DONA International
PO Box 626
Jasper, IN 47547 (888) 788-DONA (3662)
Fax: (812) 634-1491
Sponsor / Exhibitor / Advertiser Prospectus
Sheraton Westport Chalet Hotel St. Louis, Missouri
July 19-22, 2007
Exhibits: July 19-21, 2007 We invite you to join attending birth and postpartum doulas, nurses, midwives, childbirth educators, physicians, lactation consultants, massage therapists and family advocates..
Exhibiting at DONA International’s conference is fun, rewarding and exciting. Approximately 400 maternity care professionals are expected to register, and they all look forward to visiting each and every exhibit. The majority of our participants are doulas, birth and postpartum support professionals, who work directly with mothers, fathers, babies, siblings and other health care providers. Birth doula services usually include several prenatal visits, attendance at labor and birth, lactation support and follow up postpartum contact. Postpartum doulas meet prenatally with clients and work with the family once they return home from the hospital with breastfeeding, newborn care, siblings, and other support in adjusting to the new family dynamics. Because the new profession of doulas continues to grow, the market is open for many opportunities for product education. DONA International is the largest doula organization in the world with over 6,300 members. Many of the doulas are also childbirth educators, lactation consultants, massage therapists, nurses and parent educators. Make your organization’s or company’s presence and products known to our registrants and to expectant and new families with whom these professionals work throughout the year.
Take this valuable opportunity to support DONA International and our mission to help childbearing families by becoming a sponsor of our conference. All sponsors will be listed on our web site from June 1, 2007 - July 31, 2007 to recognize your support of childbirth professionals and new families.
Deadline: 5 pm (EST) May 15, 2007
Bronze $300 - or more
Sponsor benefit includes complimentary packet inserts, a Business Card size ad as well as sponsor recognition in bound conference manual
Silver $500 - or more
Sponsor benefit will include complimentary packet inserts, a quarter page ad as well as sponsor recognition in bound conference manual
Gold $1000 - or more
Sponsor benefit will include one complimentary exhibit table, a half page ad as well as sponsor recognition in bound conference manual
Platinum $3000+
Sponsor benefit will include two complimentary exhibit tables, complimentary packet inserts, a full page ad as well as sponsor recognition in bound conference manual and a warm Thank You at the Conference Opening
A list of additional opportunities to sponsor meals and other specific aspects which make our conference so successful is availalbe upon request.
DONA International recognizes that exhibitors and conference participants benefit in sharing information on products and
doula needs. We start our conference with a reception on Thursday evening in the Exhibit Hall. Friday and
Saturday we schedule continental breakfast, as well as morning and afternoon refreshments, and a Silent
Auction in the Exhibit Hall for exhibitors to get maximum exposure. Fees include a 6 foot draped table, chair,
and food served in the Exhibit Hall. All exhibitors who have contracted and paid before the end of the business day (5 pm EST) on May 15, 2007 will be listed in the
Conference Manual. Lunch tickets may be ordered in advance at $32.00 US per meal, per person.
Exhibitors may not advertise any other national or international birth and postpartum doula certification
programs or organizations. DONA International reserves the right to refuse acceptance of any exhibitor.
Early bird deadline: 5 pm (EST) May 15, 2007
Commercial
$450 US per 6 ft table
Non-profit
$350 US per 6 ft table
Author*
$300 US per 6 ft table
(at this rate exhibit space and merchandise is limited to author's own personal work)
After 5 pm (EST) on May 15, 2007:
Commercial
$525 US per 6 ft table
Non-profit
$425 US per 6 ft table
Author*
$375 US per 6 ft table
(at this rate exhibit space and merchandise is limited to author's own personal work)
All exhibits are limited to two people.
Set up is Thursday, July 19th, 2007: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Set up must be completed by 4:30 pm.
Exhibit times (subject to change; exhibits will be closed during educational sessions)
Thursday, July 19th
5:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Friday, July 20st
7:00 am – 3:05 pm
Saturday, July 21st
7:00 am – 3:20 pm (immediately followed by tear-down of exhibit)
Breakdown: Exhibit hall must be evacuated no later than 4:45 pm on Saturday, July 21.
EXHIBITOR/CONFERENCE REGISTRATION PACKAGE
Due to numerous exhibitors' requests, we will be offering confirmed exhibitors a 15% discount off the conference registration fee. Registrants must register by fax, phone or mail - the discount will not apply to online registrations through the DONA Boutique.
After receiving the exhibitor confirmation please direct any questions or requests about shipping to the hotel, storage, or electrical hook-ups to:
Enhance your exposure to our conference participants by placing your advertisement in the conference manual.
