ESPA SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

ESPA has opportunities to showcase your company either through our Annual Conference or other non-conference options.

Join us!  2025 Annual Conference – January 31-February 2, 2025 in Louisville, KY

Through sponsorship, your brand will be in front of leading event and convention service managers in the meetings industry — including forward-thinking event professionals from convention centers, hotels, and convention & visitors bureaus.

Members of ESPA make their own purchasing decisions and have influence on tens of thousands of meeting planners who hold events at their venues and destinations. The exposure is tremendous – and we can find the perfect partnership with your business to make the experience with ESPA truly successful.

Please note: Below are a variety of standardized options. We are happy to customize a program to match your interests and budget level.

Title Sponsor Opportunities, Annual Conference

A la Carte Sponsor Opportunities, Annual Conference

Member Support, Annual Conference

Allied Partnerships, Non-Conference

Contact ESPA at 609-799-3712 or email Lynn McCullough with questions.

TITLE SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES – ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Elite Partner – $5,000

Elite Partners can choose to be a sponsor of one of the following:
(each are available on a first come, first served basis)

General Session/Opening Keynote – Saturday
General Session/Meeting Planner Panel Session – Sunday
General Session/Closing Keynote – Sunday
Networking Lunch – Saturday
Networking Lunch – Sunday

In addition, you receive the following benefits:

• Two (2) FREE Conference registrations
• Prime placement of a highly visible table-top in the registration area to display your materials for two full days (Saturday and Sunday)
• An opportunity for a welcome statement in front of the audience during the function, or adjacent General Session if lunch is served in more than one location
• One piece of your literature placed at each person’s seat
• Company branding and description prominently featured in mobile app
• Two (2) educational blogs posted on ESPA site during a 12-month period (must be educational, not commercial), showcasing you as a thought-leader or expert
• Logo on ESPA home page Partner Corner
• Announcement with one paragraph description in an issue of event*ure, the official newsletter read by over 90% of ESPA membership
• Sponsor will be featured in pre-Conference e-blasts to the ESPA membership
• Mentions on ESPA social media platforms
• Public recognition during the Opening Session
• Opportunity to showcase your company’s logo prominently at the event.
  

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Premier Partner – $3,950

Premier Partners can choose to be a sponsor of one of the following:
(each are available on a first come, first served basis)

Opening Reception
Specialty break F&B station
Wi-Fi access for all attendees – a valued item!
Leaders Track Sponsor (Leadership attended by Associate Director, Director, VP)

In addition, you receive the following benefits:

• One (1) FREE Conference registration
• Table-top in the registration area to display your materials for two full days (Saturday and Sunday)
• Company branding and description prominently featured in mobile app
• Banner ad and your company logo featured on ESPA web site for 4 months
• One (1) educational blog posted on ESPA site during a 12-month period (must be educational, not commercial), showcasing you as a thought-leader or expert
• Logo on ESPA home page Partner Corner
• Announcement with one paragraph description in an issue of event*ure, the official newsletter read by over 90% of ESPA membership
• Sponsor will be featured in pre-Conference e-blasts to the ESPA membership
• Mentions on ESPA social media platforms
• Public recognition during the Opening Session

A la Carte Opportunities – Annual Conference

A la carte opportunities are available on a first come first serve basis

Benefits include:

• Featured in Mobile App – Logo and web address
• Featured in pre-Conference e-blasts to the ESPA membership
• Logo on ESPA web site
• Mentions on ESPA social media platforms
• Public recognition during the Opening Session

$1,950 – Choose one of the following opportunities:

• ESPAfter Hours Networking event (Friday or Saturday nights)
• Networking Activation (These are still in development, but will be fun ways engage with attendees.)
• Quiet Room – a place of refuge for attendees during the busy days of the conference.
• Breakout session – Signage in room, place literature in the room and make opening remarks.
• On the Road Workshop
• Health + Wellness activity
• Specialty Cocktail Station – Opening Night Reception
• Hydration Station (tables with flavored water with fruit), Saturday – Signage
• Hydration Station (tables with flavored water with fruit), Sunday– Signage
• Custom Single Food Station (at breakfast, break or reception – ESPA will provide options)

In-Kind

Benefits and visibility will be determined based on the value of the in-kind product or service being contributed.

• Mobile app
• Attendee gift or swag
• Transportation for social events
• Awards or other premium give-aways
• Keynote presentation
• Entertainment / décor for meals / dance party
• Badges / lanyards

MEMBER SUPPORT – ANNUAL CONFERENCE

ESPA offers its member organizations an opportunity to support the association through a variety of levels to fit any budget. Show your support of YOUR association! And at the same time spotlight your destination or venue to your peers. Below are two offerings if the above levels don’t fit your budget needs.

• $500 – ESPA Friend
  Announcement in pre-conference issue of event*ure, listed on the ESPA web site and in the Conference program and other event materials.
• $1,000 – ESPA Advocate
  Announcement in pre-conference issue of event*ure, logo on the ESPA web site, box ad in the Conference program listed as an ESPA Advocate, and other event materials.

ESPA ALLIED PARTNERSHIPS (NON-CONFERENCE)

BECOME AN ESPA ALLIED PARTNER!

Allied Partners are businesses who choose to support ESPA throughout the year in various ways. These partnerships can be customized specifically to your needs and include the following valuable opportunities to be in front of our membership:

• ESPA Monthly Webinar Series – Sponsor one session ($750) or three sessions ($1,800)
  • Visibility includes your logo on the program promotional eblasts, social media posts, web page and on the presentation, as well as verbal recognition the day of the program
  • Announcement in event*ure newsletter the months of your program(s)
• National Celebrate Services Week – $2,500
  • Visibility includes your logo on the event promotional eblasts, communications, PR, social media and web page
  • Announcement in event*ure newsletter for 3 months leading up to the event

Benefits also include:

• Public recognition during the Opening Session at ESPA Annual Conference
• Logo and web address placement in Annual Conference program as an Allied Partner
• Social media recognition
• Much more!