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.

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.

By Amelia Zwecher

The career services team has updated the SEMA Career Center and HR Hub for a more user- and mobile-friendly environment. The SEMA Career Center is now live, and the HR Hub will be live May 1.

The HR Hub features enhanced content organization that improves browsing and search results navigation.

HR Hub Enhancements:

• “My libraries” function will allow the user to set content (such as a custom group of states) to improve search capabilities.
• Users will be able to save searches and, at the same time, set up alerts for search topics.
• New options in managing document formats for printing, saving and emailing.   
• More easily manage and save documents to a folder for project management.
• Users will have ability to add a note to a document. The note is specific to the user.
• Unique search process will automatically include plurals and industry-related terms.
• Enhanced content organization that improves browsing and search-results navigation.
• Emails will have an enhanced look, displaying article titles. Users click a title to see content in a doc-only view.

The SEMA Career Center features a new header/search section.

SEMA Career Center Enhancements:

New Job Seeker & Employer Landing Pages Key Features:

• New Header/Search section: A new background image can be changed if desired to something more industry-specific. The job search feature is presented showing two input fields (keywords/location) with a link to the advanced search options.
• Statistics and Sign Up: Two metrics will display (job listings/employers hiring). Both act as hyperlinks to the jobs page. Sign up/sign in will display to the right.
• Featured or Recent jobs: This area will showcase three randomly selected jobs from the pool of featured jobs. To maximize impact, jobs with employer logos will receive preference over jobs with no logos. Each will display job title, employer and location. Clicking anywhere within this box will direct to that position.
• Benefits: This section highlights the main features of a registered job seeker. These items will hyperlink to those sections of the site for ease of use, intercepted by a sign-in page if the user is not yet signed in.
• Services: The services section contains teasers to job-seeker services and features. Each item is hyperlinked to that section of the Career Center for the user to learn more. The user is intercepted by a sign-in/sign-up page where applicable.
• Featured Employer: This section is a carousel display of all employers with a featured employer profile who have jobs displayed on that particular career center. Each logo is hyperlinked to that employer’s profile. They are presented in a random fashion (as opposed to alphabetically) so that more exposure is likely.

The new Internship Module is designed to bring greater exposure to internships and make it easier for students, recent graduates and career-changers to locate and apply for those positions. Key benefits include:

• Encouraging employers to post more internships to the Career Center.
• Encouraging students to utilize the Career Center early in their careers.
• Creating an additional benefit that draws prospective members to your association.

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

By Amelia Zwecher

The career services team has updated the SEMA Career Center and HR Hub for a more user- and mobile-friendly environment. The SEMA Career Center is now live, and the HR Hub will be live May 1.

The HR Hub features enhanced content organization that improves browsing and search results navigation.

HR Hub Enhancements:

• “My libraries” function will allow the user to set content (such as a custom group of states) to improve search capabilities.
• Users will be able to save searches and, at the same time, set up alerts for search topics.
• New options in managing document formats for printing, saving and emailing.   
• More easily manage and save documents to a folder for project management.
• Users will have ability to add a note to a document. The note is specific to the user.
• Unique search process will automatically include plurals and industry-related terms.
• Enhanced content organization that improves browsing and search-results navigation.
• Emails will have an enhanced look, displaying article titles. Users click a title to see content in a doc-only view.

The SEMA Career Center features a new header/search section.

SEMA Career Center Enhancements:

New Job Seeker & Employer Landing Pages Key Features:

