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WEEK 1: Monday, October 3 | CIECA News | Referral Committee | Thank you to the industry volunteers who joined the CIECA Referral Committee kick-off meeting today to discuss potential changes that need to be made as the new CIECA API Standards (CAPIS) are written. The committee is being chaired by Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise, a long-time member of CIECA's Board of Trustees and past chair of the organization. Committee members who took part in the virtual meeting today included John Eck, General Motors; Kim DeVallance Caron, Chris Poulos, IAA; James Palmer, Innovation Group North America; Dan Webster, Enlyte; Paulette Reed, CIECA's technical project manager; Jason Hope, Boyd Group Services Inc.; Sascha Simon and Ari Valtanen, Sfara; and David McCreight, Collision Resources Inc. | Screenshot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 1: Tuesday, October 4 | Website | New Member | DataTouch | Welcome to new CIECA member DataTouch! “My company fully understands that the collision industry cannot operate efficiently without CIECA Standards,” said Pete Tagliapietra, managing director of DataTouch. “Having access to these standards is imperative for DataTouch.” | Logo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 1: Wednesday, October 5 | Website | Press Release | CIECA News | Calibration Commtitee | CIECA is reactivating its Calibration Committee to work on new projects brought forth by collision industry stakeholders. Darrell Amberson, LaMettry's Collision®, Glass and More, is the committee chair. | Photo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 1: Thursday, October 6 | CIECAST Technical Webinar - October | Reminder to industry | On October 20, CIECA's Architecture Committee, chaired by Dan Webster, Enlyte, will provide an in-depth analysis of CIECA’S next generation of JSON-based CIECA API Standards (CAPIS), and how they will be structured. Paulette Reed, CIECA's technical project manager, will also discuss the updates made to the second standards release of the year, the 2022R2, which will be available to members on October 19. | Graphic | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5004117536876226829?source=social | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 2: Monday, October 10 | Industry Event | CIC | Many CIECA members will be attending the upcoming Collision Industry Conference (CIC) on Tuesday, November 1, in las Vegas, NV, as part of the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show. | Video | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 2: Tuesday, October 11 | CIECA in the News | John Yoswick article in Autobody News | Thank you to John Yoswick for sharing highlights about the CIECA CONNEX Conference presentations in the following Autobody News article. Topics included EVs, ADAS Calibrations, and the future of DRPs. | Link | https://www.autobodynews.com/index.php/john-yoswick/item/27197-evs-adas-calibrations-future-of-drps-discussed-at-annual-cieca-conference.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 2: Wednesday, October 12 | Industry Event | Red Carpet Awards | CIECA will announce its 2022 award winners at the 5th gathering of the Collision Industry Red Carpet Awards Breakfast, held during the upcoming SEMA Show. The free event will take place Wednesday, November 2 from 7-9 am in the Upper South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center in room S233. Seating for breakfast will be on a first come, first served basis, and will be limited to 200 available seats. The breakfast, funded by BodyShop Business and the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), is being emceed by Jeff Peevy, AMAM, I-CAR. Awards will be given out by BodyShop Business, CIECA, the Collision Repair Education Foundation, I-CAR, the National Auto Body Council, Thomas Greco Publishing Inc. and SCRS. | Graphic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Week WEEK 2: Wednesday, October 12 | CIECAST Technical Webinar - October | Reminder to members | A CIECAST Technical Series webinar will be held on Thursday, October 20 to discuss the updates made to the 2022R2. The Architecture Committee will also provide an in-depth analysis of the CIECA API Standards (CAPIS) and how they will be structured. | Photo | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5004117536876226829?source=social | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 2: Friday, October 14 | CIECA News | QA | Thank you to members of CIECA's Architecture Committee, chaired by Dan Webster, Enlyte, who met virtually today for CIECA's Quality Assurance (QA) process and to discuss CIECA’S next generation of JSON-based CIECA API Standards (CAPIS). Join us next Thursday, October 20 when the Architecture Committee will share detailed information about the new standards and how they will be structured. Paulette Reed, CIECA's technical project manager, will also talk about the updates made to the second standards release of the year, the 2022R2, which will be available to members on October 