SCRS accepting content proposals for Repairer Driven Education at SEMA Show

Now is the time to submit content proposals for the Society of Collision Repair Specialists’ Repairer Driven Education (RDE) to be included at the 2026 SEMA Show. 

“We work really hard to try and make each year the most awesome, most talked about and most notable collection of classes in the 15-plus year history of delivering RDE,” an SCRS email says. “So we need your help! We need you to get inspired, get creative and share your absolute best, most impactful ideas with us.” 

Topics should benefit the collision repair industry and target current issues, challenge conventional thinking, and provide tangible takeaways that attendees can introduce into their businesses. 

“Additionally, we are looking for audience engagement,” the email e says. “Share with us how you intend to engage the participants and make your session uniquely interactive.”

Priority will be given to content specifically crafted to be presented at RDE first. 

“We hope that our speakers wish to use RDE as the launch pad for their newest, most inspiring material,” SCRS says. “Consider developing a special session just for the RDE audience and then utilize it at other events which follow into the next year.”  

Presentations also should be aimed at advancing the educational process and be brand-neutral. SCRS has found that feedback is more critical of presenters or sessions that are self-promotional. 

Most RDE sessions are 90 minutes, including time for Q&A. The OEM Collision Repair Technology Summit, held on Thursday of SEMA, is a mix of panels and presentations, typically lasting about 60 minutes but could be broken into smaller segments. 

Shorter presentations of about 10 to 30 minutes will be considered for the IDEAS Collide showcase, special programs in the SCRS Booth, the SEMA Collision Repair & Refinish Stage, or for other programs. 

Presenters may submit multiple topic proposals. 

The deadline for registering for the 2026 SEMA Show is Feb. 15. Later submissions will be considered for future years. 

Proposals can be submitted here. 

“If you have a topic, we want you to submit it,” the email says. “If you have a colleague or friend who is an amazing presenter, encourage them to submit an idea! If you saw an amazing speaker at another event, let them know, or tell us who we should be inviting to submit!”

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Andrew Batenhorst, Pacific BMW Collision Center body shop manager, showing audience members his steering column prop. during after an OEM Summit presentation at the 2025 SEMA Show (RDN).