Sponsorship Opportunities

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Generate excitement for your products and services and increase your long-term exposure by sponsoring an event at the International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Chicago 2009. Expected attendance is 1,500. The MPS invites you to maximize your organization’s visibility before, during and after the meeting through these sponsorship opportunities. You will receive approximately 10,000 impressions through on-site, online and print advertising promotion.

LEADERSHIP DONORS
$15,000 and Above
These premier donors provide leadership support and are considered partners in the success of the Symposium. They are accorded high-level recognition and visibility on a continuing basis, including:

• Special designation as a Leadership Sponsor in all sponsor recognition mechanisms, including meeting website, signage and printed media.
• Logo on the front page of the meeting website, plus logo on the sponsor page.
• Hyperlink from the meeting website to your website.
• Logo in a full-page advertisement in Optima, the MPS Newsletter, with a readership of 1,100.
• Logo and formal acknowledgment in a full-page tribute in the printed meeting program, distributed to all attendees (1,500).
• Prominent signage with logo at the sponsored event.
• Prominent placement in the sponsor recognition display, located in a high-traffic area at the meeting site.
• Acknowledgment of support for a specific high-visibility activity at the meeting, plus any special visibility related to the event.
• Complimentary meeting registration for three company personnel.

CORPORATE AND UNIVERSITY SPONSORS: GENERAL SUPPORT
Select from sponsorship opportunities at contribution levels below $15,000 to reach mathematical programming professionals at their premier triennial meeting. Sponsorship can be especially successful for companies new to the optimization market or those with new or improved products to introduce.

Sponsors receive the following recognition, in addition to any specific visibility that may be associated with their event:

• Logo on the front page of the meeting website, plus logo on the sponsor page.
• Hyperlink from the meeting website to your website.
• Logo in a full-page advertisement in Optima, the MPS Newsletter, with a readership of 1,100.
• Logo and formal acknowledgment in a full-page tribute in the printed meeting program, distributed to all attendees (1,500).
• Prominent signage with logo at the sponsored event.
• Acknowledgment in the sponsor recognition display, located in a high-traffic area at the meeting site.

SELECT FROM THESE OPPORTUNITIES:

Conference Banquet
$40,000 - Co-Sponsors Invited
Co-Sponsored by GAMS Development Corporation and IBM
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 7:30-9:30pm
Held this year at a truly spectacular venue, the Field Museum. The Conference Banquet is the largest and most popular social event of the Symposium, where attendees enjoy great food, networking with colleagues and all the fabulous exhibits of the Field Museum.
Recognition: Leadership benefits listed above, plus prominent signage at the event.

Welcome Reception and Awards Ceremony
$15,000 - Co-Sponsors Invited
Co-Sponsored by SAS
Sunday, Aug. 23, 5:00-8:00pm
The Welcome Reception is held on the first evening of the meeting in Orchestra Hall and brings together all participants at the beginning of the meeting. Great food and soft drinks are served. This select event also honors the winners of MPS most prestigious awards, including the Dantzig Prize, the Beale-Orchard-Hays Prize, the Tucker, Lagrange and the Fulkerson Prize. A high-level audience of about 400 MPS professionals attend. Musical entertainment provided.
Recognition: General sponsor benefits listed above, plus prominent signage at the ceremony, including your organization logo on the screen as people enter the room. Verbal acknowledgement from the ceremony MC.

Registration Bag
Sponsored by Microsoft Solver Foundation
Put your logo on the bag that every attendee receives, carries around during the meeting and takes home. It’s long-term visibility for your company and your affiliation with MPS professionals.
Recognition: Leadership benefits listed above, prominent signage at the registration area.

Audio Visual Technology Support
$15,000
Support this vital educational component of the Symposium. LCD projectors in all technical sessions enhance presentations on the latest developments in the field of operations research and related disciplines
Recognition: Leadership sponsor benefits listed above; prominent signage at the registration area.

Notebooks
Sponsored by ILOG, an IBM Company Every one of the 1,500 attendees will receive notebooks and pens that display your company logo. Recognition: General sponsor benefits listed above; prominent signage at the registration area.

Badge Holders
Sponsored by Mosek ApS
Every one of our 1,500 attendees will display your company logo on the canvas badge holder they wear all during the meeting. A perfect way to gain visibility for your company and also display your support of the Symposium.
Recognition: General sponsor benefits listed above, prominent signage at the registration area all week.

Refreshment Breaks
$1,000/session - Co-Sponsors Invited
Co-sponsored by Gurobi Optimization, The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, LINDO Systems, Inc., AMPL, OptiRisk Systems, Wirefly, and FICO
Be there and be recognized when attendees flock to the refreshment buffets for coffee.
Recognition: General sponsor benefits listed above, plus logo/signage at the sponsored break.

Other Opportunities
There are many other funding opportunities at this meeting. Please contact Michael Ferris, Sponsorship Chair, ferris@cs.wisc.edu, or Sandy Owens, INFORMS, (sandy.owens@informs.org).

Get the maximum exposure for your sponsorship support. Make your selection today and your company will be listed on the meeting website. 

Sponsorship Selection

International Symposium on Mathematical Programming, Chicago 2009 
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For more information, contact Sandy Owens: 800-343-0062 or 401-722-2595 ext. 203, fax 401-722-2951, sandy.owens@informs.org.
INFORMS, 12 Breakneck Hill Rd., #102, Lincoln, RI 02865.
 
Thank you for your support!