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SUMMARY:March Member Meeting: First Call Training
DESCRIPTION:Miguel Sanchez from SMP will be talking about Real World Training. He will also be providing AC updates and Diesel updates to the SMP line. \nReservations: \nJohn Firm\n817-834-1300 \nThe Meeting is FREE to ASA Members and Guests
URL:https://asantx.com/event/march-member-meeting-first-call-training/
LOCATION:Chinatown Cafe\, 2317 W University Dr.\, Denton\, TX\, 76201\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190221T183000
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SUMMARY:February Member Meeting: Tarrant County College Automotive Program
DESCRIPTION:Join Us at this Month’s Meeting to learn about the automotive program at Tarrant County Community College! \nJames Martin\, the Program Coordinator and Instructor at Tarrant County Community College South\, will provide an overview of the automotive department. You will learn about their: \n\nGeneral automotive program\nToyota T-TEN\nCollision\nJob fair & student recruitment\n\nThe meeting location will be at: \nAuto Zone Store # 1526\n5110 East Belknap\nHaltom City\, Texas 76117 \nThe store is located in Haltom City on the corner of Belknap & Haltom Road. \nWe have door prizes! \n\na maxiTPMS  ts408 – 299.00 value\nbattery tester  500.00 value\nand much more!\n\nDinner will be catered by Bartley’s BBQ Texas Monthly top 50 BBQ \nReservations: \nContact Cole\n817-831-6555 \nThe Meeting is FREE to ASA Members and Guests \nThanks to the Generous Support of Our Sponsor\, Auto Zone Store #1526 in Haltom City.
URL:https://asantx.com/event/february-member-meeting-tarrant-county-college-automotive-program/
LOCATION:Auto Zone Store # 1526\, 5110 East Belknap\, Haltom City\, TX\, 76117\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20190117T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190117T200000
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SUMMARY:Get To Know CTRI & Advance Auto Parts
DESCRIPTION:Advance Auto Parts is hosting ASANTX’s January 2019 Members Meeting at its Lewisville Distribution Center to offer members a first-hand look at what advance and its Carquest  Training Institute (CTI) has planned in 2019. \n \nAdvance and CTI teams will host dinner\, lead tours\, preview CTI’s 2019 training agenda\, offer members-only special deals\, and\, in addition to fabulous door prizes\, Advance Auto Parts will hold a special drawing for free CTI training classes. Commercial Sales Manager Sonny Moreno promises the event will be one of the highlights of ASANTX’s 2019 program year. \nProgram: Get to Know CTI and Advance Auto Parts \nWhen:      January 17\, 2019 \nTime:       6:30 – 8 PM \nWhere:    Advance Auto Parts Distribution Center \nLewisville Distribution Center\n1991 Lakepoint Drive\nLewisville\, TX \nReservations & Information: \nJohn Firm\, Firm Automotive\n817-834-1300\nJohn@firmautomotive.com \nThe Meeting is FREE to ASA Members and Guests \nThanks to the Generous Support of Our Sponsor\, Advance Auto Parts \n  \nRESERVATIONS ARE RECOMMENDED
URL:https://asantx.com/event/get-to-know-ctri-advance-auto-parts/
LOCATION:Advance Auto Parts Distribution Center\, Lewisville\, TX\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20181018T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20181018T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T152933
CREATED:20181003T143055Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20181009T182506Z
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SUMMARY:October Member Meeting: Wage-and-Hour Issues: End the Confusion
DESCRIPTION:Government rules and regs on Wage-and-Hour issues are among the most confusing legal challenges facing today’s shop owners. But they’re also among the most important for shop owners who need to hold labor costs in line while keeping their service lines running smoothly. \nASA of North Texas’ October meeting features Cowles & Thompson attorney Brian Farrington with answers to the latest pieces to this changing puzzle. Brian has been ASA-National’s Wage-and-Hour and employment law specialist since the 1990’s. As Section Head of the firm’s Employment Law Practice Group\, Brian advises and represents shop owners on issues related to the Fair Labor Standards Act\, Equal Employment Opportunity\, Texas Workforce Commission issues and OSHA labor standards. \nBrian will answer your questions on: \n\nOvertime Rules & Regs\nApplicable Sections of the Fair Labor Standards Act\nEqual Opportunity Laws\nGovernment Contract Labor Standards\nOSHA 11(c) Regulations\nState Wage Payment Laws\n\nJoin Us at this Month’s Meeting to Hear the Latest on Wage-and-Hour and Get Answers to All of Your Employment Law Questions! \nReservations: \nJohn Firm\, Firm Automotive\n817-834-1300\nJohn@firmautomotive.com \nThe Meeting is FREE to ASA Members and Guests \nThanks to the Generous Support of Our Sponsor\, Monroe Shocks.
