SUMMER 2004
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After a very hectic Spring Tradeshow Season, including our annual Awards & Charity Celebration, we have lots of news to report as well as new benefits for you – so, please sit down, relax and don’t give up if this turned out to be a bit longer than intended.
As reported in our Winter 2003/2004 newsletter, Hannelore’s invitation by the Chinese Government to present the state of the industry in the US to our peers in Shanghai, she learned quite a bit about the Chinese spa culture. Her power point presentation which was given at the Spa and Resort / Medical Spa Expo in New York City was well received.
Bologna, Italy was her next stop this April upon invitation from the organizers of Cosmoprof, the largest and oldest trade show of the beauty industry, celebrating it’s 35th anniversary this year. The talk centered around the development of the DAY SPA in the United States. As the day spa concept is being exported all over the world, they are looking to us for “how to do it”.
The DSA/IMSA annual Awards & Charity Event was a huge success! Congratulations to our Distinguished Day Spa Award 2004 recipient – GLEN IVY DAY SPA AT BREA, CA. Read all about it here. We like to once more thank all of our sponsors who contributed so much to the success and Monique Iacobacci for her tireless efforts to make this such a wonderful evening for everyone who attended. Here are some pictures for you to remember the evening, and for those who missed it … eat your heart out, and plan to be there next year!
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WE NEED YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORT
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(1) Spa Person of the Year Award – we will again announce the winner of this esteemed award during the gala evening event on October 9th at FACE & BODY in San Francisco. We decided to give EVERYONE a chance to vote, including those who will not be able to make it to this trade show – please click here and view the profiles of our Spa Persons of the Months who are in the running and cast your vote!
(2) The Day Spa/Medical Spa Directory 2005
We need your update for your listing in THE MEDICAL SPA DIRECTORY. Please make sure we get this by July 15th, so that we can meet our deadlines. If your membership fee is still outstanding, we urge you to please send in your payment to assure your inclusion in this unique publication that reaches consumers and the trade alike. We also urge you to take another look at the advertising opportunities in this publication. Remember, this year THE DAY SPA / MEDICAL SPA DIRECTORY will be the December issue of Spa Management! – aside from all the other distribution channels which are already in place. For further information please contact Annabella’s at 814-838-0597 or Annabellas@dayspaassociation.com.
NCEA (National Coalition of Esthetic and other related Associations) voted not to implement the proposed device registry. Thank you to many of our members who answered our call for suggestions about this critical subject, it sure helped us to cast our vote! During the conference, NCEA attendees (IMSA was represented by President Eric Light) voted to create a fact sheet how to buy equipment, etc. Here is your copy.
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UPCOMING TRADE SHOWS
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(1) Cosmoprof – Las Vegas, July 18-20
Visit us at booth #4328C in the Wellness Spa Pavilion – Dr. Reinhard Bergel of H-e-a-t, Spa-Kur Therapy Development + Skip Williams of Resources & Development will be manning our booth – 50% reduction for visitor badges can be obtained by contacting us at DaySpaAssn@aol.com or call us at 201-865-2065
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(2) Worlds of Wellness – Atlantic City, September 8-10
Do you want to spend a few days on the ocean? Here is your chance to volunteer to man our booth – Eric Light will be holding a workshop for attendees how to create your massage therapist practice, carrying CEUs.
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(3) Pathways to Beauty & Well-Being – New York City, September 10-12
Lots of benefits here for IMSA members – 50% off registration fee for admission, 5% discount on exhibit space + FREE ad in show directory and FREE link on their website! Sponsorship opportunity available for the SPA TRACK For detailed information please contact Jackie Flannery at 201-226-1440 or jflannery@pathways2.com
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(4) Medical Spa Expo & Conference – Miami, September 12 & 13
FREE admission to tradeshow floor – call for your VIP Pass. We need volunteers to staff the booth (you will receive an exhibitor badge that will entitle you to all activities within the conference)
Member Speakers so far: John Buckingham, Katie Hurley, Eric Light, Susanne Warfield.
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(5) FACE & BODY, Healthy Aging Conference - San Francisco, October 9-11
FREE admission to tradeshow floor – call the IMSA at 201-865-2065 for your VIP pass. We need volunteers to staff the booth (you will receive an exhibitor badge that will entitle you to all activities within the conference)
Member Speakers so far: Catherine Atzen, Katie Hurley, Susanne Warfield, Skip Williams.
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(6) International Congress of Esthetics – Miami, October 23-25
Hannelore to be part of a panel discussion titled “Spa Talk: Where do we go from here?” If you are attending this show, try to be there!
