Auto Care Connect brings together four of the Auto Care Association’s premier spring events to one location for one week. The event will take place from May 15-21 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando in Orlando, Florida, for an enhanced experience that delivers more for attendees and their businesses, according to the Auto Care Association.

From networking to education, to vendor showcases and resources from the association’s communities, Auto Care Connect attendees will have the opportunity to explore each of the four event’s schedules for content relevant to them and will be able to customize their participation during the week to maximize their event experience.

Auto Care Connect is designed to unite various leaders and communities under the association and presents a unique opportunity for attendees to: 

• Network with an extended group of industry peers;

• Create new business connections; 

• Attend accredited educational sessions;

• Explore exhibitor opportunities and

• Access the latest resources the Auto Care Association offers to the industry.

This Connect event will be comprised of the association’s Spring Leadership Days, ACPN Knowledge Exchange, PBES Annual Conference and YANG Leadership Conference. From networking to education, to vendor showcases and resources from the association’s communities, Auto Care Connect attendees will have the opportunity to explore each of the four conferences’ schedules for content relevant to them and will be able to customize their participation to maximize their event experience.

Four events. One experience. Auto Care Connect brings together the conferences and community events that industry professionals know and love, now with the opportunity to expand and discover new content and connections for everyone:

• Spring Leadership Days: brings together volunteer leaders and professional staff to discuss issues and initiatives currently effecting the industry at large. An all-attendee industry briefing will be held the afternoon of Thursday, May 19, to present on trending industry topics and issues. Individuals must be employees of an Auto Care Association member company to attend Spring Leadership Days. Non-committee volunteer leaders are required to pay a registration fee.
• ACPN Knowledge Exchange: brings together the largest gathering of content professionals and their vendors and solution partners. Member and non-member rates are available and exhibiting in the tradeshow may be a requirement based on the company’s business function.
• PBES Annual Conference: brings together the leaders of the automotive aftermarket’s paint, body and equipment industry for a conference focusing on education, networking and exposure to industry products and services in its Innovation Fair. Member and non-member rates are available as well as an option to purchase an exhibiting table at the Innovation Fair.
• YANG Leadership Conference: brings together auto care industry professionals under the age of 40 for networking, collaboration and educational sessions. Member and non-member rates are available. YANG Mentors may also register.

Connect Industry Reception
All Connect attendees, from any of the four conferences, are invited to attend the Connect Industry Reception on Wednesday, May 18, from 5:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. This event is sponsored by PartsTech.

Title sponsors of 2022 Auto Care Connect include AutoLeap and Epicor.

Click HERE to register.