19. | Screen capture | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5004117536876226829?source=social | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 3: Monday, October 17 | Industry Event | SEMA 2022 | Calling all CIECA members: will your company be exhibiting at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas this year? Please let us know so we can stop by your booth. | Logo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Week WEEK 3: Tuesday, October 18 | CIECAST Technical Webinar - October | Reminder to industry | A CIECAST Technical Series webinar will be held on Thursday, October 20 to discuss the updates made to the 2022R2. The Architecture Committee will also provide an in-depth analysis of the CIECA API Standards (CAPIS) and how they will be structured. | Photo | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5004117536876226829?source=social | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 3: Tuesday, October 18 | Industry Event | MSO Symposium | Many CIECA member companies will be attending the MSO Symposium, which is taking place on Monday, October 31st from 9:30 am-6:30 pm in Las Vegas, NV, during the week of the SEMA Show. | Link | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Week WEEK 3: Wednesday, October 19 | News | 2022R2 available | CIECA's second standards release of the year, the 2022R2, is now available to members. Paulette Reed, CIECA's technical project manager, will share highlights about the release during the CIECAST Technical Webinar tomorrow, Thursday, October, 20, at 1 pm CT. | Graphic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 3: Friday, October 21 | CIECAST Technical Webinar - October | Video | If you missed yesterday's CIECAST webinar, watch the replay below to learn about the updates made in CIECA's second standards release of the year, the 2022R2, and hear insight on the next generation of collision industry standards—CIECA API Standards (CAPIS). | Link | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 4: Monday, | September 12October 24 | CONNEX - Sponsor | FindPigtails.com | Thank you to FindPigtails.com for being a Gold Sponsor of the CIECA CONNEX conference! The event is taking place September 13-14 in St. Louis/St. Charles, MO. The conference will include top industry speakers, networking opportunities with all industry segments, a Recycled Rides gifting by the National Auto Body Council and a tour of Hunter Engineering Company. Attendees can receive professional credit from the Automotive Management Institute (AMi). | Logo | Week 3 Monday, September 12CIECA Education | Committees | AI, Calibration, Emerging Technologies, OEM Repair Procedures, and Referral are some of the new CIECA Committees formed this year. Did you know that CIECA has 19 different committees? Learn more and join: https://lnkd.in/giz8hN6X. | Graphic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 4: Wednesday, October 26 | Industry Support | Event | Thank you to Enterprise volunteers for helping with CIECA CONNEX Conference registration today. L to R: Paulette Reed, CIECA's technical project manager, and Mary Larner, Katherine King and Kim DeVallance Caron from Enterprise. Event presentations kick off tomorrow at the Embassy Suites in St. Charles/Louis, MO. | Photos | Week 3: Tuesday, September 13CIF | For collision repair professionals affected by Hurricane Ian, support is available through CIF - COLLISION INDUSTRY FOUNDATION. Many CIECA members are involved with CIF, which provides emergency relief by securing and distributing donations to those who have experienced significant losses due to natural disasters or other catastrophic events. Disaster relief assistance can be requested via the CIF website at: | Logo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 5: Monday, October 31 | CONNEX Conference | Paul Barry | Paul Barry, CIECA's executive director, welcomed attendees to the CIECA CONNEX Conference today in St. Charles, MO. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13Industry Event | MSO Symposium | At the MSO Symposium today in Las Vegas, NV, event co-host Dan Risley, CCC Intelligent Solutions, a CIECA member, welcomed attendees. He is pictured with Jennie Lenk, an organizer of the MSO Symposium, which is hosted by the Automotive Service Association®. | Photo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 5: Monday, October 31 | CONNEX Conference | Phil Martinez | CIECA Chair Phil Martinez, Mitchell International, welcomed everyone to the CIECA CONNEX Conference and thanked the sponsors, volunteers, organizers, and attendees. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13Industry Event | MSO Symposium | Roy Schnepper, Butler's Collision and immediate past chairman of the Automotive Service Association®, a CIECA Board of Trustees member, welcomed attendees to the MSO Symposium today in Las Vegas, NV. | Photo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 5: Monday, October 31 | CONNEX Conference | Bill Garoutte | Bill Garoutte, president and CEO of the National Auto Body Council, welcomed CIECA CONNEX Conference attendees to the event this year. Bill is the emcee of the conference, which is taking place in St. Charles, MO, this week. