National Summit Tackles Major Challenges of Auto Repair Field; California Meeting Aims for Industry Action on Recruitment, Training and Image.SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(AutomotiveWire)--July 7, 1998--New emission programs. On-board diagnostics On-Board Diagnostics, or OBD, in an automotive context, is a generic term referring to a vehicle's self-diagnostic and reporting capability. OBD systems give the vehicle owner or a repair technician access to state of health information for various vehicle sub-systems. . Electronic sensors. Most new vehicles now have 10 times the computing power of the first Apollo spacecraft The Apollo spacecraft was designed as part of the Apollo Program, by the United States in the early 1960s to land men on the moon before 1970 and return them safely to earth. This goal was set forth by President Kennedy after the first flight of the Mercury Space Program. . Recruiting people to maintain these complex, high-tech vehicles presents a challenge to the automotive service and collision repair industry and is one of several topics at a three-day, national summit titled "Automotive Repair Leadership 2000: Strategies for Success." The summit is designed to develop key strategies for the automotive service and collision repair industry as it approaches the next century, and will attract a select group of leaders to Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 2-4, 1998. This event will give participants a preview of issues that will dominate the national automotive repair industry during the next century, including: -- Recruiting qualified women and men into the automotive repair and technology profession; -- Increasing the level of professionalism in the industry and raising its image among consumers; and -- Resolving consumer problems relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc automotive service and collision repair. "Automotive Repair Leadership 2000: Strategies for Success" is sponsored jointly by the California Department of Consumer Affairs The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is a government agency in the U.S. state of California dedicated to consumer protection and ensuring a fair and competitive marketplace. Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) and industry leaders. Sponsors include professionals from the manufacturing and insurance industries, along with representatives from government, education and consumer advocacy organizations. The summit will feature a carefully planned, action-oriented agenda geared toward identifying solutions to key challenges. The event will take place at Anaheim's Hyatt Regency Alicante hotel. "This summit will bring together issues challenging the industry with the people capable of solving them," said K. Martin Keller Martin Keller is an American psychiatrist. He is Mary E. Zucker Professor and Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown Medical School in Providence, Rhode Island. , chief of the California Bureau of Automotive Repair The California Bureau of Automotive Repair has two primary functions: to educate on and enforce the Automotive Repair Act with associated regulations and to administer the California Smog Check Program. . "This is a unique opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of the automotive repair industry's future direction." The conference steering committee is composed of representatives from more than 20 organizations including Keller and the California BAR. They include: the Automotive Parts and Accessories Association, the Broward County Florida Consumer Affairs Division, the California Department of Education The California Department of Education is a California agency that oversees public education. The Department oversees funding, testing, and holds local educational agencies accountable for student achievement. , the California Smog Check Program, the Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , Farmer's Insurance, General Motors, American Honda, Midas International, Motor Age magazine, the Motorist Assurance Program, the National Automotive Service Association, the National Automotive Technicians Education Foundation, the National Coalition for Consumer Education, the National Consumers League, the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Council of Automotive Teachers, Sears, the Service Technicians Society, and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A.
CONTACT: Erik Curren, 213/966-5764
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion