Attention all WANADA members! Look out for your Auto Show passes this week, via U.S. Mail

Attention all WANADA members! Look out for your Auto Show passes this week, via U.S. Mail

Covering the various kinds of complimentary passes to the upcoming 2016 Washington Auto Show that will be going out by U.S. Mail to member company Usual Representatives to the association this Monday, January, 11, is a memo to all WANADA members explaining the VIP passes, the single ticket passes and how sales representatives working at the OEM exhibit stands will be credentialed.

Included in the five page memo, an advance copy of which was emailed to all members this week, is a comprehensive outline of all Industry/ Media Days events and activities that will occur Wednesday and Thursday, January 20-21, before the Auto show opens to the public for its 10-day run from Friday, January 22 through Sunday, January 31. All WANADA members, dealer principals, key managers and Kindred-Line representatives are welcome to participate to the fullest in all Industry/ Media Day events and activities and are encouraged to do so, because The Washington Auto Show belongs to all WANADA members who, in fact, are hosts of it.

More particularly, Industry/Media days and WANADA dealer activities are covered in the memo as follows:

« Mobility Talks, Rayburn House Office Building, Capitol Hill, with an impressive line-up of U.S government, auto industry and commentator notables who will form a symposium panel covering cutting-edge subject matter, comprises the first Industry/Media Day, Wed., Jan 20.

« Media Day, on site at the Auto Show, W.E. Washington Convention Center, Thurs., Jan 21, commences with the WAPA/IMPA breakfast featuring John Mendel, EVP, American Honda. Numerous OEM announcements and presentations will follow, through to the afternoon, when Mark Rosekind, NHTSA administrator, will speak as the U.S. keynoter of the day. Later in the afternoon SAE International will stage its Annual Govêt/Industry Conference, which is open to all Media Day participants. Here another panel of automotive commentator notables will present their perspectives on the unprecedented, exciting directions of the industry.

« The Sneak Peek Preview commences as Media Day winds down, 5 -8 p.m., Thurs., Jan. 21, on the floor of the Auto Show, where members of Congress, U.S. regulatory agency executives and other Washington notables will be on hand to interact with industry executives in the up and operating OEM exhibits. The Sneak Peek is sponsored by the Alliance of Auto Manufacturers, Global Automakers and NADA.

« WANADA Dealer Management Seminar Day is presented while the Auto Show is underway, Wed., Jan 27, with a schedule of valuable programming for dealer executives, including the popular Tri-State Motor Vehicle Agency Regulatory Symposium with DCDMV, MDMVA and VADMV presenters on hand to cover the issues impacting the Metro Washington auto market.

« An exclusive WANADA dealer reception is set for the evening of Auto Show Wednesday, Jan. 27, sponsored by Comcast Spotlight and Manheim Pennsylvania Auto Auction.

Have a look at the complete, advance copy of the Jan. 11 Washington Auto Show memo for WANADA dealers on events and activities and the various complimentary passes and sales rep credentials by clicking here.

Direct questions to Kathy Teich in the WANADA Office at 202 237-7200, and keep a look out for Auto Show passes coming your way next week!

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