By Linda Spencer

Participating buyers will have an opportunity to visit accessory, performance and off-road retailers and wholesalers during the 2017 SEMA Australia Business Development Program in Melbourne.

One more slot remains for the 2017 SEMA Australia Business Development Program, to be held May 23–27, in Melbourne. Explore first-hand opportunities in Australia, which has a thriving pickup and SUV customization and hot-rod enthusiast market. Participating eligible firms can receive $1,000 grants.

View the 2016 SEMA Australia post-show report.

Watch a video of the 2016 trip.

Register now for the 2017 SEMA Australia Business Development Conference. (Click on this link to learn how to qualify/self-certify for the grants).

For questions about any of SEMA’s overseas trips, including the SEMA Australia Business Development Program, May 23–27, 2017, and the SEMA China Business Development Program, September 6–10, 2017, contact Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

By SEMA Editors

Both scanning and calibration—restoring cameras and sensors to OEM tolerances following an impact or replacement—are currently hot topics in collision. Both of these concepts, as well as scanning’s sister field of diagnostics, have actually been around for decades. The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has produced a video to help users get caught up fast on these concepts.

Watch Jason Bartanen (I-CAR), Toby Chess (Kent Automotive), Barry Dorn (Dorn’s Body and Paint) and Bruce Halcro (Capital Collision Center) define the terms, outline some of the equipment and procedures necessary and offer insight on what scanning, diagnostics and calibration mean from a business perspective.

Adjusters, appraisers, actuaries, technicians, shop owners and estimators can all benefit from the video crash course, as well as prior SCRS videos on scanning, adhesives and corrosion protection. The video also points out how modifications, such as different-size tires affect vehicle cameras calibrated for factory wheels.

Additional information can be found from the OEM mechanical and collision-repair procedures at www.OEM1Stop.com and from I-CAR’s calibration database on the repairability technical support portal.

By SEMA Editors

Both scanning and calibration—restoring cameras and sensors to OEM tolerances following an impact or replacement—are currently hot topics in collision. Both of these concepts, as well as scanning’s sister field of diagnostics, have actually been around for decades. The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has produced a video to help users get caught up fast on these concepts.

Watch Jason Bartanen (I-CAR), Toby Chess (Kent Automotive), Barry Dorn (Dorn’s Body and Paint) and Bruce Halcro (Capital Collision Center) define the terms, outline some of the equipment and procedures necessary and offer insight on what scanning, diagnostics and calibration mean from a business perspective.

Adjusters, appraisers, actuaries, technicians, shop owners and estimators can all benefit from the video crash course, as well as prior SCRS videos on scanning, adhesives and corrosion protection. The video also points out how modifications, such as different-size tires affect vehicle cameras calibrated for factory wheels.

Additional information can be found from the OEM mechanical and collision-repair procedures at www.OEM1Stop.com and from I-CAR’s calibration database on the repairability technical support portal.

By SEMA Editors

Both scanning and calibration—restoring cameras and sensors to OEM tolerances following an impact or replacement—are currently hot topics in collision. Both of these concepts, as well as scanning’s sister field of diagnostics, have actually been around for decades. The Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) has produced a video to help users get caught up fast on these concepts.

Watch Jason Bartanen (I-CAR), Toby Chess (Kent Automotive), Barry Dorn (Dorn’s Body and Paint) and Bruce Halcro (Capital Collision Center) define the terms, outline some of the equipment and procedures necessary and offer insight on what scanning, diagnostics and calibration mean from a business perspective.

Adjusters, appraisers, actuaries, technicians, shop owners and estimators can all benefit from the video crash course, as well as prior SCRS videos on scanning, adhesives and corrosion protection. The video also points out how modifications, such as different-size tires affect vehicle cameras calibrated for factory wheels.

Additional information can be found from the OEM mechanical and collision-repair procedures at www.OEM1Stop.com and from I-CAR’s calibration database on the repairability technical support portal.

By Amelia Zwecher

The SEMA Virtual Career Fair is a great opportunity for employers to take advantage of inexpensive branding and future talent pipeline development.

SEMA will host its inaugural Virtual Career Fair June 1, 2017, from 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT). This event—designed for industry employers who may be hiring within the next six–12 months—is a great opportunity to take advantage of inexpensive branding and future talent pipeline development. Networking with student and non-student job seekers is among the many steps in helping to keep the automotive aftermarket industry alive.

