The U.S. government is teaming up with SEMA to assist U.S. manufacturers in developing new overseas customers. Pictured here is SEMA member Injen Technology’s Vice President of Sales Ed Rossi (third from the left) and the company’s President Ron Delgado (second from the right) meeting with potential customers at the recent SEMA China Business Development program in China. The grant will support these efforts and other SEMA programs to facilitate networking opportunities with key overseas buyers in emerging markets.

The U.S. Department of Commerce named SEMA as one of the five recipients of the Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) for 2011. As a result, SEMA will receive $500,000 in matching funds over the next three years to support U.S. manufacturers that export automotive specialty-equipment products to booming emerging international markets. The grant is intended to stimulate U.S. exports of specialty-equipment products as part of the Administration's National Export Initiative, which aims to double U.S. exports by 2014 in support of several million U.S. jobs.

"SEMA is pleased to partner with the Commerce Department to expand the association's initiatives bringing together U.S. manufacturers with distributors and retailers in the fastest-growing markets in the world," said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. "The fact that SEMA has been selected for a MDCP award from the US Department of Commerce reinforces the value of our growing Business Development Conference program and provides financial support to Members seeking to participate in this and other association export initiatives."

SEMA was selected from among nearly 50 applicants based on a number of factors, including export success, performance measurement, partnership potential with the Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) and compatibility with ITA priorities, creativity, institutional capacity and program sustainability following the grant period.

For more information about the Market Development Cooperator Program, visit www.trade.gov/mdcp. For more information on SEMA's international programs, contact SEMA's Director of International and Government Relations Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

The U.S. government is teaming up with SEMA to assist U.S. manufacturers in developing new overseas customers. Pictured here is SEMA member Injen Technology’s Vice President of Sales Ed Rossi (third from the left) and the company’s President Ron Delgado (second from the right) meeting with potential customers at the recent SEMA China Business Development program in China. The grant will support these efforts and other SEMA programs to facilitate networking opportunities with key overseas buyers in emerging markets.

The U.S. Department of Commerce named SEMA as one of the five recipients of the Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) for 2011. As a result, SEMA will receive $500,000 in matching funds over the next three years to support U.S. manufacturers that export automotive specialty-equipment products to booming emerging international markets. The grant is intended to stimulate U.S. exports of specialty-equipment products as part of the Administration's National Export Initiative, which aims to double U.S. exports by 2014 in support of several million U.S. jobs.

"SEMA is pleased to partner with the Commerce Department to expand the association's initiatives bringing together U.S. manufacturers with distributors and retailers in the fastest-growing markets in the world," said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. "The fact that SEMA has been selected for a MDCP award from the US Department of Commerce reinforces the value of our growing Business Development Conference program and provides financial support to Members seeking to participate in this and other association export initiatives."

SEMA was selected from among nearly 50 applicants based on a number of factors, including export success, performance measurement, partnership potential with the Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) and compatibility with ITA priorities, creativity, institutional capacity and program sustainability following the grant period.

For more information about the Market Development Cooperator Program, visit www.trade.gov/mdcp. For more information on SEMA's international programs, contact SEMA's Director of International and Government Relations Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

The U.S. government is teaming up with SEMA to assist U.S. manufacturers in developing new overseas customers. Pictured here is SEMA member Injen Technology’s Vice President of Sales Ed Rossi (third from the left) and the company’s President Ron Delgado (second from the right) meeting with potential customers at the recent SEMA China Business Development program in China. The grant will support these efforts and other SEMA programs to facilitate networking opportunities with key overseas buyers in emerging markets.

The U.S. Department of Commerce named SEMA as one of the five recipients of the Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) for 2011. As a result, SEMA will receive $500,000 in matching funds over the next three years to support U.S. manufacturers that export automotive specialty-equipment products to booming emerging international markets. The grant is intended to stimulate U.S. exports of specialty-equipment products as part of the Administration's National Export Initiative, which aims to double U.S. exports by 2014 in support of several million U.S. jobs.

"SEMA is pleased to partner with the Commerce Department to expand the association's initiatives bringing together U.S. manufacturers with distributors and retailers in the fastest-growing markets in the world," said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. "The fact that SEMA has been selected for a MDCP award from the US Department of Commerce reinforces the value of our growing Business Development Conference program and provides financial support to Members seeking to participate in this and other association export initiatives."

SEMA was selected from among nearly 50 applicants based on a number of factors, including export success, performance measurement, partnership potential with the Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) and compatibility with ITA priorities, creativity, institutional capacity and program sustainability following the grant period.

For more information about the Market Development Cooperator Program, visit www.trade.gov/mdcp. For more information on SEMA's international programs, contact SEMA's Director of International and Government Relations Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

The U.S. government is teaming up with SEMA to assist U.S. manufacturers in developing new overseas customers. Pictured here is SEMA member Injen Technology’s Vice President of Sales Ed Rossi (third from the left) and the company’s President Ron Delgado (second from the right) meeting with potential customers at the recent SEMA China Business Development program in China. The grant will support these efforts and other SEMA programs to facilitate networking opportunities with key overseas buyers in emerging markets.

