NEW YORK, Sept. 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s International Esthetics, Cosmetics & Spa Conference (IECSC) Florida, the premier event for wellness education and the most influential gathering of spa and wellness professionals in the Southeast, will bring leading brands to the Exhibit Hall, October 15-16, 2023 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center for the annual event.

Hundreds of brands will fill the Exhibit Hall, selling the latest products and services at professionals-only prices, offering demonstrations, and some will even teach classes in the complimentary Product Focused Education (PFE) program. Each class offers a deep dive into a specific product or service, giving attendees expert brand knowledge that they can leverage in their business. These classes are all included with the 2-Day Exhibit Hall pass and do not require an additional fee.

Featured exhibitors include: Dermalogica, Eminence Organic Skin Care, HydraFacial, Farmhouse Fresh, Skin Act, Repechage, Celluma, Procell Therapies, and Circadia.

View the full exhibitor list here.

Make It a Weekend and Take Brightline – Save 25%
IECSC Florida is offering a 25% discount off Brightline train tickets for all attendees so they may travel to the event seamlessly and conveniently. The West Palm Beach Brightline stop is located less than one mile from the Palm Beach County Convention Center and organizers encourage attendees to come early and make it a weekend to experience this gorgeous location. Explore the incredible shops and dining in Rosemary Square, located directly across the street from the Convention Center, and no trip would be complete without a visit to beautiful Palm Beach, just over one mile away. Plus, the lovely Hilton West Palm Beach is connected right on site at the Convention Center. Click here for hotel and train info. Use promo code IECSC23 to redeem 25% Brightline discount.

Register to Attend
IECSC Florida takes place October 15-16, 2023 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. IECSC Florida is celebrating its 25th year in Florida. Register here. Register as a group of four or more to save $20 off total registration. Conference passes include 2-Day Exhibit Hall access. Plus, guests will be treated to a sunset networking happy hour immediately following the close of the Exhibit Hall Sunday evening, inclusive of one free drink, compliments of sponsor Lipgloss & Aftershave. Media may register to attend here.

For sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, click here.

Stay connected with IECSC Florida on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.

About IECSC
Produced by Questex, the International Esthetics, Cosmetics and Spa Conferences (IECSC) are for professionals only and reach a wide cross‐section of participants from spa and wellness product manufacturers and distributors to spa owners, directors and managers, estheticians, massage therapists, cosmetologists, medical estheticians, and dermatologists. With dynamic trade show floors, in-depth conference programs, and presented by American Spa, IECSC events provide the perfect meeting ground for the world’s most elite and qualified spa professionals looking to meet the top skin, cosmetic and wellness companies.

About Questex 
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality, and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here. 

Media Contact
Debbie Schmidle
Marketing Manager
dschmidle@questex.com        

 

Hours of Continuing Education Opportunities Available

NEW YORK, Sept. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s International Esthetics, Cosmetics & Spa Conference (IECSC) Florida, the most influential gathering of spa and wellness professionals in the Southeast, today unveils its conference program, which offers over 80 sessions for spa and wellness attendees to learn. IECSC Florida will be held at the Palm Beach Convention Center, October 15-16, 2023. Register here.

“With so many courses to choose from, attendees will leave IECSC Florida with new ideas, new techniques and new solutions,” said Elizabeth Fantetti Trevorrow, Event and Partnership Director, Spa & Beauty Event & Partnership Director. “Even if you are an industry veteran, you know how essential it is to keep up to date with the latest technology and trends and there’s no better way to do that than in-person training from industry leaders, where you can have a real dialogue and glean tangible takeaways.”

IECSC Florida offers a strong education program, curated by American Spa to include relevant business-building information, presented by the industry’s most prominent speakers, including valuable content such as medical spa, makeup and beauty enhancements, business management, esthetics, nails, health & wellness, client & retail growth, social media & marketing.

