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Point 88: 2019 Members’ Meeting Update

APP Officers

APP Board of Directors

  • Cody Vaughn, President* — president@safepiercing.org
  • Becky Dill, Vice-President** — vp@safepiercing.org
  • Cale Belford, Outreach Coordinator** — outreach@safepiercing.org
  • Monica Sabin, Membership Liaison** — members@safepiercing.org
  • Steve Joyner, Legislation & Regulatory Affairs — legislation@safepiercing.org
  • Brian Skellie, Medical Liaison — medical@safepiercing.org
  • Jef Saunders, Public Relations Coordinator* — pr@safepiercing.org

APP Outgoing Board Members

  • Luis Garcia, International Liaison
  • Kendra Jane B, Events and Operations
  • Ryan Ouellette, Outreach Coordinator

* New position

** Incoming Board Member

Point 84: Membership Infographics Explained

by Marina Pecorino, APP Membership Administrator

The following infographics were presented in the annual Members’ Meeting at Conference. There’s a lot of information here, so I’d like to take a moment to make sure the full breadth of our recent growth is understood.

It’s important to note that our membership changes almost daily. Prior to Conference, the Membership Committee processed all applications received before April 1, 2018, and then went on hiatus until after Conference, so new memberships have a pre-Conference deadline.

However, the same does not apply for changes with existing Members. Keep in mind the nomadic nature of many piercers, moving to different studios, or relocating to different states and countries. These types of changes happen up to and even onsite at Conference.

It seems only appropriate to start from the beginning, so let’s look at the APP Membership Inception to Current graph. The golden columns show the total number of active Members at the close of each corresponding year.

This includes all membership types, and excludes our Corporate Sponsors. The blue line indicates the current active Members based on their join year. So, as an example, looking back ten years, 2008 ended with 254 total Members (a difference of 18 compared to the previous year), and only

16 of the Members accepted that year still maintained active membership at the time that these graphs were created. On the contrary, in 2017, the year ended with a total of 582 Members (a difference of 60 compared to the previous year), and 134 of those active Members (that’s 23%) joined last year! It’s pretty clear to see the incredible growth the APP has experienced over the last several years, with active Members more than doubling since 2012.

This brings us to the Pre-Conference Growth graph. This illustrates the number of new Members between January 1 and Conference of each corresponding year. Keep in mind  that  Conference  does not have a stationary date, so there is a bit of variation with the Membership Committee hiatus I mentioned earlier. Regardless, pre-Conference growth has almost tripled between 2014 and 2018.

Moving to the next set of graphs, we look at our memberships and  sponsorships by type. The first of this set is specific to individual Members and the membership type they fit into. Business Members—piercers with more than one year of professional experience, who meet both environmental and personal criteria—are by far our largest membership category, for obvious reasons. The second graph in this set includes all of

the information from the previous, but also includes Additional Location memberships and our Corporate Sponsors. The Additional Location memberships are used for Business Members who consistently work in more than one approved studio location.

The final two infographics show membership (Associate Corporate, Associate, Business, Business at Large, and Patron Members) by geographical location. The first shows all active Members in North America. California and Oregon have the highest number of APP Members, followed closely by Florida and Texas. The concentration of Members in these areas is somewhat predictable, based on the sheer size and density of populations in these states. The second map shows active Members worldwide. Despite being an international organization, APP membership is highest in the United States, but membership is growing elsewhere. Australia now has the third highest membership by country, most of which were added within the last three years.

The recent popularization and growth of our industry, in combination with the outstanding work of the Membership Committee, and our transition to an online membership system are all partly responsible for the recent prosperity of the APP. That said, the majority of the credit goes to industry professionals as a whole and the increasing demand for excellence. As professionals hold themselves and their studios to higher standards, and look to the Association of Professional Piercers for support, I’m confident that the organization and industry will continue to thrive.

Point 84: New Members & Sponsors July 2017-July 2018

Business & Business Members at Large

  • Rafael Andrade
  • Tabatha Andreason
  • Ryan Archuleta
  • Desi Arellano
  • Brent Baker
  • Sabrina Ballard
  • Daniel Barake
  • Cody Bauer
  • Starr Belew
  • Robyn Campbell
  • Cory Carmean
  • Nick Christiansen
  • Jeffrey Clark
  • Corey Cochrane
  • Andrea Costantino
  • Mercedes Courtoreille
  • Ben Creehan
  • Gregory Daniel
  • Benjamin Davis
  • Diego de Esteve
  • Jenell Di
  • Renee Dietzler
  • Brandon Downs
  • Sabrina Egan
  • Joe Espin
  • Molly Ezell
  • Aaron Foster
  • Holly Foutch
  • Paul Fox
  • Russ Foxx
  • Nathalie Gauthier
  • Corinne Graves
  • Erik Grover
  • James Haessly
  • Suzanne Hallett
  • Hannah Kimber
  • Derek Hibberd
  • Ben Higgs
  • Mike Hill
  • Leanne Hughes
  • Ashley Jay
  • Dae Jedic
  • Matthew Jensen
  • Vanessa Jo
  • Sara Johnson
  • Cash Kasper
  • Carl Kimberly
  • Alexander Kirkiles
  • Nia Kulbaba
  • David Lallemand
  • Jess Lane
  • Audrée Laroche
  • Rachael Lebron
  • Alexandria (Lexie) Lipp
  • Cassi Lopez
  • Benjamin Lynch
  • Vivi Madero
  • Tristan Macumber
  • Gregg Marchessault
  • Matthew Masterton
  • Cody Mattice
  • Rochelle Montagne
  • Austin Moore
  • John Moore
  • Nicolas Moses
  • Arthur Moy
  • Marina Müller
  • Megan Naito
  • Jenna Nichols
  • Colin O
  • Ian Olsen
  • Jason Orenstein
  • Alana Paris
  • Aniela Payne
  • Daniel Pereira
  • Ari Pimsler
  • Antonio Pisasale
  • Sean Powell
  • Kaden Rasmussen
  • Della Scott
  • Eloise Ridgewell
  • Victoria Rose
  • Randee Saenz
  • Kelli Saez
  • Nate Saint Pierre
  • Claire Savard
  • Sara Schneider
  • Lucas Sheffield
  • Pete Sheringham
  • Shane Shields
  • Dylan Smith
  • Carrie  Sorrels
  • Kari Spector
  • Cherry Sutherland
  • Pineapple Tangaroa
  • Kaitlyn Taylor
  • Andrea Trester
  • Sergi Tinaut
  • Chad Vahila
  • Bella van Nes
  • Paulus van Nes
  • Cour Vest
  • Laura Estefania Vicat
  • Zack Watson
  • Jade Winston
  • Lindsey Wright
  • Eddie Zvolanek

