By Kristopher Porter

SEMA members attending the 2018 SEMA Show as buyers have access to the Member Buyer Rewards (MBR) program perks. Just by wearing their MBR cards and lanyards during the SEMA Show, they will be recognized as MBR members, giving them access to the following:

• VIP Taxi Line: Enjoy shorter lines available Tuesday–Friday during select hours.
• Members-Only Lounge: Book meeting rooms, charge your devices, network with other SEMA members, purchase food and more.
• MBR Lounge: Located inside the Members Lounge–North, this lounge offers MBR members exclusive access to a space to relax and enjoy complimentary refreshments during the SEMA Show.

MBR cards will be mailed in late October. Be sure to stop by the MBR lounge early to pick up your gift; they will go fast!

SEMA membership has its rewards. To learn more, contact Katie Carson at 909-978-6693 or katiec@sema.org.

By Kristopher Porter

SEMA members attending the 2018 SEMA Show as buyers have access to the Member Buyer Rewards (MBR) program perks. Just by wearing their MBR cards and lanyards during the SEMA Show, they will be recognized as MBR members, giving them access to the following:

• VIP Taxi Line: Enjoy shorter lines available Tuesday–Friday during select hours.
• Members-Only Lounge: Book meeting rooms, charge your devices, network with other SEMA members, purchase food and more.
• MBR Lounge: Located inside the Members Lounge–North, this lounge offers MBR members exclusive access to a space to relax and enjoy complimentary refreshments during the SEMA Show.

MBR cards will be mailed in late October. Be sure to stop by the MBR lounge early to pick up your gift; they will go fast!

SEMA membership has its rewards. To learn more, contact Katie Carson at 909-978-6693 or katiec@sema.org.

By Kristopher Porter

SEMA members attending the 2018 SEMA Show as buyers have access to the Member Buyer Rewards (MBR) program perks. Just by wearing their MBR cards and lanyards during the SEMA Show, they will be recognized as MBR members, giving them access to the following:

• VIP Taxi Line: Enjoy shorter lines available Tuesday–Friday during select hours.
• Members-Only Lounge: Book meeting rooms, charge your devices, network with other SEMA members, purchase food and more.
• MBR Lounge: Located inside the Members Lounge–North, this lounge offers MBR members exclusive access to a space to relax and enjoy complimentary refreshments during the SEMA Show.

MBR cards will be mailed in late October. Be sure to stop by the MBR lounge early to pick up your gift; they will go fast!

SEMA membership has its rewards. To learn more, contact Katie Carson at 909-978-6693 or katiec@sema.org.

By AJ Carney

To recognize attendees who make education a priority, new for 2018, SEMA Education will highlight regular seminar attendees as Power Users.

Participation in SEMA Show Education has grown exponentially over the last several years as professionals and small-business owners look to keep current on the latest trends and technologies affecting the automotive industry.

To recognize attendees who make education a priority, new for 2018, SEMA Education will highlight regular seminar attendees as Power Users. Interested?

It’s easy to launch your Power User status at the 2018 SEMA Show:

• Visit the Quad, located in the upper North Hall (outside N251).
• Snag your free custom lanyard and Power User pass.
• Attend three seminars throughout the week. That’s right, any three you want!
• At the end of each seminar you attend, see the room ambassador on your way out and get your user pass hole-punched.
• Stop back by the Quad and snag your limited-edition SEMA swag while supplies last.

“Individuals and companies recognize the value of business education and are making an investment in professional development,” said Zane Clark, SEMA’s senior director of education. “We are seeing company after company incorporating education into their strategic Show plans this year to ensure that they are maximizing their time and resources on-site.”  

At the close of the Show, attendees will receive a Power User questionnaire to help gauge the pulse of SEMA’s ever-evolving education program. Your feedback will help drive the 2019 seminar schedule. Learn more about the program.  

For questions, email AJ Carney, SEMA’s senior manager of education services.