Conference highlights:

No-Downtime Chemical Peels: Revolutionize Your Results – in the Esthetics Track, presented by Nichelle Mosely, award-winning esthetician and CEO of Queen City Beauty Group5-Star Client Experience – in the Client Relationships & Retail Growth Track, presented by E’Toshia McFarland, award-winning Estie educatorLaser Physics & Care Plans for Med Spas – in the Medical Spa Track, presented by Courtney Sykes, Chief Administrative Officer of Southeastern Esthetics Institute.Lash Lift and Beyond – in the Makeup and Beauty Enhancements Track, presented by Rita St. Pierre, beauty specialist.

In addition, IECSC Florida will present three classes offering NCBTMB credits:

Florida Laws & Rules, presented by Crystal A. Howard of the Florida State Massage Therapy Association (FSMTA), 2 CE credits.The Luxury of Wellness Technology, presented by Sherrie Tennessee, CEO of SpaSOS, 1 CE credit.Wellness Leadership, presented by Sherrie Tennessee, CEO of SpaSOS, 1 CE credit.

Since specializing is one way for spa professionals to stay at the top of their game, and to be as profitable as possible, attendees can also participate in nearly 50 complimentary exhibitor presentations through the Product Focused Education (PFE) program. Each class offers a deep dive into a specific product or service, giving attendees expert brand knowledge that they can leverage in their business. These classes are all included with the 2-Day Exhibit Hall pass and do not require an additional fee.

View the complete schedule here.

Noteworthy at this year’s event are the multiple opportunities to increase accreditation, presented by WU Aesthetics. Attendees must stop by the WU Aesthetics booth #104 to claim their credits.

Free access to the 10-Hour Continuing Education (CE) for Cosmetology Professionals – a $19.99 value. (Provider approval #0008298. Course approval #0501529.)Free access to the 4-Hour Initial HIV/AIDs Continuing Education for Cosmetology Professionals – a $16 value. (Provider approval #0008298. Course approval #0501532.)

Make It a Weekend and Take Brightline – Save 25%
To sweeten the deal, IECSC Florida is offering a 25% discount off Brightline train tickets for all attendees, so they may travel to the event seamlessly and conveniently. The West Palm Beach Brightline stop is located less than one mile from the Palm Beach Convention Center and organizers encourage attendees to come early and make it a weekend to experience at this gorgeous location. Explore the incredible shops and dining in Rosemary Square, located directly across the street from the Convention Center, and no trip would be complete without a visit to beautiful Palm Beach, just over one mile away. Plus, the lovely Hilton West Palm Beach is connected right on site at the Convention Center. Click here for hotel and train info. Use promo code IECSC23 to redeem 25% Brightline discount.

Register to Attend
IECSC Florida takes place October 15-16, 2023 at the Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. IECSC Florida is celebrating its 25th year in Florida. Register here. Register as a group of four or more to save $20 off total registration. Conference passes include 2-Day Exhibit Hall access. Plus, guests will be treated to a sunset networking happy hour immediately following the close of the Exhibit Hall Sunday evening, inclusive of one free drink, compliments of sponsor Lipgloss & Aftershave. Media may register to attend here.

For sponsorship and exhibit opportunities, click here.

Stay connected with IECSC Florida on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook.

About IECSC
Produced by Questex, the International Esthetics, Cosmetics and Spa Conferences (IECSC) are for professionals only and reach a wide cross‐section of participants from spa and wellness product manufacturers and distributors to spa owners, directors and managers, estheticians, massage therapists, cosmetologists, medical estheticians, and dermatologists. With dynamic trade show floors, in-depth conference programs, and presented by America Spa, IECSC events provide the perfect meeting ground for the world’s most elite and qualified spa professionals looking to meet the top skin, cosmetic and wellness companies.

About Questex 
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here. 

Media Contact
Debbie Schmidle
Marketing Manager
dschmidle@questex.com        

 

AT&T Signs on as Diamond Partner; Event Takes Place in November in Washington, D.C.

