APT'S TATTOO RENDEZVOUS

Will be held at the Embassy Suites 7640 N.W. Tiffany Springs Pkwy. Kansas City, Mo. 64153 (816) 891-7788 for reservations be sure to mention The Tattoo Rendezvous for your room discount. The Embassy Suites offers a Free, cooked to order, Breakfast and Managers Cocktail Hour with their rooms.

Be sure to make your Reservations before June 1st.

Advance registration for the 2009 Tattoo Rendezvous is $40.00 and $50.00 at the door for late arrivals. As a registered conventioneer, you will be able to attend the Thursday night reception party, enter contest, and attend lectures.

Tattoo Rendezvous Booth Holders

APT SEMINARS

Thursday July 16

APT PDTT class

The Tattoo Rendezvous Desk will be open from 12 pm to 6 pm for registration packets pick up, late registration, and contest entry. There will be a BBQ PICNIC & LIVE MUSIC Welcome party at the hotel from 7 to 11 pm. There will be an area where you can show the photograph of your tattoos. REGISTERED ARTISTS AND CONVENTIONEERS ONLY

Friday July 17

Contest entries accepted all day. You can pick up your pre-registration packets after 10am and late registrations will be available until 6pm.
The ballroom will open to Booth Holders from 8-10 FOR SETUP and State Booth Inspections from 10-12. Open to conventioneers and the public at noon and close at 11 pm. Lectures for registered conventioneers will be posted and printed in your programs. Live Music will play from 7 pm until 11 pm. 10 pm Tattoo of the Day.

Saturday July 18

The Ballroom will open at noon and close at 11pm. The Tattoo contest will be held on the bandstand in the ballroom. The time will be in the program and posted at the Tattoo Rendezvous desk. The flash & photo contests will be on display until Sunday.

Only registered conventioneers may vote on this contest.

All ballots must be turned into the registration desk by 2 pm on Sunday! Live entertainment will play from 7 pm until 11 pm. 10 pm Tattoo of the Day.

Sunday July 19
The ballroom will open at noon and will close at 8pm.

ALL BALLOTS MUST BE TURNED IN AT THE REGISTRATION DESK BY 2PM. NO EXCEPTIONS! Awards will be presented at 5pm. and at 7pm the tattoo of the day.....

POST CONVENTION PARTY AT SMOKEHOUSE BBQ AT 9 pm.

Attention Artist

The Alliance of Professional Tattooist Inc. will conduct their Preventing Disease Transmission in tattooing seminar on Thursday July 16 To attend this Continuing Education Course contact the APT at (407) 831 5549 for more information.

APT GUIDELINES WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ALL ARTISTS AT THIS CONVENTION

CONTESTS
THERE WILL BE LIVE AND PHOTO COMPETITIONS

The live competition will be held in the Ballroom on Saturday, and judged by a panel of well-known artists. Any live competition with less than three entrees will be canceled. All contests will have a first place only. There will be a plaque awarded to the primary artist and a trophy to the contestant. The photo and flash competitions will be voted on by registered conventioneers ONLY. Everyone participating in the competitions will be awarded a certificate of appreciation.
ALL ENTRIES IN THE COMPETITIONS MUST BE COMPELTED BY NOON FRIDAY.

LIVE TATTOO CONTEST
ALL CONTESTANTS MUST BE REGISTERED CONVENTIONEERS OF THE TATTOO RENDEZVOUS 2009.

All tattoos that are entered in the live contests must be fully healed. The contestants will be judged Saturday following their appearance on stage. Failure to be judged will result in your disqualification.

Previous Winner's May Not Enter The Same Tattoo, Flash, Or Photos In The Same Category That They Have Won With Before. All contestants will be eligible to enter two categories in the live contest, but not the same Tattoo. Except in best overall.

LIVE TATTOO
COMPETITION

1. Best Overall Tattooed Male
2. Best Overall Tattooed Female
3. Best Front Panel - M/F
4. Best Old School Motif - M/F
5. Best Characters of Myth (Fantasy) Tattoo - M/F
6. Best Full Back Piece - Male
7. Best Full Back Piece - Female
8. Most Photo Realistic Tattoo - M/F
9. Best Sleeve (Arm or Leg) - M/F
10. Most Unique M/F

PHOTO & FLASH
COMPETITIONS

Photo
1. Best Cover-up Tattoo (Before-During-After)
2. Best Tribal Tattoo
3. Best Black And Grey Tattoo
4. Best Portrait (Black & Grey or Color Must Have Photo of Subject With it)
Flash
1. Black And Grey Sheet
2. Color Sheet