and CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry.

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Happy Holidays

On behalf of CIECA, we wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday season. Thank you for your support throughout the year.

Ring in 2023 with the new CIECA API Standards (CAPIS). We encourage you to join a committee and get involved in the next generation of collision industry standards!

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WEEK 4: Wednesday, December 21

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CCC Intelligent Solutions

Thank you to members of CIECA's Board of Trustees who met today in Las Vegas to discuss CIECA business and plan the future of the organization.Clockwise from bottom left: Executive Director Paul Barry; Mike Hastings, Car-Part.com; Roy Schnepper, Butler's Collision Center; John Vito, Hertz; Mark Fincher, Vice President of Market Solutions at CCC Intelligent Solutions; Chairman Phil Martinez, Mitchell International; Secretary Brady Bonner, Safelite Solutions; Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise; Treasurer Ashley Denison, Caliber Collision; Tim Ronak, AkzoNobel; and Past Chair Jeff Schroder, Car-Part.com.

Participating virtually: Vice Chair Greg Best, California Casualty; Mike Marlowe, LKQ Corporation; and Russ Sims, Nationwide.

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Week 1: Thursday, Nov. 3

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CIECA member Solera, Inc. is exhibiting this week at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

L to R: Armand Ceniza and Anahi Flores.

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Week 1: Thursday, Nov. 3

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Sedgwick, a CIECA member company, is exhibiting this week at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV.

L to R: Justin Candau and Josh Uselman

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Week 1: Thursday, Nov. 3

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BASF, a CIECA member company is exhibiting this week at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.

L back to front: Jim Chargo, Shipra Sharma, MBA and Jane Niemi
R back to front: Raghu Gummaraju, Nicolas Flibotte and Tina Nelles

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Week 1: Friday, Nov. 4

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REPAIRIFY, INC., a CIECA member company, exhibited this week at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV.

L to R: Michael Severyn, Jon Delgado, Elizabeth Gonzales, Dan Young, Cris Hollingsworth, Sam Poradish, Rick Metheny and Jay Scruton

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Week 1: Saturday, Nov. 5

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AkzoNobel, a CIECA member company, exhibited last week at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV.

L to R: Board of Trustees member Tim Ronak, Sabrina S., Ryan Ross, Rick Fifer and Bob Gilbert.

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Week 2: Monday, Nov. 7

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PartsTrader LLC, a CIECA member company, exhibited at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV this past week.

L to R: Paul Desman and Diego Rodriguez.

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Week 2: Tuesday, Nov. 8

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Congratulations to ALLDATA, a CIECA member company, for receiving the 2022 SEMA New Product Award in the Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) category for its ADAS Quick Reference tool. Team members are pictured at ALLDATA's booth during the SEMA Show, which took place in Las Vegas, NV, last week.

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Week 2: Wednesday, Nov. 9

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Ryan Fuller from 3M, a CIECA member company, shared for sharing information about the company's new products during the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV this past week.

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Week 2: Thursday, Nov. 10

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Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast

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Week 2: Thursday, Nov. 10

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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.

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Week 2: Friday, Nov. 11

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Happy Veteran's Day. Thank you to the past, present and future members of the service and all you have done for the country.

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Week 3: Monday, Nov. 14

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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

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Week 3: Tuesday, November 15

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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.

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Week 3: Wednesday, Nov. 16

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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.

use of CIECA BMS Standards.

"The CIECA leadership team has really taken the organization to the next level with a focused agenda and strong project management disciplines to advance initiatives in a very effective manner," said Fincher. "We strongly encourage anyone using the CIECA standard to participate on committees to help drive these standards forward in a way that will benefit all."

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Week 3: Wednesday, Nov. 16

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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.

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WEEK 3: Thursday, Nov. 17

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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).

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https://www.bodyshopbusiness.com/cieca-announces-award-recipients-at-sema-show/

WEEK 3: Friday, Nov. 18

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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

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WEEK 4: Tuesday, Nov. 22

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OEConnection (OEC), a CIECA member company, recently exhibited during the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, NV.

L to R: Patrick Blech and Tom Durkin.

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WEEK 4: Tuesday, Nov. 22

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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.

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WEEK 4: Wednesday, Nov. 23

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We are thankful for our CIECA members and industry supporters. 

Have a happy and safe thanksgiving holiday!

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Week 5: Monday, Nov. 28

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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:
*Dan Webster, Enlyte; Mike Hastings, Car-Part.com; and Andrew Bober, Entegral, who received an Outstanding Contribution Award *Gene Lopez, AMAM, Seidner's Collision Centers, and Frank Terlep, Opus IVS - US, who received the CIECA 2022 Chairperson's Award.
*Enterprise that received CIECA's 2022 Company of the Year.

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https://youtu.be/8HleC0KBbTs?t=1115

WEEK 5: Tuesday, Nov. 29

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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.

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WEEK 5: Wednesday, Nov. 30

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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.

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Wek 4: Wednesday, December 21

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Q4 CIECA Standard Newsletter

First version of CIECA API Standards (CAPIS) article, BMS Member Spotlight article: CCC

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