Provider Registration for Bellies Birth & Babies Fall 2017
Date and time
Location
Pacific Cultural Center
1307 Seabright Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95062Refund Policy
Description
The event runs from 2-5 pm.
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 throughout the entire event in the main hall.
Pop-up Marketplace: There will be a very limited number of vendors nvited to have booths to sell items. Only sign up as a vendor if you have been specifically invited to do so.
Breakout sessions: We will have two workshop sessions blocks, with two concurrent worshops each time. Parent participants signed up for the workshops will leave the main hall to go to either the upstairs room or the studio. Some Birth Network professional members will participate on panels in the workshops and others will remain in the main hall.
2:40 - 3:10
101 "Mother-Friendly” Birth Choices: Minimizing Routine Interventions During Birth
102 Your Changing Body: Strengthening and Healing your Core and More
4:00 - 4:30
201 Coping with Labor Pain: Exploring your Options
202 Baby's Here, It takes a Village: Sharing Tips and Local Community Resources
Hands-on Demos: The main hall will be set up with focus areas where professional 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. There may need to be some collaboration in 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
Marketing your business or service: Registed providers can participate in informal/ongoing demonstrations throughout the event in various Demo Areas. There will be one communal marketing table in each Demo Area where your Business cards and up to 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 displays.
All providers must be preregisted to attend: Register as soon as possible so that your information will be avaiable for possible marketing opporunities. Register by September 30 to be included promotional handouts at the event. Registration fees may be refunded for missing due to a birth only.
Birth Network members: $20 advance registration $30 at the door.
Nonmembers $40 in advance $50 at the door.
If you are a parent/member of the public you should register here:
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