You can sign up for any seminar you wish to take right at the convention! See the Admissions Counter
upon arrival at Hell City for info on seminars and times, or
simply show up at Hell City seminar room 30 minutes prior to the seminar starting time. You must pay
general admission to be able to take any seminars, attendees will be
checked for official HC wrist bands prior to taking seminar. Seminar payments will be accepted as money orders or cash $ only payable to the educator prior to taking the seminar!
Take your educational seminars at this years Hell City Tattoo Fest! Learn from today's industry leaders & possess your mind with tattoo knowledge!
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Re-Think Your Ink
Laser Removal Seminar - *FREE*
This informative seminar will
educate you on the advantages of Re-Thinking Your Ink! Many of today's tattoo
collectors have some tattoos that they are not happy wearing or are simply poor in
quality.
This seminar will help you
understand the process of tattoo removal and tattoo editing. This seminar will
be accompanied by an informative slideshow, before and after treatments, tattoo
editing options as well as basic Q&A from attendees.
Get rid of those tattoos gone bad,
laser tattoo removal opens new doors to Re-Thnking Your Ink! This is a free
seminar, don't miss your chance to grab a seat and learn about one of today’s
best options to cover those old, embarrassing, outdated tattoos!
*FREE SEMINAR*
Friday 9 pm - 11 pm
SOBA
Tattoo Machine Tuning with SOBA
All aspects of properly tuning
your machines to get specific results. Bring in any machine to be
tweaked into a daily driver.
COST: $150
SATURDAY / 4 pm -7 pm
HEALTH EDUCATORS SEMINARS
BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS & PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION CONTROL
The most comprehensive industry specific Bloodborne Pathogens class
available for body modification professionals. Course covers OSHA
regulations and training requirements, revised federal needle stick
guidelines, revised Hepatitis B vaccination requirements, OSHA’ s
mandated Exposure Control Plan, record keeping, and the latest
interpretations covering these topics as they relate to tattooing and
body piercing. This course focuses on the application of a
comprehensive Infection Control Program specifically designed for the
modification industry. The course covers a basic overview of
microbiology and disease transmission; implementation of work practices
which prevent transmission if infection; appropriate hand washing;
regular cleaning of work areas, equipment, and instruments; nationally
and internationally recommended procedures for sterilization and
disinfection; modification of clinical procedures; single-use
equipment; and vaccination. Course includes a current copy of OSHA’s
Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030), all instructional and
reference materials, and a certificate of completion.
Course Includes:
OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, all
instructional and reference materials, and a certificate of completion
The Velvet Panther Insurance Program is an important seminar you don't want to miss! This fast moving seminar will focus on insurance do’s and don’ts, and what to avoid at all costs! Points Include – 1) Common Insurance Terms, What they mean and how do they apply to you. 2) What is actually covered and what is NOT. 3) What to look for in your current policy, and what to look for in your future policy. 4) What questions you need to be asking your current agent or broker. 5) Claims – what happens if something happens? 6) Pricing and payment options for insurance. It’s more affordable than you think. 7) 15 minutes of questions and answers.
This new seminar at Hell City is taught by Kimberly Zem, owner of Zem Insurance Solutions. Kim has been active in the body art community for many years. Shop experience and many years of Insurance Industry Knowledge has encouraged her to investigate the current shop insurance coverage trends, discussing insurance with many shop owners, and reviewing the policies that are being sold right now.
You
will keep all the information provided in the seminar in a folder for
future review. No PowerPoint presentation involved, just old school
learning. This seminar will help you steer clear of the policies
currently being sold to artists everywhere. You have worked hard to
get where you are, you need to know the insurance portion of your
business and how to NOT waste your money on poor coverage.
Being
the creator of the surface to surface barbell in 1993 and piercing for
over 15 years, Steve has a comprehensive seminar touching on every
critical aspect of the surface to surface piercings. His seminar will
be presented with power point with over 60 slides including in depth
computer created 3-D diagrams.The seminar will last 1 to 1.5 hours
& focus on placement, proper jewelry design, techniques, and
methods to dramatically increase the success of surface to surface
piercing. At the end of the seminar you will receive a certificate of
attendance and Steve will provide a list of suppliers who have
replicated his surface to surface barbell designs.
Steve will be holding an additional talk without his power
point presentation after the genital bead placement seminar. Steve’s
newest seminar “How to achieve thick lobes with large gauge jewelry” in
the beginning stages of ear lobe stretching using supplemental ear
stretching techniques. This talk will be $25 in addition to the genital
bead seminar. There will be no certificate for this part of the
seminar.
Steve performed his first genital beading in 1992 and
since then created tools and techniques to give better success to this
modification. His power point presentation includes step by step
photography and computer created 3-D diagrams.The Successful Genital
Bead Placement Seminar will last 1 to 1.5 hours. This seminar will
focus on proper placement, various beading materials, specialized tools
as well as technique and methods. Steve will provide every attendee
with a set of his tools and 10 silicone beads with a retail value of
$65.00 and a certificate of attendance.
This seminar educates today’s body piercer with safety and techniques
of genital bead insertion. This seminar, taught by one of the gurus of
the industry Steve Haworth, is a must for body piercers looking to
expand their education and practices for their clientele and to further
their knowledge of advanced piercing techniques.
Course includes 10 custom beads & 2 specialized tools for genital beading.
Course includes 10 custom beads & 2 specialized tools for genital beading.
In February of
2004, after several years of research and development, was a
collaboration between Steve Haworth and Jesse Jarrell for the first
magnetic
finger jewelry. The first subject was placed in the finger of Todd
Huffman.
This seminar goes over the history of magnetic finger jewelry,
including its
successes and failures. In this PowerPoint seminar there will be many
images showing the multiple techniques for placing magnetic finger
jewelry
as well as aftercare. It will also include how to improve success of
this
modification that modern science is now calling Magnetic Vision or the
Sixth
Sense. Steve Haworth will go over the many ways that magnetic finger
jewelry has enhanced his and many others ability to perceive the world
around them with demonstrations that can actually be felt by the
observer
with both static and oscillating magnetic fields. Attendees will
receive a
certificate of attendance.