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Letter to the Editor
Wednesday August 25
IBIS@NACE Date Changed to Wednesday November 3
The International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) has announced that IBIS@NACE, a one-day conference that will focus on the latest trends and developments in the global collision repair industry, will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 3 from 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. The program was originally scheduled for Nov. 5 during NACE 2004.The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) is widely recognized as the pre-eminent global annual conference for the collision repair industry. Held annually in Switzerland, IBIS attracts a worldwide audience of industry leaders and influencers, with top experts delivering decision-critical market data and industry analysis. IBIS@NACE will incorporate highlights from IBIS 2004 and will be led by IBIS Chairman Chris Mann.
Sessions will address the implications of the vehicle technology explosion and accident trends, as well as supply chain pressures such as parts procurement initiatives and insurer ownership of body shops.
The following sessions will be part of this special event:
- Session One - Drivers for Change
- Chris Mann (IBIS Chairman, BodyShop Magazine, UK)
- Session Two - Is Vehicle Design Technology Outstripping Repairability?
- Mark White (Jaguar/LandRover)
- Session Three - Industry Implications
- Brian O’Neill (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety), Lesley Upham (Euro NCAP), Rick Tuuri (I-CAR) and Vernon Crump (NACE 2004 Chairman and John Eagle Collision Centers)
- Session Four – Global Market Review
- David Lingham (IBIS Moderator and Orbis Worldwide)
- Session Five – Vehicle Manufacturers and Information Provision to the Repair Sector - An Industry Survey
- Charlie Baker (Collision Repair Industry INSIGHT) and panel discussion moderator Chris Mann
- Session Six - Insurance Globalization
- Keynote presentation by Dane Loosley (Allianz Cornhill Insurance plc)
- Session Seven - Alternative Routes to Claims Cost Control
- (i) Centralized parts procurement and pricing policies – David Murby (Audatex Ltd.)
- (ii) Insurer ownerships of body shops - David Neave (Royal & SunAlliance)
- (iii) Training & partnership – an insurer viewpoint - Bob Medved (State Farm Mutual Insurance)
- (iv) Consolidation – a viable route? – Matthew Ohrnstein (Caliber Collision Centers)
- (v) Sharing risk: Fixed costs and guaranteed volumes –Sam Mercanti (CARSTAR Automotive CN)
IBIS@NACE will take place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. Tickets will be $225 and includes a lunch. To register for this event and NACE 2004, visit the NACE website.
NACE, the world’s collision repair event, will be held Nov. 3-6, at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, and is expected to draw an attendance of 35,000+ from around the globe.
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