DALLAS – Automotive Service & Repair Week (ASRW) has announced that its annual event will become a two-day expo, with three days of education. The 2013 event, scheduled for Oct. 16-18, will take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.
This year, the show floor will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, and Friday, Oct. 18. The ASRW Conference Program will take place Wednesday, Oct. 16, through Friday, Oct. 18.
The change is in response to feedback gathered from exhibiting companies as well as attendees, and aims to offer significant business and financial efficiencies for all ASRW participants. With this updated schedule, participants will enjoy the same number of expo hours as in the past, but streamlined into two days.
Several key events will evolve for 2013, including the ASRW Industry Forum panel discussion and the creation of a new, on-floor networking event.
“After diligently compiling, researching and examining feedback from our loyal participants, these changes reflect the culmination of months of work, and we are so pleased to reveal our plans,” said Ron Pyle, Automotive Service Association (ASA) president. “This new show structure was carefully crafted to foster a deeper level of networking and community among attendees and within the industry, and provides a solution to a longtime industry need identified through our research.”
The new schedule for ASRW 2013 is as follows:
Thursday, Oct. 17
8 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – ASRW General Session
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – ASRW Expo
4:30 p.m. – 6 p.m. – ASRW Welcome Reception
Friday, Oct. 18
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – ASRW Expo
For more information, visit: http://www.asrwevents.com
