Below is the Conference class schedule for the 2014 Association of Professional Piercer Conference. For an explanation of these classes and instructor information click here.
Monday, June 9
Orientation/Mentor Program | 9:00-10:30 |
International Suspension Alliance Meeting | 9:30-10:30 |
Vendor Meeting | 11:00-12:00 |
Aftercare Series: Wound Healing Dynamics | 11:00-12:30 |
Gold Jewelry: Sales and Marketing | 11:00-12:30 |
Versatility in Piercing Techniques (A) | 11:00-1:00 |
Working Clean Within Your Studio (A) | 11:00-1:30 |
Disorders in the Industry | 1:45-2:45 |
Spanish 101 for the Piercing Room | 1:45-2:45 |
Anodizing is Awesome! | 1:45-3:15 |
Writing a Business Plan | 1:45-3:15 |
Community Outreach: Sharing the Safe Piercing Message | 3:30-4:30 |
Bloodborne Pathogens (BBP) | 3:30-7:30 |
Basic Steel & Titanium | 4:00-6:00 |
Strategic Marking Workshop (A) | 4:45-6:45 |
Working Clean Within Your Studio (B) | 4:45-7:15 |
Tuesday, June 10
Committees’ Meeting | 8:30-9:30 |
Strategic Marking Workshop (B) | 10:00-12:00 |
Mastering the Jewelry Monster | 10:00-11:30 |
Oro-Facial Anatomy for Safe & Successful Piercings | 10:00-12:30 |
Working Clean Within Your Studio (C) | 10:00-12:30 |
Health Inspector Meeting | 11:00-12:00 |
Versatility in Piercing Techniques (B) | 1:00-3:00 |
Stretching: Lobes and Beyond | 1:30-3:00 |
Working Clean Within Your Studio (D) | 1:30-4:00 |
APP Membership | 2:00-3:00 |
Marketing: Stand out and Be Remembered | 3:15-4:45 |
Aftercare Series: Client Home Care | 3:30-5:00 |
Standing Out and Fitting in: Life with Visible Body Modification | 4:15-5:15 |
Needles: the Cutting Edge | 5:15-7:15 |
Strategic Marking Workshop (C) | 5:15-7:15 |
Aftercare Series: Troubleshooting Piercing Problems | 5:30-7:00 |
Legislation | 5:45-6:45 |
Shop Owners | 7:30-8:30 |
Working Clean Within Your Studio (E) | 7:30-10:00 |
Studio Documentation: Putting the Paper to Work | 7:30-10:00 |
Suspension Rigging : Mechanical Advantage | 7:45-9:45 |
Nostril Piercing Advanced Fundamentals | 7:45-9:45 |
Wednesday, June 11
Hardwood is Good to Find: Wood Safety and Maintenance | 10:00-11:30 |
Strategic Marking Workshop (D) | 10:00-12:00 |
Modern Surface Piercing Technique Workshop (A) | 10:00-12:00 |
CPR | 10:00-1:00 |
Piercing Minors | 12:15-1:15 |
International Meeting | 12:15-1:15 |
Healing or Harm? Our Responsibility as Body Piercers | 1:30-2:30 |
Modern Surface Piercing Technique Workshop (B) | 1:30-3:30 |
Versatility in Piercing Techniques (C) | 1:30-3:30 |
New Attendees & Mentors Meeting | 2:45-3:45 |
A “Fireside” Chat with Jim Ward | 4:00-5:00 |
Members Mingle | 5:15-5:45 |
Members meeting | 5:45-6:45 |
Anatomy of the Body for Safe & Successful Piercings | 7:15-9:15 |
Initial Jewelry: The “Rules” (and when to break them) | 7:15-8:45 |
Modern Surface Piercing Technique Workshop (C) | 7:15-9:15 |
Members Open Techniques | 7:30-9:30 |
Thursday, June 12
Male Genital Piercings: A Dual Perspective | 10:00-12:00 |
Versatility in Piercing Techniques (D) | 10:00-12:00 |
Working Clean Within Your Studio (F) | 10:00-12:30 |
Bedside Manner and Grounding: Making the most of the moment | 10:30-12:00 |
Ascetic Practices of Hindu Tamil- Festival of Sri Lanka | 1:15-3:15 |
Strategic Marking Workshop (E) | 1:15-3:15 |
Modern Surface Piercing Technique Workshop (D) | 1:45-3:45 |
How to Use a Statim | 2:00-3:30 |
Staying Ahead of the Curve: Tracking and Utilizing Trends in the Industry | 4:00-6:00 |
Statim Maintenance and Troubleshooting | 4:30-5:30 |
Ergonomics in the Piercing Room: What’s Easiest for You is Easiest for Your Client | 4:30-5:30 |
Medical Considerations for Body Piercing | 4:30-6:00 |
Friday, June 13
First Aid | 10:00-1:00 |
Versatility in Piercing Techniques (E) | 11:00-1:00 |
Modern Surface Piercing Technique Workshop (E) | 11:00-1:00 |