Show Organizers Say NACE/CARS 2014 Is Taking Shape

COLLEYVILLE, Texas – The NACE/CARS 2014 conference and exposition, one of North America’s largest auto collision and service repair events, is approaching fast. This year’s event will be held in Detroit at COBO Center July 30 – Aug. 2, with other industry meetings taking place throughout the week. This year’s event will offer more training, education and networking for collision and mechanical repair professionals than ever before, according to show organizers.

A preliminary schedule of events includes:

Monday, July 28: CEICA, SCRS, NABC and other board meetings and roundtables
Tuesday, July 29: CIC quarterly meeting and evening reception
Wednesday, July 30: I-CAR annual meeting and gala reception, NACE personal development programs, industry and museum tours, ASA board meeting
Thursday, July 31: NACE and CARS conference sessions and exhibition, ALCOA aluminum presentations, Collision Repair Education Foundation annual golf tournament and scholarship fundraiser, industry and museum tours, MSO and Mechanical Symposium receptions, numerous industry receptions
Friday, Aug. 1: NACE and CARS conference sessions and exhibition, MSO Symposium, Mechanical Symposium, ALCOA aluminum presentations, industry and museum tours
Saturday, Aug. 2: CARS technical conference sessions, industry and museum tours

Numerous hotels will host the events, with the Marriott at the Renaissance Center serving as the headquarters hotel. Only a short walk along the river to the convention center or one stop on the motorized People Mover, visitors will find this to be a convenient location, event planners say. In addition to the industry events taking place throughout the week, there will be numerous tours and recreational outings for spouses, guests and families, such as museum tours, Detroit Tigers baseball games, river and city tours, casinos, and more. More information on Detroit can be found through the Convention & Visitor’s Bureau at www.visitdetroit.com.

For those interested in attending, information can be found at www.NACEexpo.com or www.CARSevent.com.

For those interested in exhibiting, the first round of exhibit space draw for NACE/CARS closed Friday, Jan. 24, but space will open up for the second round in early February. Companies must have their orders and deposits turned in to be considered for the space draws.