The U.S. Department of Commerce named SEMA as one of the five recipients of the Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) for 2011. As a result, SEMA will receive $500,000 in matching funds over the next three years to support U.S. manufacturers that export automotive specialty-equipment products to booming emerging international markets. The grant is intended to stimulate U.S. exports of specialty-equipment products as part of the Administration's National Export Initiative, which aims to double U.S. exports by 2014 in support of several million U.S. jobs.

"SEMA is pleased to partner with the Commerce Department to expand the association's initiatives bringing together U.S. manufacturers with distributors and retailers in the fastest-growing markets in the world," said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. "The fact that SEMA has been selected for a MDCP award from the US Department of Commerce reinforces the value of our growing Business Development Conference program and provides financial support to Members seeking to participate in this and other association export initiatives."

SEMA was selected from among nearly 50 applicants based on a number of factors, including export success, performance measurement, partnership potential with the Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) and compatibility with ITA priorities, creativity, institutional capacity and program sustainability following the grant period.

For more information about the Market Development Cooperator Program, visit www.trade.gov/mdcp. For more information on SEMA's international programs, contact SEMA's Director of International and Government Relations Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

The U.S. government is teaming up with SEMA to assist U.S. manufacturers in developing new overseas customers. Pictured here is SEMA member Injen Technology’s Vice President of Sales Ed Rossi (third from the left) and the company’s President Ron Delgado (second from the right) meeting with potential customers at the recent SEMA China Business Development program in China. The grant will support these efforts and other SEMA programs to facilitate networking opportunities with key overseas buyers in emerging markets.

The U.S. Department of Commerce named SEMA as one of the five recipients of the Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) for 2011. As a result, SEMA will receive $500,000 in matching funds over the next three years to support U.S. manufacturers that export automotive specialty-equipment products to booming emerging international markets. The grant is intended to stimulate U.S. exports of specialty-equipment products as part of the Administration's National Export Initiative, which aims to double U.S. exports by 2014 in support of several million U.S. jobs.

"SEMA is pleased to partner with the Commerce Department to expand the association's initiatives bringing together U.S. manufacturers with distributors and retailers in the fastest-growing markets in the world," said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. "The fact that SEMA has been selected for a MDCP award from the US Department of Commerce reinforces the value of our growing Business Development Conference program and provides financial support to Members seeking to participate in this and other association export initiatives."

SEMA was selected from among nearly 50 applicants based on a number of factors, including export success, performance measurement, partnership potential with the Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) and compatibility with ITA priorities, creativity, institutional capacity and program sustainability following the grant period.

For more information about the Market Development Cooperator Program, visit www.trade.gov/mdcp. For more information on SEMA's international programs, contact SEMA's Director of International and Government Relations Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

The U.S. government is teaming up with SEMA to assist U.S. manufacturers in developing new overseas customers. Pictured here is SEMA member Injen Technology’s Vice President of Sales Ed Rossi (third from the left) and the company’s President Ron Delgado (second from the right) meeting with potential customers at the recent SEMA China Business Development program in China. The grant will support these efforts and other SEMA programs to facilitate networking opportunities with key overseas buyers in emerging markets.

The U.S. Department of Commerce named SEMA as one of the five recipients of the Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) for 2011. As a result, SEMA will receive $500,000 in matching funds over the next three years to support U.S. manufacturers that export automotive specialty-equipment products to booming emerging international markets. The grant is intended to stimulate U.S. exports of specialty-equipment products as part of the Administration's National Export Initiative, which aims to double U.S. exports by 2014 in support of several million U.S. jobs.

"SEMA is pleased to partner with the Commerce Department to expand the association's initiatives bringing together U.S. manufacturers with distributors and retailers in the fastest-growing markets in the world," said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. "The fact that SEMA has been selected for a MDCP award from the US Department of Commerce reinforces the value of our growing Business Development Conference program and provides financial support to Members seeking to participate in this and other association export initiatives."

SEMA was selected from among nearly 50 applicants based on a number of factors, including export success, performance measurement, partnership potential with the Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) and compatibility with ITA priorities, creativity, institutional capacity and program sustainability following the grant period.

For more information about the Market Development Cooperator Program, visit www.trade.gov/mdcp. For more information on SEMA's international programs, contact SEMA's Director of International and Government Relations Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

The U.S. government is teaming up with SEMA to assist U.S. manufacturers in developing new overseas customers. Pictured here is SEMA member Injen Technology’s Vice President of Sales Ed Rossi (third from the left) and the company’s President Ron Delgado (second from the right) meeting with potential customers at the recent SEMA China Business Development program in China. The grant will support these efforts and other SEMA programs to facilitate networking opportunities with key overseas buyers in emerging markets.

The U.S. Department of Commerce named SEMA as one of the five recipients of the Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) for 2011. As a result, SEMA will receive $500,000 in matching funds over the next three years to support U.S. manufacturers that export automotive specialty-equipment products to booming emerging international markets. The grant is intended to stimulate U.S. exports of specialty-equipment products as part of the Administration's National Export Initiative, which aims to double U.S. exports by 2014 in support of several million U.S. jobs.