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CALL FOR SPEAKERS
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Both, the IMSA & DSA have become sponsors of UC Irvine Extension, the continuing education division of the University of California, Irvine which is launching a new Certificate Program in Spa and Hospitality Management this fall. Thanks to John Buckingham of Solana MedSpas, our organizations have been appointed to help in the development of this unique program highlighting the business aspects of making a spa profitable.
The program offers continuing education credits.
If you are interested or if you can recommend someone that would like to teach a course, please let us know the candidates name and contact information.
A kick-off event, New Trends, Treatments, and Training: Adding Value to Your Bottom Line, is scheduled for July 25 & 26 at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa in Dana Point, California. The event features informal networking, a keynote presentation by Dr. Jay W. Calvert, M.D., Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery, Aesthetic & Plastic Surgery Institute, UC Irvine, and a panel discussion with John Buckingham, CEO, Solana MedSpas; Anne Emich, Spa Director, St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa; and Kelly Costa, Spa Director, SK Sanctuary. The event is open to all DSA & IMSA members. For more information or to RSVP, contact Angela Jeantet at (949) 824-5736; aljeante@uci.edu.
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CALL FOR EDITORIALS
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We need ideas for articles and articles written by our members for the inclusion in Medical Spa Business Review. Please send in your editorial suggestions and commitment to submit an article to MedSpaAssn@aol.com for consideration. The press feeds off each other and consumer publications come to the trade publications and associations to find out what is happening in any industry … so please keep them coming!
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MEMBER NEWS
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Edge Systems Corporation added the Delphia III L.E.D. light therapy & microdermabrasion system to their offerings of medical devices – to find out more and to learn how to use more than one procedure to enhance your customers’ experience go to www.edgesystem.net
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NEW BENEFITS/AFFILIATIONS
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Medical Spa Business Review is extending a FREE subscription to our Sustaining members. If you are a Sustaining member and are not receiving this publication, please call the IMSA office for us to re-submit your name. Regular members will receive a 50% discount off the annual subscription rate. Your order form will be included in your renewal package, or call the IMSA office if your renewal is not yet due for your copy.
Aesthetic Trends & Technologies an exciting and new magazine for the Medical Aesthetic industry is also offering a reduced annual subscription rate of $35.00 ($40 off the published rate). An order form will be sent to you in your renewal package, or call the IMSA office if your renewal is not yet due for your copy.
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THE IMSA ORGANIZATION
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Come October, we are planning to appoint additional Board Members to the IMSA Board of Directors. If you have an interest in serving on our Board, head up committees to assist in growing our organization … in other words, get involved … please let us know of your interest in the following areas:
Strategic Planning / Business & Finance / Sponsorship / Education / Seminars & Tradeshows / Membership / Research & Studies / Website/Internet / Media Relations / Special Events / Products & Equipment / Medical Advisory Board.
We look forward hearing from you at MedSpaAssn@aol.com
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IN THE NEWS AND ON THE WEB
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We will be implementing a Press Room on www.medicalspaassociation.org.
Please be sure to visit and read some of the articles that appeared in the press lately due to the efforts of the IMSA.
Eric Light on CNN FINANCIAL NEWS on Wednesday 6/15 – hope you all tuned in!
Media contacts have been increasing over the past few weeks:
We have given interviews to the NYTimes, Newsweek, Chicago Tribune, CNBC, CNN, Journal News in White Plains, Self, Shape, NBC11 San Francisco, Spa 20/20, Spa Business, Discoverspas.com and assisted in creating a list of medical spas in Healing Lifestyle & Spas and the medical spa section on Spafinder.com.
We went to Washington with the NCEA and Eric Light had the opportunity to strike up a conversation with the congressman from NJ about what he would do if there was a way to reduce health care costs. The conversation turned into a serious discussion about preventive care vs. acute care. “He liked the discussion well enough to introduce me to one of his colleagues and also two senior staff people. I've now been asked to draft an outline proposal for a bipartisan working group”, reports Eric Light, President of the International Medical Spa Association.
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TID BITS
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Self-Coining:
Here’s something that needs a word: You get spam in your inbox, and the subject line is disguised to keep you from filtering it out. What would you call this? Spamouflage (camouflaging the spam) – “Google” it and you’ll get 106 listings – how many spa related? Let me know when you get the count!
Adapted from Paul McFedries in FAST COMPANY, February 2004
Seeking – Avoiding:
Do you have a seeking mindset or an avoiding mindset? Do you seem to do things primarily in order to gain something or to avoid something? Psychologists estimate that seeking people comprise approximately 70% of the population and avoidance people make up about 30%. Of course everyone values both directions. The key lies in which one is predominant.
Adapted from Brent Finnamore in SPA MANAGEMENT, May 2004
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Healthfully,
Hannelore R. Leavy
Executive Director
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