The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced today that Stacey Phillips will be joining the national organization as the Marketing and Communications Coordinator effective immediately. “In her new role, Stacey will be instrumental as CIECA continues to promote the adoption of BMS (Business Message Suite) standards,” said Fred Iantorno, Executive Director of CIECA. “Her […]
Registration Open for September 17-19 CIECA Symposium
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) announced that online registration is now open for its 2018 Symposium being held September 17-19 at the Hilton Downtown in Tampa, Fla. The annual CIECA Implementation Conference is the only industry event where business and technical personnel involved with application systems can get the knowledge they need to […]
CIECA Webcast Provides Insights into Photo Estimates
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) will host a its next CIECAst webcast on May 24, at 11 a.m. CDT on photo estimating. Registration for the photo estimating webcast is available online. CIECA has commissioned a Standards Development Committee (SDC) to address the technical aspects of photo estimating. This CIECAst will provide a view […]
CIECA Seeks Marketing Resource
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) is searching for an independent contractor with collision industry experience to provide marketing expertise. The ideal candidate will provide CIECA with marketing, consulting and advisory services. CIECA develops and promotes electronic communication standards that allow the Collision Industry to be more efficient. CIECA’s vision is to have an […]
CIECA to Present Year in Review Webinar February 22
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) will present the webinar CIECA: A Year in Review with a View of 2018-19 on Thursday, February 22 from noon to 1 p.m. EST. The webinar will review of the accomplishments of CIECA members in 2017 and a view of the new projects for 2018-19. Registration for the […]
CIECA Announces 2018 Board Officers
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) Board of Trustees announced it has elected the following officers for the year 2018: Chair – Clint Marlow, Allstate Insurance Vice Chair – Steve Betley, Insurance Auto Auctions Treasurer – Kim DeVallance Caron, Enterprise Holdings Secretary – Jeff Schroder, Car-Part.com Each of these officers will serve on the […]
CIECA Completes MSO Summit 4.0
The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) has just completed the 4th MSO T2T Summit for 2017 with great attendance, contributions and collaboration from among the MSO IT thought leaders. “Moving the Industry Forward” is the theme and backdrop to these conversations to identify areas of focus for CIECA resources benefiting the MSO collision repairer […]
CIECA Announces Annual Award Winners
On November 1, the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) Board of Trustees announced the winners of the 2017 Electronic Commerce awards. CIECA Chair Phil Martinez and Executive Director Fred Iantorno made the presentations. Awards announced include: Electronic Commerce Company of the Year 2017 – This award is extended to one company per year to recognize […]
Mitchell Committed to Open, No-Cost Data Platform for Collision Repair Industry
Supports CIECA’s original mission of encouraging open competition and choice Mitchell International, Inc. today announced its commitment to support an open, no-cost data platform as the basis for its product portfolio. Mitchell will continue to support industry standards – both the Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA) EMS and BMS implementations. Not only will this […]
CIECA Project to Incorporate Collision Repair Diagnostic Scans into Data Standards Starts June 19
Standards will enable communication of scan results between collision repair shops and insurers. The Collision Industry Electronic Commerce Association (CIECA), the collision repair industry data communications standards developer, today announced it will begin work June 19 on a new project to implement the exchange and transmission of scanning diagnostics results within the Business Message Suite (BMS). […]