NEW YORK, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex Technology Group’s U.S. Broadband Summit today announces the event’s keynote presenters as well as industry leader AT&T signing on as Diamond Partner. The U.S. Broadband Summit targets federal funding leaders and state representatives and tech leaders from across the broadband and telecommunications industries, including fiber operators, MSO’s, WISP’s, wireless carriers and more. U.S. Broadband Summit takes place November 15-17, 2023 at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Washington, D.C. Click here to register.

“We’re excited to bring the broadband community together to better the future of broadband,” said Alejandro Piñero, Head of Content, Fierce Technology Group at Questex. “As attention focuses on bridging the growing digital divide, and the need to bring connectivity to the under- and un-served, the industry must come together to address the challenge. Our speakers will discuss how collaboration will lead to a more connected and vibrant society, in benefit of individuals and communities.”

Kevin Gallagher, Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Commerce, Department of Commerce will deliver the opening keynote address titled, “The State of Affairs in America’s Broadband Deployment – Funding Availability and Goal Setting.”

The U.S. Broadband Summit also announced that AT&T has signed on as a Diamond Partner, and will deliver a keynote presentation titled, “Pioneering the Future of Connectivity: How Broadband Shapes Tomorrow’s Opportunities,” presented by Erin Scarborough, President, Broadband & Connectivity Initiatives, AT&T.

“At AT&T, we understand the critical role broadband plays in connecting communities and driving progress, and we are thrilled to be a part of this inaugural event. Our commitment to investing in American infrastructure and building the networks of the future is unwavering. From building the first phone lines to becoming the first to deploy fiber, we’ve been connecting people to greater possibility for more than 140 years. We look forward to sharing our insights and initiatives at this year’s summit,” said Scarborough.

Other keynote presenters include:

“Funding beyond BEAD – The role of Private Equity” presented by Jonathan Adelstein, Managing Director, Head of Global Policy and Public Investment, DigitalBridge“Tearing Down the Roadblocks to Physical Deployment” presented by Elad Nafshi, Executive Vice President, Chief Network Officer, Comcast Cable“Deploying Fiber for Rural Networks” presented by Andrew Butcher, President, Maine Connectivity Authority

Additionally, several Leaders’ Roundtables and Panel sessions will be presented including the, “State Roundtable: Challenges & Opportunities for State Broadband Deployments,” featuring Rebecca Dilg, Director, Utah Broadband Center and Brian Newby, Broadband Program Director, North Dakota Information Technology and moderated by Sandeep Taxali, Broadband Program Advisor, New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion.

View the U.S. Broadband Summit agenda.

The Summit will feature industry leading sponsors and partners in a variety of formats and connection opportunities. Other partners include: Comcast, Calix, NCTA, Harmonic, Clearfield, Radisys, Grain Management, Lumos, Visionary Broadband, Wavelo, Amphenol Network Solutions, CHR Solutions, DIRECTV, Edgecore Networks, Power & Tel, Ribbon Communications, TriLeaf, VantagePoint, CostQuest Associates, Superior Essex, 5G Americas, ACA Connects, Broadband Forum, CCA, Fiber Broadband Association, Fierce Telecom, Five Nine Podcast, GSMA/MWC LA, ICF, NATE and TIA.

Fierce Telecom is the official media partner of the U.S. Broadband Summit.

Click here to register for the U.S. Broadband Summit. Early bird prices are available through September 22. Stay connected with the U.S. Broadband Summit on LinkedIn and Twitter. For sponsorship opportunities of the U.S. Broadband Summit, contact Scott Gruntorad at sgruntorad@questex.com.

