Austin, Texas – “The Live Music Capital of the World” – will be the site of the 2018 Paint, Body and Equipment Specialists (PBES) Conference.

Scheduled for May 16-18, the conference will take place at the new Fairmont Austin luxury hotel, which is connected to the Austin Convention Center.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Leverage Disruption,” centering on “revolutionary concepts to help businesses thrive in the dynamic paint, body and equipment supply chain,” according to the Auto Care Association’s PBES community.

“In addition to lively speakers and panelists, there will be plenty of time to discuss ideas with industry-leading distributors, manufacturers, WDs and manufacturer’s reps,” PBES said.

Registration will open in mid-February.

For more information, visit the Auto Care Association website.