BBB Professionals & Vendors registration - Fall 2019
Date and time
Location
Pacific Cultural Center
1307 Seabright Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95062Refund Policy
Description
Bellies, Birth and Babies - 2-5 pm for the public.
Plan to arrive by 1:30 and stay until 5:30.
All professionals and speakers MUST be pre-registered to attend.
Birth Network current professional members:
$25 - Early bird registration until Sept. 26:
$35 - Registration after Sept. 26:
Professional Non-members:
$40 - Early bird registration until Sept. 26:
$50 - Registration after Sept. 26:
Vendors - Pop-up Marketplace: (by invitation only): $75
Marketplace vendors have been specifically invited to have booths to sell items. No one else should be selling items at the event.
Marketing Opportunities:
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Donate a raffle prize - By Oct 11, 2019. at the latest. Indicate raffle prize, value and description on your registration form. The sooner we know what you are donating the sooner we can feature it in marketing/promotion. .
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Register early (more likely to be featured in advance of the event.
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On call? - (Refunds may be requested for missing event due to a birth)
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Provide your Facebook page, @Instagram account and your webpage for use in promotion.
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Add a stuffer to participant bags - $15. (Provide 75 -100 copies of your piece of marketing material by Oct. 11 - No refunds on stuffers for failing to provide materials in time)
Event Details:
Two workshops: Some parents have signed up to attend workshops and will go upstairs for a half hour at 2:30 & 3:45.
Professional Interaction/Demo Areas: The main hall will be set up with four focus areas where professionals will have an opportunity for interaction with parent participants around specific topics. When registering, please indentify yourself with one of these areas listed below. You will not be required to remain at this "home" Demo area for the event, but you may wish to collaborate on the set up of the areas -
Labor Tips area might need a couple of birth balls and rebozos.
Supporting Your Body area does not need 3 hanging spines, but might want to have a massage table, pelvic model, etc for demonstrations.
Each area will need to be set up communally with appropriate props.
Demo Areas: Baby's Here! - Labor Tips - Birth at Home - Supporting Your Body - Community Resources - Babywearing (in the Studio)
Marketing your business or service: Registered providers are encouraged to participate in informal and ongoing interactions throughout the event in various Demo Areas. There will be one communal marketing table in each Demo Area where your Business cards and brochure may be placed. You are welcome to bring a brochure holder and/or business card holder for your materials; however, you may also want to keep cards with you to hand to people as they interact with you. There is no individual table/space for personal marketing displays.
(Become a Birth Network member or renew your membership here.)
If you are a parent/member of the public register here: https://bbb-fall2019.eventbrite.com
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