URL:https://asantx.com/event/october-member-meeting-wage-and-hour-issues-end-the-confusion/
LOCATION:Farina’s Winery and Café\, 420 South Main Street\, Grapevine\, TX\, 76051\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180920T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180920T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T152933
CREATED:20180828T192238Z
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SUMMARY:ASA North Texas: Guns in Your Shop
DESCRIPTION:Protecting yourself\, your staff and your customers has gotten a lot harder. But most shop owners agree that having a firearm in their shop makes good sense. \nIf you’ve been wondering what it takes to legally defend your shop\, personnel and family\, ASA of North Texas’ September Members Meeting program has the answers. \nWhat you’ll learn: \n\nWhat does arming your shop really involve?\nWhat are the legal and certification requirements?\nWhat firearms make the most sense for your needs?\nHow much training is involved so you can respond appropriately to any threats that occur?\n\nPaul Michael\, General Manager and Senior Firearms Instructor at Elk Castle Shooting Sports in Fort Worth\, has spent several decades teaching business owners and private citizens about the proper selection and use of firearms to protect their businesses and homes. Paul is certified as a Texas Concealed Handgun Instructor; Law Enforcement Defensive Tactics Instructor; and an NRA-Certified Firearms Instructor. \nASA-NTX September Member Meeting \nProgram: Guns in Your Shop\nSpeaker: Paul Michael\, Certified Firearms Instructor \n6:30 – 8 PM\nThursday\, Sept. 20\, 2018 \nFarina’s Winery and Café\n420 South Main Street\nGrapevine\, TX 76051 \nReservations: \nJohn Firm\, Firm Automotive\n817-834-1300 firmautomotive@sbcglobal.net \nThe meeting is FREE to ASA members and guests thanks to the generous support of our sponsor\, Advance Auto Parts.
URL:https://asantx.com/event/asa-north-texas-guns-in-your-shop/
LOCATION:Farina’s Winery and Café\, 420 South Main Street\, Grapevine\, TX\, 76051\, United States
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180828
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180915
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SUMMARY:Drive Clean Poster Contest
DESCRIPTION:For more info\, visit: http://asashop.org/FixMyCar/
URL:https://asantx.com/event/drive-clean-poster-contest/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180816T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180816T200000
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SUMMARY:August Member Meeting: Social Media Basics
DESCRIPTION:Social media – you know your business needs to be there\, but where do you even start? Come learn the basics about the some of the popular social media channels from Andra Dunn with Convertible Communications. \nYou’ll Learn: \n\nWhat you need to know about Social Media to get started\nHow to effectively promote and grow your business online\nThe basic differences between your personal profiles and your business pages\nWhat to do when you get negative comments or reviews\nWhat and when to post\nWhen to pay for more views\nAnswers to your Social Media questions\n\nAbout Our Presenter \nAndra Dunn has long held a passion for utilizing technology to drive marketing and communications efforts. In the ever-changing world of digital marketing\, she has spent the past fifteen years refining her industry knowledge and applying her expertise in helping small businesses and non-profits tell their stories and effectively engage their audiences. \nIn 2013 she launched Convertible Communications Consulting to help local small businesses deploy effective digital marketing and communications strategies by defining goals\, developing a comprehensive plan\, and then executing digital campaigns to achieve success. \nReservations: \nJohn Firm\, Firm Automotive\n817-834-1300 firmautomotive@sbcglobal.net
URL:https://asantx.com/event/august-member-meeting-social-media-basics/
LOCATION:Farina’s Winery and Café\, 420 South Main Street\, Grapevine\, TX\, 76051\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180727T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180728T170000
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SUMMARY:Ford Powerstroke Diesel Training Event
DESCRIPTION:Mike Cleary\, the instructor\, is an eight time award winning Ford Motor Company Certified Senior Master Technician and Powerstroke Engine Specialist. He was a founding board member of Ford Motor Company’s Professional Technician Society\, an organization dedicated to serving the needs of Ford dealership technicians in the United States and Canada. He has served on two separate Ford National Technician Advisory Boards\, and received national recognition from Ford Motor Company for his contributions to Ford as a field technician involved in improving the 6.0L Powerstroke Diesel Engine Program. As a former member of Ford’s IDS (Integrated Diagnostics Software) beta team\, he provided field feedback to Ford regarding how IDS performed on Ford’s newest vehicles. Long recognized for his diesel performance expertise\, less well known is that he served as a sort of “Last Chance Garage” for many\nfrustrated customers and technicians while serving as shop foreman and chief driveability and electronics technician at a California Ford dealership. Faced with the prospect of having to repair the vehicle and at the same time salvage the dealer/customer relationship\, he developed his own unique diagnostic strategies for quickly and efficiently diagnosing the most difficult problems on a wide variety of vehicle systems: diesel engine performance\, gasoline engine performance\, and body and chassis electronics. \nHe is an ASE Certified Master Technician in both the Automobile and Heavy Truck categories\, as well as being L1\, L2\, and F1 Certified. He is also certified by the state of California as an Advanced Emission Specialist Technician\, and has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Industrial Technology from California State University\, Fresno. He has been a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers since 1981. He currently owns his own shop\, Cleary Automotive\, a Bosch Certified Diesel Vehicle Diagnostics Center\, specializing in high tech driveability and electronics repairs on Ford Powerstroke Diesel engine systems\, carrying on his “Last Chance Garage” tradition. An internationally recognized trainer\, he presents high tech driveability and electronics training for technicians worldwide for his training company\, Automotive Technical Support Services\, in addition to writing automotive diagnostics articles for industry trade magazines. He has many years of continuous experience as a hands-on automobile technician in independent shops and dealerships. \nFor more info and to resister click here: http://asantx.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/DFW-2018.pdf
URL:https://asantx.com/event/ford-powerstroke-diesel-training-event/
LOCATION:Hampton Inn Arlington-North\, 2200 Brookhollow Plaza Dr.\, Arlington\, TX\, 76006\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180724T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180724T213000
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SUMMARY:July Professional Workshop: Robots Loose in The Streets!
