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Professional Registration for BBB Fall 2018
Date and time
Location
Pacific Cultural Center
1307 Seabright Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95062Refund Policy
Description
The event runs from 2-5 pm for the public. (If you are at this page by mistake and you are a member of the public who would like to register to attend, go to this link https://bbb-fall2018.eventbrite.com)
Registered providers will arrive by 1:30 and stay until 5:30.
All professionals and speakers must be registered to attend.
There will be activities in the main hall throughout the entire event.
Schedule
2:00-5:00—Main Hall & Pop-Up Marketplace open
2:30-3:00—Workshop: Having a Mother-Freindly Childbirth - Understanding options, minimiing interventions
3:30-3:45—Babywearing Fashion Show & Groovaroo Dance
3:55—First Raffle
4:00-4:30—Workshop: Baby's Here: Reaslistic expectations
4:55—Last Raffle
5:00 - Event closes
Birth Network current professional members: $25 early bird registration (by Oct 1); $35 (after Oct 1); $40 at the door.
Professional Non-members $40 (early birth registration (by Oct 1); $50 (after Oct 1); $60 at the door.
(Become a Birth Network member or renew your membership here.)
Pop-up Marketplace: There will be eight vendors who will have booths to sell items. (If you have been invited to be a vendor please contact Birth Netowrk for the vender rigistration site.).
Two Breakout Sessions: We will have two workshop sessions available. Parent participants signed up for the workshops will leave the main hall to go to the upstairs room.
Hands-on Demo Areas: The main hall will be set up with focus areas where professionals will have an opportunity for interaction with parent participants around specific topics. When registering, please indentify yourself with one of the demo areas below. You will not be required to remain at this "home" demo area for the event, but you may need to collaborate on the set up of the areas - birth doula area might need a couple of birth balls and rebozos. Body work area does not need 3 hanging spines, but might want to have a massage table or two for demonstrations. Each demo area will need to be set up communally with appropriate props. Demo Areas are:
Baby Arrives!
Labor Tips
Birth at Home
Your Changing Body
Community Resources
Marketing your business or service: Registed providers can 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 one 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 marketing displays.
All providers must be preregisted to attend: Register as soon as possible so that your information will be avaiable for Birth Network to use in marketing opporunities. Register by Oct. 15 to be included promotional handouts at the event. Registration fees may be refunded for missing due to a birth only.
Let us know if you have a raffle item to donate.
Whether you are attending or not, one marketing item can be included as a stuffer in the participant bags by sedning 50-75 copies of the item plus a check for $15 to PO Box 3629, Santa Cruz CA 95005 by Oct 15.
If you are a parent/member of the public you should register here: https://bbb-fall2018.eventbrite.com
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