The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA) Big R Show will be held October 27–29, 2012, at Bally's in Las Vegas—just days before the start of the SEMA Show.

SEMA Show buyers and remanufacturers are invited to pre-register for the APRA Big R Show at a special rate of $10. The show will be co-hosted with the Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association (ATRA) Powertrain Expo. The event will feature exhibitors showcasing their latest products, seminars and clinics.

For more information or to register, visit www.BigRShow.com, or call 703-968-2772. Pre-register online or bring your SEMA buyer badge to the APRA registration desk at Bally's Hotel and a business card for a pass into the exhibit hall.

The Automotive Parts Remanufacturers Association (APRA) Big R Show will be held October 27–29, 2012, at Bally's in Las Vegas—just days before the start of the SEMA Show.

SEMA Show buyers and remanufacturers are invited to pre-register for the APRA Big R Show at a special rate of $10. The show will be co-hosted with the Automatic Transmission Rebuilders Association (ATRA) Powertrain Expo. The event will feature exhibitors showcasing their latest products, seminars and clinics.

For more information or to register, visit www.BigRShow.com, or call 703-968-2772. Pre-register online or bring your SEMA buyer badge to the APRA registration desk at Bally's Hotel and a business card for a pass into the exhibit hall.

	SEMA Show Exhibitors are eligible for a free listing in the widely distributed International Buyers’ Guide.

More than 25% of all buyers expected at the 2012 SEMA Show will come from more than 100 nations outside the United States.

International Buyers’ Guide


SEMA Show exhibitors looking to export should sign up for a free listing in the 2012 SEMA International Buyers’ Guide. The guide will be provided to international buyers at the 2012 SEMA Show and all year at major overseas trade shows. This benefit is available only to 2012 SEMA Show exhibitors. Registration Deadline: September 8.

Top specialty-equipment buyers from the Middle East and China will speak about their fast-growing markets at roundtable discussions Monday, October 29.

Seminars


Attend two international seminars taking place Monday, October 29, during Show week.

• Sell Specialty Equipment Products in China—the World's Largest Emerging Automotive Market. Chinese Distributors and SEMA members already successful in the region provide insider tips. Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Room N255, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

• Opportunities for SEMA-Member Manufacturers in the Middle East: Learn How to Cash in on This Lucrative Region. Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Room N255, 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

	Attend SEMA’s International Happy Hour, Wednesday, October 31, to network with international buyers and distributors, as well as media from key overseas markets. Joe Sebergandio of Motor Media Inc. served as emcee at last year's International Happy Hour. Here he interviews Stephen Humphris of NSV Automotive—a Global Media Award winner.

International Happy Hour


More than 1,000 companies are expected at the 2012 SEMA International Happy Hour. The event provides an excellent opportunity to network with buyers and distributors from around the world. Top international media from key overseas markets will also be in attendance. Register now.

Global Media Awards 


The ninth annual Global Media Awards will once again be selected by a group of top automotive journalists from more than 20 countries who will each name 10 products from the Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase that they think will most appeal to consumers in their home markets. Winning companies receive a Global Media Award, which signifies the global appeal of their products, and the companies will be recognized at the International Happy Hour. To be considered, make sure your products are featured in the Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase. Read the SEMA News Story on the 2011 Winners.

The SEMA Center for International Commerce (CIC) contains complimentary private meeting space and interpreters to facilitate meetings between exhibitors and international buyers.

Center for International Commerce 


The SEMA Center for International Commerce (CIC), located in room S224 of the Las Vegas Convention Center, is a valuable resource for SEMA Show exhibitors and international buyers. SEMA’s international staff will be on hand at the CIC, as will a team of interpreters to assist in bilingual communication in key languages that include German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese. Complimentary private meeting rooms are also available in the CIC.

For more information on SEMA’s international programs either at the Show or year round, contact Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

	SEMA Show Exhibitors are eligible for a free listing in the widely distributed International Buyers’ Guide.

More than 25% of all buyers expected at the 2012 SEMA Show will come from more than 100 nations outside the United States.

International Buyers’ Guide


SEMA Show exhibitors looking to export should sign up for a free listing in the 2012 SEMA International Buyers’ Guide. The guide will be provided to international buyers at the 2012 SEMA Show and all year at major overseas trade shows. This benefit is available only to 2012 SEMA Show exhibitors. Registration Deadline: September 8.

Top specialty-equipment buyers from the Middle East and China will speak about their fast-growing markets at roundtable discussions Monday, October 29.

Seminars


Attend two international seminars taking place Monday, October 29, during Show week.

