Congress of Automotive Repair and Service (CARS) 2008 Conference Highlights
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Canadian independent service providers attending this year’s Congress of Automotive Repair & Service (CARS) in Las Vegas on November 5-8 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center will be able to attend a wide-range of comprehensive education and training sessions given by industry experts.
“Much emphasis has been placed on speaker selection and session content in the development of the 2008 program,” said Ellen Pipkin, Hanley Wood Exhibitions’ show manager of NACE and CARS. “Providing topics that address the daily challenges faced by mechanical professionals is the primary objective. There really is no better place to get this education than CARS. It is our hope to equip conference participants with the skills and techniques that will help them to advance their businesses to the next level.”
CARS will offer more than 35 sessions sions with expert speakers presenting in two distinct tracks: Management and Technical. Topics include: Time Management, Low Amp Probe, DSO Diagnostics, Toyota Hybrid Transaxles, Defects & Recalls, and more.
I-CAR debuts its ‘World Premier’ Hybrid Electric and Alternative Fuel Vehicles (ALT02) class at NACE, along with Steel Unitized Structures Technologies and Repair (SPS07) and Steel Full-Frame Technologies and Repair (SPS08) — each scheduled three times during the course of the conference. Additional free on-floor I-CAR clinics are available in the I-CAR Technology Showcase during show hours.
A variety of on-floor education options are also available as part of the CARS Expo Extras. The CARS show floor features daily exhibitor presentations and exhibitor theaters featuring comprehensive training by Identifix, clientONE and Bosch. All Expo Extras are free to all CARS registrants.
“Increased value for both the attendees ees and exhibitors is what the Expo Extras are all about,” said Lindsay Roberts, Hanley Wood Exhibitions’ associate director of NACE and CARS. “Providing exhibitors with extra methods of reaching their customers with on-floor training and product demos, as well as the chance to entertain attendees with celebrity appearances in their booths, helps deliver attendees the expanded options they’re looking for — all while walking, shopping and networking with suppliers and manufacturers.”
The CARS show floor features 80+ exhibitors displaying the latest automotive repair and service products, services, equipment and technologies available today.
Online housing reservations can be booked at www.NACEexpo.com and www.CARSevent.com. Hanley Wood Housing will assist attendees and exhibitors with all hotel, airline and car rentals — one-stop shopping for all travel needs.
Recently reduced rates are available at some of the properties included in the NACE and CARS hotel block — the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, Excalibur Hotel & Casino, New York-New York Hotel & Casino, Luxor Hotel & Casino, Monte Carlo Resort & Casino, and the all new Hooters Hotel Casino.
CARS projects an estimated attendance of 2,000+ industry professionals, features a comprehensive educational Conference and Exposition of 80+ exhibiting companies. To exhibit at CARS 2008, call toll-free 866.704.8069 or 972.536.6425. For more CARS information, visit the CARS Web site at www.CARSevent. com.
To register for the CARS event, technicians can do so through the CARS Web site, www.CARSevent. com.
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