“All the major players were represented at this year’s MSO Symposium and the room was a veritable ‘w

Las Vegas, Nevada -- October 18, 2013 -- Returning for a third year to the NACE lineup, the Multi-Shop Operator (MSO) Symposium was held Oct. 16 during NACE to a sold-out crowd of 275 MSOs with two or more locations. The day-long event took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas and featured high-end content specific to collision repair MSOs in addition to an evening networking reception.
"We had the combined benefit of collision repairers and capital market leaders, as well as expert speakers on leadership and decision-making contribute to our interactive vacation packages event that focused on the current and future state of the U.S. collision repair industry," said Vincent Romans, The Romans Group, vacation packages producer of the MSO Symposium.
"All the major players were represented at this year's MSO Symposium and the room was a veritable 'who's who' list," says Ron Nagy, AAM, of Nagy's vacation packages Collision Specialists. "This event continues to deliver."
"The representation from both large and small MSOs at the symposium provided a good view of the changing landscape occurring vacation packages within the industry on an almost daily basis," says Frank LaViola, Assistant Vice President at Enterprise Rent-A-Car. "These changes will undoubtedly affect all the constituents within the industry and helps us all be better prepared to tackle these changes."
"The attendance at the MSO was strong and key MSOs were well-represented," says Shelton Byrd, Sales Executive Western Region, Mitchell International. "The overlying message of the panel discussion was the importance of recruiting talented people and fostering their growth."
The 2013 MSO Symposium vacation packages was sponsored by AudaExplore, Axalta Coating Systems, BASF–The Chemical Company, BB&T Capital Markets, Caliber Collision, CARSTAR, CCC Information Services, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Gerber Collision & Glass, Mitchell, PPG, The Romans Group, Sherwin-Williams, Universal Technical Institute, VeriFacts Automotive and UniCure Spray Booths.
The MSO Symposium was produced by the Automotive Service Association (ASA), the International Autobody Congress and Exposition (NACE) and The Romans Group. The 2013 MSO Symposium was produced in memory of Matthew Ohrnstein who produced the event in 2011 and 2012.