This insures that your company information is marketed in your own special way to each conference participant.
Our bound manual is popular because it includes all speaker handouts, advertising information, and serves as a
resource for many months after the conference. The conference manual will also be on sale in the DONA
Boutique for those who did not attend the conference, thus your advertisement will be seen by even more
potential customers.
Deadline: 5 pm (EST) on May 15, 2007
Advertisement Placement
20% discount for exhibitors
Business Card
(3.5”w x 2”h)
$30 US
$24 US
Quarter Page
(3.375”w x 4.5”h)
$75 US
$60 US
Half Page
(7”w x 4.5”h)
$125 US
$100 US
Full Page
(7”w x 9.25 ”h)
$200 US
$160 US
Inside Front Cover Full Page
$325 US
$260 US
Outside Back Cover Full Page
$600 US
$480 US
Digital files: Send your files together with a hard copy proof. Quark Xpress, Adobe InDesign or Adobe
Pagemaker files are preferred. Please include both screen and printer fonts, and native graphics (.jpg or .tif) in
high resolution for printing (300 dpi or greater).
Hardcopy Original: Please provide your camera-ready original from a clean laser print or a PMT. Demanding
graphics should be screened at 70 lines per inch.
Ink/Print Colors: Black only. Outside back cover may be a two-color print in color scheme of front cover, as determined by DONA International.
Complete application and contract and send with payment to DONA International, 13th Annual Conference, PO Box 626, Jasper, IN 47547; or if paying by credit card, you may fax the application and contract to 812-634-1491. Send hardcopy originals and/or digital files for ads to Uta Mattox, 2345 Rollinghill Rd, Fayetteville, NC 28304. You may also submit your ad electronically as a PDF file to ConferenceCommittee@DONA.org. All documentation and payment is to be received no later than 5 pm (EST) on May 15, 2007.
Do you want to make sure all conference participants receive your information? Then consider placing brochures, flyers and sample products in their registration packets.
Deadline: 5 pm (EST) June 29, 2007
Commercial
$175 US
Non Profit
$125 US
per 400 single item
Inserts must be a single piece and must not exceed 8.5” X 11” in size. Inserts must comply with the World
Health Organization Code regarding marketing of breastmilk substitutes. Inserts may not advertise
other birth and postpartum doula certification programs or organizations. One sample insert must be included
with your application.DONA International reserves the right to refuse acceptance of any insert. Shipping address will be forwarded to you upon receipt of application. .
Donating one or more Silent Auction item(s) allows for one more place that conference participants can see your
product and name and associate you with a good cause. All monies raised from the Silent Auction go to the
Doula Spirit Fund, which helps doulas in financial need to attend the conference for continuing education. Your
item will be displayed at the Silent Auction with your donor information.
Let us know on your application form what you are planning to donate, and then give the item(s) you are
donating to the Exhibit Chair during the set-up time on Thursday, July 19, 2007.
If you are not exhibiting or advertising, but would like to donate to the Silent Auction:
Please use application form to submit the information and send the completed form to the DONA International Home Office as
indicated.
Send any items or gift certificates, clearly marked for the Silent Auction, donated by whom, and the
value of the item(s), to be received by 5 pm (EST)June 29, 2007, as directed by the Exhibit Chair.
Shipping address will be forwarded to you upon receipt of application.
DONA reserves the right to refuse any product, flyer or advertisement.
All exhibitors and advertisers must agree to comply with the World Health Organization Code regarding marketing of breastmilk substitutes. Visit the ibfan.org Web site for more details.
In this document there are ten important provisions:
NO advertising to the public of any infant formulas, follow-up formulas, any other foods or drinks marketed for infants under the age of 6 months, feeding bottles, and pacifiers.
NO free formula samples to mothers.
NO promotion of such products in health care facilities, including distribution of free or low-cost supplies or gift-packs.
NO company sales representatives to advise mothers.
NO gifts or personal samples to health workers.
Information about infant feeding provided to health workers should be scientific and factual.
ALL information on artificial infant feeding, including that on labels, should explain the benefits of breastfeeding and the costs and hazards associated with artificial feeding.
Unsuitable products, such as sweetened condensed milk, should not be promoted for babies.
Manufacturers and distributors should comply with the Code's provisions even if countries have not adopted laws or other measures (Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion, and Support of Breastfeeding.)
The Innocenti Declaration was produced and adopted by participants at the WHO/UNICEF policymakers' meeting on "Breastfeeding in the 1990s: A Global Initiative," co-sponsored by the United States Agency for International Development and the Swedish International Development Authority.
