MANY WAYS TO EARN A SPOT
AT TRANSITIONS ACADEMY
Nominations for the 2017
Transitions Innovation Awards
will be accepted online from
Oct. 1 to 31. Award categories
include 2017 Transitions Brand
Ambassador, Retailer of the Year,
Eyecare Practice of the Year,
Best in Training and Best
Quebec’s
New Look
Eyewear was
one of the
Transitions
Innovation Award
winners at the
2017 Transitions
Academy awards
ceremony.
PHOTO
BY DENIS
LANGLOIS
in Marketing.
The awards program is open to
optical industry professionals,
educators, regional retailers,
optical laboratories and independ-
ent eyecare professionals.
Winners will be announced
at the 22nd annual Transitions
Academy, set for Feb. 11 to 14,
2018, in Orlando, Florida.
Becoming a Transitions Innova-
tion Award finalist is one of the
five ways that industry profession-
als can earn an invitation to
attend the 2018 Transitions
Academy. Nomination forms
and rules can be found at
Transitions.com/Awards
Here are the other ways to earn a spot at Transitions Academy:
1> Attend as a Guest of Your Lens Supplier: Industry professionals should let their Transitions
lens supplier know they would like to register for Transitions Academy. Many lens suppliers
are providing opportunities and promotions for customers to earn their way and attend as
their guest;
2> Become a Transitions Change Agent: Transitions Optical is recruiting eyecare professionals
who are millennials or serve many millennial patients and are looking to change the conversations
their peers and patients are having around Transitions lenses. Industry professionals interested in
becoming a Transitions Change Agent can visit TransitionsPRO.com/ChangeAgent to apply.
3> Request a Spot / Nominate Someone to Attend: Although Transitions Academy is an invitation-
only event, Transitions is reserving spaces for interested industry professionals from North America.
Past Academy attendees can also nominate someone who should be added to the invitation list.
Those interested can request to attend at TransitionsAcademy.com, more details regarding cost
and arrangements will be provided.
4> Join the Speaker’s Bureau: Qualified industry speakers can e-mail Transitions customer
service ([email protected]) to learn more about becoming a part of the
Transitions Speakers Bureau and to inquire about Transitions Academy benefits.
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