News from SEMA's councils and committees.

President of custom automaker and specialty-equipment industry collaborator Local Motors kicks off the 2010 SEMA Show with morning keynote address.

Your 2010 Show Directory listing is one of the most important aspects of promoting your participation at the 2010 SEMA Show. The information you provide will be placed in the online floorplan, 2010 Show Directory and 2010 Show Pocket Guide. Buyers use this information in pre-Show planning, when they are walking the floor onsite and as a resource throughout the year after the Show.

The SEMA Show Exhibitor Summit took place in May and offered participants valuable information, techniques and skills designed to guarantee a profitable and successful SEMA Show experience. The Summit featured key staff and trade show industry experts leading a series of programs created to ensure exhibitors get the most out of the industry’s annual trade event.

The automotive restoration market is expected to continue to grow as the average age of vehicles on the road continues to increase, classic cars gain in popularity and Baby Boomers have more discretionary money to purchase these vehicles. It is estimated there are approximately 300,000 restoration projects in various stages of completion across the United States at any given time.

To accommodate demand for exhibit space in the Racing & Performance, Hot Rod Alley, and Restoration Marketplace sections of the 2010 SEMA Show, organizers are opening the large meeting rooms adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center's Central Hall.

Hot Rod and Motor Trend publisher to set up VIP section featuring automotive legends and SEMA Hall of Famers at Pasadena car show.