• Sell Specialty Equipment Products in China—the World's Largest Emerging Automotive Market. Chinese Distributors and SEMA members already successful in the region provide insider tips. Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Room N255, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

• Opportunities for SEMA-Member Manufacturers in the Middle East: Learn How to Cash in on This Lucrative Region. Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Room N255, 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

	Attend SEMA’s International Happy Hour, Wednesday, October 31, to network with international buyers and distributors, as well as media from key overseas markets. Joe Sebergandio of Motor Media Inc. served as emcee at last year's International Happy Hour. Here he interviews Stephen Humphris of NSV Automotive—a Global Media Award winner.

International Happy Hour


More than 1,000 companies are expected at the 2012 SEMA International Happy Hour. The event provides an excellent opportunity to network with buyers and distributors from around the world. Top international media from key overseas markets will also be in attendance. Register now.

Global Media Awards 


The ninth annual Global Media Awards will once again be selected by a group of top automotive journalists from more than 20 countries who will each name 10 products from the Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase that they think will most appeal to consumers in their home markets. Winning companies receive a Global Media Award, which signifies the global appeal of their products, and the companies will be recognized at the International Happy Hour. To be considered, make sure your products are featured in the Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase. Read the SEMA News Story on the 2011 Winners.

The SEMA Center for International Commerce (CIC) contains complimentary private meeting space and interpreters to facilitate meetings between exhibitors and international buyers.

Center for International Commerce 


The SEMA Center for International Commerce (CIC), located in room S224 of the Las Vegas Convention Center, is a valuable resource for SEMA Show exhibitors and international buyers. SEMA’s international staff will be on hand at the CIC, as will a team of interpreters to assist in bilingual communication in key languages that include German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese. Complimentary private meeting rooms are also available in the CIC.

For more information on SEMA’s international programs either at the Show or year round, contact Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

	SEMA Show Exhibitors are eligible for a free listing in the widely distributed International Buyers’ Guide.

More than 25% of all buyers expected at the 2012 SEMA Show will come from more than 100 nations outside the United States.

International Buyers’ Guide


SEMA Show exhibitors looking to export should sign up for a free listing in the 2012 SEMA International Buyers’ Guide. The guide will be provided to international buyers at the 2012 SEMA Show and all year at major overseas trade shows. This benefit is available only to 2012 SEMA Show exhibitors. Registration Deadline: September 8.

Top specialty-equipment buyers from the Middle East and China will speak about their fast-growing markets at roundtable discussions Monday, October 29.

Seminars


Attend two international seminars taking place Monday, October 29, during Show week.

• Sell Specialty Equipment Products in China—the World's Largest Emerging Automotive Market. Chinese Distributors and SEMA members already successful in the region provide insider tips. Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Room N255, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

• Opportunities for SEMA-Member Manufacturers in the Middle East: Learn How to Cash in on This Lucrative Region. Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Room N255, 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

	Attend SEMA’s International Happy Hour, Wednesday, October 31, to network with international buyers and distributors, as well as media from key overseas markets. Joe Sebergandio of Motor Media Inc. served as emcee at last year's International Happy Hour. Here he interviews Stephen Humphris of NSV Automotive—a Global Media Award winner.

International Happy Hour


More than 1,000 companies are expected at the 2012 SEMA International Happy Hour. The event provides an excellent opportunity to network with buyers and distributors from around the world. Top international media from key overseas markets will also be in attendance. Register now.

Global Media Awards 


The ninth annual Global Media Awards will once again be selected by a group of top automotive journalists from more than 20 countries who will each name 10 products from the Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase that they think will most appeal to consumers in their home markets. Winning companies receive a Global Media Award, which signifies the global appeal of their products, and the companies will be recognized at the International Happy Hour. To be considered, make sure your products are featured in the Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase. Read the SEMA News Story on the 2011 Winners.

The SEMA Center for International Commerce (CIC) contains complimentary private meeting space and interpreters to facilitate meetings between exhibitors and international buyers.

Center for International Commerce 


The SEMA Center for International Commerce (CIC), located in room S224 of the Las Vegas Convention Center, is a valuable resource for SEMA Show exhibitors and international buyers. SEMA’s international staff will be on hand at the CIC, as will a team of interpreters to assist in bilingual communication in key languages that include German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese. Complimentary private meeting rooms are also available in the CIC.

For more information on SEMA’s international programs either at the Show or year round, contact Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

	SEMA Show Exhibitors are eligible for a free listing in the widely distributed International Buyers’ Guide.

More than 25% of all buyers expected at the 2012 SEMA Show will come from more than 100 nations outside the United States.

