The Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standards Council (AGRSS) has announced that it will hold its first ever conference October 16-17 at the Rio All Suites Hotel in Las Vegas. The announcement was made following the group's meeting in Minneapolis last week.

The group, which developed the auto glass industry's ANSI standard, is holding the event to provide more education and information to those interested in the standard and to AGRSS-registered companies. An agenda will be published within the next few weeks.

"We are very excited about this conference," said Cindy Ketcherside, AGRSS chairperson. "It's the first opportunity we've had to bring all our committee members and registered companies together to talk about how they are using the standard to advance their businesses."

Ketcherside said the group was also working on a day-long program for insurance company representatives who want to understand the AGRSS standard and who put safety first.

The Automotive Glass Replacement Safety Standards (AGRSS™ ) Council Inc, (AGRSS™ ) 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.

AGRSS™ is an accredited American National Standards Institute (ANSI)-standards development organization. It has developed the 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.

For more information, visit www.agrss.com.