Spa Industry Calendar: Events, Conventions & Trade Shows

Mark your calendar! IMAGE Expo 2013 is taking place in Houston, Texas, this May 19-20. What sets the IMAGE Expo apart as a must-attend event for beauty industry providers? This one-of-a-kind event draws a strategic group of salon and spa owners, stylists, nail technicians, barbers, and estheticians who are ready to invest in innovative products and services. WHY EXHIBIT?

• Meet, Network and Sell to THOUSANDS of your buyers
• Tables and Chairs included with your booth space!
• Take advantage of the RAPIDLY GROWING and VERY LUCRATIVE Houston, Texas market
• IMAGE Expo is quickly becoming “THE SHOW” for education

After our debut in the Midwest in 2011, The Makeup Show Chicago will once again bring together all beauty professionals in the Midwest to present the largest PRO-ONLY beauty event in Chicago! Chicago’s always emerging beauty industry can be seen as fashion forward complimenting the feel environment of The Makeup Show, which will deliver all the up and coming looks, trends, products and artists in the same pro-driven, artistically inspired community.

The Makeup Show will bring together your top brands and inspirational artists and educators for two amazing days of community, career and craft building. Learn about the newest lines and product launches. Explore makeup workshops and discover school programs. Network with your peers. Develop new relationships and ignite your passion with the Windy City.

The great success of the Advanced Course in Facial Aesthetics (14-15 September 2012 in Moscow, Russia) through the active participation and the fruitful joint collaboration between international and Russian experts working hand in hand, has paved the way for new inspiring events throughout Russia.

In this regard, the organizing committee is honored and very proud to announce the launching of the AMWC - Eastern Europe 2013 in Moscow on 14-15 June 2013.

This new meeting ‘AMWC Moscow’ is designed to bring an update on aesthetic procedures and new technologies in a very practical and interactive format that will provide an unparalleled educational experience.

Physicians from all over the world will obtain the answers they seek from the program presenting the hottest new procedures, training sessions, live demonstrations, run by European and international experts in Aesthetic dermatology and Surgery.

During the coffee breaks and lunches offered on site, you will meet on the exhibition the top international aesthetic and anti-aging companies showcasing their services and products.

Looking forward to welcoming you in Moscow,

HBA Global is the only beauty event that fosters the growth and development of Cosmetic, Fragrance, Personal Care and Skin Care brands. Held annually in New York, HBA Global serves as the universal meeting place for the health and beauty industries and brings manufacturers and retailers together with leading suppliers of packaging, ingredients, contract manufacturing and private label services as well as spa products and new to market brands. HBA Global also provides world-class education to help bring new product and innovation concepts to consumers. At the event and throughout the year, HBA Global offers unparalleled networking and partnership opportunities including Webinars, awards programs and association alliances that helps drive the growth of the industry.

International Package Design Awards Showcase & Awards (IPDA)

The HBA IPDA is the only packaging design awards for the beauty and personal care industry. Annually these awards celebrate the year’s most creative engineered products in cosmetics, personal care, fragrance, skin care, sampling, at-home tools and devices and sustainable packaging. The IPDA Awards Ceremony takes place during HBA Global Expo & Conference and the finalists and winners are displayed in the IPDA Showcase. Nominations begin in February 2013. For more information, contact Caitlin Carragee at caitlin.carragee@ubm.com

The International Make-Up Artist Trade Show caters to professional make-up artists working in film, fashion, TV, theater and all other aspects of the make-up industry.

Be a part of the largest skincare, spa and wellness event in the nation...THE Spa Show in Las Vegas!
IECSC Las Vegas brings the national and international spa market right to your booth. Qualified attendees travel from across the nation as well as from 36 countries, making the event by far the largest spa show in the nation. 600+ exhibiting companies and 100+ free educational classes attract more than 19,500 spa industry professionals looking to conduct serious business.

Purchasing Power...
87% of attendees make purchases on the show floor
90% are final decision makers or influence the purchasing of products & equipment in their company

The Buyers you Seek...
38% Esthetician/Skin Care Professional
24% Spa & Salon Owner/Director/Manager
12% Massage Therapist
8% Cosmetologist
6% Medical Spa Professional
6% Office Managers/Sales & Marketing
4% Other (includes students, etc.)
2% Spa Consultant