By CRM staff
Toronto, Ontario — September 5, 2018 — The annual automotive specialty products trade event, SEMA, is just around the corner and it has quite a line up of events.
It’s scheduled to take place October 30 – November 2, 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The show is the premier automotive specialty products trade event in the world. It draws the industry’s brightest minds and hottest products to one place. In addition, the SEMA Show provides attendees with educational seminars, product demonstrations, special events, networking opportunities and more.
The 2017 SEMA Show drew more than 70,000 domestic and international buyers. The displays are segmented into 12 sections, and a New Products Showcase featured nearly 3,000 newly introduced parts, tools and components.
This year’s artist of the show is featuring artwork from Alex Caramona. He specializes in traditional printmaking and art, producing relief prints from wood or linoleum plates that he carves by hand. The 29-year-old has used this technique to produce many automotive prints during his career.
“Being named the artist of the 2018 SEMA Show is overwhelming and exciting. After seeing last year the impact that art has at the SEMA Show, I’m excited to take on this challenge,” Carmona told SEMA.
“I’m looking forward to showcasing my art to the thousands of buyers and exhibitors who will be in attendance,” he said.
Beyond this, there is also a wide range of different seminars and events scheduled for the show.
One of the events to kick off the show is a SEMA launch pad which is a business competition introducing new automotive products and services. This is a must attend for any automotive entrepreneurs out there. This business competition offers top innovaters, inventors and entrepreneurs under the age of 40 with an industry platform to showcase their business for marketing a new automotive product or service.
SEMA will also present a showcase on The Future of Racing, Assisted, Connected and Automated Driving. Four Vehicle Technology Briefings which will uncover the latest advanced vehicle technology, regulation and policy information and trends you need to know to succeed and prosper in the evolving performance aftermarket today, and tomorrow
There are also some specific events and seminars directed towards women in the industry. The SEMA Businesswoman’s Network (SBN) will again host the Gear-up Girl Networking event at this year’s SEMA Show. Gear-up Girl is designed to connect female students with industry leading female professionals.
Correspondent, author and actress Megan Alexander will kick-off the 2018 SEMA Show Education program on Monday morning as well to share her personal journey and insights that will focus on how to thrive in your career.
There are 75 free educational seminars and several pay-to-attend seminars that are going to be offered over the course of the show. These events cover everything from online marketing to customer service, collision repair, tires, industry trends and more. These courses are designed to provide practical tools, and they are presented by top industry experts.
To end the show there will be an exhibit of the world’s most unique and celebrated customized vehicles from the 2018 SEMA Show.
