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2017 OARA Convention & Trade Show

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See the media coverage of the 2017 event – HERE

Convention at a Glance:

Thursday March 30, 2017

6:00 – 10:00 pm OARA Board Meeting

Friday March 31, 2017

7:00 am – 9:00 pm Registration Opens
9:00 am Industry Presentations and Seminars – part 1
12:30 – 8:00 pm Trade Show Opening and Lunch
2:00 – 3:00 pm Progi Meeting (Direct Members only)
4:00 – 8:00 pm Reception in the Trade Show
8:00 – 11:30 pm Silent Auctions and Charity Casino with a live auction at 11:00 pm for the OARA Employee Scholarship Program

Saturday April 1, 2017

7:30 – 9:00 am Industry Breakfast with ARA
9:00 am – 4:30 pm Hollander Training Summit (extra registration required – special pricing for OARA registered delegates)
9:00 am Industry Presentations and Seminars – part 2
12:00 – 1:15 pm OARA Recognition Lunch
1:30 – 4:30 pm OARA Annual General Meeting & Elections (Direct Members and invited Guests only).
4:30 pm Closing Hollander Reception & Technology Displays

 

Keynote Speaker: Paul D’Adamo from Recycling Growth.

Paul has been in the auto recycling business for 27 years as an owner at Bill’s Auto Parts in Cumberland RI. Bill’s was sold to Pick’n Pull in 2013 and he stayed on as New England Regional Manager for PNP. He and his wife Lynn are the owners of Recycling Growth, a consulting, coaching and training company that serves the auto recycling industry.

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Paul will provide two seminars over the Friday and Saturday at the event:

1. Is it time for the Heimlich Maneuver on your inventory? A look at efficiencies that can eliminate bottle necks that cost you HUGE money every day.

2. Don’t feed the monkey: a boot camp for owners, managers and key employees. Spend some time to take stock in yourself and identify which monkeys you are carrying and which ones are dragging you down.

Hollander Training Summit **new for 2017 – you can register for Hollander’s first Canadian training summit HERE

 

Draft Presentation & Seminar Agenda (3-23-2017)

Thursday March 30
6:00 – 10:00 pm OARA Board Meeting
Friday March 31
7:00 am – 9:00 pm Registration Open
8:30 – 8:40 am Welcoming remarks. Steve Fletcher, OARA
8:40 – 9:05 am Auto Recyclers and the Circular Economy. Peter Hargreave, Ontario Waste Management Association
9:05 – 9:30 am eCommerce for Canadian Automotive Recyclers: Removing obstacles to reaching the US market. Joe Ferrazzo and Jordan Schware, Hollander
9:30 – 9:50 am The future of scrap tires in Ontario. Andrew Horsman, Ontario Tire Stewardship
9:50 – 10:05 am Special presentation
10:05 – 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:15 am Keynote: Don’t feed the monkey: a boot camp for owners, managers and key employees. Spend some time to take stock in yourself and identify which monkeys you are carrying and which ones are dragging you down. Paul D’Adamo, Recycling Growth
11:15 – 11:30 am Automated Procurement. Eric Marrello, APU Solutions
11:30 am – 12:15 pm New ELV Regulations: The coming operating standards for all ELV processors and the compliance plans to make this work. Scott Sterling and Jimena Caicedo, MOECC
12:15 – 8:00 pm Trade Show Opening and Lunch
2:00 – 3:00 pm ProgiPix/ProgiParts Meeting (auto recyclers only)
5:00 – 8:00 pm Reception in the Trade Show
8:00 – 11:30 pm Charity Casino with a live auction at 11:00 pm for the OARA Employee Scholarship Program
Saturday April 1
7:30 – 9:00 am Breakfast with ARA: Automakers circular economy detour. Michael Wilson, Automotive Recyclers Association
9:00 am – 4:30 pm Hollander Training Summit (separate registration)
9:00 – 9:45 am Keynote: Is it time for the Heimlich Maneuver on your inventory? A look at efficiencies that can eliminate bottle necks that cost you HUGE money every day. Paul D’Adamo, Recycling Growth
9:45 – 10:10 am Auto Recyclers and the importance of Data. Marty Hollingshead, North Lake Auto Recyclers
10:10 – 10:30 am Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:30 am Auto Recycler Issues Roundtable: facilitated discussions with todays leading recyclers
11:30 am – 12:00 pm New ELV Regulations: Industry response, questions and next steps. Wally Dingman and Steve Fletcher, OARA
12:00 – 1:15 pm Industry Recognition Luncheon
1:30 – 4:30 pm OARA Annual General Meeting and Elections (Direct Members and invited Guests only)
4:30 – 5:30 pm Hollander Wrap Up Reception & Technology Displays

Hotel Reservations:

A limited number of rooms have been reserved for the Convention at the Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre. Please contact the hotel directly at 1-800-593-9223 and quote the “Ontario Automotive Recyclers Association” to receive the group rate of $145 per night, with free parking. The group rate is subject to availability and is valid until March 17, 2017.