Associate Members

  • Jessika Agee
  • KristaJae Amante
  • Amanda Badger
  • Eleanor Boyd
  • Jill Bressmer
  • Shay Britton
  • Nash Bryant
  • Margo Dellaquila
  • Tyler Drake
  • Zach Elkie
  • Tyler Grayko
  • Melissa Gutierrez
  • Heidi Hess
  • Shayne Holborow
  • Megan Jaqubino
  • Randy Kunkel
  • Christy Lillard
  • Natali Martin
  • Stacy Martinez
  • Kristina Outland
  • Jasmine Riggsbee
  • Devin Ruiz
  • Sprout Scheier
  • Gabrielle Schultz
  • Skye Smith
  • Anthony Spaziano
  • Anthony Swift
  • Tanner Thurman
  • Daisy May Turnmire
  • Nick Whitcher
  • Burr White
  • Samuel Wright
  • Scott Lilly Young

Corporate Sponsors

  •  After Inked, LLC
  • Alchemy Adornment
  • Propper Mfg. Co. Inc.
  • Rio Grande, Inc.
  • Sleeping Goddess Jewelry

Point 80: Conference Statistics

Marina Pecorino
The Point Editor

We’ve once again broken all of our previous records; this year, our attendance climbed to 1,123!

As you can tell from  our fancy pie chart (everyone loves pie!), as always, Piercers who are not APP Members made up the largest group of conference attendees, with APP Member Piercers coming in second. This probably comes as no surprise, since the main focus of our Conference is piercing related education and outreach. That be- ing said, with over 200 non-piercing attendees, it’s obvious that our conference still has plenty to offer industry professionals working outside of the piercing room.

Our third largest group of attendees this year was comprised of Expo Exhibitors and their Vendor Workers. The Expo is one of the main attractions of Conference. This year, the Expo housed 59 different Exhibitors with a wide range of piercing related offerings; literature, merchandise, advertising services, aftercare products, and of course body jewelry.-

Attendance by Health Inspectors stayed the same as in 2016, with a total of five each year. The APP is working hard to encourage health department officials to attend Conference, but we can always use your help to bring this number up in coming years. Next time your local officials drop by for a visit, please encourage them to attend. Let them know that their conference pass will be free of charge if they book in the APP Room Block and there will be class sessions and meetings specifically designed for them.

Turning our attention to the bar graph, we can see a comparison of Full and Partial registrations for our Piercer and Non-Piercer categories. As you can see, most opt for the Full Registration option, allowing for full access to the class schedule (they still need to claim their seat in advance, of course) and a few other Full Registration perks. The Non-Member/Non-Piercer category seems to be the exception to this trend. When looking through these registrations from an administrative perspective, it’s clear that this category is mainly used by owners, counter staff, managers, and jewelry buyers who are primarily interested in marketing classes and Expo access.

We look forward to seeing plenty of returning attendees and even more new faces next year, Mark you calendars now, July 15-20, 2018. It will be our last year at Bally’s before our much anticipated move to Planet Hollywood in 2019. As our Conference continues to grow in attendance, we plan to expand our class offerings and work toward providing the most unforgettable week ever.

Point #72: Conference Statistics – Caitlin McDiarmid

CaitlinMcDiarmidCaitlin McDiarmid
APP Administrator

 

We never get tired of hearing “this was the best Conference yet.” We were even more proud to hear it for this, our 20th anniversary! Thank you to all the participants of this year’s events. Having members of our history at Conference combined with the premiere exhibit of the Body Piercing Archive made it even more special. We’ve never heard such positive comments about our Banquet and the dance floor filled for the first time ever. Our numbers are up with a 10.05% increase in participants! Our Vendors were even more supportive than ever – with more sponsorships and more donations to the Raffle than we ever expected. Our attendees opened their pockets and hearts with generous donations to the Sailor Sid Campaign and the purchase of APP merchandise. Class attendance stayed steady and all our new technology performed well.

Here’s Conference by the numbers…

Overall attendance at Conference this year: 1040

Full Conference Attendees: 567

Partial Conference Attendees: 279

Speakers: 58

Vending Companies: 53

Number of Volunteers: 70

Number of Class Topics: 40

Number of Workshop Topics: 4

Number of Round Table Discussions: 5

Class Hours: 95

Round Tables & Meetings (Hours): 19

Individual Class Attendances: 4607

APP Donations via Conference: $4,139.30—Thanks each and everyone of you for your support!Attendance by Category - 2015 APP Conference