[Communications] CCGA 8th Annual Virtual Conference - please share info with your network & invitation to exhibit

[Amy Olson]

Hello Sharon,

I hope you’re doing well and enjoying the beautiful weather these days. Our annual conference is on Saturday, March 20 and I’m reaching out to see if you wouldn’t mind sharing the conference info with your network. Please see the attached flyers. We’ve posted a lot about the event on Facebook (@ChicagoCommunityGardenersAssociation) please feel free to share our posts! I’ve also included the general info and website below.

Join us for the 8th Annual Gardeners Conference on Saturday, March 20, an exciting and informative virtual gathering of Chicago’s amazing community gardeners! This year’s theme, “Connections through Gardening: Plants, People and the Environment,” aims to explore and celebrate the interconnectedness of our shared garden work and to foster relationships and conversations that shape and support best practices for sustainable living and growing in Chicago.

Our first virtual conference features 18 live presentations, interactive breakout sessions and activities, special announcements, gardener-to-gardener networking, and a live exhibitor hall. There’s something for both new and experienced gardeners! Plus, recordings of all presentations will be available for attendees to view on-demand after the conference.

The registration fee is $25 for adults and $15 for students, with scholarships available.
chicagocommunitygardens.org/conference <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/conference>


I would also like to extend an invitation to host a virtual exhibitor booth. Attendees could learn about your upcoming native plant sale, classes, and many other programs! As an expression of gratitude for spreading the word about the conference, we’d like to offer you a complimentary booth.

Here are the specifics:
Location: Our virtual event platform is Hopin.
Time: The conference will run from 9:00am – 4:00pm with three sessions of concurrent workshops. The virtual Expo Area will be open for the duration of the conference. The attendees have free time to network and interact with the exhibitors from 11:00-11:30am and from 12:30-2:00pm. You could be ‘live' in your booth and attendees will be able to view your pre-recorded content, slides, and website links while you are not ‘live’.
Reach: In addition to the attendees, we have 1,700 active email subscribers, and will include your company name and website in our communication. We have over 2,800 subscribers to our social media channels and reach beyond this core group on a regular basis.
As an exhibitor, you can also include special offers to attendees, who can register interest with your company, allowing your representative to contact them via chat during the conference, or email after the conference.

If you’re interested in becoming an exhibitor, please complete this form: https://forms.gle/TMQunTevNNaqTWcS7 <https://forms.gle/TMQunTevNNaqTWcS7>

Many thanks and happy Spring!

Amy Olson
Communications Team
communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org <mailto:communications at chicagocommunitygardens.org>
Chicago Community Gardeners Association
chicagocommunitygardens.org <http://chicagocommunitygardens.org/>


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