Corporate Sponsorship Program 2008 -2009

 

2008 Marketing Opportunities now available!

 

Your participation in the UPA Corporate Sponsorship Program tells the world that you are committed to creating usable products. It also communicates to your industry, your customers, and potential employees your support of usability and user-centered design.

By becoming a UPA sponsor, you will more easily recruit top usability professionals and further develop your employees through their involvement in the UPA. Your company will be more visible with your corporate logo and name on the UPA web site and on UPA conference materials. Your company’s name will reach more than 2700 active UPA members and thousands of others interested in usability, as well tens of thousands of visitors to the UPA web site.

Download the UPA 2008 Marketing Kit!

Package Plan Sponsors Choose... Know your company will benefit from supporting those who promote and advance the development of usable products and services? Become a 2008 Gold, Silver or Bronze sponsor. Your sponsorship dollars will go toward supporting UPA membership and activities all year long.   GOLD Sponsors - $10,000 Benefits: Large logo on both the UPA and UPA 2008 Conference websites Three (3) complimentary conference registrations (+) Exclusive sponsorship of one of the following: (available on first come- first served basis) (4) Full page, full color User Experience Ads 2008 Job Bank 2008 Journal of Usability Studies (JUS) SILVER Sponsors - $5,000 Benefits: Medium logo on both the UPA and UPA 2008 Conference websites One (1) complimentary conference registration (+) Exclusive sponsorship of one of the following: (available on first come- first served basis) (2) Full page, full color User Experience Ads 2008 UPA Voice, bi-monthly online magazine 2008 Consultant’s Directory BRONZE Sponsors - $1,500 Benefits: Small logo on both the UPA and UPA 2008 Conference websites One (1) UPA membership (2008-2009) One (1) UPA consultant’s directory listing

A La Carte Sponsors Choose... Choose the individual items you want to sponsor. If your total contribution is at least $1,500, you'll also get your logo on the UPA and UPA Conference 2008 websites. Conference items: Welcome Reception sponsor - $10,000 Registration bags - SOLD Polycarbonate water bottle - $5,000 Session Notepad w/pen - SOLD Highlighter Pen - SOLD Attendee Lanyards - SOLD All conference a la carte items World Usability Day (WUD) items: 2008 Opportunities Click here! User Experience Magazine advertising: All User Experience Magazine items Your Company Logo   When total is You also get $10,000+ Large logo on both the UPA and UPA 2008 Conference websites $5,000+ Medium logo on both the UPA and UPA 2008 Conference websites $1,500+ Small logo on both the UPA and UPA 2008 Conference websites

 

 

Questions and Answers

How long will my sponsorship last?
Corporate sponsorships run from April 1 2008 to March 31 2009.

How do I ensure my organization receives the exclusive benefit that we chose?
The UPA will hold an exclusive benefit for a sponsor for 30 calendar days from the time we receive the commitment form. Sponsorship funds must be received within this period. If sponsorship funds are not received within 30 days of receipt of the sponsorship form, the benefit will be made available to other sponsors on a first-pay-first-served basis.

Can you link my company’s logo to a page on my site?
Yes. Online corporate logos can be linked to your home page or a landing page of your choice (upon request).

Where will my company’s name and logo appear at the UPA 2008 conference?
Logos will appear on conference materials and on banners and signs recognizing corporate sponsors.

The sponsorship plans mention that certain exclusive benefits will be “paid for by sponsor.” What does this mean?
Several of the exclusive benefits we offer sponsors – conference bag gift, and conference bag literature inserts – entail production costs. UPA is providing interested sponsors with the ability to sponsor these high-visibility items, provided that the sponsor bears the costs of production.

What about the ads in User Experience? Who designs them? Who pays for the blow-in ad?
Sponsors will be responsible for providing full-page and blow-in ad designs. UPA will bear the cost of reproducing the blow-in ad.

 

Dates and Deadlines

Sponsorship form and logo must be received by the UPA office by April 15, 2008 for the sponsor logo to be included in the UPA 2008 Conference materials.

1. Download the sponsorship form and email or fax it to the UPA office.

UPA 2008-2009 Corporate Sponsorship Form

2. Send your logo to the office to use in sponsorship materials

• Please e-mail a copy of the corporate logo as a JPG, GIF or TIF file to UPA at office@usabilityprofessionals.org
• A file extension must be included. For large logos, GIF and JPEG files should be no larger than 250 by 100 pixels and TIFF files should be 300 dpi. Please use a white background and do not include animations.
• Additionally, please mail an 8 inch x 10 inch hard copy of the corporate logo to the UPA office.
  

Questions?

If you need more information or have questions, please contact

Director of Vendor Relations

Nicole A. Tafoya

UPA Headquarters
Phone: +1-630-980-4997  (Monday- Friday 8am - 5pm CT)
Fax: +1-630-351-8490
Email: office@usabilityprofessionals.org