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Tradeshow News
We are getting ready for the
IECSC in Las
Vegas May 01-03 - if you are planning to attend,
make sure you drop by at booths #1258/ 1260
and say hello. If you have some time to spare,
we would appreciate your help in manning the booth
or taking some brochures around the trade show floor
to spread goodwill for the International Medical Spa
Association. Don't miss our workshop on
Sunday Afternoon 4pm-6pm titled: How to Open a
Profitable Medical Spa. Eric Light of
the Strawberry Hill Group, Gina Meyer of
Scanlon, Guerra, Jacobsen & Burke and John Buckinham
of MedSpa Financing will share with attendees the
secrets how to "squeeze more profit out
of your medical spa".
Should you stay for the post conference our Mystery
Workshop II - My Spa's On Fire and I Can't Put It out -
Managing Crisis - you will not regret it! This brainchild
of Eric Light of the Strawberry Hill Group will certainly
help you in getting prepared for any crisis in your day
spa or medical spa.
Next on the agenda is Spa and Resort Expo in New
York City May 22 + 23. This show organized by
Reed Expo is gaining in popularity and
importance in the spa industry. Although their
educational concept does not allow workshops by an
organization such as ours, there are several IMSA
members who are included in the program: Eric
Light, John Buckingham, Janice Gronvold, Nancy
Trent,Susan Warfield - be sure not to miss
them!
IMSA members are entitled to a VIP pass, which gives
you FREE admission to the tradeshow floor and
a 20%
discount on all educational classes. To receive your
complimentary VIP pass, please email Barbara@dayspaassociation.com.
In order to receive the 20% discount on educational
classes, you need to call Diana Press at
800.363.3631 (Spa & Resort Expo) and tell her that
you are a member of the IMSA.
Don't miss the Santa Barbara Beauty Expo 2005
June 5 + 6 endorsed by the IMSA - for more
information in regard to exhibiting and to receive
your advanced registration call 805-687-8132 or
805-964-8675 www.sbbeautyexpo.com
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Happy Spring Everyone,
As nature is awakening from its winter sleep, so is
the industry emerging with a full season of trade
shows and conferences.
We have updated our tradeshow calendar on www.medicalspaassociation.org
so you will be able to check back easily at which
shows the IMSA is participating in.
Spafully,
Hannelore Leavy
Founder & Executive Director - IMSA
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| Cruise for the Cure |
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"The Cruise for the Cure" is The Day Spa
Association's annual Award
& Charity Event coming up Sunday, May 22 in New York
during the Spa and Resort Expo. This year we are
taking you aboard The Temptress, for an
unforgettable night of dining and dancing while you
catch breathtaking views of the Manhattan
cityscape. Meet and mingle with your industry
peers and contribute to the fight against cancer for
the Melanoma Research Foundation and
Weekends of Hope. We will have many exciting
raffle prizes from our generous sponsors and will be
awarding The Distinguished Day Spa of the Year
Award to one of our accredited day spa members.
Reserve your tickets early so you are assured space
on the yacht! (You will also be able to park on
the peer for the entire day for as little as $20)
"Click Here to make your Reservation Today!
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| Tradeshow Report |
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Returning from a very lively
panel discussion at
LifeTime Congress in Frankfurt, Germany, at
which I presented "The Merging of Old and New and
East and West", I had the pleasure of meeting
many old friends from around the world, going back
to the first Spa Symposium I coordinated in 1990!
I also made new friends and will be reporting on
this and my post conference spa trips to Wiesbaden
and Baden-Baden in the DSA monthly column in Spa
Management Journal.
We are working on a full-day educational program for Ex-tracts,
New York City 2006 November 12-15, which will take please in
conjunction with the Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Expo.
If you are interested being a speaker, please let us know via
email to MedSpaAssn@aol.com
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| Member News |
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Gina Meyer has changed
her affiliation - here
is her new contact information:
Scanlon, Guerra, Jacobsen & Burke Insurance
Brokers
21011 Warner Center Lane
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
818-316-0999
Fax. 818-316-0990
gmeyer@sgjb.com
www.sgjb.com
Medical Spa Review is now again published by
Guy Jonkman, who also publishes Spa
Management Journal. Because of this change, this
publication will no longer be available free of
charge for IMSA members. To submit an article for
consideration, please contact Rada Tierney of
PCA, our Director of Public Relations at rtierney@pca.com.
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| New Benefits |
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Skin Inc. is now
offering a FREE
subscription to all DSA members. Reminder: do
not renew your membership when it expires, your
renewal benefit package from the DSA will include a
complimentary subscription card for you to fill out
and send to them.
We have entered into an agreement with CSS, a
company that has been serving the insurance needs of
national organizations such as ours for more than 2
decades. Watch your mail for a health insurance plan
for spa business owners and their employees that
will enable you to offer a sound health insurance
plan to your employees.
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| Symposium@Sea |
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Thinking of turning your day
spa into a medical spa?
Need information on new treatments, business models
and liability issues? Our sister organization,
The International Medical Spa Association
brings you three days of luxury and learning at
the Synposium@Sea. We have prepared an
all-star line up featuring Medical as well as Business
experts. The sessions will be approved for CMEs and
CEUs.
Sailing from Fort Lauderdale on December 1st we
negotiated very special rates, however you must
reserve your cabin on the Royal
Caribbean-Enchantment of the Seas by July
1st!!!
Click
Here for more Details!
- finalize your plans now and plan to start your
Christmas shopping at the Ports of Call.
Request to ALL
MEMBERS:
We will be sending you a sample
email for your peruse to send out to all your
clients and contacts to let them know about this
exciting venture and would appreciate your
assistance in spreading the word - we also ask you
to place the above link to the reservation office on
your home page. Please let us know when this is in
place and your email has been sent - we will show
our appreciation in our next membership newsletter!
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| Equipment Recall |
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Important Information - Enforcement Report -
March 16, 2005 05-11
RECALLS AND FIELD CORRECTIONS: FOODS - CLASS
II PRODUCT -
Dermosonic Model 430300 and 440100 Non-Invasive
Subdermal Therapy System. Recall # Z-0578-05.
CODE:
Serial numbers: 8, 960, 1341, 1343, 1344, 1351
through 1354, 1359, 1363, 1365 through 1368, 1372,
1379, 1581, 1583, 1584, 1589 through 1593, 1598,
1599, 1756, 1757, 1760, 1771, 1784, 1786, 1792,
1793, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2012 through 2018, 2020
through 2025, 2028, 2029, 2031, 2032, 2036, 2037,
2038, 2041, 2043, 2044, 2047, 2175, 2176, 2177, 2180
through 2187, 2189 through 2195, 2197, 2198, 2348,
2355 through 2370, 2372, 2373, 2374, 2375, 2376,
2378, 2381, 2382, 2389, 2390, 2392, 2393, 2400
through 2433, 2435, 2436, 2442, 2443, 2453, 2475,
2560, 2562, 2563, 2564, 2565, 2566, 2568, 2569, 2572
through 2579, 2590, 2592, 2593, 2595, 2596, 2597,
2598, and 2599.
RECALLING FIRM/MANUFACTURER:
Inc., Bloomington, MN, by telephone on January 5,
2005. Firm initiated recall is ongoing.
REASON:
Device is performing functions that are not cleared
in the 510(k).
VOLUME OF PRODUCT IN COMMERCE:
152 units.
DISTRIBUTION:
Nationwide and the Phillipines
The FDA Enforcement Report is published weekly by
the Food and Drug Administration, Department of
Health and Human Services. It contains information
on actions taken in connection with agency
Regulatory activities.
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