Companies already registered for the event include:

• Air Flow Research: manufacturer and designer
• Bob Cook Sales: rep firm
• Edelbrock LLC: manufacturer
• Galpin Motors Inc: installer and restyler
• Insignia Group LLC: accessories sales solutions
• Kooks Headers & Exhausts: manufacturer
• MagnaFlow: manufacturer
• Performance Business Media: advertising/marketing agency
• Randy’s: warehouse
• SpeedKore Performance Group: manufacturer
• Thyssenkrupp Bilstein: manufacturer
• Verfiacts Automotive: collision repair
• Wurth USA: supplier

More than 250 job seekers are already registered. Approximately one-third of job seekers registered are students, and the remainder have industry experience. Current students come from the following schools:

• American River College
• Automotive Training Center
• Brigham Young University–Idaho
• California Institute of Technology
• California State University—Los Angeles, Northridge and San Bernardino
• Campbell University
• Chattanooga State Community College
• Clemson University
• Colorado State University
• CUNY LaGuardia Community College
• Everglades University
• Fullerton College
• George Washington University
• Kansas State University
• Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
• Indiana Wesleyan University
• Lincoln College of Technology
• Manhattan College
• McPherson College
• Michigan State University
• Monlau Engineering Repsol Tech School
• New York University
• Northeastern University Northern Arizona University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Portland Community College
• Seattle Community College–South Campus
• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• Students from Clemson University
• Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
• Thomas Nelson Community College
• University of Akron
• University of Central Missouri
• University of Kansas
• University of Northampton
• University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
• University of South Florida
• University of Texas at Arlington
• Universal Technical Institute
• Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
• Washtenaw Community College

Event attendees will immediately have access to hundreds of résumés/profiles for 60 days after the event ends. Early registration ends April 28, and costs $75 per employer—a $50 savings for those who register before the early-bird deadline. For specific details about event benefits, read the March 30 SEMA eNews article entitled “Recruit Top Talent With SEMA’s New Online Career Fair.”

For more information, contact Amelia F. Zwecher, PhD, PHR, at ameliaz@sema.org.

Register now!

By Amelia Zwecher

The SEMA Virtual Career Fair is a great opportunity for employers to take advantage of inexpensive branding and future talent pipeline development.

SEMA will host its inaugural Virtual Career Fair June 1, 2017, from 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT). This event—designed for industry employers who may be hiring within the next six–12 months—is a great opportunity to take advantage of inexpensive branding and future talent pipeline development. Networking with student and non-student job seekers is among the many steps in helping to keep the automotive aftermarket industry alive.

Companies already registered for the event include:

• Air Flow Research: manufacturer and designer
• Bob Cook Sales: rep firm
• Edelbrock LLC: manufacturer
• Galpin Motors Inc: installer and restyler
• Insignia Group LLC: accessories sales solutions
• Kooks Headers & Exhausts: manufacturer
• MagnaFlow: manufacturer
• Performance Business Media: advertising/marketing agency
• Randy’s: warehouse
• SpeedKore Performance Group: manufacturer
• Thyssenkrupp Bilstein: manufacturer
• Verfiacts Automotive: collision repair
• Wurth USA: supplier

More than 250 job seekers are already registered. Approximately one-third of job seekers registered are students, and the remainder have industry experience. Current students come from the following schools:

• American River College
• Automotive Training Center
• Brigham Young University–Idaho
• California Institute of Technology
• California State University—Los Angeles, Northridge and San Bernardino
• Campbell University
• Chattanooga State Community College
• Clemson University
• Colorado State University
• CUNY LaGuardia Community College
• Everglades University
• Fullerton College
• George Washington University
• Kansas State University
• Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
• Indiana Wesleyan University
• Lincoln College of Technology
• Manhattan College
• McPherson College
• Michigan State University
• Monlau Engineering Repsol Tech School
• New York University
• Northeastern University Northern Arizona University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Portland Community College
• Seattle Community College–South Campus
• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• Students from Clemson University
• Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
• Thomas Nelson Community College
• University of Akron
• University of Central Missouri
• University of Kansas
• University of Northampton
• University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
• University of South Florida
• University of Texas at Arlington
• Universal Technical Institute
• Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
• Washtenaw Community College

Event attendees will immediately have access to hundreds of résumés/profiles for 60 days after the event ends. Early registration ends April 28, and costs $75 per employer—a $50 savings for those who register before the early-bird deadline. For specific details about event benefits, read the March 30 SEMA eNews article entitled “Recruit Top Talent With SEMA’s New Online Career Fair.”

