Smart Tan will hold its 16th annual educational conference and trade show Oct. 14-16, 2011 in downtown Nashville at the Nashville Convention Center and Renaissance Hotel – a venue that has proved to be the most-affordable and most-entertaining option for North America’s largest tanning convention. Smart Tan is excited to have the opportunity to bring the tanning industry together once again to help build stronger businesses and a stronger industry.

In an effort to encourage ITA membership, Smart Tan is offering priority booth reservations to those suppliers who are ITA members. Smart Tan Downtown will also be the venue for the ITA to hold its annual Political Strategy Session which will include attendance by several members of congress.

Tanning business owners and their staff members will benefit from the most-advanced educational conference available this year — full of new concepts already under development. Smart Tan is breaking the conference into two separate tracks: an Owners/Managers track and an Operators track. The owners track will include some of our most advanced sessions ever, ranging from in-depth sessions on managing by the numbers to influencing your local media and politicians. The employee track will include a full-range of courses to help you maximize your employees’ potential impact on your business.

Smart Tan will be bringing you the most advanced sessions you’ve ever taken part in. And let’s not forget about the industries largest trade show floor where you’ll be able to test drive all of 2012’s newest equipment and sample the best lotions the industries top suppliers have to offer.

Stay tuned to SmartTan.com and Smart Tan Magazine for the full conference schedule and exhibitor list in the coming months.