International Buyers’ Guide


SEMA Show exhibitors looking to export should sign up for a free listing in the 2012 SEMA International Buyers’ Guide. The guide will be provided to international buyers at the 2012 SEMA Show and all year at major overseas trade shows. This benefit is available only to 2012 SEMA Show exhibitors. Registration Deadline: September 8.

Top specialty-equipment buyers from the Middle East and China will speak about their fast-growing markets at roundtable discussions Monday, October 29.

Seminars


Attend two international seminars taking place Monday, October 29, during Show week.

• Sell Specialty Equipment Products in China—the World's Largest Emerging Automotive Market. Chinese Distributors and SEMA members already successful in the region provide insider tips. Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Room N255, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

• Opportunities for SEMA-Member Manufacturers in the Middle East: Learn How to Cash in on This Lucrative Region. Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Room N255, 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

	Attend SEMA’s International Happy Hour, Wednesday, October 31, to network with international buyers and distributors, as well as media from key overseas markets. Joe Sebergandio of Motor Media Inc. served as emcee at last year's International Happy Hour. Here he interviews Stephen Humphris of NSV Automotive—a Global Media Award winner.

International Happy Hour


More than 1,000 companies are expected at the 2012 SEMA International Happy Hour. The event provides an excellent opportunity to network with buyers and distributors from around the world. Top international media from key overseas markets will also be in attendance. Register now.

Global Media Awards 


The ninth annual Global Media Awards will once again be selected by a group of top automotive journalists from more than 20 countries who will each name 10 products from the Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase that they think will most appeal to consumers in their home markets. Winning companies receive a Global Media Award, which signifies the global appeal of their products, and the companies will be recognized at the International Happy Hour. To be considered, make sure your products are featured in the Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase. Read the SEMA News Story on the 2011 Winners.

The SEMA Center for International Commerce (CIC) contains complimentary private meeting space and interpreters to facilitate meetings between exhibitors and international buyers.

Center for International Commerce 


The SEMA Center for International Commerce (CIC), located in room S224 of the Las Vegas Convention Center, is a valuable resource for SEMA Show exhibitors and international buyers. SEMA’s international staff will be on hand at the CIC, as will a team of interpreters to assist in bilingual communication in key languages that include German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese. Complimentary private meeting rooms are also available in the CIC.

For more information on SEMA’s international programs either at the Show or year round, contact Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

	SEMA Show Exhibitors are eligible for a free listing in the widely distributed International Buyers’ Guide.

More than 25% of all buyers expected at the 2012 SEMA Show will come from more than 100 nations outside the United States.

International Buyers’ Guide


SEMA Show exhibitors looking to export should sign up for a free listing in the 2012 SEMA International Buyers’ Guide. The guide will be provided to international buyers at the 2012 SEMA Show and all year at major overseas trade shows. This benefit is available only to 2012 SEMA Show exhibitors. Registration Deadline: September 8.

Top specialty-equipment buyers from the Middle East and China will speak about their fast-growing markets at roundtable discussions Monday, October 29.

Seminars


Attend two international seminars taking place Monday, October 29, during Show week.

• Sell Specialty Equipment Products in China—the World's Largest Emerging Automotive Market. Chinese Distributors and SEMA members already successful in the region provide insider tips. Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Room N255, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

• Opportunities for SEMA-Member Manufacturers in the Middle East: Learn How to Cash in on This Lucrative Region. Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Room N255, 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

	Attend SEMA’s International Happy Hour, Wednesday, October 31, to network with international buyers and distributors, as well as media from key overseas markets. Joe Sebergandio of Motor Media Inc. served as emcee at last year's International Happy Hour. Here he interviews Stephen Humphris of NSV Automotive—a Global Media Award winner.

International Happy Hour


More than 1,000 companies are expected at the 2012 SEMA International Happy Hour. The event provides an excellent opportunity to network with buyers and distributors from around the world. Top international media from key overseas markets will also be in attendance. Register now.

Global Media Awards 


The ninth annual Global Media Awards will once again be selected by a group of top automotive journalists from more than 20 countries who will each name 10 products from the Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase that they think will most appeal to consumers in their home markets. Winning companies receive a Global Media Award, which signifies the global appeal of their products, and the companies will be recognized at the International Happy Hour. To be considered, make sure your products are featured in the Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase. Read the SEMA News Story on the 2011 Winners.

The SEMA Center for International Commerce (CIC) contains complimentary private meeting space and interpreters to facilitate meetings between exhibitors and international buyers.

