The
Society
of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) Repairer
Driven Education (RDE) series, which served as the
foundation for SCRS' involvement at the SEMA Show in
2010, will expand from two days of seminars in 2010 to
all four days of the show in 2011. SCRS said the current
YTD education pre-registration numbers for 2011 have
eclipsed total participants in 2010 by more than 59
percent.
"The increased participation in this section of the show
and our RDE program is a huge indication of the
industry's excitement over being here in Las Vegas with
us and the 120,000 other people who love the energy
found only at the SEMA Show," said SCRS Executive
Director, Aaron Schulenburg. "A bigger, growing,
thriving section, with a noticeable increase in the
footprint of the collision industry in the Show means
that we have done our part working with SEMA to make
this an attractive environment for both exhibitors and
attendees in our industry, ensuring that both have
successful and inspirational shows."
With more than two months remaining until the opening
day of the show, the square footage of the Collision
Repair & Refinish (CR&R) section has already surpassed
the 2010 footprint by 15 percent, and the number of
overall exhibitors in the CR&R section is up more than
27 percent from year-to-date figures, surpassing the
2010 total by 10 percent.
Show attendees who identify Collision Repair and
Refinish as their primary business interest has seen a
47 percent increase in show registration compared to the
2010 YTD figures.
"This year has a really great momentum behind it, and
the energy is steadily building," added Peter
MacGillivray, SEMA Vice President of Communications and
Events. "SCRS has really brought tremendous relevance
and intrigue to this section of the SEMA Show. We are
thrilled to be a home for their Repairer Driven
Education series, and to so many of the other collision
industry meetings, activities and groups that have
established themselves here thanks to our mutual
interest in delivering the best experience possible to
our attendees through our strategic partnership."
For more information about SCRS' RDE program, or to
register, please visit www.semashow.com.
