By SEMA Editors

	George Lathouris was named 2013 SEMA Person of the Year.

It’s that time of the year for awards nominations. SEMA members have the opportunity to select nominees for the 2014 SEMA Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year Award. These awards have been established to honor worthy candidates for their outstanding contribution to the industry during the past 12 months corresponding to the SEMA fiscal year, July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014.

Take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website and review the criteria and listing of past honorees before providing a brief statement, including comments as to why, based on the award criteria, your choice is deserving of this award. Due Friday, July 25, 2014, all completed nominations forms are confidential and vital to helping the Task Force make their selections.

By SEMA Editors

	George Lathouris was named 2013 SEMA Person of the Year.

It’s that time of the year for awards nominations. SEMA members have the opportunity to select nominees for the 2014 SEMA Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year Award. These awards have been established to honor worthy candidates for their outstanding contribution to the industry during the past 12 months corresponding to the SEMA fiscal year, July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014.

Take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website and review the criteria and listing of past honorees before providing a brief statement, including comments as to why, based on the award criteria, your choice is deserving of this award. Due Friday, July 25, 2014, all completed nominations forms are confidential and vital to helping the Task Force make their selections.

By SEMA Editors

	George Lathouris was named 2013 SEMA Person of the Year.

It’s that time of the year for awards nominations. SEMA members have the opportunity to select nominees for the 2014 SEMA Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year Award. These awards have been established to honor worthy candidates for their outstanding contribution to the industry during the past 12 months corresponding to the SEMA fiscal year, July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014.

Take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website and review the criteria and listing of past honorees before providing a brief statement, including comments as to why, based on the award criteria, your choice is deserving of this award. Due Friday, July 25, 2014, all completed nominations forms are confidential and vital to helping the Task Force make their selections.

By SEMA Editors

	George Lathouris was named 2013 SEMA Person of the Year.

It’s that time of the year for awards nominations. SEMA members have the opportunity to select nominees for the 2014 SEMA Person of the Year, Rep Agency of the Year and WD of the Year Award. These awards have been established to honor worthy candidates for their outstanding contribution to the industry during the past 12 months corresponding to the SEMA fiscal year, July 1, 2013, through June 30, 2014.

Take a moment to review the SEMA Awards website and review the criteria and listing of past honorees before providing a brief statement, including comments as to why, based on the award criteria, your choice is deserving of this award. Due Friday, July 25, 2014, all completed nominations forms are confidential and vital to helping the Task Force make their selections.

By SEMA Editors

	Todd Petersen of MSD Performance was the 2013 SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award recipient.

SEMA is seeking nominations to identify youthful innovators whose work is substantially changing the way the automotive aftermarket is doing business. These nominations will be used to select the third-annual SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award. SEMA will honor the award winner at the 2014 SEMA Show Banquet, which takes place the evening of Thursday, November 6, 2014.

The winning candidate will be energetic and passionate about the enthusiast marketplace. He or she will have contributed a bright, novel way to fix something broken, build something really new or make something better.

He or she may be the MVP on a team that leads with a game-changing product or service. They may have been the first to act on a new trend, invent an original product people did not yet know they needed, or work independently to devise and implement stellar ideas that better suit the changing marketplace of the new millennium.

Whatever the case, the SEMA Gen-III Innovator will be young—less than 40 years of age as of December 31, 2014. If you know someone who exhibits the same pioneering spirit as the original industry founders, we need your help in identifying that person for the SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award.

Please fill out the 2014 SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award Nomination Form and tell us about the person you think deserves a moment in the spotlight. All nominees will be invited, along with a guest, to attend and participate in the SEMA Banquet. Gen-III Innovator Award nomination forms must be submitted prior to close of business, Friday, July 25, at 5:00 p.m. (PDT).

For more information about that award, please visit www.sema.org/innovator or contact Lindsay Bianco at LindsayB@sema.org or 909-978-6692.

By SEMA Editors

	Todd Petersen of MSD Performance was the 2013 SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award recipient.

SEMA is seeking nominations to identify youthful innovators whose work is substantially changing the way the automotive aftermarket is doing business. These nominations will be used to select the third-annual SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award. SEMA will honor the award winner at the 2014 SEMA Show Banquet, which takes place the evening of Thursday, November 6, 2014.

The winning candidate will be energetic and passionate about the enthusiast marketplace. He or she will have contributed a bright, novel way to fix something broken, build something really new or make something better.

He or she may be the MVP on a team that leads with a game-changing product or service. They may have been the first to act on a new trend, invent an original product people did not yet know they needed, or work independently to devise and implement stellar ideas that better suit the changing marketplace of the new millennium.

Whatever the case, the SEMA Gen-III Innovator will be young—less than 40 years of age as of December 31, 2014. If you know someone who exhibits the same pioneering spirit as the original industry founders, we need your help in identifying that person for the SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award.

Please fill out the 2014 SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award Nomination Form and tell us about the person you think deserves a moment in the spotlight. All nominees will be invited, along with a guest, to attend and participate in the SEMA Banquet. Gen-III Innovator Award nomination forms must be submitted prior to close of business, Friday, July 25, at 5:00 p.m. (PDT).

For more information about that award, please visit www.sema.org/innovator or contact Lindsay Bianco at LindsayB@sema.org or 909-978-6692.

