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WEEK 1: Monday, August 1 | CONNEX - Speaker | Rebecca Fecteau | During the upcoming CIECA CONNEX Conference, Rebecca Fecteau, BASF, will share information about 3D printing and its impact to the collision industry. Learn more about CIECA's annual conference, which is taking place September 13 & 14 in St. Louis, Missouri. | Graphic | |||||||
WEEK 1: Tuesday, August 2 | CONNEX - Sponsor | BASF | Thank you to CIECA member BASF for becoming a Silver Sponsor of the CIECA CONNEX conference! The event will be held September 13-14 in St. Louis/St. Charles, MO. The CIECA CONNEX conference is an exclusive opportunity to meet and network with leaders from some of the most influential companies in the industry. Learn more about sponsorship and registration by visiting: | Logo | |||||||
WEEK 1: Wednesday, August 3 | Website | Press Release | CIECAST - August | Announcement | Join us for the August 25th CIECAST webinar, "Autonomous Vehicles: Fact vs. Fiction." The one-hour webinar will feature Tara Andringa Dunfee, executive director of the Partners for Automated Vehicle Education (PAVE). Andringa will talk about autonomous vehicle technology and the potential impacts to the collision industry in the future. | Photo | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8183553320061909517?source=pressrelease | ||||
WEEK 1: Thursday, August 4 | CONNEX | Early-Bird Registration/NABC events | There are only 10 more days left to receive the early-bird registration discount for the CIECA CONNEX Conference. The event is being held Sept. 13-14 in St. Louis, MO. Thank you to Bill Garoutte, president and CEO of National Auto Body Council, for being the master of ceremonies. The day prior to the conference, NABC is holding its Gateway Pars for Cars golf fundraiser. Following the first day of presentations, there will be an NABC Recycled Rides® gifting. | Photo | |||||||
WEEK 2: Monday, August 8 | CIECA -Speaker | James Palmer | During the upcoming CIECA CONNEX Conference, James Palmer, Innovation Group UK, will share information about managing expectations in a complex claims environment. Learn more about CIECA's annual conference, which is taking place September 13 & 14 in St. Louis, Missouri. | Graphic | |||||||
WEEK 2: Wednesday, August 10 | CIECA - Sponsor | Mitchell International | Thank you to CIECA member Mitchell International for becoming a Silver Sponsor of the CIECA CONNEX conference! The event will be held September 13-14 in St. Louis/St. Charles, MO. CONNEX is large enough to bring together leaders from across the collision industry, but small enough that you can meet with and exchange ideas with others in the industry. | Logo | |||||||
WEEK 2: Thursday, August 11 | CIECAST - August | Reminder | Learn about AV technology and the potential impacts to the collision industry during the August 25 CIECAST webinar, "Autonomous Vehicles: Fact vs. Fiction." Tara Andringa Dunfee @PAVEcampaign will present. | Photo | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/8183553320061909517?source=pressrelease | ||||||
WEEK 3: Thursday, July 14 | CIECAST - July | Reminder | Please join us for the next CIECAST Technical Webinar, Thursday, July 28, 11 am PT/1 pm CT/2 pm ET. "New Technologies in Paint & Coatings" | Photos | https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2508495521063751437?source=pressrelease | ||||||
WEEK 3: Friday, July 15 | CIECA News | Architecture Meeting in KY | Thank you again to CIECA's Architecture Committee for coming together this week at Car-Part.com's office in Kentucky to work on creating CIECA API Standards (CAPIS). Pictured from bottom left clockwise: Paul Barry, CIECA's executive director; Bradley Broerman, Aaron Daniele and Jeff Mueller from Car-Part.com; Andrew Bober, Entegral, (attending virtually); CIECA Chairman Phil Martinez, Mitchell International; Mike Hastings, Car-Part.com; Committee Chairman Dan Webster, Mitchell International; and Joanna Cohen and Jeff Schroder, Car-Part.com. Not pictured: CIECA Technical Project Manager Paulette Reed. | Photo | |||||||
