The team at Bob Cook Sales was named the SEMA Manufacturers' Rep Agency of the Year for 2011.

The deadline to submit your SEMA Industry Awards nomination forms is Friday, June 29, 2012. The awards, which are presented during the SEMA Industry Awards Banquet at the SEMA Show, include SEMA Person of the Year, SEMA Rep Agency of the Year and SEMA WD of the Year.

Take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website, which lists the criteria established for each award, including a listing of previous honorees for each award.

If you have any questions, contact Staci Bostock at 909-978-6693 or StaciB@SEMA.org.

The team at Bob Cook Sales was named the SEMA Manufacturers' Rep Agency of the Year for 2011.

The deadline to submit your SEMA Industry Awards nomination forms is Friday, June 29, 2012. The awards, which are presented during the SEMA Industry Awards Banquet at the SEMA Show, include SEMA Person of the Year, SEMA Rep Agency of the Year and SEMA WD of the Year.

Take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website, which lists the criteria established for each award, including a listing of previous honorees for each award.

If you have any questions, contact Staci Bostock at 909-978-6693 or StaciB@SEMA.org.

The team at Bob Cook Sales was named the SEMA Manufacturers' Rep Agency of the Year for 2011.

The deadline to submit your SEMA Industry Awards nomination forms is Friday, June 29, 2012. The awards, which are presented during the SEMA Industry Awards Banquet at the SEMA Show, include SEMA Person of the Year, SEMA Rep Agency of the Year and SEMA WD of the Year.

Take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website, which lists the criteria established for each award, including a listing of previous honorees for each award.

If you have any questions, contact Staci Bostock at 909-978-6693 or StaciB@SEMA.org.

	Pinterest has quietly become the No. 3 social media network in the world.

Think you don’t have time for Pinterest? Think again.

By now, you've probably heard of the newest social media craze—Pinterest. It’s visual, interesting and highly engaging. If you’re not using Pinterest, you’re missing out on a very powerful social media tool that has the potential to impact your business for the better.

You can spend hours on Pinterest, but you don't have to.

It's easy to feel overwhelmed with the pace and demands of social media, and adding yet another site to your already long list of things that need your daily attention seems daunting. But Natalie Carmolli from WhizBang! Training can show you how to get a Pinterest account up and running and maintain it quickly and easily.

Join Carmolli for this practical, to-the-point webinar for Pinterest users in business, Thursday, July 5, at 10:00 a.m. (PDT). Learn how your business can use this visual medium to market your products.

Participate live or download the webinar when it's convenient. And remember: SEMA webinars are free to SEMA members and only $29 for non-members.

Have any questions for our presenter? Post them on the SEMA Members page on LinkedIn. You must be a member of LinkedIn to post.

	Pinterest has quietly become the No. 3 social media network in the world.

Think you don’t have time for Pinterest? Think again.

By now, you've probably heard of the newest social media craze—Pinterest. It’s visual, interesting and highly engaging. If you’re not using Pinterest, you’re missing out on a very powerful social media tool that has the potential to impact your business for the better.

You can spend hours on Pinterest, but you don't have to.

It's easy to feel overwhelmed with the pace and demands of social media, and adding yet another site to your already long list of things that need your daily attention seems daunting. But Natalie Carmolli from WhizBang! Training can show you how to get a Pinterest account up and running and maintain it quickly and easily.

Join Carmolli for this practical, to-the-point webinar for Pinterest users in business, Thursday, July 5, at 10:00 a.m. (PDT). Learn how your business can use this visual medium to market your products.

Participate live or download the webinar when it's convenient. And remember: SEMA webinars are free to SEMA members and only $29 for non-members.

Have any questions for our presenter? Post them on the SEMA Members page on LinkedIn. You must be a member of LinkedIn to post.

During the Installation Banquet's sit-down dinner, the 2012 SEMA Hall of Fame members are introduced and the newly elected SEMA Board of Directors are sworn in.

Join the hundreds of leaders and professionals from the specialty-equipment industry to honor noteworthy icons and volunteers during the 2012 SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, Friday, July 27, at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Convention Center in Pomona, California.



