Fair Exhibition Member Benefits

Fair/Exhibition Membership Benefits

Fairs & Exhibitions Insurance Program
A direct benefit to fairs and exhibitions which are members of the B.C. Association of Agricultural Fairs & Exhibitions.

Evaluation Program
An in-depth evaluation program conducted by trained evaluators allows fairs and exhibitions to improve their standards of performance while promoting agriculture in an entertaining and educational way.

Annual Convention
Our annual convention is an opportunity for fairs and service/associate members to come together to network, exchange information and learn from the educational programs offered.

Fair Schedule
17,000 copies are printed and distributed at the end of January. It lists valuable information such as fair dates, contacts and phone numbers for our visitors and the service industry at large. The schedule information is also included on the BCAAFE web site.

Livewire
This quarterly newsletter is filled with industry related information and is our communication tool within the industry.

Partnerships
BCAAFE develops partnerships with such organizations as AgAware, 4-H, Ag In The Classroom, etc. which benefit all.

Resource Library
A BCAAFE resource library has been developed and catalogued for the use of fairs. It is updated regularly and contains such items as slides, operations manuals, presentations, video tapes etc.

Web Site
A web-site has been developed to help market our fair industry in BC and beyond. Fairs who have a web page can link to the association's web-site. This source of modern technology offers a great opportunity to everyone.

Workshop and Sessions
BCAAFE has and will continue to orchestrate workshops and seminars for training and development of volunteers and staff throughout the province.

Represents
BCAAFE represents fairs in BC at the national and international level. Knowledge and resources gained is shared with all. The association supports the national body (CAFE) in lobbying the federal government to keep issues such as SOCAN (music copy right) rates reasonable.

Funding and Projects
BCAAFE researches ongoing funding and project opportunities, in which member fairs will share the benefits.

Management Services
The BCAAFE full time office under the direction of the Executive Director offers support to all fairs and exhibitions. The directors, for a nominal fee, will assist individual fairs in matters such as, ground layouts, constitution and bylaws, financial procedures etc.