Exhibitor Information
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2009 Christmas Market:
November 20-22
Pier 23, Cunard Event Centre,
961 Marginal Rd
Halifax, NS
When assigning booth numbers, 10x15 or 10x20 configurations can be inserted just about anywhere on the floorplan. Phone me at the office, or email programs@nsdcc.ns.ca, if you have any questions.
Halifax Accommodations PDF
2009
Summer Market:
July 24-26
Spring Garden Rd. and Queen St.
Halifax, NS
Please feel free to refer your fellow members to this page, or to us here at the home office. Call us any time with your questions (at (902) 423-3837) and/or market applications!
Summer Market 2008 Directory PDF
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General
Ornament Competition
Enter the NSDCC’s fourth annual ornament competition! Members are invited to design and build an ornament to be displayed at the entrance to this year’s Christmas Craft Market, November 20-22, 2009 at the Cunard Event Centre, Pier 23.
The winner will be chosen by the public attending the Market. The winning
ornament will be featured on the back cover of the 2010 Christmas Market
directory. In addition, the winner will receive a $100 cash prize and the
opportunity to negotiate a wholesale contract with the NSDCC for the production
of a limited number of the winning ornament, which will then be retailed
at the 2010 Christmas Market as a fundraiser for the NSDCC.
Criteria:
- must fit inside a 4”x4”x4” box
- be light enough to hang on a standard tree branch
- ornaments must be reproducible in quantity
- must retail for $25 (wholesale for $12.50)
- have a ribbon or other attachment for hanging
Deadline for submission of finished ornament to NSDCC office: Friday, October 23, 2009.
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Fire Safety
Also, please have a look at the following American website: http://www.rosebrand.com/home.cfm. It is an excellent source for fire retardants and fire retardant fabrics.
Important Note:
Paramount to the succcess of any trade show are the precautions which exhibitors take to ensure the safety of each person attending the show. Please read and/or print the above document to bring you up to date on fire safety and fire retardant standards.
As the responsible party and event organiser, it is incumbent upon the NSDCC to pay any individual's fines which are levied for non-compliance during the Markets. Given our non-profit status, paying exhibitor fines is not realistic or possible -- the exhibitor would be billed immediately for the fine. The current (individual) fine for not complying with National Fire Safety Standards is $350. In order for the Market to proceed, the Council would have to eject the exhibitor who incurs the fine. If the Council allows said exhibitor to remain at the Market, the whole Market is shut down for non-compliance.
It is imperative that each and every exhibitor who participates in NSDCC Markets complies with fire safety, and that includes having certified fire retardant materials, certified fire extinguisher, complete with proof of having had it re-charged within the previous twelve months.
Light weight wood can be treated with (ed. note: fire-retardant) coloured paint or a clear finish. Most paint stores have a product that is rated; save the label for proof.
There is nothing wrong with using corrugated plastic for a sign, as long as it doesn't make up the majority of your display.
If a fabric store is selling flame retardant material, the store should provide documentation from the supplier. If they can't, then the inspector would have no proof of the fabric having been treated.
Lights should be CSA or ULC rated for indoor or outdoor, based on use. Some may have both ratings; many decorations purchased today do have ratings. Lights must be unplugged when not in use.
Rated extension cords if used, etc.
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Resources
The Ontario Crafts Council has compiled a very useful reference book of fine craft shows, both in Ontario and across Canada. The book is only $20, and worth having for planning your retail year. Please contact them via their website www.craft.on.ca, or by telephone at 416.925.4222.
Business Development Websites PDF
The references to relevant websites imply neither responsibility for, nor approval of, the information contained in those other websites on the part of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council.
Accesscopyright
The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency site.
http://www.accesscopyright.ca
Canadian Artist's Representation - Le front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC)
A national voice of Canada's visual artists.
http://www.carfac.ca
Canadian Conference of the Arts (CCA)
An organization dedicated to ensuring the lively existence and continued vitality and growth of the arts and creative industries in Canada.
http://www.ccarts.ca
Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
An Agency of Industry Canada who administers the intellectual property system in Canada and disseminate IP information. http://www.cipo.gc.ca
Copyrightlaws.com
An informative Web site devoted to Canadian, U.S. and international copyright law, digital licensing, e-commerce, digital property and Web related legal issues.
http://www.copyrightlaws.com
Société des droits d'auteurs en arts visuels (SODART)
(French site) Copyright matters in the visual arts.
http://www.sodart.org
SODRAC - The Collective Management of Copyright
The Society manages the reproduction rights of authors, composers, publishers of musical works and creators of artistic works.
http://www.sodrac.com
The main objectives of WIPO is the maintenance and further development of the respect of intellectual property throughout the world.
http://www.wipo.int
