Take advantage of these exciting opportunities to enhance your booth presence and maximize your company's exposure to our audience of 5,000+ college admission counseling professionals.
Gold Level Sponsorships ($10,000+)
Conference Social
Conference Tote Bags
Counselors' College Fair Refreshments
Hotel Keycards
Internet Cafe
Professional Development Hospitality
Relaxation Station
Shuttles
Student Essay Scholarship Competition
Welcome Reception
Silver Level Sponsorships ($2,000 - $9,999)
Counselors' Preview Day Lunch
Exhibit Hall Refreshment Breaks
Lanyard and Badge Holders
Gold Level Sponsorships
Conference Social
The most anticipated and well-attended event of the conference, Saturday's social will draw a crowd of more than 2,000 conference attendees. Your sponsorship support will provide conference attendees with a closing celebration they will never forget!
Cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000
Conference Tote Bags
Tote bags will be distributed to all 5,000+ conference registrants - sponsorship of which will offer your company the greatest level of visibility both at the conference and upon return from the conference as attendees walk throughout the conference center, Seattle and their local communities with the conference tote bags in hand.
SOLD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THANK YOU AXA Foundation
Counselors' College Fair Refreshments
Held on the most highly-attended day of the conference, the Counselors' College Fair is expected to draw over 2,000 secondary counselors in 2008. Attendess include counselors from across the nation, as well as many local Seattle area counselors. Provide coffee, water and soda stations to participants who will greatly appreciate the refreshments. Sponsor will be recognized on signage at the entrance to the fair, at refreshment stations and on programs distributed to attendees upon entry to the fair.
SOLD. . . . . . . . . . . . THANK YOU The Common Application
Hotel Keycards
Designed to include NACAC and the sponsor's logo on each keycard, the keycards provide a unique opportunity to capture the attention of our conference audience and -- with the inclusion of a company tagline or messaging to include the sponsor's booth number -- an opportunity to drive traffic to the sponsor's booth. Typically viewed up to six times per day, the keycard provides frequent market exposure and also a lasting impression as the card often becomes a souvenir.
SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . THANK YOU COLLEGEdata
Internet Cafe
In proximity to the NACAC booth in the Exhibit Hall, the Internet Cafe is one of the most popular and highly used services for conference participants. Attendees are able to check their email in order to stay in contact with their offices while away. Sponsorship of the Internet Cafe offers high visibility to all attendees. This year there will be 40 terminals to accommodate the number of expected attendees. This sponsorship opportunity is offered as one exclusive sponsorship or two sponsorships of 20 terminals each.
Cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $30,000
Two Co-sponsors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 each
Professional Development Hospitality
Preconference attendees arrive one day prior to the “official” opening of the conference to take advantage of special programming. Treat this audience of approximately 200 college admission counseling professionals to a boxed lunch to enjoy as they participate in the informative preconference workshops.
Cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,000
Relaxation Station
Receive positive exposure to attendees visiting the Exhibit Hall through support of the massage therapy station. Designed to reenergize conference attendees while they visit the exhibit floor, the relaxation station will be housed in proximity to the sponsor’s booth, thereby generating additional exposure to the sponsor. Conference registrants will receive a Relaxation Station ticket, to include the sponsor’s logo, in their conference tote bags. Attendees will be accommodated on a first-come, first-served basis as available.
Cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000
Shuttles
For the convenience of our conference attendees, NACAC will offer shuttle service between various conference hotels and the convention center each day of the conference. Conference attendees are sure to appreciate the convenience the shuttle service offers, thus positively associating the sponsor of the shuttles with the NACAC conference. Branding opportunities include placement of sponsor banner signage on the passenger entry side of each all-day bus and placement of sponsor’s logo on route flyers and lobby signage.
SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thank You Landmark College
Student Essay Scholarship Competition
As part of NACAC’s tradition of giving back to the community in the host conference city, NACAC conducts a sponsored essay contest for high school juniors and seniors in the Seattle area. The supporting sponsor(s) will have the opportunity for visibility during the presentation of the scholarship awards. With early commitment, the sponsor will also be recognized on the application form for distribution to Seattle area high schools. With hopes to expand our outreach to target underrepresented students and to increase the number and amount of the awards, NACAC seeks sponsorship from multiple sponsors.
Cost (Exclusive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $45,000
Three Co-Sponsors. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . $15,000 each
Welcome Reception
This opening event on Thursday evening, September 25, provides a warm welcome to the more than 5,000 college admission counseling professionals who will attend NACAC's 64th National Conference. With plenty of fun and food, attendees will enjoy this opportuntiy to renew old acquaintances while also establising new ones. Sponsorship offers conference-wide exposure and positive association with an event serving to energize our attendees as they kick-off a conference rich in programming and networking opportunties.
Cost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . $20,000
Silver Level Sponsorships
Counselors' Preview Day Lunch
Show your support for local and new counselors through sponsorship of NACAC's Counselors' Preview Day. This event is held on Friday and designed to engage counselors from the Seattle area as well as new counselor members to maximize their conference experience. Those who attend will have the opportunity to meet NACAC leaders and other counseling colleagues. Sponsorship of this event offers exposure to the more than 100 counselors who traditionally attend this event.
SOLD. . . . . . . . . . . . . Thank You HECA and PNACAC
Exhibit Hall Refreshment Breaks
Increase your company's visibility and recognition through sponsorship of a refreshment break in the Exhibit Hall. This sponsorship will energize grateful attendees who are on limited budgets. Among other benefits, sponsorship will entitle your company to placement of your company logo on signage at each station.
SOLD . . . . . . . . . . . . Thank You IELTS International
Two additional Co-Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . $9,000 each
Lanyards and Badge Holders
NACAC and the sponsoring company's names and logos are prominently imprinted on badge holders worn throughout the conference by more than 5,000 attendees.
SOLD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . THANK YOU CollegeNET
Please contact Maura Artman, Director of Strategic Partnerships, at martman@nacacnet.org 703/836-2222 ext. 145 with further interest and for more information.