Paint, Body and Equipment Specialists Announce 2016 Annual Conference Agenda

Paint, Body and Equipment Specialists Announces 2016 Annual Conference Agenda

The conference, with the theme “Differentiate to Win,” will take place May 10-12 at the Embassy Suites at the Denver Conference Center in Denver.

The Paint, Body and Equipment Specialists (PBES), a segment community of the Auto Care Association, announced that online registration is now available for its 2016 annual conference May 10-12 at the Embassy Suites at the Denver Conference Center in Denver. The 2016 PBES Conference theme is “Differentiate to Win.”

“The 2016 PBES Conference program is all about opportunities created from being different, both personally and professionally,” said Keith Bell, U.S. sales manager-east, AkzoNobel, and chairman, PBES Committee. “We have added more networking, but also, whether in the panel discussion, keynote presentations or class breakouts, all facilitators will deliver to each attendee practical information to take back to their respective businesses.”

With innovative ways to stand out from the crowd and get ahead of the competition, the conference education sessions offer up to .6 CEU credits awarded toward the AAP/MAAP designation from the University of the Aftermarket.

Click here for the agenda.

The conference is open to PBES segment community members and nonmembers. This year, attendees can register online at www.autocare.org/Events/2016-PBES-Conference. Hotel reservations are due by April 8th to receive the group discounted rate.

For more information, contact Paul Fiore at [email protected] or (301) 666-6664.

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