Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities UKCISA’s 50th Anniversary Conference John McIntyre Conference Centre Edinburgh, 27-29 June 2018 The UKCISA conference in 2018 will not only be the annual opportunity for over 400 professional staff who work most closely with international students to discuss and debate sector policy, current challenges and good practice: but also a particularly special event to celebrate UKCISA’s 50th Anniversary, 50 years of successfully welcoming international students to the UK and ways of continuing to do so successfully in the future.
Sponsorship (cont’d) Exclusive Sponsor of 50th Anniversary Opening Reception £3,000 (+VAT)
Exclusive sponsor of 50th Anniversary Dinner £5,000 (+VAT)
§§ Acknowledgement at Reception and opportunity to speak §§ Four additional invitations for company representatives or guests §§ Opportunity to display own banners at venue §§ Logo and acknowledgement on Reception invitations/tickets §§ Logo and brief company description on relevant website and conference programme page
§§ Acknowledgement at Dinner and opportunity to speak §§ Four additional invitations for company representatives or guests §§ Opportunity to display own banners at venue §§ Logo and company details on back page of menu §§ Logo and acknowledgement on Dinner invitations/ tickets §§ Logo and brief company description on relevant website and conference programme page
It provides an ideal opportunity for all those who provide services to students or the sector to promote their brands, products and services. Outline details are available on ukcisa.org.uk/conference2018, with a full programme to be published in April. In addition to over 50 parallel sessions there will also be an Anniversary Opening Reception in the grand Playfair Library (on Wednesday evening), a 50th Anniversary Dinner in the Assembly Rooms (on Thursday evening) and numbers of special visitors and keynote speakers including: §§ John Swinney MSP, The Deputy First Minister of Scotland §§ Prof Koen Lamberts, President and Vice Chancellor of the University of York (and Chair of UKCISA’s Board of Trustees) §§ Dr Esther Brimmer, Chief Executive of NAFSA (the 9,000 member membership organisation in the United States) §§ Sir Ciaran Devane, Chief Executive of the British Council (with its offices in over 100 countries overseas) §§ Senior officials from the Home Office, FCO and other government departments and agencies.
Sponsorship The Scottish Government is very kindly supporting the conference in general but the following sponsorship packages and exhibition opportunities are also available.
Core Gold Sponsors £5,000 (+VAT) - 2 max
Core Supporting Sponsors £2,000 (+VAT) - 4 max
§§ Acknowledgement in Opening Plenary §§ Logo on conference pop-up display panels, conference bags and core conference slides §§ Prominent branding (and link) on main page of website §§ Half page advert or feature in conference programme §§ Three free delegate places for all plenary sessions, Opening Reception and Dinner §§ Insert in conference bags §§ Free exhibition stand, listing on and access to the conference app
§§ Sub branding (and link) on main page of website §§ Quarter page advert or feature in conference programme §§ Two free delegate places for all plenary sessions, Opening Reception and Dinner §§ Insert in conference bags §§ Half price exhibition stand, listing on and access to the conference app
Sponsor for Lanyards £3,000 (+VAT) supplied by (or at cost to) sponsor §§ Your own exclusive branded lanyards distributed to and worn by all delegates throughout the conference
Exhibition £1,000 (+VAT) Included for Gold Sponsors. Supporting Sponsors: 50% discount The exhibition will be open from 11:00 on Wednesday 27 June until after lunch on Friday 29 June in an area close to all conference rooms where coffee and tea will be served to delegates during breaks. Each stand will be supplied with a table, two chairs, free wifi and power can also be supplied if requested. No shell scheme is provided although exhibitors can bring their own display materials. §§ §§ §§ §§ §§ §§
2m square space for the duration of the conference Listing on and access to conference app Listing (with brief company details) on relevant pages of conference website Listing (with brief company details) in conference programme Complimentary lunch, refreshments and entry to all plenary sessions One ticket for each company representative for evening Reception and Dinner For any additional tickets or requirements, please contact In Conference for details and costs
Contact To arrange sponsorship or to book an exhibition space please contact In Conference Ltd, Unit 1, Q Court, Quality Street, Edinburgh, EH4 5BP Tel: +44 (0) 131 336 4203 Email: ukcisa@in-conference.org.uk www.in-conference.org.uk Please aim to confirm by mid April so that full company details can start to be featured on our website with the full conference programme – but no later than Friday 1 June.