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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Event Chairmen Appointed for ASRW 2011

Dallas/Feb. 14, 2011 – Automotive Service & Repair Week  (ASRW) 2011 proudly announces that Ron Nagy, AAM, president and owner of Nagy’s Collision Center, will serve as the event chairman for the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE); and Mitch Schneider, AAM, owner and operator of Schneider’s Automotive, will return for a second term as the event chairman for the Congress of Automotive Repair & Service (CARS). Each chairman is responsible for representing his segment of the industry and its respective show. ASRW 2011 is scheduled for Oct. 6-8 (with an education conference beginning Wednesday, Oct. 5) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. (Thursday-Saturday).

Nagy replaces Jerry Burns who has concluded a two-year term as NACE chairman from 2009-2010. His diligent service the past two years is sincerely appreciated by the ASA and ASRW staff.

About Ron Nagy, NACE 2011 Event Chairman
Nagy, an active member of the collision repair industry, is a second generation owner/technician whose industry experience began in 1982 when he went to work in his father’s shop after high school. He and his brother/business partner, Dan, purchased the shop from their father in 1995 and today Nagy’s Collision Centers celebrate 38 years of business in six locations throughout northeast Ohio. Recognized for excellence, Nagy’s Collision Centers were the recipients of the 2008 Wooster Small Business Award and the 2010 Fox 8 Best Body Shop Award. Nagy, who serves as president over the I-CAR certified gold multi-location shop, holds an I-CAR platinum designation, is certified as a master ASE collision technician and holds the Accredited Automotive Manager (AAM) designation from the Automotive Management Institute (AMI). He has also served in various leadership positions within the Automotive Service Association (ASA), including local chapter president, state president-elect, chairman of the government affairs committee, crash parts subcommittee and government affairs committee; ASA affiliate director, secretary and current chairmen-elect to the national board of directors. Additionally, Nagy is also a member of the Certified Automotive Parts Association (CAPA) IT committee. Nagy was awarded the Body Shop Business magazine Executive of the Year award at NACE 2010, and has attended NACE since 1996.

About Mitch Schneider, CARS 2010-11 Event Chairman
Schneider is a fourth generation mechanic/technician recognized as a champion of service dealer and technician causes. For more than 30 years, he has operated Schneider’s Automotive, a successful six-bay, family-owned and -operated service facility in Simi Valley, Calif. Schneider’s Automotive has won recognition throughout the area, including being twice ranked among Los Angeles magazine’s annual list of 100 best repair facilities. As a frequent speaker and keynote at major conventions and meetings of automotive organizations, Schneider addresses the challenges and problems affecting the automotive service industry. He is an award-winning journalist who recently returned to Advanstar’s Motor Age and Aftermarket Business magazines as a regular contributor and senior contributing editor. His “Schneider’s World” columns cover the experiences shared by service technicians, shop owners and consumers in today’s rapidly changing automotive service environment and provides commentary on the evolving relationship that exists between all segments of the industry. “Schneider’s World” also serves as the foundation for a weekly, live and interactive broadcast on SearchAutoParts.com. He is also author of the eight-volume Automotive Service Management Series published by Cengage Learning. For the past 26 years, Schneider has shared his knowledge, insight and experience through Mitch Schneider's Future-Tech, a service company specializing in management education and training for automotive service dealers, jobbers, warehouse distribution companies and manufacturers. He also served as the first director of the Car Care Professionals Network.

About the Events
ASRW includes the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) and the Congress of Automotive Repair & Service (CARS), which makes it the industry’s leading event for dedicated professionals to conduct business, network and engage in industry issues.

NACE – the world’s collision repair event – represents the only B2B event of its kind specifically designed for collision repair industry professionals from around the globe. NACE features a comprehensive educational Conference and Exposition with hundreds of diverse exhibiting companies displaying the latest equipment, products, services and technology available to today’s collision repair industry.

CARS – the premier event for automotive service professionals – features a high-quality education lineup led by industry leaders, along with an exhibitor showcase of automotive service and repair related equipment, products and services.

For additional information, contact Hanley Wood Exhibitions at P.O. Box 612128, Dallas, Texas 75261-2128, call (888) 529-1641 or (972) 536-6444, or visit www.ASRWevents.com.

About the Sponsor
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is the sponsor of ASRW and two of its shows, NACE and CARS. ASA is the largest international not-for-profit trade association of its kind dedicated to and governed by independent automotive service and repair professionals. ASA advances professionalism and excellence in the automotive industry through education, legislative representation and member services. Its international membership base includes numerous affiliate, state and chapter groups from all segments of the industry. For additional information about ASA, go to www.ASAshop.org. ASRW, NACE and CARS are produced by Hanley Wood Exhibitions.

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