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ARA 2010 Annual General Meeting in Las Vegas
New lower reception ticket price!
The ARA's 2010 AGM will be held in fabulous Las Vegas, Wednesday October 13th at the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Convention Center during the NACE/CARS/ASRW Conference & Exposition! The ARA AGM will start at 3:00 PM, a half hour after the NACE trade show closes, and will run until approximately 5:00 PM. This will be followed by a reception at 6:00 PM. The reception will include food and refreshments.
An official notice of the AGM has been mailed to ARA members. Earlier, a brochure with complete details, registration form and hotel accommodation information was mailed to all ARA members. Please discard that registration form. The ticket price for the reception has been lowered. A revised registration form went out with the official notice, mailed on August 23rd. For your added convenience, you can download the brochure here (PDF)
Click here to download the NEW registration form.
Special room rates have been arranged:
Rates when booked after July 30th:
$139/night during the week
$225/night on weekends
NOTE: These rates are not available through the hotel directly. To get these rates you must book through
Hanley-Wood by calling: 1- 800-895-3978 Or book online at www.hanleywoodhousing.com and:
1. Select your show (NACE for collision repair, auto glass, etc., CARS for mechanical repair, etc. - see brochure)
2. Select Guest Type "Attendee".
3. Click "Make a Reservation".
You can choose from other nearby hotels as well.
Meanwhile, you can register for NACE/CARS/ASRW now. Use this link, and when prompted, enter CODE 35. This identifies your registration as being affiliated with the ARA and helps reduce the cost of our AGM. |
ARA Completes 5-Year Strategic Plan
The ARA recently completed a "Governance review" and published its 2010-2014 Strategic Plan. This was the result of a yearlong effort by the ARA Board of Directors and some of the ARA staff, and it is the first time in the history of the ARA that a Governance review and development of a Strategic Plan had been undertaken. Download the ARA 2010-2014 Stratgeic Plan (PDF).
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