Sunday, June 1 - Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Exhibitor Sponsorship & Marketing Opportunities
Promote your product, raise your organization’s profile, and develop new business relationships by being a sponsor at the Technical Communication Summit. Sponsorship helps you become a primary resource for learning and business development among technical communicators.
Sponsorship opportunities are limited so sign up NOW! Call 1-800- 788-7077, or e-mail Convene@aol.com
PLATINUM SPONSOR 
This designation will be given to only one exhibitor. As the Platinum Sponsor you are invited to make a 5 minute presentation at the Opening General Session. Your company may sponsor eight educational sessions that are a part of the STC educational program. Your company is recognized on the conference Web site along with a link to your Web site. You receive a mailing list of pre-registered attendees as of May 1, 2008. In addition, you will be given a sign for your booth indicating you are THE Platinum Sponsor, your company name and logo will be included in the conference brochures, and you may include an insert in the conference tote bag. All this for $35,000.00.
CIRCLE SPONSOR
Circle Sponsors are exhibitors who financially support STC’s annual exposition, not just a specific event. There are three levels of Circle Sponsors – gold, silver, bronze – depending on the amount of sponsorship given. All sponsors will be given a sign for their booth indicating their level of sponsorship.
Gold Circle Sponsors - $25,000
Exhibitor name and logo will be displayed on signs, during general sessions, published in the on-site program, and displayed on the conference Web site. Your company is offered a complimentary tote bag insert, a link to your Web site from the STC conference Web site, and the mailing list of pre-registered attendees as of May 1, 2008. Your company may sponsor three sessions that are part of the STC educational program. In addition, as a Gold Circle sponsor your company will be given a designated window seating area (see below) where you may display information about your company and services.
Silver Circle Sponsors - $20,000
Exhibitor name and logo displayed as described above and the complimentary tote bag insert. In addition, as a Silver Circle sponsor your company will be given a designated window seating area (see below) where you may display information about your company and services. Additional benefits for Silver Circle sponsors include a link from STC’s conference Web site to your Web site and a mailing list of registered attendees as of May 1, 2008.
Bronze Circle Sponsors - $15,000
Exhibitor name and logo will be displayed on signs, during general sessions, published in the on-site program, and displayed on the conference Web site. Bronze Circle sponsors will also be given a link from the STC conference Web site to their Web site, a complimentary insert in the tote bag, and list of pre-registered attendees as of May 1, 2008.
INDIVIDUAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITES
Individual sponsorship opportunities allow you to have your company’s name attached to a specific item or event that adds value to the conference attendees. As a sponsor of the items or events listed below your company name and logo will be displayed on signs associated with the event or directly on the item if appropriate. Your company name and logo will also be published in the on-site program and displayed.
Tote Bags - $8,500
Attendees take these practical bags everywhere, including back to their co-workers after the conference. With your company’s name and logo on every bag you’ll receive global advertising benefits.
Badge Holder and Lanyard - $5,000
For three days your company name and logo will be in front of every attendee at the Technical Communication Summit. That’s like having every attendee coming by your booth!
Welcome Reception Soft Drinks and Bottled Water - $5,000
Your company name and logo will be at each bar station during the Welcome Reception, offering each attendee a complimentary beverage. You may also provide napkins with your company name and logo to be handed out with each drink.
Exhibit Hall Refreshment Breaks - $2,500 each
There will be at least 4 refreshment breaks served in the exhibit hall: coffee in the mornings, coffee and a cold beverage in the afternoon. Your company may have its name attached to one or all of them. If you wish, you may provide napkins with your company logo on them.
Reception Entertainment - $2,500
When the exhibit hall opens with the Welcome Reception, your company name can be right there with the entertainment. Help make the exhibit hall an energized and fun place to be.
Wine Service at the Honors Banquet - $4,000
Be part of the glitz at this formal gala honoring outstanding STC members. What better way to help honor them than to provide the wine service during dinner. Each table will be set with a placard indicating your sponsorship. This sponsorship covers two bottles of wine for each table.
Sponsored Education Sessions with YOUR speakers - $3,000 per session
This is your opportunity to present a sponsored education session (non marketing/sales) as part of the regular programming with speakers of your choice (topic and subject based upon the approval of the Program Advisory Committee). Your company will be recognized with sign posted at the session and noted in program.
Sponsored Education Sessions - $1,500 per session
Show your support of STC’s education program by sponsoring a session that has already been approved by the Program Advisory Committee. STC chapters (alone or several) may sponsor any of the regularly scheduled sessions for a $500 donation. Sponsors will be recognized with a sign posted at the session and noted in the program.
MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
Get your name in front of attendees prior to the conference. Below are ways you can do this:
Badge Mailing - $2,000
Provide STC with a post card size (4” x 6”) insert and it will be included with the badges that are mailed in advance to the attendees. This is a great opportunity to invite attendees to meet with you in Philadelphia. Promote your services, products, or any prize drawings your company will have during the conference.
Advertising in Intercom, STC’s magazine, and the On-Site Program.
Both 2-color and 4-color positions are available. E-mail Lloyd Tucker for details and pricing.