Along with increased exposure and the benefits that are specific to the sponsorship you choose, conference sponsorships come with …

• Recognition on event homepage as well as all literature and communication produced for the event. A total of more than 1.5 million impressions if you act quickly!
• Professionally produced four-color signs with your company’s logo in strategic conference locations thanking your for your sponsorship
• Recognition on large video screens in advance of every general session
• Your company’s logo featured prominently in several locations throughout the event Show Guide
• One additional FREE full conference registration ― a $1,695.00 value
• A FREE mailing list of pre-registered attendees for one-time use ― enabling you to drive traffic to your booth before the show even begins
• Extra priority points for on-site booth selection for the 2011 event
  
  

In addition to our standard sponsorship offerings you’ll also get:

SOLD - Human Resource Executive^® Cover Photo Promotion      $35,500
Our professional photographer will take attendees' pictures that will be featured on 8" x 10" mock-ups of the cover of Human Resource Executive^® magazine. Your logo appears on the cover photo frame and invitations. Plus, attendees will be directed to your booth to pick up their photos. Call for details on additional benefits of this unique sponsorship.

SOLD - Attendee Bags      $24,500
The first item spoken for almost every year. Each conference registrant receives a top quality bag imprinted with your two-color logo and the conference logo. This sponsorship provides great exposure long after the event has ended as attendees take the bags home to use.

Internet Café       $18,500
This sponsorship is one our attendees like the most! We will set up eight workstations in the exhibit hall where attendees can surf the net and check their email. We'll set the default on the web browser to your company's home page and produce a four-color drop-down sign over the café that recognizes you as a sponsor. Got mouse pads with your company's logo? Bring them and we'll set them out there too!

Registration Area      $18,500
Your company's logo will be one of the first things attendees see as we include your four-color art on the kick panels of the registration units where they pick up their credentials. Add to all this the signage we will produce for this area right outside the show floor and you've got yourself the first big visibility of any company participating in the event.

SOLD - Shuttle Bus      $17,500
Your logo will appear on attractive signage on the buses themselves as well as on the signs at the pick-up and drop-off points. We’ll be running shuttles from the Hyatt Regency on Wacker Drive. This is a great way to make your company the first and last name every attendee sees each day!

Wednesday's Luncheon      $16,500
Your company will take center stage at an event attended by virtually every conference attendee! We'll recognize you from the podium, plus provide signage that can be seen throughout the event by the audience. This high profile event will provide your company with some of best visibility available at this year's conference.

SOLD - Badge Lanyards      $14,300
This always-on-display item is a high-visibility opportunity to increase the awareness of your company at the show. We reproduce your logo on more than 2,000 lanyards that attendees use to hold their name badges

SOLD - Badge Inserts      $13,800
Have a new product to announce? A reliable brand to draw attention to? A great booth promotion? Put every attendee badge to work for you! We'll give your logo prominent placement above the conference name on the badge itself. Then, spread your custom message by providing a 4" x 4" advertisement card we’ll insert with each badge. Extending 1" above the badge holder, the inserts instantly get eyeballs on your quick-hit message. Double-side it and double your exposure, as your ad shows through the back of each badge’s clear protective cover — ensuring that attendees can’t miss your message!

SOLD - Thursday's Box Lunch in the Expo Hall     $13,500
Just about every conference attendee comes to this event that will be held in the expo hall. We'll insert the promotional piece you supply in all of the "lunch boxes" so that everyone will receive one. You can provide napkins and cups with your company's logo. We'll supply signage that no one will miss! Up to three companies can sponsor this item.

Audience Response System     $13,000
Your company will be front and center at four of our best attended sessions during the conference when you sponsor the system that allows attendees to vote on questions posed at the sessions with the results immediately shown on the video screens. Your logo will appear on cling stickers on the handheld units that every attendee will use to vote and we’ll also put your logo up on the video screens before and after the sessions. Finally, we’ll provide signage at the entrance to the rooms where these sessions are held.

SOLD - Expo Hall Aisle Signs      $11,000
We'll incorporate your company's logo with the show logo on four-color drop down aisle signs in the exhibit hall. This year's floor plan guarantees a minimum of seven back to back signs. A great way to get your company in front of attendees as they navigate the exhibit hall.

Program Materials      $10,500
Serve as the sponsor of the program materials that are made available online and you'll have a sponsorship that lasts well after the event. We'll print a four-color insert with your company's logo for the attendees with the password to access all the materials from the event. Then your link and logo will appear prominently on our home page for months after the event.