For more information, contact Amelia F. Zwecher, PhD, PHR, at ameliaz@sema.org.

Register now!

By Amelia Zwecher

The SEMA Virtual Career Fair is a great opportunity for employers to take advantage of inexpensive branding and future talent pipeline development.

SEMA will host its inaugural Virtual Career Fair June 1, 2017, from 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT). This event—designed for industry employers who may be hiring within the next six–12 months—is a great opportunity to take advantage of inexpensive branding and future talent pipeline development. Networking with student and non-student job seekers is among the many steps in helping to keep the automotive aftermarket industry alive.

Companies already registered for the event include:

• Air Flow Research: manufacturer and designer
• Bob Cook Sales: rep firm
• Edelbrock LLC: manufacturer
• Galpin Motors Inc: installer and restyler
• Insignia Group LLC: accessories sales solutions
• Kooks Headers & Exhausts: manufacturer
• MagnaFlow: manufacturer
• Performance Business Media: advertising/marketing agency
• Randy’s: warehouse
• SpeedKore Performance Group: manufacturer
• Thyssenkrupp Bilstein: manufacturer
• Verfiacts Automotive: collision repair
• Wurth USA: supplier

More than 250 job seekers are already registered. Approximately one-third of job seekers registered are students, and the remainder have industry experience. Current students come from the following schools:

• American River College
• Automotive Training Center
• Brigham Young University–Idaho
• California Institute of Technology
• California State University—Los Angeles, Northridge and San Bernardino
• Campbell University
• Chattanooga State Community College
• Clemson University
• Colorado State University
• CUNY LaGuardia Community College
• Everglades University
• Fullerton College
• George Washington University
• Kansas State University
• Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
• Indiana Wesleyan University
• Lincoln College of Technology
• Manhattan College
• McPherson College
• Michigan State University
• Monlau Engineering Repsol Tech School
• New York University
• Northeastern University Northern Arizona University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Portland Community College
• Seattle Community College–South Campus
• South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
• Students from Clemson University
• Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi
• Thomas Nelson Community College
• University of Akron
• University of Central Missouri
• University of Kansas
• University of Northampton
• University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez
• University of South Florida
• University of Texas at Arlington
• Universal Technical Institute
• Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
• Washtenaw Community College

Event attendees will immediately have access to hundreds of résumés/profiles for 60 days after the event ends. Early registration ends April 28, and costs $75 per employer—a $50 savings for those who register before the early-bird deadline. For specific details about event benefits, read the March 30 SEMA eNews article entitled “Recruit Top Talent With SEMA’s New Online Career Fair.”

For more information, contact Amelia F. Zwecher, PhD, PHR, at ameliaz@sema.org.

Register now!

Posting your job online is easy and affordable using SEMA’s Career Center. Here, you’ll be connected to more than 300,000 automotive professionals. Our reach will connect you to top applicants who seek positions in sales and customer service, engineering, marketing, executive management and operations.

Posting your job online is easy and affordable using SEMA’s Career Center. Here, you’ll be connected to more than 300,000 automotive professionals. Our reach will connect you to top applicants who seek positions in sales and customer service, engineering, marketing, executive management and operations.

By Zane Clark

Social Media Influencer Panel from the 2016 SEMA Show.

The SEMA Show provides attendees and exhibitors with unequaled learning opportunities to support professional development and provide the tools necessary to grow small businesses. Last year, education attendance exceeded 10,000 learners and earned an impressive overall satisfaction rating of 4.5 on 5-point scale.

Partnering with the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS), Tire Industry Association (TIA) and Inter-Industry Conference on Auto Collision Repair (I-CAR), the SEMA Show delivers a centralized and comprehensive program that addresses industry-specific training and small-business best practices, such as social-media marketing, human resources, finance and customer service.

With more than 100 sessions offered from Monday, October 30–Friday, November 3, the 2017 SEMA Show is where the brightest minds come together and the only place to see the industry’s hottest products.

Join more than 10,000 learners and make SEMA Show education a priority. Find out more details.

Education registration is now live and available online.

For additional information, contact SEMA’s Senior Director of Education Zane Clark.