Cloth Diaper Business Meetings and
RDIA Annual Meeting

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2010 Annual Meeting

Oct 14 AM - Member meetings

Diaper services
8:00 – 9:45AM

Retailers
8:00 – 9:45AM

Manufacturers & Small Manufacturers
9:00 – 10:45AM

Oct 14, AM General interest breakout sessions

How to Start a Diaper Service Kit Presentation   
A committee of diaper service owners has been working to compile a valuable, very positive resource for potential new owners so all services have consistent outcomes—namely, sanitary diapers.
Jennifer Moore-Temple (Buzzie Bee Diapers, diaper service)
Chair, How to Start a Diaper Service Working Group
10:00 - 11:00AM

After Start Up – Re-planning Your Business
Upgrading employees and finances, re-doing your business plan and moving from internet to store front.
SCORE/SBA Las Vegas
10:00 – 11:00AM

Manufacturing Standards
CPSIA, CPSC, Safety Recalls
11:15AM – 12:15PM

Marketing in the Cloth Diaper Industry
The 4 Ps and Interactive Web Campaigns
Peter Allen (Do Good Diapers, diaper service)
Chair, Diaper Service Marketing
11:15AM – 12:15PM
    

LUNCH SOCIAL
12:30 – 1:30PM

KEYNOTE
Real nappies in the UK
Guy Schanschieff (Bambino Mio, manufacturer)
1:45 – 2:45PM

Oct 14, PM General interest breakout sessions

Vision, Mission, and Values
Workshop to develop guides for your business. 
Lori Taylor (Fuzbaby and Firefly Diapers, small manufacturer)
3:00 – 4:00PM

Laundry Science
Formulas , Detergents, Testing and Outcomes with Mt. Hood Solutions
Mt. Hood Solutions
3:00 – 4:00PM


ANNUAL MEETING OF MEMBERS
5:30 – 7:30PM

HOSPITALITY SUITE at the Hilton
A suite will be open and available to all meeting attendees to keep the creativity and collaboration going outside of the scheduled meetings.

Oct 15, AM Member & breakout sessions

BREAKFAST
7:00 – 8:00AM

Crackerbarrel panel discussions by member category
The 2009 crackerbarrel question & answer session was our most popular and best-attended session
8:00 – 9:30AM

Social Media
Feed your sales funnel through social media
Lori Taylor (Fuzbaby and Firefly Diapers, small manufacturer)
9:45 – 10:45AM

Sustainability and Waste Research
Bernice Hembree  (Terra Tots Natural Parenting)
Chair, Subsides and Incentives Committee
RDIA Board Members
10:45 – 11:45AM

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Why an Annual Meeting?

RDIA is an association of the members, our businesses.  The people representing those businesses vote to elect a board that will govern the organization, and they meet annually to conduct member business.

Article II, Members.

Section 13. Meetings of Members.

(a) Place of Meetings. Meetings of the members shall be held in any place designated by the Board. In the absence of any such designation, members' meetings shall be held at the corporation's principal office.

(b) Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the members shall be held each year at a time and location determined by the Board. At this meeting, any proper business may be transacted, subject to any limitations in law or these bylaws. Written notice of the annual meeting shall be given to all members of the corporation, and the board of directors, in accordance with the procedures provided in subsections (d) and (e) below. Only voting members of RDIA as described in Section 1 above may  vote at the RDIA annual membership meeting.

See the RDIA Bylaws for more details about membership and meetings.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is the 2010 annual meeting after the ABC Show has concluded?

The Annual Meeting Committee has decided to change the date of the annual meeting to help accommodate more manufactures.  Unfortunately, many manufacturers have to spend the majority of their time at their booths during the ABC Kids Expo, which prevents them from being able to fully attend the RDIA meetings.  We understand that this does require extra time and money to stay in Las Vegas for two more days. As an organization, we want to be sure that we are accommodating all members as best as possible.
 
We are working hard to make this an exciting and memorable event for RDIA members.  We hope that you will consider attending.

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