by sb » Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:33 pm
Here are the combined notes from Wednesday meeting....
Notes from Auckland Real Nappy Week organisation group at Karmiecs 30 January 2008.
Karmiec, sb, cloth convert and Mermaid 13
RNW Events:
• Separation of Nappicinos from Expo.
• Expo to target non-cloth users and new cloth users as well as providing for TNNers. Social Events are more likely to attract existing TNNers.
• Would love to see rolling Nappacinos across Auckland during RNW at homes or Community Centres. Community Centres being less intimidating for newbies, there will be a minimal cost and still people may not turn up? Though I don't think it will be a biggie as we could always just have a gold coin donation box
Venue:
• Narrowed down to Panmure or Western Springs. To be visited in the coming week to decide: specifically Looking at how they could be set up (number of tables and configuration that won’t scare newbies)
• Western Springs is complete use of the building, but demonstrations/talks would be in the main area at the same time as stalls (possible noise issues)
• Panmure is bigger, but less road frontage and one room in the building is booked in the morning...
• Price is the same for both $28 per hour (before any discount if applicable) and bond of $200. Need to book soon as preliminary booking (pencilling in) will expire soon. Both include a kitchen space suitable for stall holders and volunteers to store lunches etc.
• Karmiec to pass on contact details to SB to arrange to do viewings.
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Stallholders:
Stalls should be Nappy retailers, specifically so that we are not scaring off un-crunchy newbies. If we have additional space after nappy retailers have booked we will “cross that bridge when we get to it”
We would like to provide free tables to Not for Profit (eg: Hirekits and TNN Demo kits)
Price would be a flat rate per table-sized-space. Smaller WAHP’s may share tables to split costs. Expecting $20 - 25 per table to allow for hireage and advertising costs
TNN will provide retailers the RNW logo to be put up on their website.
Checking the list of Auckland and other Local Nappy Retailers:
Is aquabubs a nappy retailer? Will it be by April?
Clarify who the new Fuzzibunz distributor is
Little Cloth Kiwi may now be Wellington based (Debbie Smith?)
Nature Baby
Baby Online (Popolini)
Cheek Boutique and Peapods?
Bambino Mio?
Pepsicles?
Callums Godmother is updating the hirekit list.
Identified approximately 6-8 major retailers on the list who may want full or double spaces, plus retailer from the Waikato and Bay of Plenty
Distributors should have agreements in place regarding sale at expos etc. We would rather retailers showed different brands rather than having the same brand at multiple stalls. This could be confirmed at the booking stage by stating your featured nappy brand.
Email to retailers asking for expression of interest once venue is confirmed.
Helen (Ethans Mum has volunteered to send initial email)
Demonstrations:
TNN to host general demonstrations to avoid any appearance of bias. Demonstrators not to be affiliated to any nappy retailers or manufacturers. Use TNN demo kits.
If a retailer wants to demo their own product they can book the demo space for this purpose. (at a small fee)
Advertising:
Classified Advertising deemed to be prohibitively expensive and likely to miss our target audience.
Pricing Coro flute signs for the Community Noticeboards (Sarah/Mygirls may already be doing this)...
Make use of all free “upcoming events” or “this months events” type advertising
- Littlies
- The Aucklander etc
Pricing Photocopying for flyers/Posters : determine whether it is best to do Auckland or Nationwide
If Auckland specific look at including demo times.
Did KLS have a printer in mind who could do a bulk job for all NZ?
Posters/Text for Newsletters to be emailed to other organisations: posters can be posted/delivered on request
-Childcare Centres
-LLL
Free Static Advertising on Triangle TV : same time as poster designing
At this stage we would prefer to use the existing TNN Logo for continuity in promotional signage.
Advertisements should state that the Expo is free entry.
Volunteers:
We are looking for Volunteers for ‘mother sized’ (small jobs Mums can manage!)ASAP – Greeters, Demonstrations, Photography, People to man TNN displays, Pack up (supervision & cleaning. The date for the expo is Saturday 19 April, 10am -3pm plus an hour either side for setup/clean up.
no food will be provided but possible to organise for a bun run so people/helpers can purchase lunch/snacks
do the coffee cart thing (hopefully the vendor will be more reliable than last year's who left after within the hour!)
Shyrel - Mum to James November 06
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