WEEK 3: Friday, July 15 | CIECA News | Architecture Meeting in KY | The day prior to CIECA's Architecture Committee meeting at Car-Part.com's office in Kentucky to work on CIECA API Standards (CAPIS), the team toured New Riff Distilling in Newport, KY. L to R: Aaron Daniele, Car-Part.com; CIECA Chair Phil Martinez, Mitchell International; Jeff Mueller, Car-Part.com, CIECA Executive Director Paul Barry; CIECA Technical Project Manager Paulette Reed; Committee Chairman Dan Webster, Mitchell International; and Joanna Cohen, Jeff Schroder and Janice Schroder, Car-Part.com. | Photo | |||||||
WEEK 4: Monday, July 18 | CONNEX - Speaker | Greg Horn, PartsTrader | During the upcoming CIECA CONNEX Conference, keynote speaker Greg Horn, PartsTrader LLC, will be giving an industry update to all attendees. Learn more about CIECA's annual conference, which is taking place September 13 & 14 in St. Louis, Missouri. | Graphic | |||||||
Week 4: Tuesday, July 19 | Industry Conference | CIF | Many CIECA members and the industry will be attending CIF - COLLISION INDUSTRY FOUNDATION's 11th annual Gala fundraiser in Pittsburgh, Penn. on July 20. Learn more about the event and how to "Answer the Call" for collision industry professionals in need by clicking the link below. | Link | |||||||
WEEK 4: Wednesday, July 20 | Industry Event | SCRS Open Board Meeting | Aaron Schulenburg, Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), a CIECA Board of Trustees member, welcomed the collision repair industry to the SCRS open board meeting being held today in Pittsburgh, PA. In addition to committee updates, the agenda included an overview of current industry issues. | Photo | |||||||
Week 4: Wednesday July 20 | Industry Event | CIC | Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Chairman Darrell Amberson, LaMettry's Collision®, Glass and More, and an alternate on CIECA's Board of Trustees, welcomed the collision industry to a special CIC presentation held today in Pittsburgh, PA. Attendees heard first-hand from industry experts about augmented reality, ADAS and calibration, and electric vehicles. | Photo | |||||||
Week 4: Wednesday July 20 | Industry Event | CIC | Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Chairman Darrell Amberson, LaMettry's Collision®, Glass and More, and an alternate on CIECA's Board of Trustees, welcomed the collision industry to a special CIC presentation held today in Pittsburgh, PA. Attendees heard first-hand from industry experts about augmented reality, ADAS and calibration, and electric vehicles. | Photo | |||||||
Week 4: Wednesday July 20 | Industry Event | CIC | During today's Collision Industry Conference (CIC) in Pittsburgh, PA, Jake Rodenroth, Lucid Motors, shared information about the car manufacturer's developments in augmented reality. | Photo | |||||||
Week 4: Wednesday July 20 | Industry Event | CIC | Frank Terlep, Auto Techcelerators, LLC.., a CIECA member and co-chair of the CIECA Emerging Technologies Committee, and Jason "Buck" Geise, LaMettry's Collision®, Glass and More, shared information about ADAS and calibrations during today's Collision Industry Conference (CIC) presentation in Pittsburgh, PA. | Photo | |||||||
Week 4: Wednesday July 20 | Industry Event | CIC | Angela Lee, Autel, a CIECA member, provided an in-depth look at EV charging stations during a special Collision Industry Conference (CIC) presentation today in Pittsburgh, PA. | Photo | |||||||
Week 4: Wednesday July 20 | Industry Event | CIC | During a special session at the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) today in Pittsburgh, PA, Dirk Fuchs (left) and Bud Center from I-CAR talked about collision repair considerations in regard to electric vehicles and batteries. | Photo | |||||||
Week 4: Wednesday July 20 | Industry Event | CIC | Representatives from four OEMs participated in an electric vehicle (EV) panel discussion during today's Collision Industry Conference (CIC) in Pittsburgh, PA. L to R: Moderator Ron Reichen, PRECISION BODY & PAINT OF BEND, INC.; Benito Cid, Mercedes-Benz AG and a CIECA committee member; Mark Allen, AUDI AG and co-chair of CIECA's OEM Repair Procedures Committee; Kelly Logan and Frank Phillips, Rivian, a CIECA member company; and Jake Rodenroth, Lucid Motors, a CIECA committee member. | Photo | |||||||