Center for International Commerce 


The SEMA Center for International Commerce (CIC), located in room S224 of the Las Vegas Convention Center, is a valuable resource for SEMA Show exhibitors and international buyers. SEMA’s international staff will be on hand at the CIC, as will a team of interpreters to assist in bilingual communication in key languages that include German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese. Complimentary private meeting rooms are also available in the CIC.

For more information on SEMA’s international programs either at the Show or year round, contact Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

	SEMA Show Exhibitors are eligible for a free listing in the widely distributed International Buyers’ Guide.

More than 25% of all buyers expected at the 2012 SEMA Show will come from more than 100 nations outside the United States.

International Buyers’ Guide


SEMA Show exhibitors looking to export should sign up for a free listing in the 2012 SEMA International Buyers’ Guide. The guide will be provided to international buyers at the 2012 SEMA Show and all year at major overseas trade shows. This benefit is available only to 2012 SEMA Show exhibitors. Registration Deadline: September 8.

Top specialty-equipment buyers from the Middle East and China will speak about their fast-growing markets at roundtable discussions Monday, October 29.

Seminars


Attend two international seminars taking place Monday, October 29, during Show week.

• Sell Specialty Equipment Products in China—the World's Largest Emerging Automotive Market. Chinese Distributors and SEMA members already successful in the region provide insider tips. Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Room N255, 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

• Opportunities for SEMA-Member Manufacturers in the Middle East: Learn How to Cash in on This Lucrative Region. Location: Las Vegas Convention Center – Room N255, 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

	Attend SEMA’s International Happy Hour, Wednesday, October 31, to network with international buyers and distributors, as well as media from key overseas markets. Joe Sebergandio of Motor Media Inc. served as emcee at last year's International Happy Hour. Here he interviews Stephen Humphris of NSV Automotive—a Global Media Award winner.

International Happy Hour


More than 1,000 companies are expected at the 2012 SEMA International Happy Hour. The event provides an excellent opportunity to network with buyers and distributors from around the world. Top international media from key overseas markets will also be in attendance. Register now.

Global Media Awards 


The ninth annual Global Media Awards will once again be selected by a group of top automotive journalists from more than 20 countries who will each name 10 products from the Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase that they think will most appeal to consumers in their home markets. Winning companies receive a Global Media Award, which signifies the global appeal of their products, and the companies will be recognized at the International Happy Hour. To be considered, make sure your products are featured in the Ideas Alive: Featuring the New Products Showcase. Read the SEMA News Story on the 2011 Winners.

The SEMA Center for International Commerce (CIC) contains complimentary private meeting space and interpreters to facilitate meetings between exhibitors and international buyers.

Center for International Commerce 


The SEMA Center for International Commerce (CIC), located in room S224 of the Las Vegas Convention Center, is a valuable resource for SEMA Show exhibitors and international buyers. SEMA’s international staff will be on hand at the CIC, as will a team of interpreters to assist in bilingual communication in key languages that include German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Portuguese. Complimentary private meeting rooms are also available in the CIC.

For more information on SEMA’s international programs either at the Show or year round, contact Linda Spencer at lindas@sema.org.

	The goal of the SEMA Data Co-op is to enable any manufacturer to take control of their product data, maintain its compliance to standards and provide a seamless means to distribute that data to approved data receivers of their choice in the most affordable way possible.

A limited number of spots are still available for companies to become founding members of the SEMA Data Co-op (SDC). Through the program’s beta phase, which launched earlier this year, suppliers and receivers have the opportunity to become founding members of a program that will change the way product data is used and managed.

“We’re well engaged now in one of the industry’s biggest challenges—that of managing product data,” said Jon Wyly, SDC CEO. “Current participants benefit not only by ensuring that their data is compliant, but they are also paving the way for everyone else in the industry.”

The SDC is an industry-owned and operated data management solution, with SEMA funding the entire construction. The goal is to create the most comprehensive and affordable industry data repository possible, supported by an expert help desk and web-enabled tools. The beta phase for the program began in April, with all supplier spots filling up within the first three weeks. Organizers expanded the program to allow more companies a chance to have their data tested, and the participant count grew to more than 100.

“Companies participating in the beta phase have been very impressed by what they’re learning and the progress they’re seeing,” said Wyly. “The SEMA Data Co-op is as much about education and training as it actually is about managing data. We have a full-time help desk dedicated to teaching the process from whatever level the customer needs. It’s exciting to see companies take ownership of this critical business element.”

Through the SDC, suppliers maintain direct ownership of their product data. All data is configured and stored in the accepted industry ACES and PIES standards, while data receivers have access to a supply of rich, complete, accurate product data to power their internal business systems, counter-top electronic catalogs and websites.

