Sema Show 2005

[SS 454]

Hallo,
we (three car-crazy German people, 2 Girls, one Guy) are visiting the show first time this year. We're looking forwar for it.
We heard, that one day after the show there's a meeting with members (Eating/drinkin'/discussing).
Will there be one this year, too? Has anyone already heard about it? We'd really like to join.
Please give us information if you have.
See us at sema
SS454

[jy211]

I'll be there at SEMA for sure.. Just need to set my Hotels up....

[KrisHorton]

Hallo,
we (three car-crazy German people, 2 Girls, one Guy) are visiting the show first time this year. We're looking forwar for it.
We heard, that one day after the show there's a meeting with members (Eating/drinkin'/discussing).
Will there be one this year, too? Has anyone already heard about it? We'd really like to join.
Please give us information if you have.
See us at sema
SS454

Cool, that's quite a trip. Make it to the dinner and you can chat with my mom who will probably be there with me and my dad, she's also from Germany (Wertheim.)

[Mean 69]

Hey, very cool! I will look forward to meeting you all, I lived in Germany for a couple of years, WAY back in 86 - 88, outside of Stuttgart. I loved it there, completely. There will be a lot of people from here attending the event, look for upcoming announcements, meeting places, and of course, the dinner. It should be huge this year.

Mark

[DarkBuddha]

Let me ask a question... Do you have to be a professional in the industry and a member of SEMA to attend? My brother, father, and I were going to attend until SEMA told us we were SOL unless we're "in the industry". WTF? Is that right?

[jy211]

yes it is...

[Mean 69]

SEMA is a trade only show, consumers are not invited. In order to get registered, you need to show credentials that show you are in the industry. In actuality, it is pretty loose, I was working at a medical laser company and got in with this as the basis last year.

Mark

[Larry Callahan]

I hear you might need a tax ID number or some other form of I.D. this year. Anybody else hear that?

[SS 454]

Question:
We've already checked in as an attendee, as Friends own a 'shop' for repairing/service/Trading with old american cars.
What does Tax ID mean in this case? If you explain, please use 'easy' words for Non-english-speakers.....

Visiting Vegas and standing outside the hall..... Imagine hell is better...

[DarkBuddha]

Geez, if it's pretty casual, I can probably get a quicky "business" setup with a DBA under my own SSN, which would serve as the tax id number. Hmmm... "DarkBuddha's crappy automotive photochops and hot rod hot dog stand" ... sounds like a good business name to me...