About U.S. Broadband Summit
The first ever U.S. Broadband Summit brings together federal funding leaders and state representatives with the wider broadband industry, including fiber operators, MSO’s, WISP’s, wireless carriers and more, to discuss the future of broadband in the United States. As attention focuses on bridging the growing digital divide, and the need to bring connectivity to the under- and un-served, the industry must come together to address the challenge. There is no golden key to connect everyone, and the U.S. Broadband Summit aims to bring everyone together to discuss how collaboration will lead to a more connected and vibrant society, in benefit of individuals and communities. Fierce Telecom is the official media partner of the U.S. Broadband Summit.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact
Charlene Soucy
Senior Director
Questex Technology Group
csoucy@questex.com

Health Union Social Health Awards Announced; Digital Pharma East Virtual Conference Takes Place September 19-21, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Last night at an awards gala, Questex’s Fierce Pharma announced the winners of the 2023 Fierce Pharma Marketing Awards, an annual awards program presented by honoring leadership, vision, innovation and strategic accomplishments within the pharma marketing and advertising community. The program was held in conjunction with the Digital Pharma East Conference.

The competition showcased the pharma companies and their agencies that have produced thought-provoking, innovative, and compelling campaigns that are making a difference and meeting the global health challenges of today and tomorrow. Trophies were presented to winners in 13 categories. All of the winners found new ways to communicate and produce innovative campaigns. Winners were chosen by a panel of expert and independent judges.

“Each year we are thrilled to celebrate the innovations within the pharma marketing and advertising community,” said Rebecca Willumson, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Fierce Pharma, Fierce Biotech and Fierce Healthcare. “Congratulations to the winners of this year’s program. We are honored to spotlight their outstanding achievements within our industry.”

The 2023 Fierce Pharma Marketing Awards winners:

Digital Campaign – non-social media
SHE Media: SheKnows and Pfizer: Navigating Medical Gaslighting
Sponsored by DeepIntent

Innovation challenge
Roche Turkey, Albert Health, Turkish MS Association: MS+

Medical conference or event marketing
Publicis Health Media: Conference Conversations

Multicultural Campaign
Gilead Sciences & Initiative: Gilead’s In the Deep Podcast

New Brand Launch
Publicis Health Media: Changing the Culture Around Menopause

Online Video or Film
twelvenote and Bayer Consumer Health North America: One a Day The Gratitude Project

Pharma TV
Biohaven and ESS Solutions, LLC: First-Ever Television Commercials On Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Podcast or Audio
Gilead Sciences & Initiative: Gilead’s In the Deep Podcast
Sponsored by: SXM Media

Print for Consumer
Sanofi, Regeneron Healthcare Solutions & Evoke MicroMass: DUPIXENT

Professional Marketing
Jazz Pharmaceuticals & ScoutLife: XYWAV – Elephant in the Room

Public Relations Campaign
Genentech & Syneos Health Communications: SMA My Way: Reclaiming the Double Take to Challenge Disability Stereotypes

Social Media for Consumer
twelvenote and Bayer Consumer Health North America: Midol The Real Reason

Website for Consumer
Evoke MicroMass: mBC Unspoken

Fierce Pharma partnered with Health Union on the Health Union Social Health Awards. The Health Union Social Health Awards winners include:

Advocacy Trailblazer: Gerry LanganBest Team: PodcastDXCaregiving Champion: Parvathy KrishnanCommunity Cultivator: Sharron RouseCreative Contributor: RARE.Healthcare Collaborator: Shoshana LipsonLifetime Achievement: David LyonsRevolutionary Researcher: Tina Aswani OmprakashRookie of the Year: James HollensSocial Media Master: Cynthia Covert, The Disabled Diva

View all the award winners here.

The Awards Gala took place in a Ballroom at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown with a cocktail reception, musical performance and after party with a live DJ.

The awards were sponsored by the following companies. The Headline Partner was Health Union, the Cocktail Reception & After Party with live DJ NYSE was sponsored by SXM Media and the Special Musical Performance was Brooke Alexx Presented by SXM Media.

Fierce Pharma will present a virtual Digital Pharma East event for the pharma marketing and advertising community September 19-21, 2023. Experience Digital Pharma East virtually from your home, office or anywhere. View the agenda here. To register to attend, click here.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here. 

