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Don't Miss This: Premiere Orlando 2015
Premiere Orlando 2015 is right around the corner! The three-day trade show is Saturday, May 30 through Monday, June 1 at the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.Saturday features only education from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., ...
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Robert Cromeans onstage at Premiere Orlando 2014.
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Premiere Orlando 2015 is right around the corner! The three-day trade show is Saturday, May 30 through Monday, June 1 at the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida.
Saturday features only education from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., whereas Sunday and Monday feature both education and also the bustling show floor from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., respectively.
Attendees can look forward to a wide range of education, stage presentations and special events from the biggest and brightest names in the industry. Robert Cromeans, Christopher Dove, John Simpson, Mark Hayes, Sam Villa, Martin Parsons and more will grace the Main Stage, while Chrystofer Benson, Tracey Cunningham, Kim Vo, Beth Minardi, Candy Shaw and others will preview color trends on the Hair Color Stage.
Hands-on classes are available in a wide range of topics including cut, color, style and business, and you can sign up for workshops (possibly at additional cost) as well. MODERN blogger Ivan Zoot has a great round up of men's classes available at Premiere here.
MODERN will be hosting an exclusive event to announce the 2015 Salons of the Year, a competition through SALON TODAY magazine highlighting salon design. MODERN Publisher Steve Reiss will also be joining Michelle Breyer of NaturallyCurly.com to present research on the texture client and stylist. The presentation, "Understanding the Textured Consumer," will be Sunday, May 31st at 12:45 p.m. in room W206A. And make sure to stop by MODERN SALON's booth, #5076!
Additional special events include:
Paul Mitchell's House of Blues Party: 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 31, at the House of Blues, Orlando
Global Beauty Masters qualifier round: 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 30, in room W224A-F of the Orlando/Orange County Convention Center
The Masquerade Party : 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 31, at Icebar Orlando
2014's show boasted 420 free educational classes, 805 exhibiting companies and 55,214 attendees representing all 50 states and more than 35 countries on the 7.3 acres of exhibit floor.
To register to attend or learn more, visit premiereorlandoshow.biz.
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