DESCRIPTION:What will you do when they come to your shop?\nExpert Donny Seyfer’s award-winning seminar\, Robots Loose in the Street: Advanced Vehicle Technologies\, is a must for owners of mechanical service and collision repair shops who need to prepare for future generations of vehicles. \nASA-Texas North Texas Chapter’s July professional seminar takes a deep and fresh look at the advanced technologies that are already rolling on the road −̶  and the next generation that’s ready to roll off the drawing board. \nWhat You’ll Learn:\n\nHow to identify and break down Automated Driver Assistance Programs (ADAS) for diagnosis and service.\nIdentifying vehicles with ADAS before you start to work on them.\nTake a “How Does It Work?” look at the sensors and actuators that make self-driving possible. It’s an engineer’s view of the components.\nGet an in-depth view of how sensors work within their systems.\nHow networked\, distributed computing enables ADA.\nCritical inputs and how you should approach them.\nWhat’s involved in servicing vehicles that have been on the road since 2008.\nWhich drive systems are likely to dominate the future.\n\nLocation: TBD \nCost: $150 per shop (up to four attendees) \nQuestions or Reservations? Contact John Firm\, meeting coordinator\, at firmautomotive@sbcglobal.net or 817-834-1300 today. \nThanks to ASA-Texas North Texas Chapter for sponsoring this seminar.
URL:https://asantx.com/event/robots-loose-in-the-streets/
LOCATION:Holiday Inn Express\, 820 Thousand Oaks Drive\, Hurst\, TX\, 76054\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180719T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180719T200000
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SUMMARY:July Member Meeting: Get the Facts from ASA-National
DESCRIPTION:Let’s Get the Facts from ASA-National’s Senior Executive \nTony Molla\, V.P.\, ASA-National \nRumors are flying and everyone’s supposing the worst about the recent changes at ASA’s national headquarters. What’s really going on with the shake-up in leadership? \nPut the rumors and guesses aside by getting the correct information from ASA Vice President Tony Molla\, who has been deeply involved in shaping the next generation of our association. \nYou’ll learn: \n\nWhat’s happening with former President and Executive Director Dan Risley\nV.P. Tony Molla’s new role in the organization\nThe up-to-the-minute status of the search for a new Executive Director\nHow the Membership Department is being reorganized\nThe activities and plans of the new Interim COO\nThe status of ASA-Midwest’s bid to leave ASA\nWhere ASA is going as it emerges from this shake-up\n\nIt’s a great chance to get first-hand information from a senior leader of the association. Tony has been the senior vice president for the past 18 months. He’s knows what’s really going on. After his discussion\, so will you. \nASA-NTX July Member Meeting \nProgram: The State of the Association\nSpeaker: ASA Vice President Tony Molla \n6:30 – 8 PM\nThursday\, July 19\, 2018 \nFarina’s Winery and Café\n420 South Main Street\nGrapevine\, TX 76051 \nReservations: \nJohn Firm\, Firm Automotive\n817-834-1300 firmautomotive@sbcglobal.net \nThe meeting is free to ASA members and guests thanks to the generous support of our sponsor\, Oil Depot. See Oil Depot’s flyer for their ASA-member specials for July. \nOil Depot by Promomin\, www.oildepot.biz
URL:https://asantx.com/event/july-member-meeting-get-the-facts-from-asa-national/
LOCATION:Farina’s Winery and Café\, 420 South Main Street\, Grapevine\, TX\, 76051\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180517T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180517T200000
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SUMMARY:May Member Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: \nProgram: \nSponsor: \n(Description of program) \nParking is free; dinner and door prizes compliments of (sponsoring company) \nProgram                                    \n\nNetworking      6:30-7 PM\nDiscussion        7-7:15 PM\nPresentation    7:15-7:45 PM\nQ&A                   7:45-8 PM\n\nInterested in attending our next meeting? Contact John Firm\, meeting coordinator\, for more information or to reserve your seat at firmautomotive@sbcglobal.net  or 817-834-1300.
URL:https://asantx.com/event/may-member-meeting/
LOCATION:TX
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20180419T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20180419T200000
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CREATED:20180517T173800Z
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SUMMARY:ASA-North Texas April Member Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Paul Stinson of (name of company) \nSponsor: O’Reilly’s Auto Parts \nHear industry expert Paul Stinson’s program “How Is Your 20/20 Vision: Spotting New Customers”.  He will discuss 2018’s emerging trends in the auto service industry and their impact on shop operations and customer service and retention.
URL:https://asantx.com/event/asa-north-texas-april-member-meeting/
LOCATION:TX
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