With the schedule for the 2018 CEA & AMP Annual Convention released, we can now share that you can earn up to 23 Continuing Education Units by attending this year! Get 15 hours for the main convention; 4 hours per Saturday workshop attended; 2 hours per evening workshop attended.

We have classes for your entire staff this year– like the two-part Upskilling the Career Education Admissions Profession with Shannon Gromley of Norton Norris or Reaching Millennials Without Compromising Standards with Thomas James of Mr. State Board.

View the full schedule here!

How have you directly affected the life of a student by being that voice of encouragement or helping a student through a life challenging experience? As educators, we do so much more than educate – we are beacons of hope and help students through some of the most trying times of their lives. Share your experiences of how you have helped the next generation of beauty professionals by encouraging them to not only succeed, but to pay it forward.

One winner will receive:

• an all-expenses paid trip to the 2018 CEA & AMP Convention in Las Vegas, NV (airfare, 3 nights hotel, ground transportation, and registration fee)
• $200 spending money
• a GHD styling tool
• 15 minutes of stage time for presentation in front of an estimated 300+ audience
• Prizes proudly sponsored by Wella

Click here to learn how to enter the Paying it Forward contest.

Esthetics educators, take note. The Beauty Changes Lives Amazing Lash Scholarship is accepting applications beginning June 11 through August 13. Five tuition scholarships in the amount of $2,250 will be awarded to students enrolled in a qualified esthetics program. Additional information on this scholarship opportunity is available here.

Illinois’ Senate voted 52 to 0 last Thursday to send HB 4883 to Governor Bruce Rauner (R). The measure, which did not receive a single “nay” vote in either chamber, would allow prospective barbers and cosmetologists to test after completing 1,200 hours of instruction. Applicants for licensure as an esthetician may take the licensure examination after completing 600 hours of instruction, and applicants for licensure as a nail technician may take the licensure examination after completing 280 hours of instruction.

Due to decreased state legislative activity, this summary of key state legislative and regulatory developments of interest to AACS members will be published the remainder of the year on the first and third weeks of the month. Interim updates will be posted, as necessary, on the AACS listserves and/or emailed to AACS members in the affected state. Weekly updates will resume in January as all 50 state legislature will convene in 2019.

Click here to read the full State Relations Update from Brian Newman.

In 2018, 46 states convened a legislative session that produced approximately 300 bills of interest to AACS member schools. Please join us for a webinar reviewing key 2018 state public policy trends – including deregulation, the reduction of hours for licensure, apprenticeships, and licensure reciprocity.

During this "What’s Happening in States?" webinar, Brian Newman, AACS' State Relations Advisor, will:

• Review key bills from 2018;
• Discuss the state legislative and regulatory trends that may impact your school(s) in 2019 and beyond;
• Discuss legislator outreach strategies that you can implement this summer and fall;  
• Answer your specific questions during a Q&A session.

Click here to register for this free webinar.

Based on Ivan Zoot’s new book of the same name, the Be A $100,000 Haircutter system has been built on eight simple steps. If a salon professional is willing to do these eight things, every client, every time, they can reach this level. The system is simple. Anyone can do it. You do not need a master’s degree in marketing or a million-dollar advertising budget. You just need to be committed to doing the work, doing it well and doing it consistently. Your ROI can be HUGE.

Learn keys to inspire students and new professionals to maximize their earning potential in our industry, skills and techniques to shorten the learning curve from newbie to busy professional, insights to promote and market to build business, and understand the key metrics to measure beauty industry performance and track growth.

The first 250 people to register for the 2018 CEA & AMP Annual Convention will receive a voucher to get Ivan Zoot’s new book, Be a $100,000 Haircutter, FREE!

There aren’t many of these free book vouchers left – click here to get your tickets to the CEA & AMP Annual Convention now!

Have you been contacted by a company looking to assist you with hotel bookings for either the CEA & AMP Annual Convention at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino or the AACS Annual Convention at Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista? Don’t fall victim to a scam. Neither the hotel nor a third-party organizer will contact you to book your hotel room. Only book your group rates via links from the official AACS website, or by calling the hotel directly.