With the 2013 Annual Meeting and Convention just around the corner, the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN) is reminding industry members to register to take advantage of its Early Bird pricing, which ends March 31. The AASP-MN Annual Meeting and Convention will take place April 11 and 12 at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, Plymouth. 

Early Bird pricing is as follows:

• 1 1/2 days: $200 member / $225 non-member.
• 1 day: $150 member / $175 non-member.
• 1/2 day: $85 member / $110 non-member.

The one-and-a-half-day lineup includes 16 different programs for mechanical and collision repair shop owners, managers and technicians, as well as industry suppliers. The complete schedule is as follows:

Thursday, April 11
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.    Peer-to-Peer Roundtable & Networking Extravaganza, facilitated by AASP-MN member experts
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.    I-CAR Aluminum Intensive Vehicle Repairs, Shawn Collins
1:00 – 5:00 p.m.    GM GDS2, John Thornton
3:15 – 4:30 p.m.    You Have the Repair; Now Drive the Revenue, Ed Welter, 3M                   
3:15 – 4:30 p.m.    What Employers Need to Know About Health Care Reform, Dennis Begley, AiA
3:15 – 4:30 p.m.    Marketing on a Shoestring Budget, Rick White, One Eighty Business Solutions                                                                                                     
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.    Happy hour/vendor showcase
6:30 – 9:00 p.m.    Industry dinner/Plymouth Playhouse

Friday, April 12
7:30 – 11:30 a.m.    I-CAR Vehicle Technology & Trends 2013, Mitch Becker
7:30 – 11:30 a.m.    Ford IDS, John Thornton
8:00 – 11:30 a.m.    The Customer Connection, Rick White, One Eighty Business Solutions
8:00 – 11:30 a.m.    Business Continuation Planning, Dan Gilley, RLO Training
9:00 – 11:30 a.m.    Effective Marketing to Customer Pay Clientele, Steve Trapp, Axalta Coating Systems                                                                                        
11:30 – 1:30 p.m.    Lunch/Keynote Address, “Silent Impact,” Joe Schmit, KSTP TV            
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.    2013 Mobile HVAC System Update, Larry Turay
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.    Automated Digital Marketing, Jim Allen, Mitchell
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.    Making Change Stick, Rick White, One Eighty Business Solutions
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.    Mastering Sales Objections, Jeremy O’Neal, Advisorfix.com

In addition to the seminars, AASP-MN will provide several opportunities for attendees to network and socialize with their peers.  Thursday evening will feature industry vendors displaying their new products and services and a dinner at Plymouth Playhouse, where attendees will enjoy the show “Ring of Fire: The Music of Johnny Cash." 

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More information:

To register for the event, visit www.aaspmn.org.