All SEMA industry suppliers and receivers are welcome to participate. To learn more about the program, visit www.SemaDataCoop.org, or contact Jon Wyly at jonw@SemaDataCoop.org or call 888-958-6698.

SEMA Data Co-op Founding Supplier Members:

3D Carbon		K&N
Accel		Lakewood Industries
Addco		Lloyd Mats
AEM Electronics		MagnaFlow Exhaust Products
AFE Filters		Mallory Ignition
AIRAID		McLeod
Alloy USA		Mr. Gasket
Auto Meter		MSD Ignition
B&M		OMIX-ADA
Bed Rug		Outland Automotive
Bedslide		Painless Wiring
Bestop		Parts Unlimited
Big Country Truck Accessories		Pertronix
CalTrend		PML Inc.
Champion Brands		Precision Gear
Comp Cams		ProConnect
Covercraft		Proforged Chassis Parts
Du-Ha		Proform
Edelbrock		Pure Power
Enerpulse		QMI
Extang		Rampage Products
Fidanza		Roll-n-Lock
Flex-a-Lite		Rubicon Express
Flowmaster		Rugged Ridge
Go Rhino! Products		SCT Performance
H&S Performance		Skyjacker
Hays		SP Performance
Heatshield Products		Street Scene Equipment
Hedman Hedders		Superlift
Hellwig		T-Rex Grilles
Hotchkis Performance		Trans-Dapt Performance
Hurst Shifters		TruXedo
Hypertech		UnderCover Truck Bed Covers
Injen		Western Chassis

	The goal of the SEMA Data Co-op is to enable any manufacturer to take control of their product data, maintain its compliance to standards and provide a seamless means to distribute that data to approved data receivers of their choice in the most affordable way possible.

A limited number of spots are still available for companies to become founding members of the SEMA Data Co-op (SDC). Through the program’s beta phase, which launched earlier this year, suppliers and receivers have the opportunity to become founding members of a program that will change the way product data is used and managed.

“We’re well engaged now in one of the industry’s biggest challenges—that of managing product data,” said Jon Wyly, SDC CEO. “Current participants benefit not only by ensuring that their data is compliant, but they are also paving the way for everyone else in the industry.”

The SDC is an industry-owned and operated data management solution, with SEMA funding the entire construction. The goal is to create the most comprehensive and affordable industry data repository possible, supported by an expert help desk and web-enabled tools. The beta phase for the program began in April, with all supplier spots filling up within the first three weeks. Organizers expanded the program to allow more companies a chance to have their data tested, and the participant count grew to more than 100.

“Companies participating in the beta phase have been very impressed by what they’re learning and the progress they’re seeing,” said Wyly. “The SEMA Data Co-op is as much about education and training as it actually is about managing data. We have a full-time help desk dedicated to teaching the process from whatever level the customer needs. It’s exciting to see companies take ownership of this critical business element.”

Through the SDC, suppliers maintain direct ownership of their product data. All data is configured and stored in the accepted industry ACES and PIES standards, while data receivers have access to a supply of rich, complete, accurate product data to power their internal business systems, counter-top electronic catalogs and websites.

All SEMA industry suppliers and receivers are welcome to participate. To learn more about the program, visit www.SemaDataCoop.org, or contact Jon Wyly at jonw@SemaDataCoop.org or call 888-958-6698.

SEMA Data Co-op Founding Supplier Members:

3D Carbon		K&N
Accel		Lakewood Industries
Addco		Lloyd Mats
AEM Electronics		MagnaFlow Exhaust Products
AFE Filters		Mallory Ignition
AIRAID		McLeod
Alloy USA		Mr. Gasket
Auto Meter		MSD Ignition
B&M		OMIX-ADA
Bed Rug		Outland Automotive
Bedslide		Painless Wiring
Bestop		Parts Unlimited
Big Country Truck Accessories		Pertronix
CalTrend		PML Inc.
Champion Brands		Precision Gear
Comp Cams		ProConnect
Covercraft		Proforged Chassis Parts
Du-Ha		Proform
Edelbrock		Pure Power
Enerpulse		QMI
Extang		Rampage Products
Fidanza		Roll-n-Lock
Flex-a-Lite		Rubicon Express
Flowmaster		Rugged Ridge
Go Rhino! Products		SCT Performance
H&S Performance		Skyjacker
Hays		SP Performance
Heatshield Products		Street Scene Equipment
Hedman Hedders		Superlift
Hellwig		T-Rex Grilles
Hotchkis Performance		Trans-Dapt Performance
Hurst Shifters		TruXedo
Hypertech		UnderCover Truck Bed Covers
Injen		Western Chassis