You can book your reservation on line HERE.


ALERT!
Don’t fall prey to bogus hotel booking services who call or email you offering cheaper hotel accommodations and claiming they are affiliated with OARA. Be aware that any such calls are fraudulent, and are not affiliated in any way with OARA. They may be scams to take your money or they are booking rooms for their own benefit, not OARA’s.


Address: Hilton Toronto/Markham Suites Conference Centre, 8500 Warden Avenue, Markham, ON L6G 1A5

Exhibitors:

Trade Show Hours 

Friday March 31, 2017

  • Set up 7:00 am to 12:30 pm
  • Open 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm
  • Tear down 8:00 pm to midnight

New or seasoned, our exhibitors know that each year the OARA Trade Show and Convention will bring added value to their company.

  • As with last year, there will be no concurrent seminars to the Trade Show – you will have the undivided attention of all delegates from 12:45 to 8:00 pm.
  • The Passport Program ensures continuous traffic to your booth and offers the chance to engage with delegates outside of your current network.
  • Once again the Friday Lunch and Friday Reception will be hosted in the Trade Show area for maximum delegate interaction.

Here is our Exhibitor Floorplan.

Confirmed Exhibitors (SOLD OUT):

  • ACE/MCI Commodities **BRONZE Sponsor**
  • APU Solutions
  • Bomet
  • Buddy Automotive Innovations
  • Burlington Business Forms/BCAP  **BRONZE Sponsor**
  • Canadian Towing Equipment **BRONZE Sponsor**
  • Canadian Recyclers Health Benefits
  • C&C Manufacturing (Al-jon)
  • Cardinal Couriers **GOLD Sponsor**
  • Car-Part.com
  • CCC Pinnacle **BRONZE Sponsor**
  • Commercial Forms Recyclers Supply
  • Copart Canada  **GOLD Sponsor**
  • Cowan Insurance Group **SILVER Sponsor**
  • D.G. Bevan Insurance Brokers
  • Eagle Tech Recycling
  • Eagle Towing Equipment
  • ELV Select (SEDA)  **SILVER Sponsor**
  • EnviRecycle
  • GFL Environmental
  • Global Refining Group (4)
  • Hollander **PLATINUM Sponsor**
  • H.R. Runciman
  • Impact Auto Auction **GOLD Sponsor**
  • LKQ Corporation  **GOLD Sponsor**
  • Ministry of Environment & Climate Change (MOECC)
  • Moffatt Scrap Iron & Metal
  • Monidex Distribution International
  • Nexxsource Recycling  **SILVER Sponsor**
  • Phoenix Automotive Cores
  • PMR Inc. (2)
  • Power-DB
  • Progi (2) **GOLD Sponsor**
  • Recycling Equipment Canada
  • Rebuilders Automotive Supply
  • Retire Your Tire
  • Scout Environmental/Switch Out
  • SLM Recycling
  • Salvage Supply & Technology
  • Stark Auto Sales  **GOLD Sponsor**
  • SuperShear
  • Trillium Tire
  • UCIT Online Security
  • United Catalyst Corporation  **BRONZE Sponsor**
  • United Recyclers Group
  • Vortex De-pollution
  • WEN Industries
  • Wholesale Auto Parts Warehouses (4)  **PLATINUM Sponsor**
  • Workplace Safety & Prevention Services

Sponsors:

Take advantage of this opportunity to showcase your company at the 2017 OARA Trade Show and Convention. Whether you are looking for new exposure or long lasting visibility in the industry, we have a sponsorship package to fit your company needs.

Platinum Level:

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Gold Level:

  • Cardinal Couriers
  • Copart Canada
  • Impact Auto Auctions
  • LKQ Corporation
  • Progi
  • Stark Auto Sales

Silver Level:

  • Cowan Insurance Group
  • ELV Select
  • Parachute Software
  • Nexxsource Recycling

Bronze Level:

  • ACE/MCI Commodities
  • Burlington Business Forms/BCAP
  • Canadian Towing Equipment
  • CCC Pinnacle
  • United Catalyst Corporation

Convention contact information:

Program: Steve @ 519.858.8761
Registration/Invoicing: Sherry @ 1.800.390.8743
Exhibitors/Sponsors: Steve @ 519.858.8761

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