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CALENDAR OF
EVENTS CLASS LISTINGS
January 6, 2016
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, PERSONAL SAFETY &
January 13, 2016 SCRS Open Meeting Palm Springs Hilton, Palm Springs, CA For more info, visit scrs.com
January 13-14, 2016 Collision Industry Confere nce Palm Springs Hilton, Palm Springs, CA For more info, visit ciclink. com
REFINISH SAFETY
Antwerpen Collision Center, Clarksville, MD
January 7, 2016 SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
Criswell Collision Center, Annapolis, MD
January 14, 2016 ADHESIVE BONDING
February 11, 2016
ALUMINUM-INTENSIVE VEHICLE REPAIRS
Frederick Co. Career & Tech, Frederick, MD
Criswell Collision Center, Annapolis, MD
SYSTEMS
Frederick Co. Career & Tech, Frederick, MD
RACK & PINION & PARALLELOGRAM STEERING
FULL-FRAME PARTIAL REPLACEMENT
Criswell Collision Center, Annapolis, MD
February 18, 2016
ALUMINUM EXTERIOR PANEL REPAIR & REPLACEMENT
Frederick Co. Career & Tech, Frederick, MD
January 16, 2016
Pohanka - Caliber Collision, Salisbury, MD
STEERING & SUSPENSION DAMAGE ANALYSIS
February 25, 2016
COLOR THEORY, MIXING, TONERS & TINTING Criswell Collision Center, Annapolis, MD
www.i-car.com or (800) 422-7872 for info
FULL-FRAME PARTIAL REPLACEMENT
Pohanka - Caliber Collision, Salisbury, MD
January 20, 2016
PLASTIC & COMPOSITE REPAIR
Antwerpen Collision Center, Clarksville, MD
January 21, 2016
ALUMINUM EXTERIOR PANEL REPAIR & REPLACEMENT
Frederick Co. Career & Tech, Frederick, MD
ADVANCED STEERING & SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
DAMAGE ANALYSIS
Sharrett Collision Center, Hagerstown, MD
January 28, 2016
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, PERSONAL SAFETY & REFINISH SAFETY
Criswell Collision Center, Annapolis, MD
February 2, 2016
OVERVIEW OF CYCLE TIME IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE COLLISION REPAIR PROCESS
Sharrett Collision Center, Hagerstown, MD
February 4, 2016
VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY & TRENDS 2016 Criswell Collision Center, Annapolis, MD
February 10, 2016
OVERVIEW OF CYCLE TIME IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE COLLISION REPAIR PROCESS
Antwerpen Collision Center, Clarksville, MD
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January 2016
NEWSFLASH Wisconsin Governor Signs Auto Body Shop Choice Bill
Change doesn’t always happen in one giant wave; sometimes it happens in small victories. On November 12, Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a bill that stated that car insurance companies cannot demand repairs be made at a particular auto body shop. Senate Bill 93 “prohibits an insurer that issues a motor vehicle insurance policy that covers repairs to a motor vehicle from: 1) requiring that repairs must be made by a particular contractor or repair facility as a condition of that coverage; or 2) failing to initiate or conclude with due dispatch an investigation of a claim for repairs on the basis of whether the repair will be made by a particular contractor or repair facility.” The legislation also establishes that “a consumer has the right to select the motor vehicle repair facility of his or her choice.” This bill became a reality due to the efforts of the Wisconsin Auto Collision Technicians Association Ltd. (WACTAL). “Through the dedication and perseverance of WACTAL Board member Art Krolikowski, WACTAL lobbyist Jolene Plautz and lead bill authors Rep. Ed Brooks and Sen. Howard Markelin, WACTAL was successful in getting this legislation passed,” the association stated in a newsletter following the bill’s signing. “Art's tireless efforts in working with his legislator, Rep. Brooks, and [his] many trips to the Capitol are commendable. To those members who made phone calls and met with their legislators, and attend public hearings - THANK YOU! Your efforts paid off!” To read the bill in its entirety, visit tinyurl.com/WI-SB93. H&D