Get started, register for your first seminar today! Recommended seminars:

• SEMA Suggested: 3 Seminars Featuring Automotive Personalities.
• SEMA Suggested: Market Research Trends to Help Your Business.
• SEMA Suggested: 3 Seminars on How to Leverage Data in Decision Making.

By AJ Carney

To recognize attendees who make education a priority, new for 2018, SEMA Education will highlight regular seminar attendees as Power Users.

Participation in SEMA Show Education has grown exponentially over the last several years as professionals and small-business owners look to keep current on the latest trends and technologies affecting the automotive industry.

To recognize attendees who make education a priority, new for 2018, SEMA Education will highlight regular seminar attendees as Power Users. Interested?

It’s easy to launch your Power User status at the 2018 SEMA Show:

• Visit the Quad, located in the upper North Hall (outside N251).
• Snag your free custom lanyard and Power User pass.
• Attend three seminars throughout the week. That’s right, any three you want!
• At the end of each seminar you attend, see the room ambassador on your way out and get your user pass hole-punched.
• Stop back by the Quad and snag your limited-edition SEMA swag while supplies last.

“Individuals and companies recognize the value of business education and are making an investment in professional development,” said Zane Clark, SEMA’s senior director of education. “We are seeing company after company incorporating education into their strategic Show plans this year to ensure that they are maximizing their time and resources on-site.”  

At the close of the Show, attendees will receive a Power User questionnaire to help gauge the pulse of SEMA’s ever-evolving education program. Your feedback will help drive the 2019 seminar schedule. Learn more about the program.  

For questions, email AJ Carney, SEMA’s senior manager of education services.

Get started, register for your first seminar today! Recommended seminars:

• SEMA Suggested: 3 Seminars Featuring Automotive Personalities.
• SEMA Suggested: Market Research Trends to Help Your Business.
• SEMA Suggested: 3 Seminars on How to Leverage Data in Decision Making.

By AJ Carney

To recognize attendees who make education a priority, new for 2018, SEMA Education will highlight regular seminar attendees as Power Users.

Participation in SEMA Show Education has grown exponentially over the last several years as professionals and small-business owners look to keep current on the latest trends and technologies affecting the automotive industry.

To recognize attendees who make education a priority, new for 2018, SEMA Education will highlight regular seminar attendees as Power Users. Interested?

It’s easy to launch your Power User status at the 2018 SEMA Show:

• Visit the Quad, located in the upper North Hall (outside N251).
• Snag your free custom lanyard and Power User pass.
• Attend three seminars throughout the week. That’s right, any three you want!
• At the end of each seminar you attend, see the room ambassador on your way out and get your user pass hole-punched.
• Stop back by the Quad and snag your limited-edition SEMA swag while supplies last.

“Individuals and companies recognize the value of business education and are making an investment in professional development,” said Zane Clark, SEMA’s senior director of education. “We are seeing company after company incorporating education into their strategic Show plans this year to ensure that they are maximizing their time and resources on-site.”  

At the close of the Show, attendees will receive a Power User questionnaire to help gauge the pulse of SEMA’s ever-evolving education program. Your feedback will help drive the 2019 seminar schedule. Learn more about the program.  

For questions, email AJ Carney, SEMA’s senior manager of education services.

Get started, register for your first seminar today! Recommended seminars:

• SEMA Suggested: 3 Seminars Featuring Automotive Personalities.
• SEMA Suggested: Market Research Trends to Help Your Business.
• SEMA Suggested: 3 Seminars on How to Leverage Data in Decision Making.

By Jason Catullo

Veteran Showgoers know that creating a plan is key to making the most of their SEMA Show experience. With the new SEMA Show Mobile App, locating exhibitors anywhere at the Show, scanning products in the New Products Showcase, viewing the Show's layout and scheduling education seminars have been made easier than ever.  

To quickly navigate the Las Vegas Convention Center, the app will take you where you want to go from anywhere on the Show floor. Simply enter your current location by booth number, exhibitor name or room number, then enter the destination you want to go, and the app will supply you with the best route.

In one of the main attractions of the SEMA Show—the New Products Showcase—Showgoers can use the app to scan a company’s products, receive details and photos, have the case where the product is located highlighted on the Showcase layout and receive directions to that exhibitor's booth.

“The updated, responsive SEMA Show Mobile App is the one tool that all attendees should download,” said SEMA Trade Shows Director Tom Gattuso. “It’s designed to keep Showgoers informed, on time and in touch, so they can return to their businesses having taken advantage of all the Show has to offer.”

Other app features include a “Maps” section that contains the layouts of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s halls and grounds, an “Events” tab that includes the times and locations of the Show’s seminars and special events and the “Celebrity Appearance” button that features the schedule of all of the special appearances by notable industry celebrities and personalities.

Download the SEMA Show Mobile App from www.SEMAShow.com/app, the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

By Jason Catullo

Veteran Showgoers know that creating a plan is key to making the most of their SEMA Show experience. With the new SEMA Show Mobile App, locating exhibitors anywhere at the Show, scanning products in the New Products Showcase, viewing the Show's layout and scheduling education seminars have been made easier than ever.  

To quickly navigate the Las Vegas Convention Center, the app will take you where you want to go from anywhere on the Show floor. Simply enter your current location by booth number, exhibitor name or room number, then enter the destination you want to go, and the app will supply you with the best route.

In one of the main attractions of the SEMA Show—the New Products Showcase—Showgoers can use the app to scan a company’s products, receive details and photos, have the case where the product is located highlighted on the Showcase layout and receive directions to that exhibitor's booth.

“The updated, responsive SEMA Show Mobile App is the one tool that all attendees should download,” said SEMA Trade Shows Director Tom Gattuso. “It’s designed to keep Showgoers informed, on time and in touch, so they can return to their businesses having taken advantage of all the Show has to offer.”

Other app features include a “Maps” section that contains the layouts of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s halls and grounds, an “Events” tab that includes the times and locations of the Show’s seminars and special events and the “Celebrity Appearance” button that features the schedule of all of the special appearances by notable industry celebrities and personalities.

Download the SEMA Show Mobile App from www.SEMAShow.com/app, the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

By Jason Catullo

Veteran Showgoers know that creating a plan is key to making the most of their SEMA Show experience. With the new SEMA Show Mobile App, locating exhibitors anywhere at the Show, scanning products in the New Products Showcase, viewing the Show's layout and scheduling education seminars have been made easier than ever.  

To quickly navigate the Las Vegas Convention Center, the app will take you where you want to go from anywhere on the Show floor. Simply enter your current location by booth number, exhibitor name or room number, then enter the destination you want to go, and the app will supply you with the best route.

In one of the main attractions of the SEMA Show—the New Products Showcase—Showgoers can use the app to scan a company’s products, receive details and photos, have the case where the product is located highlighted on the Showcase layout and receive directions to that exhibitor's booth.

“The updated, responsive SEMA Show Mobile App is the one tool that all attendees should download,” said SEMA Trade Shows Director Tom Gattuso. “It’s designed to keep Showgoers informed, on time and in touch, so they can return to their businesses having taken advantage of all the Show has to offer.”

Other app features include a “Maps” section that contains the layouts of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s halls and grounds, an “Events” tab that includes the times and locations of the Show’s seminars and special events and the “Celebrity Appearance” button that features the schedule of all of the special appearances by notable industry celebrities and personalities.

Download the SEMA Show Mobile App from www.SEMAShow.com/app, the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

By SEMA Washington, D.C., Staff

President Trump signed the “Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017” (S. 791) into law. Senator Gary Peters’ (D-MI) legislation directs the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce for Intellectual Property and the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to enter into a partnership agreement to develop an intellectual property (IP) protection training program and educational materials. The law also requires the training program to educate small businesses on domestic and international IP protection when developing business plans and growth strategies. Additionally, the bill directs the agencies to use existing materials to develop the training program, which may be provided either online or at physical locations, including at an SBA Small Business Development Center and the USPTO headquarters and regional offices.

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