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Collision Repair Specialists of Australia has been established so that Collision Repair Shop owners can become participants in the sharing of information critical to their success. An annual fee of $950.00 (+$95.00 GST) payable on or before 1st February each year entitles members to receive an ever growing list of benefits offered through CRSA.
	Conferences Newsletters Marketing Services Websites Discount Purchases NACE Visit Note
Conferences	CRSA plans to organise four conferences a year, one each quarter. these will be held in various venues, initially in Sydney in 2001, the first in February and the second in May to coincide with AATF 2001. Local and overseas industry opinion leaders, will be invited as guest speakers. The February conference features Glen Pattison, a stress management specialist with two books on the subject to his name. Glen has worked with major corporations around Australia and overseas as well as Olympic Games athletes and associated companies. Jeff Hendler from the USA is our guest speaker at our May conference and a participant in the CRSA conference. Apart from his other credentials Jeff will provide valuable input into CRSA as he has run similar operations in the USA for many years. Each conference will address industry concerns and will provide a forum to network with fellow collision repair specialists from around Australia and mix with many companies supplying products and services to the market. The conferences will be professionally produced and structured according to the CRSA code of conduct which all participants sign on registration. There will be a small fee payable at each conference to cover administration costs.
Newsletters	Twelve monthly newsletters containing both national and international industry information, upcoming events, new products and services and a CRSA notice board for participants' networking. Quarterly mailings to all participants will include industry information pertinent to the operation of collision repair facilities.
Marketing Services	The services of Newton International Marketing will be made available to CRSA participants at a special discount rate.
Websites	Web site production including email facilities will be offered to participants at reduced rates by Howling Design in Sydney who specialise in this area.
Discount Purchases	CRSA participants will be able to take advantage of reduced pricing on goods and services offered by various CRSA participating companies. These benefits will be offered to all participants and further information will be available in the newsletters and mailings. Suppliers of goods and / or services will be encouraged to become CRSA participants with one representative invited to attend quarterly conferences.
NACE Visit	This is a unique opportunity for CRSA participants to make an annual business trip to the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE) held each December in the US. The tour will be organised and arranged by David Newton-Ross who has had many years experience in organising such trips. He is also well known in the US collision repair industry and has received several awards from their organisations and associations in recognition of his services. NACE is the largest show for collision repair in the world, Delegates will attend seminars and workshops and mix with the best operators in the USA, plus have the opportunity to visit collision repair facilities in the USA. This all inclusive tour is available exclusively to CRSA participants and not to the industry in general.
Note	CRSA does not intend or desire to take the place of any other association or group in Australia. The CRSA is not a group or association, we do have members as participants and have a code of practice and conduct. The CRSA is also not a political or militant forum in any shape or form.