"SEMA is pleased to partner with the Commerce Department to expand the association's initiatives bringing together U.S. manufacturers with distributors and retailers in the fastest-growing markets in the world," said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. "The fact that SEMA has been selected for a MDCP award from the US Department of Commerce reinforces the value of our growing Business Development Conference program and provides financial support to Members seeking to participate in this and other association export initiatives."

SEMA was selected from among nearly 50 applicants based on a number of factors, including export success, performance measurement, partnership potential with the Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) and compatibility with ITA priorities, creativity, institutional capacity and program sustainability following the grant period.

For more information about the Market Development Cooperator Program, visit www.trade.gov/mdcp. For more information on SEMA's international programs, contact SEMA's Director of International and Government Relations Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

The U.S. government is teaming up with SEMA to assist U.S. manufacturers in developing new overseas customers. Pictured here is SEMA member Injen Technology’s Vice President of Sales Ed Rossi (third from the left) and the company’s President Ron Delgado (second from the right) meeting with potential customers at the recent SEMA China Business Development program in China. The grant will support these efforts and other SEMA programs to facilitate networking opportunities with key overseas buyers in emerging markets.

The U.S. Department of Commerce named SEMA as one of the five recipients of the Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) for 2011. As a result, SEMA will receive $500,000 in matching funds over the next three years to support U.S. manufacturers that export automotive specialty-equipment products to booming emerging international markets. The grant is intended to stimulate U.S. exports of specialty-equipment products as part of the Administration's National Export Initiative, which aims to double U.S. exports by 2014 in support of several million U.S. jobs.

"SEMA is pleased to partner with the Commerce Department to expand the association's initiatives bringing together U.S. manufacturers with distributors and retailers in the fastest-growing markets in the world," said SEMA President and CEO Chris Kersting. "The fact that SEMA has been selected for a MDCP award from the US Department of Commerce reinforces the value of our growing Business Development Conference program and provides financial support to Members seeking to participate in this and other association export initiatives."

SEMA was selected from among nearly 50 applicants based on a number of factors, including export success, performance measurement, partnership potential with the Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) and compatibility with ITA priorities, creativity, institutional capacity and program sustainability following the grant period.

For more information about the Market Development Cooperator Program, visit www.trade.gov/mdcp. For more information on SEMA's international programs, contact SEMA's Director of International and Government Relations Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

	UPS NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Ragan will make an appearance at the 2011 SEMA Show.

UPS—the official logistics provider of NASCAR—will feature its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver, David Ragan, at this year’s SEMA Show. Kicking off the day speaking at the New Products Breakfast, Ragan will also make an appearance at the UPS booth the morning of Tuesday, November 1, to sign autographs for attendees.

“We’re excited to bring David Ragan to the 2011 SEMA Show,” said Kristin DeBates, UPS marketing manager serving customers in the automotive industry. “It’s the premier show for auto enthusiasts with an audience that appreciates the sport and logistics of racing just as much as our UPS racing team does.”

A 25-year-old native of Unadilla, Georgia, and owner of David Ragan Ford in Perry, Georgia, Ragan has won multiple pole awards this season and captured his first Sprint Cup Series win at Daytona International Speedway in July.

“For those involved with NASCAR, UPS trackside services is a logistics model that ensures all shipments arrive to the track on time every week and is crucial to the success of each weekend’s event,” said DeBates. “UPS takes that same commitment it applies for NASCAR and leverages it for all of our customers. For SEMA members in particular, we can help them understand how logistics can be a competitive advantage for their businesses.”

To participate in the autograph opportunity with David Ragan, visit UPS’s booth at the SEMA Show, #11827, in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 1.

For an extensive list of all celebrity experiences at the 2011 SEMA Show, click here.

	UPS NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver David Ragan will make an appearance at the 2011 SEMA Show.

UPS—the official logistics provider of NASCAR—will feature its NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver, David Ragan, at this year’s SEMA Show. Kicking off the day speaking at the New Products Breakfast, Ragan will also make an appearance at the UPS booth the morning of Tuesday, November 1, to sign autographs for attendees.

“We’re excited to bring David Ragan to the 2011 SEMA Show,” said Kristin DeBates, UPS marketing manager serving customers in the automotive industry. “It’s the premier show for auto enthusiasts with an audience that appreciates the sport and logistics of racing just as much as our UPS racing team does.”

A 25-year-old native of Unadilla, Georgia, and owner of David Ragan Ford in Perry, Georgia, Ragan has won multiple pole awards this season and captured his first Sprint Cup Series win at Daytona International Speedway in July.

“For those involved with NASCAR, UPS trackside services is a logistics model that ensures all shipments arrive to the track on time every week and is crucial to the success of each weekend’s event,” said DeBates. “UPS takes that same commitment it applies for NASCAR and leverages it for all of our customers. For SEMA members in particular, we can help them understand how logistics can be a competitive advantage for their businesses.”

To participate in the autograph opportunity with David Ragan, visit UPS’s booth at the SEMA Show, #11827, in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center, between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 1.

For an extensive list of all celebrity experiences at the 2011 SEMA Show, click here.