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Association News
International Carwash Association
The ICA announced new dates for The Car Wash
Show️ 2021.The event will remain in the North Hall
of the Las Vegas Convention Center but will move to
show dates of 15-17 November 2021. The Westgate
and Renaissance will remain the host hotels.
“The car wash business has proven to be incredibly
resilient in 2020 and remains in growth mode despite
the Covid-19 related challenges facing other industries,”
stated ICA CEO Eric Wulf. “Our expectations for the
business remain exceptionally positive as we look ahead
to 2021. Yet, as it pertains to industry gatherings, the
conditions unfortunately remain challenging.”
“We believe that this later show date will increase
our ability to again deliver a world-class event for our
attendees and exhibitors,” said ICA Chief Experience
Officer Kim Vinciguerra. “It is essential that we deliver
an opportunity for buyers and sellers to connect in
2021, particularly after the cancellation of this year’s
event and other car wash industry gatherings. We expect
tremendous energy for the return of The Car Wash
Show, and look forward to working closely with our exhibitors
and association partners to deliver an outstanding
experience.”
The Car Wash Show is the world’s largest gathering
of car wash professionals and one of the largest
exhibitions in North America. The event features approximately
160,000 square feet of products and services
and nearly 100 hours of educational programming
and networking opportunities for more than 9,000 attendees
from around the world. The Car Wash Show
is produced by the International Carwash Association
in collaboration with the Automotive Oil Change Association,
Western Carwash Association and Midwest
Carwash Association. International editions include Car
Wash Show Australia️, Car Wash Show China️ and
Car Wash Show Europe️.
Southwest Car Wash Association
The Southwest Car Wash Association announced
that Steve Forbes, Chairman of the
Forbes media empire will be the 2021 keynote
speaker for EXPERIENCE SCWA 2021 Annual
Convention & Car Wash EXPO which
will take place February 17-19, 2021, in Texas
at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
Forbes’s newest project is the podcast
“What’s Ahead,” where he engages the world’s
top newsmakers, politicians and pioneers in
business and economics in honest conversations meant
to challenge traditional conventions as well as featuring
Steve’s signature views on the intersection of society,
economics and policy, a press release reported.
Steve helped create the recently released and
highly acclaimed public television documentary, In
Money We Trust? The film was inspired by the book
he co-authored, Money: How the Destruction of the Dollar
Threatens the Global Economy – and What We Can
Do About It.
Steve’s latest book is Reviving America: How Repealing
Obamacare, Replacing the Tax Code and Reforming
The Fed will Restore Hope and Prosperity co-authored
by Elizabeth Ames (McGraw-Hill Professional).
Steve writes editorials for each issue of Forbes under
the heading of “Fact and Comment.” A widely respected
economic prognosticator, he is the only writer
to have won the highly prestigious Crystal Owl Award
four times. The prize was formerly given by U.S. Steel
Corporation to the financial journalist
whose economic forecasts for the coming
year proved most accurate.
In 1985 he was appointed by President
Ronald Reagan to head the Board for
International Broadcasting, which oversaw
Radio Liberty and Radio Free Europe,
and he was reappointed to the position by
President George H.W. Bush. In 1993,
with Jack Kemp, a former congressman
and fellow proponent of free-market economics, he
founded Empower America, a group advocating socalled
supply-side policies, including low taxes and
deregulation, as the best means of stimulating growth.
In both 1996 and 2000, Steve campaigned vigorously
for the Republican nomination for the Presidency.
Key to his platform were a flat tax, medical savings accounts,
a new Social Security system for working Americans,
parental choice of schools for their children, term
limits and a strong national defense. Steve continues to
energetically promote this agenda.
According to the SCWA, the focus of the 2021
Convention & EXPO is simple: Providing you with
proven, time tested strategies, techniques and products
to improve your business. The SCWA also stated
it takes the health and well-being of its attendees very
seriously, therefore the capacity of food and education
events may be limited to adhere to CDC or Convention
Center guidelines.
Australian Car Wash Association
The ACWA has started a social media campaign
in an effort to open car wash businesses in Melbourne
that have been closed since the outbreak of Covid-19.
The images below are part of the social media
campaign. “There are a series of messages like the ones
below, “ states the ACWA in a message to car wash operators.
“...and if you would like to join the fight, let us
know and we will send you the images.”
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