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Annual Business Meeting & 'Taking the Hill' Day ... An Investment in Your FuturePosted 4/14/2011
and meet with policymakers on Capitol Hill!
ASA collision repair members will meet with their House and Senate representatives to discuss the Federal Insurance Office and insurance reform, vehicle disclosure legislation and crash parts, and the EPA's implementation of the automotive refinishing regulation. ASA mechanical repair members will meet with representatives to discuss the importance of state safety inspection programs and NHTSA's role in encouraging and protecting these programs, the importance of vocational education programs to the automotive repair industry, and the EPA's emissions inspection programs.
Registration information can be found at the ASA website (www.ASAshop.org/annual11/index.html). The website also includes agendas and hotel information. (Hotel arrangements should be made through ASA). On-site registrations will also be accepted. For more information about the annual meeting, contact Carol Dennis at carold@asashop.org or (817) 358-5220. For more information about "Taking the Hill" day, contact Robbie Addison, Mechanical Division, at robbiea@asashop.org or (817) 358-5224; or Denise Caspersen, Collision Division, at denisec@asashop.org or (817) 358-5236.
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Register today for ASA's annual business meeting and "Taking the Hill" day May 9-11 in the Washington, D.C., area! This important and informative event will address the key issues facing both collision- and mechanical-repair professionals.
The annual meeting features an Association Leadership Summit that is open to everyone and will focus on the difference between involvement and commitment. ASA business meetings are May 9-10. To get the special room rate of $248.24 (including taxes) per night, you must register by April 7. 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.
"As ASA members and participants in the ASA Capitol Hill Fly-In, independent repairers have the ability to focus attention on issues fundamentally important to the industry. The fly-in unifies members and creates the strength in numbers needed to leave a lasting impression on a legislative level." - Eddie Ehlert, Chamblee, Ga. 
"In 2010, we attended ASA's 'Taking the Hill' event for the first time. Neither one of us had ever been involved in any type of government lobby prior to this participation. The ASA staff and the office of our Washington, D.C., representative, Bob Redding, had meticulously put together our schedules, items for discussion and presentation materials. We were able to attend each appointment at a senator or congressman's office fully prepared to discuss areas of concern for our industry. It was truly humbling to have the honor of walking the halls of the senatorial and congressional offices representing the automotive industry. We will definitely attend 2011's 'Taking the Hill' event." - Terry & Kay Wynter, AAMs, Fort Myers, Fla.