The Survive & Thrive Expo

The Survive & Thrive 2010 Expo is an important opportunity for creative people to engage with enabling organisations such as yours that are the motivators and backbone of Auckland's creative sector infrastructure.

Expo space at the venue is limited to 40 tables and to secure a table, please complete the attached Registration form.

Packed with opportunity for your organisation, the Survive & Thrive 2010 Expo means you can:

• Represent your organisation and / or services 'face to face' to your target market of entrepreneurial artists, producers and organisations
• Network with other key players who fuel and drive Auckland's arts infrastructure
• Reality check your current services, products, resources and strategies
• Expand your profile, influence and impact in Auckland's creative sector
• Display your branding, imagery and resources
• Sell, promote or distribute your information resources
• Promote your current and future programmes, workshops, development programmes and support opportunities
• Recruit new members

Survive & Thrive 2010 is a significant networking event in the creative sector for entrepreneurial artists, producers & organisations working in the Auckland region. The Expo, starting at 10.30am, will provide promotion and networking opportunities for all participants.

With Ray Avery [New Zealander of the Year] as the keynote speaker as well as a rotating programme of eight workshops and speed-networking [the business version of speed dating], the day will be inspiring, insightful and information packed.

Based on the success of Survive & Thrive last year, we anticipate that 200 - 300 entrepreneurial artists, producers & organisations will attend this unique event representing the diversity of the creative sector including
moving image, music, visual arts, object arts, fashion design, performance, digital media . . .

Keen to participate? We hope so and we look forward to receiving your completed registration.

The registration form is attached along with additional information.

You can see more of what is happening at Survive & Thrive, who else will be in the expo and who is coming here

Please note that Expo space at our venue, the University of Auckland Business School, is limited to 40 displays [costing $100+GST each if you register before 1 July 2010]. Trestle tables and cloth covers will be provided and there is access to power and wireless internet (which is all included in the registration fee).

Please send your completed registration form to
margaret.lewis@thebigidea.co.nz

For further information about the Survive & Thrive Expo & Forum, please be in touch with:

Richard Howard | 021 0241 1477 | richard.howard@thebigidea.co.nz | Margaret Lewis | 027 446 1071 | margaret.lewis@thebigidea.co.nz

Survive and Thrive 2010 is an initiative of the Arts Regional Trust Te Taumata Toi-a-iwi (ART) in partnership with The Big Idea, significantly supported by ASB Community Trust and Auckland City Council.

Survive and Thrive 2010 is supported and co-hosted by The University of Auckland Business School and the National Institute of Creative Arts and Industries.