Sponsorship & Advertisement Information
Sponsoring a session, activity or needed item at the ASC 2012 Conference helps promote your company, laboratory or university, while helping to offset cost for this Conference as well as for junior scientists, students and colleagues who could not otherwise afford to attend. Your support will be recognized in various ways, as outlined in the following descriptions. Please contact the ASC 2012 Marketing Chair for additional information.
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Opening Reception |
Call for Information |
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Major Event Sponsor/Welcome to Portland with major signage. Sponsor included in internationally distributed press release, and opportunity to address all participants (~1600) at opening reception. Sponsor name, logo and web link will appear on ASC website, on appropriate sponsor signage displayed at ASC 2012, and sponsor acknowledgment in program book and Conference transactions.
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Farewell Reception |
Sponsored by ATI Wah Chang |
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Major Event Sponsor with major signage. Sponsor included in internationally distributed press release, and opportunity to address all participants (~1600) at Farewell reception. Sponsor name, logo and web link will appear on ASC website, on appropriate sponsor signage displayed at ASC 2012, and sponsor acknowledgment in program book and Conference transactions.
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| Scientist & Student Support | Call for Information Sponsored by IEEE-CSC |
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Sponsorship provides critical support for scientists and students who could not otherwise afford to attend. No funds will be used for Food/Beverage. Multiple Sponsors. Sponsor name, logo and web link will appear on ASC website, on appropriate sponsor signage displayed at ASC 2012, and sponsor acknowledgment in program book and Conference transactions.
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| ASC 2012 Graduate Student Activities Program | $2,500 Sponsors: CCAS, CSIRO, GE Global Research, NHMFL at FSU, TCSUH/University of Houston |
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The GSAP provides special structured opportunities for student-led discussions, technical session and networking with leading senior scientists/industry leaders on career opportunities, participation in social outings with other student attendees, etc. Multiple Sponsors. Sponsorship helps offset room and AV costs, refreshments and printed materials. Sponsor name, logo and web link will appear on ASC website, on appropriate sponsor signage displayed at ASC 2012, and sponsor acknowledgment in program book and Conference transactions.
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| Plenary Sessions |
Call for Information Josephson 50th Anniversary Plenary Session sponsored by IEEE-CSC |
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Plenary presentation sponsor name, logo and web link projected on screen at beginning of the presentation; listed in program as part of presentation name ("___ Plenary, sponsored by…"); verbal acknowledgment at the beginning of the presentation. Sponsor name, logo and web link will appear on ASC website, on appropriate sponsor signage displayed at ASC 2012, and sponsor acknowledgment in program book and Conference transactions. Multiple Sponsors.
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| Oral Sessions / Memorial Session |
Call for Information Josephson 50th Anniversary Special Session sponsored by IEEE-CSC |
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Session sponsor name, logo and web link projected on screen at beginning of session, listed in program as part of Session Name, verbal acknowledgment in session. Sponsor name, logo and web link will appear on ASC website, on appropriate sponsor signage displayed at ASC 2012, and sponsor acknowledgment in program book and Conference transactions.
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| Women in Superconductivity Networking / 10 Year Anniversary Session |
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Sponsor name on all relevant materials; signage; all printed/web/press materials associated with Women in Superconductivity Session. Sponsor name, logo and web link will appear on ASC website, on appropriate sponsor signage displayed at ASC 2012, and sponsor acknowledgment in program book and Conference transactions. Event to be held Wednesday over the Noon hour. Multiple Sponsors.
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| Educational Outreach: SuperWorld! | $1,000-1,500 each |
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Science Teacher / High School Student Lecture / Exhibits Tour / Demos, with Portland Museum of Science & Industry (OMSI)
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| Publications Support | Call for Information Sponsors: IEEE-CSC and ICAS S.c.r.l. |
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Sponsorship helps lessen the cost of publication of conference manuscripts (IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity). Multiple Sponsors. Sponsor name, logo and web link will appear on ASC website, on appropriate sponsor signage displayed at ASC 2012, and sponsor acknowledgment in program book and Conference transactions, IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity.
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| Press Room | $2,000 |
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Sponsor will serve as host for members of the press in attendance in designated press room, which has space for interviews, literature. Sponsor name, logo and web link will appear on ASC website under the PRESS link, on appropriate sponsor signage displayed at ASC 2012, and sponsor acknowledgment in program book and Conference transactions. Call for more information.
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| Lanyards for Badge Holders | Sponsored by SuperPower Inc. |
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Sponsor logo or company name on lanyards for badge holders for conference participants, companions and guests. Limited to one sponsor. Sponsor and ASC name/logo will appear on lanyard. Sponsor name, logo and web link will appear on ASC website, on appropriate sponsor signage displayed at ASC 2012, and sponsor acknowledgment in program book and Conference transactions.
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| ASC 2012 Portland 4.2 K Fun Run |
$2,000 (2 sponsors) First Sponsor: PHPK / Second Sponsor: You! |
| 4.2 K Fun Run. Two Sponsors. Sponsor logos along with the ASC 2012 logo will appear on the Fun Run t-shirts and water bottles. Sponsorship amount will cover t-shirts, trophies, EMT on site, and water bottles. Sponsor name, logo and web link will appear on ASC website, on appropriate sponsor signage displayed at ASC 2012, and sponsor acknowledgment in program book and Conference transactions. | |
Advertising Opportunities
Program Book
The Conference program book will be the main giveaway and carried throughout the Conference. This year’s book cover will be a colored glossy with the inside book pages printed in black and white. The back outside cover will be available in color Advertisement opportunities are as follows:
Outside Back Cover (color): $2,000 [sold to Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory]
Inside Front (color): $1,500 [sold to SuperPower Inc.]
Inside Back Cover (color): $1,500
Full Page Internal (black and white): $1000
In addition, there will be an ebook program app, and sponsor ads in the printed program book will have their add duplicated in the ebook at no cost.
The deadline for advertising opportunities is September 3, 2012.
For Sponsorship and Advertising Opportunities related questions, please contact:
ASC 2012 Marketing & Publicity Committee
Attn: Sue Butler
Texas Center for Superconductivity, University of Houston
Houston, TX 77204-5002
Phone: [001] 713-743-8212
Email: sbutler@uh.edu