Organizations can increase their visibility within the UIDP community by sponsoring UIDP meetings, regional events, workshops and other educational programming.
A small and strategic set of sponsorships allows UIDP to produce quality programming and avoid over-commercialization of events. Sponsoring UIDP meetings and other events provides an opportunity to:
- Gain exposure to an audience of university and industry representatives
- Make strategic relationships in an environment conducive to networking
- Showcase your organization as an innovation leader
- Contribute in a meaningful and appropriate way to the event (depending on the type of event and/or level of sponsorship).
Below are our standard sponsorship benefits, but please contact us to discuss how we can best help you achieve your goals. UIDP has also developed virtual conferences and events with a range of sponsorship options to help you meet your goals. Click to see our virtual sponsorship options.
| Sponsorship Levels | Benefits |
|---|---|
| Presenting Co-Sponsor: $25,000 |
• Five event registrations • Pre-conference “Featured Sponsor” profile & executive interview on uidp.org • Opportunity to give opening OR closing remarks • Logo recognition in pre-event promotional materials, event signage and printed materials, including post-event report posted to uidp.org and sent via email to conference attendees • Presenting co-sponsor banners in the conference area • Recognition in event-related posts on website and social media • Exhibitor space (based on availability) • Opportunity to propose and present OR to curate and moderate a high-level panel (topic must be submitted 8 weeks in advance for UIDP approval) • Promotional item distributed to attendees (to be provided by sponsor) • Promotion in UIDP email newsletter • Right of first refusal for Presenting Co-Sponsorship slot for the next 12 months from event date |
| VIP: $20,000 |
• Logo recognition in pre-event promotional materials, event signage and printed materials • Recognition in event-related posts on website and social media • Exhibitor space (based on availability) • Opportunity to propose and present a session - topic must be submitted 8 weeks in advance of the conference and approved by UIDP • Promotional item distributed to attendees (to be provided by sponsor) • Promotion in UIDP email newsletter |
| Platinum: $15,000 |
• Logo recognition in pre-event promotional materials, event signage and printed materials • Recognition in event-related posts on website and social media • Opportunity to propose and present a session (topic must be submitted 8 weeks in advance of the conference and approved by UIDP) • Promotional item included in attendee bags (to be provided by the sponsor) • Exhibitor space (based on availability) • Promotion in UIDP email newsletter • Promotional video up to 1.5 minutes to be played at the event. Video must be submitted 4 weeks in advance of the conference and approved by UIDP |
| Gold $10,000 |
• Promotion in UIDP email newsletter • Opportunity to propose and present a session - (topic must be submitted 8 weeks in advance of the conference and approved by UIDP) |
| Silver: $7,500 |
• Logo recognition in pre-event promotional materials, event signage and printed materials • Recognition in event-related posts on website and social media • Promotion in UIDP email newsletter • Promotional item distributed to attendees (to be provided by sponsor) |
| Bronze: $5,000 |
• Logo recognition in pre-event promotional materials, event signage and printed materials |
| Patron: $3,500 |
• Name (not logo) recognition in event materials |
| Custom Packages |
Contact us at info@uidp.net |
Prefer to sponsor a webinar? Please see our webinar sponsorship options.
Sponsorship Payments
Event sponsors can pay their sponsorship investments by check, credit card and wire transfer.
Check
Please make checks payable to UIDP or University Industry Demonstration Partnership and mail them to the attention of:
Julie Chavis
Scott & Company
1441 Main Street, Suite 800
PO Box 8388
Columbia, SC 29202
If you have requested and received an invoice for the sponsorship payment, please include the UIDP invoice number in the note area of the check or in the correspondence accompanying the check.
Credit card
Contact info@uidp for a secure link to submit your sponsorship via credit card.
ACH/Wire Transfer
Please contact us at info@uidp.net for information needed to recognize your sponsorship payment.