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13Industry Event | MSO Symposium | Dean Fisher, President of the Collision Group at Driven Brands Inc., a CIECA member, and co-master of ceremonies of the MSO Symposium, welcomed attendees to the event taking place today in Las Vegas, NV, and hosted by the Automotive Service Association®. | Photo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 5: Monday, October 31 | CONNEX Conference | Greg Horn | Greg Horn, PartsTrader LLC, delivered the keynote address today during the CIECA CONNEX Conference. Greg gave an overview and analysis of industry trends. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13Industry Event | MSO Symposium | During the MSO Symposium today in Las Vegas, NV, presenters shared insight about industry trends during a panel discussion moderated by Dan Risley, CCC Intelligent Solutions, a CIECA Board of Trustees member. The event is hosted by the Automotive Service Association®. L to R: Bart Mazurek, CCC Intelligent Solutions, a CIECA member; Vincent Romans, The Romans Group, LLC; and Dan Risley. | Photo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 5: Monday, October 31 | CONNEX Conference | Andy Boyd | Andy Boyd, 3M, talked about the connected body shop during the CIECA CONNEX Conference today in St. Charles, MO. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13Industry Event | MSO Symposium | At the MSO Symposium today in Las Vegas, NV, CIECA Past Chair Jeff Schroder, Car-Part.com, asked panelists about what they foresee happening in regard to the parts used in an average vehicle repair. | Photo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 5: Monday, October 31 | CONNEX Conference | Greg Peeters | Greg Peeters, CAR Adas Solutions, shared information about ADAS/Calibration during the CIECA CONNEX Conference taking place in St. Charles, MO today. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13Industry Event | MSO Symposium | Frank Terlep (left) and Scott Clemson from Opus IVS - US, a CIECA member, at the company's booth at the MSO Symposium today in Las Vegas, NV. The event was hosted by the Automotive Service Association®. | Photo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WEEK 5: Monday, October 31 | CONNEX Conference | Michael Anderson | During today's CIECA CONNEX Conference, in St. Charles, MO, Michael Anderson MBA, Guidewire Software, discussed the digital claims environment. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13 | CONNEX Conference | Gold Sponsors | Thank you to the Gold Sponsors of the CIECA CONNEX Conference for making the event possible: Enterprise, FindPigtails.com, IAA and Solera. | Graphic with logos | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13 | CONNEX Conference | AI panel | During today's CIECA CONNEX Conference, representatives from the three information providers took part in a panel discussion about AI in the digital claims environment. L to R: CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry, who moderated the panel; Abhijeet Gulati, Mitchell International; Jason Verlen, CCC Intelligent Solutions; and Bill Brower, MBA, Solera, Inc. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13 | CONNEX Conference | OEM EV Panel | A special panel discussion was held today at the CIECA CONNEX Conference featuring three OEM representatives discussing the lifecycle of an EV. L to R: CIECA Executive Director and Moderator Paul Barry; Jake Rodenroth, Lucid Motors; Frank Phillips, Rivian, and Mark Allen, Audi of America. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13 | CONNEX Conference | Ryan Taylor | Ryan Taylor, BodyShop Booster and AMP Bureau, talked about bridging the digital silos in the collision industry during the CIECA CONNEX Conference today. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13 | CONNEX Conference | Rebecca Fecteau | Rebecca Fecteau, BASF, shared information about 3D printing and how it's being used in the automotive industry during the CIECA CONNEX Conference. She also shared actual parts that were printed. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13 | CONNEX Conference | Jake Rodenroth | During the CIECA CONNEX Conference today, Jake Rodenroth, Lucid Motors, gave a demonstration of how augmented reality is being used in the collision industry. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13 | CONNEX Conference | Pete Tagliapietra | Pete Tagliapietra, DataTouch, talked about data privacy and security during the CIECA CONNEX Conference today. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13 | CONNEX Conference | James Palmer | James Palmer, Innovation Group North America, provided insight today during the CIECA CONNEX Conference focused on managing customer expectations in a digital world. | Photo | Week 3, Tuesday, September 13 | CONNEX Conference | NABC Recycled Rides | Following the CIECA CONNEX Conference presentations today, a National Auto Body Council Recycled Rides gifting was held. Bill Garoutte, NABC's president and CEO (fourth from left), announced that the vehicle was donated by Allstate, and repaired by Caliber Collision, both of which are CIECA member companies. Missouri Veterans Endeavor, the charity partner, chose Chevy Harris to receive the 2021 KIA Soul. Thank you to CIECA board member Chad Sulkala, from Allstate (on left in top photo) for arranging the vehicle. CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry is pictured on right. | Photos | Week 3, Wednesday, September 14 | CONNEX Conference | Paul Barry | Paul Barry, CIECA's executive director, welcomed attendees to day two of the CONNEX Conference being held in St. Charles, MO today. | Photo | Week 3, Wednesday, September 14 | CONNEX Conference | Patrick Schmid | During the second day of the CIECA CONNEX Conference, Patrick Schmid, The Institutes RiskStream Collaborative, discussed blockchain and its applications for the collision industry. | Photo | Week 3, Wednesday, September 14 | CONNEX Conference | Molly Mahoney and John Helterbrand | Molly Mahoney and John Helterbrand from Collision Engineering shared information during today's CIECA CONNEX Conference about the Collision Engineering Program and the need for standardized training for the industry. | Photo | Week 3, Wednesday, September 14 | CONNEX Conference | Jonathan Pyle, Raj Pofale, Jimmy Spears | On the second day of the CIECA CONNEX Conference, Executive Director Paul Barry moderated an additional artificial intelligence panel focused on enabling AI integration. L to R: Paul Barry, Jonathan Pyle, Dents.co; Raj Pofale, Claim Genius; and James Spears, MAL, MSPM, AIC, AAM, AIS, Tractable. | Photo | Week 3, Wednesday, September 14 | CONNEX Conference | Ryan Mandell | Ryan Mandell, Mitchell International, talked about the impact of electrification on the industry during the CIECA CONNEX Conference today. | Photo | Week 3, Wednesday, September 14 | CONNEX Conference | Annual Meeting | Paulette Reed, CIECA's technical project manager, gave an overview of CIECA's Committees during the open annual meeting being held today in St. Charles, MO. | Photo | Week 3, Wednesday, September 14 | CONNEX Conference | Annual Meeting | Mark Allen (left), Audi Club North America, and Phil Martinez, Mitchell International, gave an update on the CIECA Emerging Technologies Committee during the open annual meeting being held today in St. Charles, MO. | Photo | Week 3, Wednesday, September 14 | CONNEX Conference | Dan Webster | During the open annual meeting being held today in St. Charles, MO, Dan Webster, Enlyte, gave an update about the Architecture Committee and the new CIECA API Standards (CAPIS) being developed. | Photo | Week 3, Wednesday, September 14 | CONNEX Conference | Mike Hastings | During CIECA's open annual meeting being held today in St. Charles, MO, Mike Hastings, Car-Part.com, discussed the tools being used to create CIECA's API Standards (CAPIS). | Photo | Week 3, Wednesday, September 14 | CONNEX Conference | Andy Bober | During CIECA's open annual meeting being held today in St. Charles, MO, Andrew Bober, Entegral, talked about the build process being used with the new CIECA's API Standards (CAPIS). | Photo | Week 3, Wednesday, September 14 | CONNEX Conference | Phil Martinez and Kim DeVallance near sponsor banner | Thank you to all of the Gold & Silver sponsors of the CIECA CONNEX Conference! Pictured below are CIECA Chair Phil Martinez, Mitchell International, and Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise. Gold: Enterprise, FindPigtails.com, IAA and Solera. Silver: Allstate, Automotive Recyclers Association (ARA), Axalta, BASF, CCC Intelligent Solutions, Caliber Collision, Car-Part.com, Claim Genius, Comsearch, Inc., Innovation Group North America, LKQ Corporation, Mitchell International, Nexsyis Collision, Repairify, Safelite AutoGlass, and URG - United Recyclers Group. | Photo | Week 3, Wednesday, September 14 | CONNEX Conference | Hunter Engineering Company Tour | Thank you to Tom Settle and the team at Hunter Engineering Company for the incredible tour today! Many of the CIECA CONNEX Conference attendees had the opportunity to see the Bridgeton, MO facility today and learn more about ADAS and calibration. | Photo | Week 3, Thursday, September 15 | CONNEX Conference | Emcee | Thanks so much to Bill Garoutte, president and CEO of the National Auto Body Council, for the amazing job he always does as the CIECA CONNEX Conference emcee! L to R: Paul Barry, CIECA's executive director, and Bill Garoutte. | Photo | Week 3, Thursday, September 15 | CONNEX Conference | Staff | CIECA sincerely thanks all of the sponsors, attendees and volunteers for helping to make this a successful CIECA CONNEX Conference this year! L to R: Paulette Reed, technical project manager, Stacey Phillips, marketing director, and Paul Barry, executive director. | Photo | Week 3, Thursday, September 15 | CIECA News | Annual Meeting | Paul Barry, CIECA's executive director, led CIECA's board of trustees meeting today in St. Charles/St. Louis, MO. During the meeting, board members discussed the future goals of the organization. | Photo | Week 3, Thursday, September 15 | CIECA News | Board of Trustees meeting | Thank you to CIECA's Board of Trustees for volunteering your time to support CIECA and help facilitate the creation of standards for the collision industry. Board members met in person and online today in St. Charles/St. Louis, MO. L to r: Chad Sulkala, MBA, Allstate; Mark Fincher, CCC Intelligent Solutions; Alan Hemmi, Caliber Collision; Russ Sims, Nationwide; Past Chair Jeff Schroder, Car-Part.com; Mark Helvenston, IAA; Chair Phil Martinez, Mitchell International; Ed Mondragon, CPCU, State Farm; Past Chair Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise; Dave Braun, Nexsyis Collision; Mike Marlowe, LKQ Corporation; Ken Eagleson, NuGen IT, Inc., an OEC Company; and Executive Director Paul Barry. Participating virtually: Vice Vice Chair Greg Best, California Casualty; Secretary Brady Bonner, Safelite AutoGlass; Richard Palmer Jr., ComputerLogic; and John Vito, Hertz. | Photo | Week 3, Thursday, September 15 | CIECA News | CAPIS | Paulette Reed, CIECA's technical project manager, worked on the new CIECA Open API Standards (CAPIS) today in St. Charles, MO, with Architecture Committee Chair Dan Webster (middle), Mitchell International, and Mike Hastings, Car-Part.com. | Week 3, Saturday, September 17 | CIECA News | Cardinal’s Game | Thank you to CIECA Past Chair Kim DeVallance Caron and the Enterprise team for hosting a night at the Cardinal's game for board members and the Architecture Committee following the CIECA CONNEX Conference in St. Louis/St. Charles, MO. CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry; Mike Hastings, Car-Part.com; Ken Eagleson, NuGen IT, Inc., an OEC Company; Mark Helvenston, IAA; Alan Hemmi, Caliber Collision; Katherine King, Enterprise; Mary Mahoney, Enterprise; Phil Martinez, Mitchell International; CIECA Technical Project Manager Paulette Reed; Jeff Schroder, Car-Part.com; Russ Sims, Nationwide; Kim Sorlien, Entegral; Chad Sulkala, MBA, Allstate; and Dan Webster, Enlyte. | Photos | Week 4: Wednesday, September 21 | CONNEX Conference | Hunter Engineering Company Tour | Last week, CIECA CONNEX conference attendees had the opportunity to tour Hunter Engineering Company. Thank you again to Tom Settle and the Hunter team for the great tour! | Photo | Week 4: Thursday, September 22 | Industry event | ITC | CIECA Past Chair Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise, participated in a panel discussion moderated by CIECA Board of Trustees member Bill Brower, MBA, Solera, Inc., at the InsureTech Connect conference in Las Vegas this week. The panel, "Striking a Balance Between Digitizing and Humanizing the Claims Workflow," also included Ramon Lopez, Allcat Claims Service, and Natalie Kaschalk, Copart. | Photo | Week 4: Friday, September 23 | CONNEX Conference | Reception | It was great seeing CIECA members and collision industry stakeholders at the CIECA CONNEX Conference last week in Missouri. Thank you to all in attendance for your support of CIECA and the industry! Photo 1, L to R: Chris Hall, Jim Puskas and Kyle Medeiros, Entegral; Bill Garoutte, National Auto Body Council; Rebecca Fecteau, BASF; and Laurie Lewis and Jason Norman, Enterprise. | Photos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Week 5: Tuesday, September 27 | Website | Press Release | CIECA News | Referral Committee Forms | CIECA is forming a Referral Committee to create a new workflow for the referral process in the collision industry. The committee will be chaired by Kim DeVallance Caron, Product Portfolio Director for Enterprise Holdings and a CIECA past chair. All industry stakeholders are invited to join. “The committee’s objective is to improve customer service in the inspection and repair process by developing and maintaining messaging standards aimed at automating vehicle referral activities, which will create efficiencies for all industry stakeholders,” said Paulette Reed, CIECA’s technical project manager. | Photo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Week 5: Wednesday, September 29 | Website | Press Release | CIECAST Technical Webinar | 2022R2/CAPIS | Join us for the next CIECAST Technical Series webinar on Thursday, October 20. Paulette Reed, CIECA's technical project manager, will discuss the updates made to the second standards release of the year, the 2022R2, which will be available to members on October 19. | Photo | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/5004117536876226829?source=social | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Week 5: Friday, September 30 | Website | CIECA News | Member BMS Spotlight article | Logo | https://www.cieca.com/blogs/post/bms-member-spotlight-mitchell-international-an-enlyte-companyIndustry Event | MSO Symposium | Tom Julius, CIECA Past Chair Jeff Schroder and Tim Schneider from Car-Part.com, and Paul Barry, CIECA's executive director, at the MSO Symposium today in Las Vegas, NV. | Photo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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