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2021-10-13 Education Meeting notes

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Last updated: Oct 17, 2021
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   CIECA 500 Westover Dr  #11617; Sanford,  NC  27330 

Date

Oct 13, 2021

ANTITRUST STATEMENT

As participants in this meeting, we need to be mindful of the constraints of antitrust laws. There shall be no discussions of agreements or concerted actions that may restrain competition. This prohibition includes the exchange of information concerning individual prices, rates, coverages, market practices, claims settlement practices, or any other competitive aspect of an individual company’s operation. Each participant is obligated to speak up immediately for the purpose of preventing any discussion falling outside these bounds.

Chair: Don Porter

Agenda

Antitrust and Approval of Minutes
CONNEX Survey
CIECAST Webinars 2022
Website

Minutes

  • The Antitrust statement was read and the meeting minutes were accepted.

  • CONNEX Survey

    • We looked over the CONNEX survey, which was filled out by 30 people.

      • Regarding swag items, Don P. and Steve said they have found that people don’t really care if they receive swag items. It would be better to have something specific/targeted in the future. It doesn’t need to be expensive.

      • Don P. said if sponsors want to hand out something, that is fine.

      • Some of the CIECA items liked by past attendees include a travel bag, charger and chip clips. Stacey will ask Bill Garoutte what item he really liked that others were asking about.

      • 27 people shared comments about what they liked about the conference. Networking and meeting people were mentioned by quite a few.

      • If we share names/companies of attendees in the future, Don P. said that we should notify them and allow them to opt out.

      • If we use a conference app in the future, attendees will be able to see everyone who is attending.

      • Regarding individual sessions, the committee felt that it was good that an OEM panel was held even if it was virtual and they couldn’t answer questions at the end. The goal is to get more OEMs involved in CIECA. Attendees enjoyed the blockchain presentation and Steve said it was a good presentation and the subject was explained well.

      • Steve said that it would be interesting to find out which segments filled out the survey. Stacey will check.

      • Paul would like to have more technical representatives attend the conference in the future and develop a technical network for CIECA. This led to a discussion about incorporating more technical presentations in the future.

  • CIECA Webinars 2022

    • The committee discussed the CONNEX presenters and which ones might be a good fit for a future CIECAST webinar.

    • Steve liked Sean Carey as a speaker and suggested having him or someone else speak last during the next conference to summarize and connect all of the topics/presentations as a wrap-up.

    • Steve liked Brandon Laur’s presentation. He thought it was relevant and non-promotional and the committee agreed. Stacey will reach out to him about speaking during an upcoming CIECAST.

    • Don P. liked the blockchain presentation by Kyle Weber from State Farm and the committee agreed. Stacey will reach out to him to speak as well.

    • Ginny felt it was important for CIECA to have OEM engagement. She is going to share information about PAVE.

    • The committee was in agreement we should invite the paint panel presenters to speak during an upcoming CIECAST.

  • Website

    • The new website is close to being launched. Stacey and Paul asked the committee their recommendations on how to best classify the member logos on the homepage. Paul suggested splitting them into size of company and then alphabetizing them. The idea is to create visibility and allow prospective members to get a glimpse of the member companies. Associations would be in a separate category. The committee was in agreement.

    • We asked the committee about incorporating a section on the home page with news and updates. Paul asked the committee how often they think members/the industry go to the website. Steve suggested looking at Google analytics to see if we can gain some insight. Steve said that in his role at Car-Part.com, he likes to look at company websites to find out about upcoming events. Phil and Steve said they see CIECA events announced on social media and it was agreed that social media is probably a better avenue to share information about news/events. Paul said that we can announce big events like the CONNEX Conference on the website homepage by creating a special banner.

Great meeting. Thank you everyone for your input!

Up Next

  • Antitrust Statement Agreement & minutes approval

  • CIECAST Webinars 2022

Action items

 

Decisions

 

Participants