WEEK 4: Wednesday, July 20 | Industry Event | CIF | Many CIECA members are supporters of the CIF - COLLISION INDUSTRY FOUNDATION and will be attending the Gala event tonight in Pittsburgh, PA. The non-profit organization provides emergency relief by securing and distributing donations to collision repair professionals who have experienced significant losses due to natural disasters or other catastrophic events. Pictured L to R: CIF Secretary Petra Schroeder, "Collisionista," and an active CIECA committee member; CIF Vice President Ann Higgins Gonzalez, National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ); and CIF Board of Trustees member Yvette Burke, Enterprise, a CIECA member company and part of the Board of Trustees. | Photo | |||||||
WEEK 4: Thursday, July 21 | Industry Event | CIC | On the second day of the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) in Pittsburgh, PA, Chairman Darrell Amberson, LaMettry's Collision®, Glass and More and an alternate on CIECA's Board of Trustees, welcomed attendees to the event. | Photo |
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WEEK 4: Thursday, July 21 | Industry Event | CIC | At the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) today in Pittsburgh, PA, the Future Disruptions Committee shared information about potential new business models that the industry may adopt over the next 5-10 years in transportation, collision repair, insurance and claims, battery-electric vehicles, vehicle recycling and more. L to R: Committee Co-Chair Frank Terlep, Auto Techcelerators, LLC. and the Co-Chair of the CIECA Emerging Technologies Committee; Trent Tinsley, Entegral, a CIECA member company; Karl Kirschenman, Spanesi Americas; Committee Co-Chair Jake Rodenroth, Lucid Motors; Dirk Fuchs, I-CAR; Sandy Blalock, Automotive Recyclers Association, a CIECA member; and Michael LoPrete, MBA, MS, Plastfix. | Photo |
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Week 4: Thursday, July 21 | Industry Event | CIC | Congratulations to Frank Terlep, Auto Techcelerators, LLC., for being named the 2023-24 chair of the Collision Industry Conference (CIC)! Frank was one of the original founders of CIECA and deeply involved in the creation of EMS -- CIECA's original standard. He is currently the Co-Chair of the CIECA Emerging Technologies Committee. Pictured L to R: Frank Terlep with CIC current and past chairs: Jeff Hendler, a founder of CIC and current administrator, Darrell Amberson, LaMettry's Collision®, Glass and More and current chair, George Avery, Jeff Peevy, AMAM, I-CAR, O. Guy Bargnes; Lou DiLisio and Stacy Bartnik, Intertek. | Photo |
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WEEK 4: Thursday, July 21 | Industry Event | CIC | During the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) today in Pittsburgh, PA, the Governmental Committee held a panel discussion with participants discussing their experiences with post-repair inspections. L to R: Co-Chair Robert L. Redding Jr., The Redding Firm; Ron Reichen, Precision Body and Paint; Mark Olson, Vehicle Collision Experts/Future Forensics; Gabriel Morley, VeriFacts Automotive, an OEC Company, a CIECA member company; and John Eck, General Motors. | Photo |
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WEEK 4: Thursday, July 21 | Industry Event | CIC | The Collision Industry Conference (CIC)'s Emerging Technologies Committee discussed how the industry needs to address future ADAS opportunities during a panel discussion today in Pittsburgh, PA. L to R: Jim Fish, New Hammer Ventures; Committee Co-Chair Bob Augustine, Opus IVS - US, a CIECA member company; Chris Gardner, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA); Mike Muller, SEMA Detroit Garage; Greg Potter, Equipment and Tool Institute; and Committee Co-Chair Chuck Olsen, AirPro Diagnostics, a CIECA member company. | Photo |
