Artist Lecture Series
Produced by the Rosen Business Resource Center
(The Artist Lecture Series focuses on the career development of visiting artists and BMAC exhibitors)

Visiting Artist Orientation
Friday, Aug 5, 9am-9:30am
Free, attendence is strongly recommended.
Before you step onto the show floor, meet your program planners and mentors, and network with visiting artists. Get a glimpse of the BIG picture of researching a show. You’ll walk away energized and ready to absorb a new outlook for your business!

Media Café
Sponsored by Yellow Sky Agency
Saturday, Aug 6, 8am-9:30am
$20, continental breakfast included
Learn tricks of the trade in mastering the power of PR. Mark out a PR campaign to boost your business using editorial calendars as a road map to success. Hear it straight from successful career craftspeople who know how smart business translates to making the front page. You too can become a craft celebrity!

PR Pow-Wow
Saturday, Aug 6, 2pm-2:30pm, $10
What do you have that’s newsworthy? Break-up your day with a few fast paced exercises and a breakout session on writing a press release. After 30 minutes we’ll have you tooting your own horn all the way to the bank!

Winning Web Sites! Part II
Sponsored by the Craft Retailers Association for Tomorrow (C.R.A.F.T.)
Sunday, Aug 7, 8am-9:30am
$20, continental breakfast included
What really makes a web site successful? Join us as we continue our dialogue… Learn how to utilize your web site to grow your wholesale business and cultivate relationships with retailers. We’ll take a look at an array of web sites that have successfully leveraged their web sites for longevity. Download Success Here.

Web Resources
Sponsored by Simbrom Campisi Creative Services
Sunday Aug 7, 2pm-2:30pm, $10
Dreamweaver. Xpedite. Blogspot. Do you utilize these types of software and services to promote your business? We’ll keep you on your toes with innovative and cost-effective web resources to stay afloat in today’s competitive marketplace.

Free Events (please RSVP on registration forms)

2005 Top 100 Retailers of American Craft
Ceremony & Reception
Friday, Aug 5, 6pm
Join us for our 11th annual awards ceremony as the community’s most appreciated retailers are recognized and rewarded for their commitment to American craft. Put your business foot forward and hob-nob with the crème de la crème during our reception before and after the ceremony.

Buyers Market Party!
Saturday, Aug 6, 8pm-midnight
Join us for an evening of fun and relaxation at our annual soirée. Enjoy delicious food, conversation, and a chance to network with your craft community. Buffet is free with a cash bar.

2007 Show Dates:

Winter
February 16-19, 2007
Jewelry Preview, February 15

Summer
August 4-6, 2007


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