AASP-MN meeting and convention scheduled

The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) announces that its annual meeting and convention will take place April 16 and 17, at the Marriott Minneapolis West, St. Louis Park, Minn.

The one and a half day lineup includes programs for mechanical and collision repair shop owners, managers and technicians, as well as industry suppliers.

Friday’s schedule includes:

• 8 to 11:30 a.m. Marketing on a Shoestring Budget, Rick White, One Eighty Business Solutions

• 8 to 10 a.m. Databases Demystified, Aaron Schulenburg, SCRS Executive Director & former Administrator of the Database Enhancement Gateway (DEG)

• 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. Spot within Panel, Tim Ronak, Akzo Nobel Coatings

• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch and Keynote Address “Resilience: The Key to Surviving Tough Times,” Dr. Robert Veninga

• 1 to 4:30 p.m. Profit is King!, Rick White, One Eighty Business Solutions

• 1 to 4:30 p.m. Flash Reprogramming: From the Basics to the Real World, presented by Bob Pattengale, Bosch
  Diagnostics

• 1 to 3 p.m. Estimating for Electronic Stability Control/Alignment, John Shewbridge, Hunter Engineering

• 1 to 3 p.m. Collision Industry Pricing Considerations, Tim Ronak, Akzo Nobel Coatings

• 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. Take Charge of Your Shop’s Performance through Analysis of Key Metrics, Geoff Laramy, 3M Industrial & Transportation Business Services

• 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. NESHAP Air Regs: If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, How to Meet ‘Em, Mike Nelson and Aneka
  Swanson, MPCA Small Business Program

Saturday’s lineup includes:

• 8 to 11:30 a.m. Post-Recession Sales Skills for Service Advisors, Rick White, One Eighty Business Solutions

• 8 to 11:30 a.m.. I-CAR Vehicle Technology & Trends 2010, Shawn Collins, I-CAR

• 8 to 11:30 a.m. Electronic Stability Control/Alignment Systems, John Shewbridge, Hunter Engineering

• 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. How Pay Plans Fit into Your Business Strategy, Jim Berkey, PPG Refinish

• 8 to 10 a.m. Managing Your Automotive Service Business with QuickBooks, Linda Logan, Fiscal
  Foundations, LLC

• 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. BankCard Secrets Revealed, Mac Hardin, AASP-MN BankCard Program

In addition to the seminars, AASP-MN will provide several opportunities for attendees to network and socialize with their peers. A social activity is planned for Friday evening, which will feature industry vendors displaying their new products and services and a dinner at North Coast American Restaurant & Bar.

For registration information, call (612) 623-1110or visit www.aaspmn.org.