Auto Safety Expert Byron Bloch to Keynote AGRSS Conference

STAFFORD, Va., Aug. 28, 2006 -- The AGRSS Council has announced that noted auto safety expert Byron Bloch will deliver this year's keynote address at the AGRSS Conference, November 1-2 in Las Vegas.

Bloch has also appeared on television news programs as an auto safety consultant as well as expert interview for various stories. These news programs include ABC News' "20/20," "Primetime Live" and "Nightline" as well as CBS News' "60 Minutes" and "Public Eye" and NBC News' "Dateline NBC" all related to auto safety.

Bloch has been a safety expert for 30 years, consulting and testifying in court cases regarding auto defects. He is a court-qualified expert in auto safety design and vehicle crashworthiness and has testified at Congressional hearings and to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

He has fought for safer fuel tanks, stronger seats, airbag requirements and better truck under-ride guards. The emphasis of his fight for vehicle safety has been on the evaluation of vehicle "crashworthiness:" how well or how poorly the vehicle structure and features protect the driver and passengers from injury or death in a collision accident.

The second annual AGRSS Conference will be held as part of "auto glass week" in conjunction with the International Autobody Congress & Exposition (NACE). It, along with the Auto Glass Technician Olympics, the Windshield Repair Olympics and the National Windshield Repair Association Fall Conference will be co-located with the NACE show.

For more information on Byron Bloch and to watch video clips of his news appearances visit http://www.autosafetyexpert.com/.

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. 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). The AGRSS Standard addresses procedures, education and product performance.

For more information about the AGRSS Conference visit http://www.agrss.com/.