Review

Over a period of two conference days and two pre and post-conference days, delegates met to discuss wellness trends and therapies in their differing contexts, to examine spa marketing and design strategies, to relate their own personal success stories and approaches and to present their visions for the future. The conference was judged a resounding success and a valuable experience by participants and speakers alike.

Full details of speakers and presentations can be seen in the programme and some speaker presentations and handouts are available below.

Impressions from the conference and social events can be seen in the gallery and photos of participants and the conference can be ordered direct from the photographer under photos.

Further information and press responses will be added to this page as they become available so check back occasionally for further information.

Attendance

The conference attracted more than 90 participants from 6 continents and represented an exceptionally international gathering of professionals from many different backgrounds and viewpoints.

Delegates included spa owners, spa educators and therapists to consultants, trade experts, designers and innovators and came not only from the UK and Germany but also France and the Netherlands, from the USA and Canada, from Russia and as far away as South Africa, Singapore and Australia.

Press Response

Further reviews of the 2nd BISA Annual Conference have just been published in the February issues of the UK Journals Professional Spa and Health and Beauty Salon. Check your newspaper store for copies or click the above links to reach the journal’s online pages.

Personal accounts have also been published online by Julie Register at
Discover Spas and by Bernard Burt at SpaGoer.com.

Conference Presentations

In response to requests from participants, day speakers and press, many of the speakers have generously given us permission to publish their overhead presentations online.

Please bear in mind that without the speaker, overhead presentations or handouts can at best provide an overview of the presentation topic and contents. All contents are copyright of the respective authors and may not be reproduced without individual permission from the author.

Salt, Saline and Spa

Welcome Evening

  • The Water Cure, Charlie Chaplin, 1917, c/o The Spa Research Fellowship (PDF 50kb)

Spa Culture, Past, Present and Future

Spa Business, Design and Marketing

Seminars and Workshops

Sound and Light

Further information about presentations, speakers and their contact details can be found by clicking on the title or name in the conference programme.

Exhibitors

The following companies and organisations exhibited at the conference:

Sponsors and Partners

BISA and the Hotel an der Therme wish to thank all sponsors and partners for their generous support: