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We’ve decided to award just one category of the AVAs this year — Nail Technician of the Year — and hold off on the other categories until next year. An entry form is in this issue and on our website (www.nailsmag.com). The process to submit your entry has been streamlined, but the adulation and exposure you’ll receive as a finalist or winner will be anything but streamlined. The awards program itself will take place during the Las Vegas Hair & Nail Conference June 2 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (we’ll be doing the awards on stage right before the winners of the Nail Olympics are announced).
The prize package this year includes a paid trip to California to do the nails for a NAILS cover, as well as a cash prize of $1,000, plus a bunch of other goodies from our sponsoring company, which I’m proud to announce is Creative Nail Design. Creative’s co-founder Jan Arnold says she not only loves the concept of the AVAs, honoring nail technicians for their artistry and professionalism, she loves the name. “Just what our industry needs,” she told me, “and what Creative Nail Design stands for.”
So, please join us in Las Vegas. There’s going to be so much to do that weekend, whether you want to attend a growing and exciting show, compete alongside nail technicians from all over the world at the Nail Olympics, or find yourself standing next to two other outstanding nail technicians as one of the finalists in this year’s Nail Technician of the Year. Then, mark your calendar for next year’s totally revamped program to be held during the same show in June 2004.
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