• New Header/Search section: A new background image can be changed if desired to something more industry-specific. The job search feature is presented showing two input fields (keywords/location) with a link to the advanced search options.
• Statistics and Sign Up: Two metrics will display (job listings/employers hiring). Both act as hyperlinks to the jobs page. Sign up/sign in will display to the right.
• Featured or Recent jobs: This area will showcase three randomly selected jobs from the pool of featured jobs. To maximize impact, jobs with employer logos will receive preference over jobs with no logos. Each will display job title, employer and location. Clicking anywhere within this box will direct to that position.
• Benefits: This section highlights the main features of a registered job seeker. These items will hyperlink to those sections of the site for ease of use, intercepted by a sign-in page if the user is not yet signed in.
• Services: The services section contains teasers to job-seeker services and features. Each item is hyperlinked to that section of the Career Center for the user to learn more. The user is intercepted by a sign-in/sign-up page where applicable.
• Featured Employer: This section is a carousel display of all employers with a featured employer profile who have jobs displayed on that particular career center. Each logo is hyperlinked to that employer’s profile. They are presented in a random fashion (as opposed to alphabetically) so that more exposure is likely.

The new Internship Module is designed to bring greater exposure to internships and make it easier for students, recent graduates and career-changers to locate and apply for those positions. Key benefits include:

• Encouraging employers to post more internships to the Career Center.
• Encouraging students to utilize the Career Center early in their careers.
• Creating an additional benefit that draws prospective members to your association.

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

By Amelia Zwecher

The career services team has updated the SEMA Career Center and HR Hub for a more user- and mobile-friendly environment. The SEMA Career Center is now live, and the HR Hub will be live May 1.

The HR Hub features enhanced content organization that improves browsing and search results navigation.

HR Hub Enhancements:

• “My libraries” function will allow the user to set content (such as a custom group of states) to improve search capabilities.
• Users will be able to save searches and, at the same time, set up alerts for search topics.
• New options in managing document formats for printing, saving and emailing.   
• More easily manage and save documents to a folder for project management.
• Users will have ability to add a note to a document. The note is specific to the user.
• Unique search process will automatically include plurals and industry-related terms.
• Enhanced content organization that improves browsing and search-results navigation.
• Emails will have an enhanced look, displaying article titles. Users click a title to see content in a doc-only view.

The SEMA Career Center features a new header/search section.

SEMA Career Center Enhancements:

New Job Seeker & Employer Landing Pages Key Features:

• New Header/Search section: A new background image can be changed if desired to something more industry-specific. The job search feature is presented showing two input fields (keywords/location) with a link to the advanced search options.
• Statistics and Sign Up: Two metrics will display (job listings/employers hiring). Both act as hyperlinks to the jobs page. Sign up/sign in will display to the right.
• Featured or Recent jobs: This area will showcase three randomly selected jobs from the pool of featured jobs. To maximize impact, jobs with employer logos will receive preference over jobs with no logos. Each will display job title, employer and location. Clicking anywhere within this box will direct to that position.
• Benefits: This section highlights the main features of a registered job seeker. These items will hyperlink to those sections of the site for ease of use, intercepted by a sign-in page if the user is not yet signed in.
• Services: The services section contains teasers to job-seeker services and features. Each item is hyperlinked to that section of the Career Center for the user to learn more. The user is intercepted by a sign-in/sign-up page where applicable.
• Featured Employer: This section is a carousel display of all employers with a featured employer profile who have jobs displayed on that particular career center. Each logo is hyperlinked to that employer’s profile. They are presented in a random fashion (as opposed to alphabetically) so that more exposure is likely.

The new Internship Module is designed to bring greater exposure to internships and make it easier for students, recent graduates and career-changers to locate and apply for those positions. Key benefits include:

• Encouraging employers to post more internships to the Career Center.
• Encouraging students to utilize the Career Center early in their careers.
• Creating an additional benefit that draws prospective members to your association.

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

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

President Trump ordered the U.S. Department of Interior to review up to 40 national monument designations dating back to 1996 and recommend whether any should be rescinded, resized or modified. The review applies to monuments larger than 100,000 acres and those designations the department determined were not sufficiently coordinated with stakeholders.

At issue is the 110-year-old Antiquities Act, a law that gives the president authority to preserve land with significant natural, cultural or scientific features. Hundreds of millions of acres have been set aside over the decades leading many to question whether the footprints are larger than necessary. Two examples include the 1996 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (1.88 million acres) and the Bears Ear National Monument (1.35 million acres), both in Utah. President Trump’s order requires Interior to provide an interim report on Bears Ears within 45 days and a final report on the other monument designations within 120 days.  

