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Please note that there will
be no scheduled Calgary Mode Accessories Show in 2008.
The Mode Accessories Show is a professional trade exposition,
produced for the fashion industry and is not open to the public.
Therefore,
registration with business identification is mandatory.
To maintain the integrity of the show, we will only register the
types of businesses which are verified with the identifications
outlined below.
Persons without business identification or under the
age of 16
will not be admitted.
Nursing babies admitted only if carried in infant backpack
carriers. Strollers will not be permitted on the show
floor.
RETAIL
BUYERS
A minimum of two (2) of the
following forms of Business Identification are required:
- Business Card (showing name,
job title, and business address)
- Copy of a Vendor's Permit of a
fashion, gift, or related retail operation
- Copy of a Business License for
a fashion, gift or related retail operation
- Invoices (wholesale purchases
of fashion accessories and apparel items within the last 6
months)
- Copy of a Retail (Provincial)
Sales Tax Remittance form with company name and account number
- Copy of a GST Remittance form
with the company name and business number
- Store lease indicating type of
business
- Account list (for proof of
buying office)
- Credit reference sheet (list
of companies you purchase from)
- Copy of store's advertisement
in print media
- CGTA's current show badge with
"Retail Buyer" status
For retail staff accompanying the
retail buyer registering for the show, staff personnel must show
a minimum of one(1) proof of employment:
- Business Card (showing name,
job title, and business address)
- Employee I.D. card
- Company insurance or benefit
card with employee's name
- Copy of payroll cheque or
payroll printout with employee identified
- Letter from employer on
company letterhead verifying status of employment
Verified retail buyers and verified
retail staff may attend the show free of charge.
For new businesses, registrant must provide a Letter of Intent
from a lawyer, bank, or commercial real estate agent, stating
the intention and progress in starting a new retail business.
An industry courtesy badge will be issued for admission.
NON RETAIL AND OTHER RELATED
BUSINESSES
The
following are Non-Retail categories:
- Wholesaler
- Manufacturer
- Sales Agents and Manufacturer's
Representatives
- Media Advertising Sales
- Government Agencies, Trade and
Commercial Offices
- Designers
- Consultants
Non-retail businesses may register to
attend the show with a minimum of two(2) forms of business
identification, and each registrant will be charged a fee
of $75.
- Business Card (showing name, job
title and business address)
- Copy of business license for a
fashion, gift or related industry
- Company letterhead, brochure or
cancelled cheque
- Employee I.D. Card
- Company credit card with employee
and company name identified
- CGTA's current show badge, in the
"Trade", or "Exhibitor" categories
PRESS
Press courtesy passes are reserved for media personnel who work
in an editorial capacity, including editors, writers, reporters,
producers, stylists, camera crews and still photographers.
Press registrant must complete registration form and provide a
business card, showing job title, from a qualified print,
broadcast, or internet media organization in an editorial
position, or a byline or editorial credit in a masthead
published within the last 6 months.
Freelancers must provide a previously published byline and a
letter from an editor of an industry related publication stating
that they are on assignment.
The following media personnel are not eligible to receive a
Press Badge:
-
Advertising
personnel, account and sales executives
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Accounting,
administration, manager, marketing representative, public
relations, or marketing
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Art director,
graphic designer
In
cases where the registrant is working in both editorial and
non-editorial capacities, and if credentials are provided, a
non-retail (Trade) badge will be issued free of charge.
Please download and complete the
Registration Form and
return by fax or mail with the necessary documents and
payment if applicable.
Registrations received 4 weeks prior to
show date will receive admittance badge via mail. If
within 4 weeks of the show, badges will have to be picked up
at the show.
Registration without appropriate required forms of business identification will not be
processed.
Registration for retail buyers only will also be available
on-site at the
show.
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