The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) announced its upcoming meeting August 7-8 in Atlanta, Ga., preceding NACE Automechanika, will include a special committee presentation on scanning, diagnostics, and calibrations. The subject will be addressed by a guest speaker from Bosch Automotive Aftermarket, as part of the Emerging Technologies committee’s presentation. “Technology trends impact the industry and […]
CIC Committees Detail Upcoming Presentations
The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) released in-depth information on two of the presentations up for discussion at the upcoming meeting being held April 11-12 in Westminster, CO. The CIC Governmental Affairs Committee will present within their “Government and the Shop Environment” program, which features individual presentations on legislative and regulatory environmental issues such as paint, […]
CIC Launches Online Wiki Glossary, Posts Upcoming Meeting Agenda
The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) announced the release of the Definition Committee’s online Wiki Glossary and the agenda for the upcoming meeting being held April 11-12 in Westminster (Denver), Colo. The Wiki Glossary includes segments for General Automotive Terms, General Automotive Parts Definition, Frame / Unibody / Structural Terms, Automotive Scan Diagnostics, Calibration, and Programming, […]
CIC Seeks Input on Industry Issues, Value of Meetings
The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) is asking the industry and its attendees to participate in a brief online survey to help the conference to determine the current top issues impacting the collision repair industry as well as to measure the value of CIC Meetings which took place at various venues throughout 2017. Results of the […]
CIC Publishes October 31 Meeting Agenda
The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) agenda for the upcoming meeting, held on October 31, in conjunction with the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Nev. Issues ranging from OEM procedures to vehicle scanning to CCC’s Secure Share implementation will be addressed during the meeting. Registration for the CIC meeting is available online. From the Open Systems, […]
CIC Committee Seeks Collision Repair Facility Staff Input on Training
The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) Education & Training committee is currently conducting a survey of collision repair facility office support staff and technicians on training needs and delivery methods. The committee is asking employers to forward a link to the survey with their staff (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XFBVBWN) to improve the response rate and the value of the […]
Collision Industry Conference Scanning & Diagnostics Task Force Releases Draft Glossary of Terms, Definitions
Four documents will be presented at July 25 CIC meeting. The Collision Industry Conference (CIC) announced several drafts of work products from the Scanning & Diagnostics Task Force of its Emerging Technologies Committee. The Committee will present to the CIC body at the July 25, meeting at McCormick Place Hyatt in Chicago, just prior NACE […]
Agenda for Next Week’s CIC Pittsburgh Meeting Published, Free Airport Shuttle Available
The agenda for next week’s Collision Industry Conference (CIC) has been published and is available to download. The meeting takes place April 19-20 at the Sheraton-Station Square hotel in Pittsburgh, Pa. In addition to Data Access and Sharing Task Force panel and Definitions Committee presentations that were previously announced for the April meeting, other committees […]
Collision Repair Provider Definition on Agenda at April CIC Meeting
Latest version of former Class A definition available online to review. At the next Collision Industry Conference (CIC) meeting, being held April 19-20, in Pittsburgh, Pa., the conference’s Definitions Committee will revisit a long-time project on the work formerly known as the Minimum Recommended Requirements for a ‘Class A’ Collision Repair Facility, now drafted and […]
CIC Open Systems, Data Access and Sharing Task Force Plans Panel for April Meeting
One of the most lively and passionate of all the presentations at the recent Collision Industry Conference (CIC) January in Palm Springs, California came from industry veteran Frank Terlep with a special presentation, CIECA BMS: Industry Standard or A New Way to Control, Centralize and Monetize Industry Data? Covering the history of EMS and the foundation […]