Excitement Builds for Collision Industry Week in North Carolina SCC and CIC Debut in Charlotte
by Alana Quartuccio
Start your engines! It’s time to make your plans to head down to Charlotte, North Carolina in April for one of the industry’s best events – the Southeast Collision Conference (SCC)!
Presented by WMABA and the Carolinas Collision Association (CCA), SCC makes its return to North Carolina and its debut in the “Queen City.” Each year, SCC moves between Virginia and North Carolina to best serve collision repairers in both regions.
The growing Southern city with a rich history has a strong tie to the automotive world, as it’s home to the Charlotte Motor Speedway, making it the ideal location for an automotive show. In fact, SCC will be held at the Embassy Suites Charlotte Concord Hotel located on the same strip!
“We’re really excited about the opportunity to have the show in Charlotte,” shares CCA President Kyle Bradshaw. “The area is bustling with activity and offers excellent dining and shopping opportunities via the Concord Mills Mall. Just about everything you could possibly think about getting into is right there!”
Not only is SCC a must-attend event for education, exhibitors, networking and more, it’s being held once again in conjunction with the spring Collision Industry Conference (CIC) and the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ (SCRS) Open Board Meeting, making April 21-24 a week no serious industry professional can afford to miss!
On behalf of CCA, Bradshaw expressed excitement to be able to host this entire week of industry events and looks forward to welcoming stakeholders from around the country to one of their home states.
The week’s events will kick off on Tuesday, April 21 from 2pm to 5pm with the SCRS Open Board meeting. This event is open to all collision repair professionals interested in learning more about the national association’s mission to educate, inform and represent collision repairers all over the country. Both CCA and WMABA are affiliate members of SCRS.
Be sure to spend Wednesday, April 22 attending CIC to take in a full day of panel discussions featuring speakers from all facets of the industry as they tackle the most pressing issues affecting collision repair professionals. This is an especially great opportunity for anyone in the Mid-Atlantic regional who has been interested in attending CIC but has been unable to get to it when it’s held in other areas. Learn more about the Spring CIC agenda and register to attend at ciclink.com.
The two-day SCC event – Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 – will once again offer the same level of excellent education attendees have come to expect from WMABA’s Collision P.R.E.P. (Professional Repairer Education Program) and busy trade show aisles filled with the latest and greatest in tools and equipment.
Education classes will kick things off on Thursday bright and early at 8:30am with sessions ongoing until 3pm. The trade show floor will be open from 1pm to 8pm. And of course, it wouldn’t be SCC without a celebration! The annual reception is scheduled for 6pm on April 23, and loads of cheer is expected as both associations are likely to conduct their respective annual awards presentations.
Friday morning will bring more Collision P.R.E.P. offerings starting at 8:30am, while the tradeshow reopens from 9am to 1pm.
The excitement does not have to end there! SCC is also known as a huge networking event, so why not plan to stay the weekend and catch up with colleagues and take in more events? In fact, SCC will lead right into the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) 4-Wide National Event beginning Friday night, so race car enthusiasts may have no choice but to stay the weekend!
Interested attendees can register to walk the trade show floor for FREE by visiting carolinascollisionassociation.com/scc-home.
Be sure to check out the March issue of Hammer & Dolly for more details about the educational offerings and other SCC happenings.
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