The annual event serves as the industry's premier celebration where newly elected Board of Directors are sworn in and SEMA Hall of Fame inductees are introduced for the first time. The newest industry icons to be inducted into the SEMA Hall of Fame are Nick Arias Jr., Bill France Sr., Mark Heffington and Bob Larivee Sr. 

"While the products and customizing trends take center stage at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the SEMA Installation Banquet is a time to shine the light on the people and volunteers who make this industry a success," said Chris Kersting, SEMA president and CEO. "This is truly a unique event where we honor and thank our industry’s leaders.”

Order banquet tickets now!



The event begins with a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will have time to mix and mingle with industry icons and celebrities and see the final rounds of the Pinewood Drag Races. Be sure to enter or sponsor a car as part of the event's fundraising activities. During the sit-down dinner that follows, the 2012 SEMA Hall of Fame members are introduced, and the newly elected SEMA Board of Directors are sworn in.



Enter or sponsor a Pinewood Drag Race Car now!



Proceeds from ticket sales benefit two children's charities: Childhelp and Victory Junction. Childhelp assists abused and neglected children by providing counseling and programs in a safe and secure living environment. Victory Junction provides the camp experience for children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses who otherwise would not be able to go. 



For more information, visit www.sema.org/gala
 or contact Michelle Harris at michelleh@sema.org or 909-978-6684.

During the Installation Banquet's sit-down dinner, the 2012 SEMA Hall of Fame members are introduced and the newly elected SEMA Board of Directors are sworn in.

Join the hundreds of leaders and professionals from the specialty-equipment industry to honor noteworthy icons and volunteers during the 2012 SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, Friday, July 27, at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Convention Center in Pomona, California.



The annual event serves as the industry's premier celebration where newly elected Board of Directors are sworn in and SEMA Hall of Fame inductees are introduced for the first time. The newest industry icons to be inducted into the SEMA Hall of Fame are Nick Arias Jr., Bill France Sr., Mark Heffington and Bob Larivee Sr. 

"While the products and customizing trends take center stage at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the SEMA Installation Banquet is a time to shine the light on the people and volunteers who make this industry a success," said Chris Kersting, SEMA president and CEO. "This is truly a unique event where we honor and thank our industry’s leaders.”

Order banquet tickets now!



The event begins with a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will have time to mix and mingle with industry icons and celebrities and see the final rounds of the Pinewood Drag Races. Be sure to enter or sponsor a car as part of the event's fundraising activities. During the sit-down dinner that follows, the 2012 SEMA Hall of Fame members are introduced, and the newly elected SEMA Board of Directors are sworn in.



Enter or sponsor a Pinewood Drag Race Car now!



Proceeds from ticket sales benefit two children's charities: Childhelp and Victory Junction. Childhelp assists abused and neglected children by providing counseling and programs in a safe and secure living environment. Victory Junction provides the camp experience for children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses who otherwise would not be able to go. 



For more information, visit www.sema.org/gala
 or contact Michelle Harris at michelleh@sema.org or 909-978-6684.

During the Installation Banquet's sit-down dinner, the 2012 SEMA Hall of Fame members are introduced and the newly elected SEMA Board of Directors are sworn in.

Join the hundreds of leaders and professionals from the specialty-equipment industry to honor noteworthy icons and volunteers during the 2012 SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, Friday, July 27, at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Convention Center in Pomona, California.



The annual event serves as the industry's premier celebration where newly elected Board of Directors are sworn in and SEMA Hall of Fame inductees are introduced for the first time. The newest industry icons to be inducted into the SEMA Hall of Fame are Nick Arias Jr., Bill France Sr., Mark Heffington and Bob Larivee Sr. 

"While the products and customizing trends take center stage at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the SEMA Installation Banquet is a time to shine the light on the people and volunteers who make this industry a success," said Chris Kersting, SEMA president and CEO. "This is truly a unique event where we honor and thank our industry’s leaders.”

Order banquet tickets now!



