The Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of New Jersey (AASP/NJ) have scheduled a weekend of innovation, technology and training for NORTHEAST 2006, the association’s flagship event and largest regional show of its kind. The show will be held March 24-26 at the Rockland Community College Arena in Suffern, NY.

"When we came up with the theme of innovation, technology and training, we really took it to heart," says AASP/NJ President Tom Elder. "We set out to schedule the best and the latest in all three areas for this year’s show and I think we succeeded."

The show kicks off on Friday morning with the ATI/AMI management course and closes two days later with Sunday afternoon’s upper body dimensioning demonstration in the newly tented demonstration area. Durng the rest of the weekend, you can find everything from I-CAR to hybrid repair to spot welding to "priming at the speed of light."

"I think we are covering the entire automotive spectrum this year," Elder adds. "With both collision and mechanical work overlapping more and more these days, NORTHEAST is the perfect place to get the proper training and education in order to stay ahead of the game. To not take advantage of these opportunities is to fall behind."

The NORTHEAST 2006 Schedule:

The following seminars are FREE with show admission.

FREE CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST FOR EXHIBITORS & ATTENDEES
Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Upstairs entryway to RCC Arena

DIMINISHED VALUE
Seminar Room 2
Saturday 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Presented by Dave Wattel, Wattel & York, LLC

CUSTOMER RELATION MARKETING – CRM
Seminar Room 2
Friday 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Presented by eAutoClub

TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMS
Main Floor Demo Area
Friday 6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m.
Saturday 3:15 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Presented by the Tire Industry Association

NATURAL GAS REFUELING VEHICLES
Main Floor Demo Area
Friday 7:30 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Saturday 11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Presented by Brian Keelan, Air & Gas Technologies

RESISTANCE SPOT WELDING: INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY WITH FACTORY TYPE WELDING
Main Floor Demo Area
Friday 8:30 p.m. – 9:15 p.m.
Saturday 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Sunday 12:15 p.m. – 1 p.m.
Presented by Joran Olson, president, Pro Spot International, Inc .

THE IMPORTANCE OF UPPER BODY DIMENSIONING
Main Floor Demo Area
Friday 9:30 p.m. – 10:15 p.m.
Saturday 12:15 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Presented by Timothy Morgan, director of technical services & training, Car-O-Liner Company

NEW TECHNOLOGY, CYCLE TIME, TOUCH TIME AND CHANGES IN THE INDUSTRY
Seminar Room 2
Saturday 1:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Presented by Randy Profeta, corporate director of collision services, AutoNation, Inc.

PRIMING AT THE SPEED OF LIGHT
Main Floor Demo Area
Saturday 4:15 p.m.
Sunday 11:00 a.m.
Presented by Roy Griep and Mike Ferranti, BASF senior sales reps

2006 TUITION TRAINING CLASSES

"CASH PROFITS BOOT CAMP"
One Day Class
Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

I-CAR COLLISION REPAIR OVERVIEW FOR THE 2004 FORD F-150-FRD01
Seminar Room 1
Saturday 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.

I-CAR – ALUMINUM PANELS AND STRUCTURES – DAM05
Seminar Room 1
Saturday 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

ADVANCING DOWN THE HYBRID HIGHWAY …THE ADVANCED CLASS
Seminar Room 3
Friday 6:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Presented by Craig Van Batenburg
Automotive Career Development Center (ACDC)

STRESS, CONFLICT AND ANGER IN THE AUTOMOTIVE WORKPLACE
Seminar Room 3
Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Presented by Craig Van Batenburg – Collision/Mechanical Automotive Career Development Center (ACDC)

CHRYSLER NGC
Seminar Room 2
Saturday 8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Presented by Jim Kidd, NAPA AUTOTECH

FORD 7.3 POWERSTROKE DIESEL TIPSAND "QUICK FIX" TECHNIQUES
Seminar Room 3
Saturday 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Presented by Dave Scaler, on-site troubleshooter, instructor and hotline technician for the Mechanic’s Education Association (MEA)

For more information on NORTHEAST and AASP/NJ, visit the AASP/NJ website at www.aaspnj.org.