SOLD - Twitter Feed      $10,000
Ride the technology wave and be the exclusive sponsor of the conference's ongoing stream of Twitter messages. Your company will not only be recognized as the sponsor in the tweeting itself, attendees will be thanking you for the live streaming on two 50" Plasma Screens outside the Expo entrance where your logo will be prominently displayed. Also includes branding as wallpaper on the HRTechnology^® Twitter pages during the conference at http://twitter.com/hrtechconf.

SOLD - Water Bottles      $9,000
Position your company at the forefront of the eco-revolution by placing your logo on a re-usable water bottle that we produce for you. Not only will you have high visibility on this item that conference attendees will use both during and after the conference, but you'll be reminding them of your commitment to green living.

SOLD - Audio Visual   
Here's a sponsorship that will have your logo in front of attendees throughout the entire conference! A four-color sign with your company's logo will be the first thing people see as they enter all of the meeting rooms where our sessions are being held. This amounts to over 25 "mini" sponsorships and is a great value for the money.
SOLD - Breakout and General Session AV     $9,000
SOLD - General Session AV Only                      $6,000
SOLD - Breakout Session AV Only                   $5,000

SOLD - Expo Hall Floor Plan      $8,000
Attendees use this 4-page stand-alone copy of the Expo Hall Floor Plan, with the list of exhibitors, to help them navigate the show floor. Your company's four-color ad fills the entire back page and your logo is given a prominent place on the plan itself.

SOLD - Press Room      $6,000
We’ll produce your company’s four-color logo on signage outside the press room, use your company’s home page as the default home page on the computers in the room and give you the exclusive opportunity to furnish cups and napkins for the refreshments we’ll provide. This is a great way to put your name in the front of the minds of the media!

USB Flash Drive      $6,000
Keep your name at our attendees' fingertips by placing branded flash drives in the hands of every full conference attendee. You provide the flash drives, we'll place them in the attendee bags -- and you'll gain ongoing visibility and tie your brand to immediate access to essential information when you position yourself on this valuable tool that attendees will use and re-use long after they leave the conference.

SOLD - Session Notepads      $5,500
We'll place the notepads that you provide on tables at the general sessions and at the entrance to each session room throughout the event. Attendees will use them to take notes during the meeting and won't be able to miss your marketing message as they write!

SOLD - Wednesday's Dessert Break in the Expo Hall      $5,000
We will feature a complimentary dessert in the expo hall following Wednesday's luncheon. We'll be sure to link your company's name to an event that everyone will enjoy. By providing napkins and coffee cups with your logo, you can add to the name recognition this event will provide. Of course we'll produce signage that thanks your company for satisfying every attendee's sweet tooth. Up to three companies can sponsor this item.

Schedule of Events      $5,000/day
Your logo will be featured on a flyer listing out the following day’s schedule of events, which will be delivered to attendees’ guest rooms each evening.

SOLD - Exhibitor Lounge      $4,000
Are you marketing to the exhibitors? If so, then this is the sponsorship for you. Get your message in front of our exhibitors as they head into this lounge, stocked with beverages and snacks. Tables and chairs are provided, so be sure to bring literature that exhibitors can browse through as they take a break from the show floor. 

Continental Breakfasts       $4,000 each                            
Wednesday - SOLD, Thursday - SOLD and/or Friday
Get the attendees off to a great start — and get them thinking about your company — first thing in the morning. Each breakfast will feature your company's logo prominently displayed on professionally produced signs near many food and beverage stations. Send us napkins and cups with your logo to increase your visibility!

Registration Pens     $4,000
Your company will be the exclusive provider of the pens used at registration. The pens that you provide with your company’s logo will be one of the first sponsored items that attendees see and carry with them throughout the conference.

SOLD - Refreshment Breaks     $3,500 each                                        
Wednesday Morning - SOLD; Wednesday Afternoon - SOLD
Thursday Morning - SOLD; Thursday Afternoon - SOLD
Attendees will be sure to thank you for providing a well-deserved break in between sessions. We'll produce and prominently display signs with your logo at several food and beverage stations in the Expo Hall. Further your exposure by providing cups and napkins with your logo as well as promotional material at the tables.

HR Technology^® Connection Reception
Kick off the conference by sponsoring Tuesday evening’s social media networking reception. You’ll have the unique opportunity to welcome the attendees plus play host to bloggers and tweeters who will meet, get acquainted and exchange ideas and content using HR Technology^® social networking groups.
Call for pricing and details.