The event begins with a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will have time to mix and mingle with industry icons and celebrities and see the final rounds of the Pinewood Drag Races. Be sure to enter or sponsor a car as part of the event's fundraising activities. During the sit-down dinner that follows, the 2012 SEMA Hall of Fame members are introduced, and the newly elected SEMA Board of Directors are sworn in.



Enter or sponsor a Pinewood Drag Race Car now!



Proceeds from ticket sales benefit two children's charities: Childhelp and Victory Junction. Childhelp assists abused and neglected children by providing counseling and programs in a safe and secure living environment. Victory Junction provides the camp experience for children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses who otherwise would not be able to go. 



For more information, visit www.sema.org/gala
 or contact Michelle Harris at michelleh@sema.org or 909-978-6684.

During the Installation Banquet's sit-down dinner, the 2012 SEMA Hall of Fame members are introduced and the newly elected SEMA Board of Directors are sworn in.

Join the hundreds of leaders and professionals from the specialty-equipment industry to honor noteworthy icons and volunteers during the 2012 SEMA Installation Banquet & Gala Fundraiser, Friday, July 27, at the Sheraton Fairplex Hotel & Convention Center in Pomona, California.



The annual event serves as the industry's premier celebration where newly elected Board of Directors are sworn in and SEMA Hall of Fame inductees are introduced for the first time. The newest industry icons to be inducted into the SEMA Hall of Fame are Nick Arias Jr., Bill France Sr., Mark Heffington and Bob Larivee Sr. 

"While the products and customizing trends take center stage at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the SEMA Installation Banquet is a time to shine the light on the people and volunteers who make this industry a success," said Chris Kersting, SEMA president and CEO. "This is truly a unique event where we honor and thank our industry’s leaders.”

Order banquet tickets now!



The event begins with a cocktail reception at 6:30 p.m. Attendees will have time to mix and mingle with industry icons and celebrities and see the final rounds of the Pinewood Drag Races. Be sure to enter or sponsor a car as part of the event's fundraising activities. During the sit-down dinner that follows, the 2012 SEMA Hall of Fame members are introduced, and the newly elected SEMA Board of Directors are sworn in.



Enter or sponsor a Pinewood Drag Race Car now!



Proceeds from ticket sales benefit two children's charities: Childhelp and Victory Junction. Childhelp assists abused and neglected children by providing counseling and programs in a safe and secure living environment. Victory Junction provides the camp experience for children with chronic medical conditions or serious illnesses who otherwise would not be able to go. 



For more information, visit www.sema.org/gala
 or contact Michelle Harris at michelleh@sema.org or 909-978-6684.

A federal district court upheld the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2009 finding that greenhouse gases contribute to global warming and threaten public health. The EPA issued its finding in response to a 2007 Supreme Court ruling that the EPA was obligated under the Clean Air Act to decide whether greenhouse gases were an air pollutant and, if so, regulate them. More than 60 lawsuits from industry and several states challenged the EPA’s finding and subsequent rules to limit carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases through new standards for vehicle tailpipe emissions and large stationary source emissions. Those suits were consolidated into the case decided by the federal court. In ruling that the EPA’s interpretation of the Clean Air Act was “unambiguously correct,” the burden now falls on the U.S. Congress to enact legislation if lawmakers seek a change to the EPA’s regulatory approach.  

The court ruling affirms the approach taken by the EPA and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to regulate CO2 emissions within the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards beginning with model year ’12 cars and light-duty trucks. SEMA and the automakers have generally supported the tailpipe regulations since they create a single, national CO2 standard. The revised CAFE standards are also intended to take jobs, safety, consumer choice and technological feasibility into account. With respect to stationary sources, the EPA regulations target the largest emitters, such as power plants and steel and paper mills, requiring them to obtain permits that track emissions and potentially install the best available control technology. 

SEMA remains concerned that the U.S. rules will translate into higher energy costs and lower economic growth while not substantially addressing global warming, and that future regulations will target medium and smaller operations. 

For more information, contact Stuart Gosswein at stuartg@sema.org.