Media Contact
Linda Lam
Director of Marketing, Life Sciences & Healthcare
llam@questex.com

Annual Intimate Luxury Travel Event to Take Place at PGA National Resort

NEW YORK, Sept. 14, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex’s Luxury Travel Advisor’s ULTRA Summit today announces it will be held May 8-10, 2024 at the PGA National Resort in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. The invitation-only event brings together pre-qualified, leading luxury travel agency owners, managers and independent contractors to meet one-on-one with the top luxury travel suppliers, for the 11th annual event.

ULTRA Summit is the premier, one-to-one event in the luxury travel space and is known for its exceptional educational programming curated to arm attendees with the data and information they need to make strategic business decisions that will ultimately impact their bottom line.

The event features two days of one-to-one meetings between advisors and suppliers, insightful presentations, networking receptions and meals.

“I’m looking forward to heading to Palm Beach Gardens and connecting with old friends and making new connections at the 2024 ULTRA Summit,” said Ruthanne Terrero, Vice President/Head of Content, Questex Travel + Wellness Group. “Over the years, this event has grown and flourished, with incredible new conference programming and amazing ideas put forth to move the industry ahead.”

For those interested in becoming a supplier at the ULTRA Summit in 2024, please click here to contact the Questex Travel Group Sales team. For those interested in applying to become a hosted advisor, please contact Andrea Hutchinson, Industry Relations Director via ahutchinson@questex.com.

For more information, visit ltaultrasummit.com. Follow Luxury Travel Advisor on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.

About Luxury Travel Advisor

Luxury Travel Advisor was founded in 2005, as the only outlet created for the very important luxury segment. Luxury Travel Advisor boasts a readership of 15,000 hand-selected travel advisors who belong to Virtuoso, Signature, American Express, Ensemble and Internova, as well as those hard-to-reach independent luxury travel advisors across the United States. The readers of Luxury Travel Advisor sell to the most affluent consumers across the world and the ULTRA Summit is the intimate, in-person event where those advisors collaborate with top suppliers on how to navigate a successful business plan for the future. The Dossier newsletter publishes news from LuxuryTravelAdvisor.com twice a week and reaches a broad audience of luxury travel professionals worldwide.

About Questex

Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality, and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact

Jennifer Rosen
Group Marketing Director
Questex Travel + Wellness Group
jrosen@questex.com

Creator of the Private, One-to-One MICE Event Concept Moves to Caribe Royale Resort

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Questex today announces it is moving the Global Meeting & Incentive Travel Exchange (GMITE) to the east coast of the US for the first time since its inception in 2005. GMITE connects the largest selection of high-volume meeting and incentive travel buyers with global suppliers. The event will be held April 7-10, 2024 at the Caribe Royale Resort in Orlando, Florida.

“This is the first time we’ve relocated the event to the east coast of the country,” said Jill Birkett, VP Questex Travel + Wellness Group. “Orlando is an enormous meetings market and tourist destination with an airport that welcomes 850 flights daily, serviced by over 40 airlines. It makes perfect sense for both our buyers and supplier partners to move the event to this location.”

GMITE is the only intimate, networking event that brings the most comprehensive, pre-vetted group of high-volume, North American MICE buyers to meet one-to-one with global travel suppliers in the comfort of private suites, offering the ability to have productive, private meetings, one at a time. Throughout the two day event, suppliers may accomplish up to six months’ worth of sales meetings. Plus, attendees are treated to an unparalleled networking experience inclusive of receptions, activities, meals, and education, for personal and professional growth, enabling everyone in attendance the ability to meet.

To learn more about GMITE visit gmiteevent.com. Stay connected on Facebook and LinkedIn.

Those interested in becoming a supplier for GMITE may click here, and those interested in applying to be a fully hosted buyer can contact Andrea Hutchinson, Industry Relations Director, Questex at ahutchinson@questex.com.

About Questex

Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality, and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact:
Jennifer Rosen
jrosen@questex.com
212-400-6233