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AASP/NJ Provides Update on The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) is looking forward to the return of its flagship event this fall. According to the association, the 2021 NORTHEAST Automotive Services Show – originally scheduled for March 19-21 and now set for September 10-12, 2021 at the Meadowlands Exposition Center (MEC) in Secaucus, NJ – is on track to be the first show of its kind to take place since the COVID-19 pandemic began over a year ago. “We are very excited and anxious to get the show back up and running,” says AASP/NJ President Jerry McNee. “With more and more people getting vaccinated and the encouraging case statistics here in New Jersey, everything is pointing to a safe and successful NORTHEAST.” AASP/NJ is working daily with the MEC to implement every necessary safety protocol to ensure that anyone who attends NORTHEAST will feel safe and secure. “We are very encouraged by what we are seeing not only in New Jersey but around the country,” comments Show Manager Thomas Greco (AASP/NJ secretary and president of Greco Publishing). “Trade shows for other industries have already started in places such as Florida and Alabama; we are monitoring all of BEST CHEVROLET_NEAR0320.qxp_Layout 1 2/12/20 12:02 PM Page 1 them closely to see what works and what doesn’t and what we need to do to make NORTHEAST as ‘normal’ as possible.” “Everything is trending in the right direction,” adds McNee.
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“The Governor has been loosening restrictions. We are confident that by September, we will be as close to normalcy as possible. So, mark your calendar and let NORTHEAST be the cure to your cabin fever. We really can’t wait to see everyone again.” In addition to the action on the NORTHEAST show floor, the Washington Metropolitan Auto Body Association (WMABA) has committed to providing its annual Collision Professional Repairer Education Program (Collision P.R.E.P.), which will launch with on-demand virtual courses beginning this month and conclude with in-person presentations at the live show. Two virtual courses – “What is a ‘Retail Door Rate’ and Why Market Surveys Should Not Include Contracted Rates” (presented by Tim Ronak of AkzoNobel Performance Coatings) on May 12 and “Differentiating Labor Rates Based on Certification, Skillset, Tooling and Training” (presented by Mark Olson of VECO Experts) on June 9 – were announced at press time. Course information and updates will be available at wmaba.com/collisionPREP in the months leading up to NORTHEAST 2021. Pre-registered NORTHEAST 2020 attendees will not need to re-register, as badge data will be carried over to these new dates of September 10-12. For updates and information on NORTHEAST, please continue to visit the official event website at aaspnjnortheast.com. PROTECTING CONSUMERS AND THE COLLISION INDUSTRY
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