The opening speaker is Karyn Schoenbart, CEO of The NPD Group. Schoenbart has more than 30 years of experience in the market research field and has led NPD’s strategic expansion with the introduction of analytic solutions and new types of data.
These awards include Auto Care Woman of the Year, Auto Care Woman of Excellence and Female Shop Owner of the Year. All three awards will be presented by the Women in Auto Care executive committee during a press conference during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX).
The day and a half conference will be held Jan. 31 – Feb. 1, 2018, at The Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.
The award recipients will be recognized during a press conference at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 31 in the Venetian Casanova Rooms during AAPEX at the Sands Expo Center. The annual Women in Auto Care reception will immediately follow.
The awards are designed to applaud companies and agencies that provide automotive information to consumers and trade professionals through outstanding advertising, marketing, merchandising and effective PR.
The new members of the education, marketing, member development and newly-formed membership committees will serve a two-year term.
The day-and-a-half education and networking conference will be held July 19-20 at the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Jam-packed with top-level speakers, this conference is sure to inspire and ignite passion in all those who attend, said the association.
The day and a half education and networking conference will be held Feb. 15-16, at the Anaheim Marriott in Anaheim, California, in conjunction with the MACS Training Event and Trade Show.
The recipients were honored during the 19th annual Women in Auto Care press conference and reception, which took place Tuesday, Nov. 1, at The Venetian Hotel during the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas, NV.
The winter conference also will include a special networking event for attendees under the age of 40 to learn and network with the Young Auto Care Network Group.
Winners of the 2016 Automotive Communications Awards will be announced at the press conference.
