CIC BRINGS RELEVANT NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO RICHMOND, CELEBRATING 40 YEARS AS INDUSTRY INSTITUTION

Big things are in store for the Collision Industry Conference (CIC) as it celebrates its 40th anniversary this year – beginning by breaking all previous attendance records at its first meeting of 2023 as it heads to Richmond, VA in April.

“Registration prior to the meeting was the highest it’s ever been; it’s really exciting to see how our organization is growing,” Administrator Jordan Hendler exclaimed. “CIC’s vision is reaching more and more industry professionals as we celebrate this monumental anniversary, and we’re planning even bigger and better events as the year continues.”

CIC Chairman Frank Terlep welcomed attendees to the first meeting over which he has presided, and he set the tone (and many of the topics) for the day by predicting the top 10 influences for 2023: consolidation, ADAS, employee shortages, insurance companies, parts, OEM influence, electric vehicles (EVs), business technologies, economic uncertainties and governmental regulations. When polled, 32 percent of attendees indicated that employee shortages will have the biggest impact on their businesses this year…and CIC demonstrated its ability to deliver relevant and timely content with several presentations focused on that topic.