By SEMA Editors

	Todd Petersen of MSD Performance was the 2013 SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award recipient.

SEMA is seeking nominations to identify youthful innovators whose work is substantially changing the way the automotive aftermarket is doing business. These nominations will be used to select the third-annual SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award. SEMA will honor the award winner at the 2014 SEMA Show Banquet, which takes place the evening of Thursday, November 6, 2014.

The winning candidate will be energetic and passionate about the enthusiast marketplace. He or she will have contributed a bright, novel way to fix something broken, build something really new or make something better.

He or she may be the MVP on a team that leads with a game-changing product or service. They may have been the first to act on a new trend, invent an original product people did not yet know they needed, or work independently to devise and implement stellar ideas that better suit the changing marketplace of the new millennium.

Whatever the case, the SEMA Gen-III Innovator will be young—less than 40 years of age as of December 31, 2014. If you know someone who exhibits the same pioneering spirit as the original industry founders, we need your help in identifying that person for the SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award.

Please fill out the 2014 SEMA Gen-III Innovator Award Nomination Form and tell us about the person you think deserves a moment in the spotlight. All nominees will be invited, along with a guest, to attend and participate in the SEMA Banquet. Gen-III Innovator Award nomination forms must be submitted prior to close of business, Friday, July 25, at 5:00 p.m. (PDT).

For more information about that award, please visit www.sema.org/innovator or contact Lindsay Bianco at LindsayB@sema.org or 909-978-6692.

	The SEMA Garage is located next to the association’s headquarters in Diamond Bar, California. All of the services available through the SEMA Garage are intended to help members bring their products to the market faster and for a fraction of the cost.

More than 1,000 professionals from the specialty-equipment industry will celebrate at tonight’s Open House for the SEMA Garage – Industry Innovations Center in Diamond Bar, California. From 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m., guests will take tours of the Garage’s installation center and product-development tools, while enjoying complimentary food, music and giveaways.

In addition to the tours, food and music, some of the industry’s hottest custom vehicles—hot rods, musclecars, classic cars and trucks, race cars, SUVs—will add to the clubhouse atmosphere. 

The SEMA Garage is located next to the association’s headquarters in Diamond Bar, California. The multifaceted garage contains an Emissions Lab, Installation Center, Photo Cove and Training Center. The comprehensive facilities are available for members to use for product development and marketing, installations, emissions testing and training. All of the services available through the SEMA Garage are intended to help members bring their products to the market faster and for a fraction of the cost.

Read more about the tools and equipment available to members through “The New SEMA Garage” in the July issue of SEMA News.

SEMA members are encouraged to take advantage to the industry-owned SEMA Garage for product development, fitment, research and more. For additional information about the garage, including upcoming events and availability, contact Mike Spagnola at mikes@sema.org.

	The SEMA Garage is located next to the association’s headquarters in Diamond Bar, California. All of the services available through the SEMA Garage are intended to help members bring their products to the market faster and for a fraction of the cost.

More than 1,000 professionals from the specialty-equipment industry will celebrate at tonight’s Open House for the SEMA Garage – Industry Innovations Center in Diamond Bar, California. From 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m., guests will take tours of the Garage’s installation center and product-development tools, while enjoying complimentary food, music and giveaways.

In addition to the tours, food and music, some of the industry’s hottest custom vehicles—hot rods, musclecars, classic cars and trucks, race cars, SUVs—will add to the clubhouse atmosphere. 

The SEMA Garage is located next to the association’s headquarters in Diamond Bar, California. The multifaceted garage contains an Emissions Lab, Installation Center, Photo Cove and Training Center. The comprehensive facilities are available for members to use for product development and marketing, installations, emissions testing and training. All of the services available through the SEMA Garage are intended to help members bring their products to the market faster and for a fraction of the cost.

Read more about the tools and equipment available to members through “The New SEMA Garage” in the July issue of SEMA News.

SEMA members are encouraged to take advantage to the industry-owned SEMA Garage for product development, fitment, research and more. For additional information about the garage, including upcoming events and availability, contact Mike Spagnola at mikes@sema.org.

	The SEMA Garage is located next to the association’s headquarters in Diamond Bar, California. All of the services available through the SEMA Garage are intended to help members bring their products to the market faster and for a fraction of the cost.

More than 1,000 professionals from the specialty-equipment industry will celebrate at tonight’s Open House for the SEMA Garage – Industry Innovations Center in Diamond Bar, California. From 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m., guests will take tours of the Garage’s installation center and product-development tools, while enjoying complimentary food, music and giveaways.

In addition to the tours, food and music, some of the industry’s hottest custom vehicles—hot rods, musclecars, classic cars and trucks, race cars, SUVs—will add to the clubhouse atmosphere. 

The SEMA Garage is located next to the association’s headquarters in Diamond Bar, California. The multifaceted garage contains an Emissions Lab, Installation Center, Photo Cove and Training Center. The comprehensive facilities are available for members to use for product development and marketing, installations, emissions testing and training. All of the services available through the SEMA Garage are intended to help members bring their products to the market faster and for a fraction of the cost.

Read more about the tools and equipment available to members through “The New SEMA Garage” in the July issue of SEMA News.

SEMA members are encouraged to take advantage to the industry-owned SEMA Garage for product development, fitment, research and more. For additional information about the garage, including upcoming events and availability, contact Mike Spagnola at mikes@sema.org.