MEMA Information Services Council
Fall Conference Agenda
Inside/Out Collaboration
October 14-16, 2007
Marco Island Marriott Resort, Golf Club and Spa
Marco Island, Fla.

Sunday, October 14

  • Customer E-commerce Matrix Meeting
  • MIS Council Board of Governors Meeting
  • Member Networking

Monday, October 15

  • Keynote Address: The Future of the Value-Add Aftermarket Supplier – Steve Handschuh, President & COO, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association
  • ANX-MISG and the Aftermarket – Rich Stanbaugh, President of ANXeBusiness
  • Customer Spotlight: Federated Auto Parts – Brad Duncan, Federated’s “IT Guy”
  • Member Spotlight: Exide Technologies – Carlos Cabrera, Vice President & CIO
  • IT/IS and Business Units: Friends or Foes? – Judy Lorek, Robert Bosch; Tom Malone, NGK Spark Plugs; Jim Schwinn, Schaeffler (Luk)
  • Forecasting and S&OP- Charles Chase, SAS Institute
  • An ERP implementation by business and IT - Dave Mills, Federal Mogul
  • IT Governance – John Kresovsky, Executive Programs Service Program Director, Gartner
  • Reception

Tuesday, October 16

  • Enabling the Aftermarket to Use Electronic Special Ordering – Activant, GCommerce, MISG-ANX, Wrenchead
  • Raising the Technology Bar for Installers – Bruce Eccles, Owner, Eccles Auto Service
  • Video Conferencing – Patrick Capozzi , System Engineer, Polycom
  • Industry Update – Chris Gardner, Vice President, Automotive Industry Suppliers Association
  • The AASA Supplier Barometer: How IT Should Address Issues
  • Customer Spotlight: CSK Auto – David Dixon, Senior Manager of Internet Development
  • Banquet on the Beach


The MEMA Information Services Council serves as a medium for industry interaction, education and idea exchange regarding matters of common interest to Information Technology (IT) and E-commerce professionals in the automotive aftermarket industry. The Council supports the development of EDI and E-commerce standards for the aftermarket, and it promotes the coordination of E-commerce standardization activities among all aftermarket industry segments.

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