BSG Trade Show

Black Sheep Gathering — 2009

Trade Show

2009 Trade Show Floor Plans

Promote and Sell Your Products and Animals

Greetings,

This is the 35th year for the Black Sheep Gathering. During the Gathering thousands of shoppers will come through the trade show. It is an excellent place to sell all kinds of fiber related products and to get exposure for your business. The dates for 2009 are Friday, June 19 through Sunday, June 21. The location is the same as in previous years, the Lane County Fairgrounds at 13th and Monroe Streets in Eugene, Oregon. Please join us for the BSG annual potluck Saturday beginning at 5:30pm just outside the exhibit halls.

The cost for a 10' x 10' booth is $160. A double booth (20' x 10') is $330. The 10' x 5' booths are priced at $100. All booth fees include one 8' table with tablecloth and one chair. Extra tables are $10 and chairs are $2 each. Extra tables will not be available at the show; if you anticipate needing additional tables you must request them on your application or bring them with you. Whatever size boothyou purchase, your display must fit into the space allowed. Fire code requires us to keep the aisles open and this will be enforced. Electricity is available in some booths at no extra charge.

Only booth applications postmarked from March 1, 2009 through March 15, 2009 will be considered. Postmarks prior to March 1, 2009 are assumed to be postmarked on March 1 to give all new vendors an equal chance to submit their application. Applications postmarked after March 15 will not be accepted. No exceptions will be made. Please note that returning vendors are given priority in the booth assignment process. Typically we have between 10 and 15 spots open for new vendors. In the highly likely event that there are more new vendors than open spots, we can put you on a wait list and hold your check until a booth becomes available. We’ll contact you to find out if you would like to be placed on the wait list once all booth spaces have been filled. After the Gathering, checks will be mailed back to those vendors on the wait list that did not get a space. It is not unusual for prospective vendors to be on the wait list for 2 years or more before an opening becomes available.

Booths are assigned: first to returning vendors, second by postmark date of application/check and last by drawing. Booth assignments will be made and notices mailed by March 31st. Each vendor is limited to one booth. Booths may be shared by more than one vendorbut only one vendor will be considered the owner. No exceptions will be made.

The BSG Committee may choose to reject booth applications from organizations whose booth usage does not clearly support the Black Sheep Gathering mission statement and goals. See these below. New vendors please provide a clear and accurate description of how the booth space will be used on your application.

THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF THE BOOTH RENTAL PLUS
ANY FEES FOR ADDITIONAL TABLES OF CHAIRS
MUST BE INCLUDED WITH YOUR APPLICATION.

Trade Show Application

Move in and set up will be from Noon to 8pm on Thursday, June 18. All spaces will be marked prior to this time and booth assignment lists will be posted at all incoming doors to Exhibit Hall of buildings 1, 2 and 3 as well as at the information booth in building 2. The buildings will be open from 8am to 6pm on Friday, 8am to 5:30pm on Saturday and from 9am to 4pm on Sunday. They will be locked at all other times for security of your merchandise. Raw wool and mohair fleeces cannot be sold in the Trade Show. These must beentered in the BSG Wool Show and Sale. All other fibers can be sold in Trade Show booths. No pets allowed.

Please contact me with all Trade Show related questions and suggestions using the email address and phone number below. Let me know how I can help you. I hope to see you there.

Diane Lyons
diane@woolworks.com
503-852-7376

Mission Statement: The Black Sheep Gathering is an annual event during which participants exchange their knowledge and appreciation for handcraft fibers and the animals that produce them.

Goals: The Black Sheep Gathering strives to provide an environment dedicated to: education, cooperation and participation, an atmosphere of fellowship and fun, and celebrating natural colored animals and their fiber.

Please leave your pets at home.
No dogs are allowed at the Gathering; this rule will be strictly enforced.