The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is offering a
promotion to encourage attendance at its Annual Business
Meeting and “Taking the Hill” Day May 9-11, 2011, in
Washington, D.C. Register for the event by March 31, and you
will be entered into a lottery for free hotel nights at the
Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, the host hotel
for the event.
Every meeting registration received that includes a
room reservation at the Gaylord National will be entered into
a drawing for free hotel nights. The random drawing will be
held at the ASA office April 4, and the winner will be
notified immediately by e-mail.
Online registration is open until April 7.
However, to qualify for this special promotion, participants
must register by March 31.
In addition to providing secure, convenient online
registration, the event website also includes summarized
agendas and hotel information. Travel is the responsibility of
each participant; ASA will make all hotel arrangements for
attendees through the online registration process. The Gaylord
National Hotel and Convention Center is located approximately
15 minutes south of Washington, D.C., just off the Capital
Beltway (I-95/I-495 at 201 Waterfront St., National Harbor,
Md.)
The annual meeting features an Association
Leadership Summit that is open to everyone. Presenter Mitch
Schneider will focus on the difference between involvement and
commitment. ASA business meetings May 9-10 will include an
affiliate assembly, a board of directors meeting, induction of
the new ASA board and a state of the association presentation
by Ron Pyle, ASA president and chief staff executive. The
culmination of the annual business meeting will be ASA’s
“Taking the Hill” Day May 11, allowing ASA members to meet
with policymakers on Capitol Hill to discuss key industry
issues.
Collision repair discussions will address the Federal
Insurance Office and insurance reform; vehicle disclosure
legislation and crash parts; and the EPA’s implementation of
the automotive refinishing regulation. Mechanical repair
issues will include the importance of state safety inspection
programs and NHTSA’s role in protecting these programs; the
importance of vocational education programs to the repair
industry; and the EPA’s emissions inspection programs.
“This is an opportunity like no other to invest in
your future. Literally and figuratively, your voice will be
heard on Capitol Hill, which can have a profound effect on
this industry,” said Pyle. “It’s expensive to go to D.C., but
it’s more expensive not to.”
For additional information about ASA, including past
news releases, go to www.ASAshop.org.