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WEEK 4: Thursday, July 21 | Industry Event | CIC | During today's Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Data Access, Privacy & Security update, Jeff Schroder, Car-Part.com, and a member of the CIECA Board of Trustees, shared information about how the company finds a car's VIN. | Photo | |||||||
WEEK 4: Thursday, July 21 | Industry Event | CIC | Frank Terlep, Auto Techcelerators, LLC. and the co-chair of the CIECA Emerging Technologies Committee, shared information during today's Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Data Access, Privacy & Security update about how his company finds a car's VIN. | Photo | |||||||
WEEK 4: Thursday, July 21 | Industry Event | CIC | Frank Terlep, Auto Techcelerators, LLC. and the co-chair of the CIECA Emerging Technologies Committee, shared information during today's Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Data Access, Privacy & Security update about how his company finds a car's VIN. | Photo | |||||||
WEEK 4: Thursday, July 21 | Industry Event | CIC | The Collision Industry Conference (CIC)'s Data Access, Privacy & Security Committee held a panel discussion today about data control in the collision industry. Pictured L to R: Co-Chair Dan Risley, CCC Intelligent Solutions, a CIECA Board of Trustees member; Steven Bloch, Silver Golub & Teitell; Pete Tagliapietra, DataTouch, a long-time CIECA supporter; Tom Allen, ConditionNow; and Co-Chair Trent Tinsley, Entegral, a CIECA member company. | Photo | |||||||
WEEK 4: Thursday, July 21 | Industry Event | CIC | During the Collision Industry Conference (CIC)'s Parts & Materials Committee update today, industry experts talked about how businesses are managing rising costs of parts and materials. L to R: Chair Aaron Schulenburg, Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), a CIECA Board of Trustees member; Dan Tessadri, CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer; Braxton Ewing, BASF, a CIECA member; John Strong, Mitchell International, a CIECA member company; and Tim Ronak, AkzoNobel and a CIECA Board of Trustees representative for SCRS. | Photo | |||||||
Week 5: Monday, July 25 | CIECAST - July | Reminder | Join us for the CIECAST webinar scheduled for this Thursday, July 28: “New Technologies in Paint & Coatings.” The one-hour webinar will feature Dan Benton, Axalta, Andy Hysi, AkzoNobel, and Jeff Wildman, MBA, BASF. Benton, Hysi and Wildman will talk about new technologies in the paint and coatings industry and the impacts to vehicle repair, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), and other new vehicle technologies. | Photos | https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2508495521063751437?source=pressreleaseurce=pressrelease | ||||||
Week 5: Tuesday, July 26 | Website | Press Release | CONNEX | Agenda & Speakers announced | CIECA is excited to announce its agenda and speakers for the upcoming CONNEX Conference Sept. 13&14 in St. Louis, MO. In addition to a line-up of top industry speakers, there will be networking opportunities, a gifting ceremony by the National Auto Body Council as part of its NABC Recycled Rides® program, CIECA’s open annual meeting and a tour of Hunter Engineering Company. Register and view agenda: www.cieca.com/CONNEX. This year’s theme is "CIECA Next Gen: Evolving to Meet the Needs of the Collision Industry." All industry stakeholders, including CIECA members and non-members, are invited to attend. | ||||||
Week 5: Wednesday, July 27 | CONNEX - Speaker | Ryan Taylor | During the upcoming CIECA CONNEX Conference, Ryan Taylor, AMP Bureau and BodyShop Booster, will talk about the digital customer experience. Learn more about CIECA's annual conference, which is taking place September 13 & 14 in St. Louis, Missouri. | Graphic | |||||||
Week 5: Thursday, July 28 | CIECAST Webinar - July | Video | Three representatives from the paint and coatings industry shared information this morning about new technologies impacting the collision industry in the U.S. and abroad. If you missed the CIECAST webinar featuring Dan Benton, Axalta; Andy Hysi, AkzoNobel; and Jeff Wildman, BASF; the replay is below. | Link | |||||||
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