International Auto Glass Safety Conference
October 27 - 28, 2010
Drury Lane Conference Center
Oakbrook Terrace (Chicago), Illinois

Come Join Us!
Now in its fifth year, this annual auto glass safety event continues to provide auto glass industry professionals with invaluable educational and networking opportunities. This expansive educational program provides an environment for those in the auto glass and related industries that want to learn more about the auto glass industry, safety, the AGRSS Standard and the future of the industry. You’d be missing out if you didn’t take this opportunity to learn about the latest industry trends and services. So come on out and join the hundreds of other industry professionals who dedicate themselves and their businesses to ensuring that the vehicles are returned to the customer as safe as before the work was needed.

And, for the first time in the event’s history, the 2010 International Auto Glass Safety Conference is being co-located with a special AGRSS Consumer Awareness Program (CAP) event held on October 28. The innovative CAP program is educate the general public about the importance of the safety elements in proper windshield replacement. Local dignitaries, safety groups, insurance agents, legislators and other community representatives will come together during the CAP to learn about the importance of a proper windshield installation completed in accordance with the AGRSS Standard. Best news of all: there is no additional cost to attend the CAP, so come for the International Auto Glass Safety Conference and stay for the CAP sessions for free! If you are an insurance company, member of law enforcement or a consumer and wish to attend the CAP program on Thursday, October 28 ONLY, use this separate registration form. (NOT VALID FOR AUTO GLASS RELATED COMPANIES.)

Who Should Attend?
The conference is designed for auto glass installers, managers and company owners, insurance company officials, claims managers, fleet operators—and all those committed to safety and who want to learn more about how to differentiate themselves from competitors by their compliance to the Standard.

But you don’t have to be employed by an AGRSS-registered company to attend—anyone who is interested in the AGRSS Standard is welcome and encouraged to attend.

What is AGRSS?
The AGRSS Council Inc. is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the safe replacement of auto glass. AGRSS was founded and is supported by companies in the auto glass replacement industry that keep safe installation as their primary goal. The Council is also accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) – a standards development organization – and has developed North America’s only auto glass replacement standard, the AGRSS Standard (ANSI/AGRSS 002-2002 Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standard). The AGRSS Standard addresses procedures, education and product performance. AGRSS also administers the newly developed Auto Replacement Glass Urethane Labeling Standard.

The AGRSS Mission Statement:
To make every auto glass replacement safer by:

• Developing and maintaining standards for the replacement of auto glass;
• Educating and accrediting the industry; and
• Promoting awareness of the AGRSS Standard to the insurance industry and driving public at large.

Where the Education Takes Place
Only twenty minutes from downtown Chicago, the Drury Lane Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., is perfectly situated in one of Chicago’s prestigious western suburbs, close enough to partake in all that Chicago has to offer while allowing you to avoid the congestion of downtown. The conference center also provides ample, free parking, on-site restaurants and friendly, helpful conference staff available to ensure that you get the most out of your experience.

A Hotel Designed for the Business Traveler
Hotel rooms are available adjacent to the Drury Lane Conference Center at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook. Rates are $129 per night plus tax. Reservations can be made by calling 800-HILTONS or by calling the hotel directly at 630/941-0100; be sure to mention you are with the AGRSS Conference. The deadline for reserving a room at the discounted rate is Monday, October 4, 2010.

An all-suites hotel centered around a lush 10-story atrium, the hotel’s two-room suites feature a large living room with sofa bed and a working desk, a separate bedroom with king-size bed or two double beds, an oversized bathroom, a wet bar with refrigerator and microwave oven, two 26-inch HD flat-screen televisions with remote controls, and a coffee brewer with complimentary coffee and tea. To help you keep connected with business back home, all rooms also include telephones with dataport, voice mail and access to high-speed wireless Internet access with contemporary remote printing to the front office. Your stay also includes complimentary access to the business center, indoor pool, whirlpool, fitness center and sundeck.

Hotel rooms are available adjacent to the Drury Lane Conference Center at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook. Rates are $129 per night plus tax. Reservations can be made by calling 800-HILTONS or by calling the hotel directly at 630/941-0100; be sure to mention you are with the AGRSS Conference. The deadline for reserving a room at the discounted rate is Monday, October 4, 2010.

Things to Do
Arrive early or staying later and find you have some free time? Oakbrook Terrace offers an assortment of attractions for your enjoyment. The Drury Lane Theatre (part of the conference center complex) features Broadway-quality musical theater productions and premiere comedies in an elegant and historic 900-seat theater. To satisfy your shopping cravings, you may take the hotel’s free shuttle to anywhere within a 5-mile radius, including Oakbrook Center, one of the most prestigious and striking outdoor shopping destinations in the Midwest with more than 160 upscale shops and restaurants, and the also nearby Yorktown Mall. Year-round family entertainment can be found at Brookfield Zoo, one of the country’s largest zoos, housing more than 2,800 animals, while the Morton Arboretum in nearby Wheaton is an engaging and fun 1,700-acre of trees and other woody plants from around the world.

Perhaps a daytrip into a big city sounds more appealing? The city of Chicago offers a plethora of fun and exciting activities and area attractions to fill your day. With its picturesque skyline, Chicago is home to world-class museums of art and science, miles of sandy beaches, huge parks and public art, and one of the finest downtown collections of modern architecture in the world.  No matter what your flavor, Chicago is sure to entice your fancy. 

Eat, Drink and Be Charitable
As in years past, the AGRSS Council Inc. will be holding a charity auction and welcoming cocktail party in support of AGRSS and its goal of increasing awareness of safe auto glass installations.

This event is the best time to socialize and get to know others who are attending the conference—some for the first time. Repeat attendees can renew business alliances while neophytes can build professional connections over beverages and finger-foods.

So, come join us for the welcoming cocktail party and silent auction from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 27. Bid on items for yourself or for someone else—all while helping out a worthwhile cause.

To donate, contact Jean Pero with Mygrant Glass via email at jeanmygrantglass@comcast.net or by phone at 303/292-3230.