SEMA supports the review of national monument designations and legislation in the U.S. Congress to curtail the President’s power to unilaterally designate national monuments by requiring their approval by Congress and the impacted state legislature(s). The issue is consequential since national monuments automatically prohibit new roads or trails for motorized vehicles and require a new land-management plan be drafted that could lead to more road closures. 

For more information, contact Eric Snyder at erics@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

President Trump ordered the U.S. Department of Interior to review up to 40 national monument designations dating back to 1996 and recommend whether any should be rescinded, resized or modified. The review applies to monuments larger than 100,000 acres and those designations the department determined were not sufficiently coordinated with stakeholders.

At issue is the 110-year-old Antiquities Act, a law that gives the president authority to preserve land with significant natural, cultural or scientific features. Hundreds of millions of acres have been set aside over the decades leading many to question whether the footprints are larger than necessary. Two examples include the 1996 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (1.88 million acres) and the Bears Ear National Monument (1.35 million acres), both in Utah. President Trump’s order requires Interior to provide an interim report on Bears Ears within 45 days and a final report on the other monument designations within 120 days.  

SEMA supports the review of national monument designations and legislation in the U.S. Congress to curtail the President’s power to unilaterally designate national monuments by requiring their approval by Congress and the impacted state legislature(s). The issue is consequential since national monuments automatically prohibit new roads or trails for motorized vehicles and require a new land-management plan be drafted that could lead to more road closures. 

For more information, contact Eric Snyder at erics@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

President Trump ordered the U.S. Department of Interior to review up to 40 national monument designations dating back to 1996 and recommend whether any should be rescinded, resized or modified. The review applies to monuments larger than 100,000 acres and those designations the department determined were not sufficiently coordinated with stakeholders.

At issue is the 110-year-old Antiquities Act, a law that gives the president authority to preserve land with significant natural, cultural or scientific features. Hundreds of millions of acres have been set aside over the decades leading many to question whether the footprints are larger than necessary. Two examples include the 1996 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument (1.88 million acres) and the Bears Ear National Monument (1.35 million acres), both in Utah. President Trump’s order requires Interior to provide an interim report on Bears Ears within 45 days and a final report on the other monument designations within 120 days.  

SEMA supports the review of national monument designations and legislation in the U.S. Congress to curtail the President’s power to unilaterally designate national monuments by requiring their approval by Congress and the impacted state legislature(s). The issue is consequential since national monuments automatically prohibit new roads or trails for motorized vehicles and require a new land-management plan be drafted that could lead to more road closures. 

For more information, contact Eric Snyder at erics@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The Pennsylvania House approved legislation to allow owners of historic military vehicles the opportunity to obtain historic military vehicle license plates.

Legislation to allow owners of historic military vehicles the opportunity to obtain historic military vehicle license plates was approved by the Pennsylvania House and sent to the Senate for consideration. These plates would have the same force and effect as antique or classic registration plates and require a $75 application fee. 

The bill defines "historic military vehicle" to mean an antique or classic vehicle, including a trailer, that was manufactured for use in any country’s military forces and is maintained to represent the vehicle’s military design and markings accurately. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

The Pennsylvania House approved legislation to allow owners of historic military vehicles the opportunity to obtain historic military vehicle license plates.

Legislation to allow owners of historic military vehicles the opportunity to obtain historic military vehicle license plates was approved by the Pennsylvania House and sent to the Senate for consideration. These plates would have the same force and effect as antique or classic registration plates and require a $75 application fee. 

The bill defines "historic military vehicle" to mean an antique or classic vehicle, including a trailer, that was manufactured for use in any country’s military forces and is maintained to represent the vehicle’s military design and markings accurately. 

For more information, visit the SEMA Action Network (SAN) website. For details, contact Steve McDonald at stevem@sema.org.