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Conference Sponsorship Opportunities

DiversityFIRST - $100,000

  • The official Title Sponsor for the 2008 Texas Diversity & Leadership Conference
  • Conference will be titled after your corporate name, i.e. AT&T’s Texas Diversity & Leadership Conference
  • Title Sponsor recognition  in all advertising (Corporate logo included in all ads)
  • An opportunity to introduce one of the keynote speakers (excluding the scholarship dinner keynote)
  • Participation in all VIP Events including having the opportunity to take pictures with all keynote speakers (Limited to ten  participants)
  • Three representatives from your organization have the opportunity to sit at the head-table for keynote events
  • Speaking Opportunity for one of your Executives during keynote events
  • Formal recognition plaque during initial general session
  • Organization’s logo/name on all conference event promotional materials and conference badges.
  • Recognition as Title Sponsor in official conference program (logo on front cover)
  • Free job posting for two years on the DiversityFirstjobs.com website
  • Organization’s marketing materials included in tote bags
  • Organization’s banners/signage prominently displayed. Will have the opportunity to display 6 banners throughout the conference area. (sponsor provide)
  • Full-page color advertisement (8.5X11) inside front cover of the official conference
    program (sponsor provide).  Full-page ad in all other programs distributed at the conference
  • Organization’s logo on diversity conference website linked to your
    homepage
  • Reserved seating for all major events
  • Double-sized exhibit booth in a premier location
  • Contact list of registered attendees
  • 22 full conference registrations including pre-conference events
  • Ten admissions to the legal diversity luncheon on May 16 (one reserved table)

DiversityLEADERSHIP - $75,000 (Limited to One)

  • Title Sponsor of the Scholarship Dinner on May 15th (Keynote Speaker, Former Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush);  An opportunity to introduce Jeb Bush during the dinner and receive formal recognition during the dinner.  Organization’s name on the event, ie. AT&T’s Scholarship Dinner
  • Recognition in all statewide advertisements
  • Organization’s logo/name on all conference event promotional
    materials including conference signage
  • Participation in all VIP Events including having the opportunity to take pictures with all keynote speakers (Limited to eight  participants)
  • Two representatives have the opportunity to sit at the head-table for all keynote events
  • Organization’s logo/name on official conference program (back cover)
  • Organization’s marketing materials included in tote bags
  • Organization’s banner/signage prominently displayed. Will have the opportunity to display 4 banners throughout the conference area (sponsor provide)
  • Free job posting for one year on the DiversityFirstjobs.com website
  • Full-page color advertisement (8.5X11) in all conference programs (sponsor
    provide)
  • Organization’s logo on diversity conference website linked to your
    homepage
  • Reserved seating for all major events
  • Contact list of registered attendees
  • Double-sized exhibit booth in a premier location
  • 20 full conference registrations including pre-conference events
  • Ten admissions to the legal diversity luncheon on May 16 (one reserved table)

DiversityCHAMPION - $50,000 (Limited to Three)

  • Select event/activity title sponsor (Corporate name on event/activity)
    -Any of the Pre-Conference Events
    -Registration
    -VIP Receptions
  • Recognition in statewide advertisements
  • Participation in all VIP Events including having the opportunity to take pictures with all keynote speakers (Limited to six  participants)
  • An opportunity to speak at your sponsored event
  • Formal recognition plaque during one of the keynote presentations
  • One representative has the opportunity to sit at the headtable during keynote events
  • Organization’s logo/name on all conference event promotional material
    including conference signage
  • Organization’s logo on official conference program (back cover)
  • Organization’s marketing materials included in tote bags
  • Free job posting for one year on the DiversityFirstjobs.com website
  • Organization’s banner/signage prominently displayed (sponsor provide)
  • Full-page color advertisement (8.5X11) in conference programs (sponsor
    provide)
  • Organization’s logo on diversity conference website linked to your
    homepage
  • Reserved seating for all major events
  • One exhibit booth in a premier location
  • 18 full conference registrations including pre-conference events
  • Ten admissions to the legal diversity luncheon on May 16 (one reserved table)

DiversityADVOCATE - $25,500

  • Recognition in all statewide advertisements
  • Participation in all VIP Events including having the opportunity to take pictures with all keynote speakers (Limited to four  participants)
  • Corporate name assigned to one of 5 Conference Tracks; Corporate
    logo on all signage affiliate with a specific Track
  • Formal recognition plaque at one of the keynote events
  • Organization’s logo/name on all conference event promotional material
    including conference signage
  • Organization’s logo/name on official conference program (back cover)
  • Organization’s marketing materials included in tote bags
  • Free job posting for one year on the DiversityFirstjobs.com website
  • Organization’s banner/signage prominently displayed (sponsor provide)
  • Full-page color advertisement (8.5X11) in official conference program (sponsor
    provide)
  • Organization’s logo on diversity conference website linked to your
    homepage
  • Reserved seating for all major events
  • One exhibit booth
  • 16 full conference registrations including pre-conference events
  • Ten admissions to the legal diversity luncheon on May 16 (one reserved table)

 DiversityCAMPAIGNER - $15,500

  • Formal recognition plaque at one of the  Keynote events
  • Participation in all VIP Events including having the opportunity to take pictures with all keynote speakers (Limited to 2  participants)
  • Half-page color advertisement in official conference program (sponsor
    provide)
  • Organization’s logo/name on all conference event promotional material
    including conference signage
  • Organization’s name on official conference program (back cover)
  • Organization’s marketing materials included in tote bags
  • Organization’s banner/signage displayed (sponsor provide)
  • Organization’s logo on diversity conference website linked to your
    homepage
  • One exhibit booth
  • 12 full conference registrations including pre-conference events
  • Does not include any seats for the legal diversity luncheon on May 16

DiversityPROMOTER - $10,500

  • Quarter-page color advertisement in conference program (sponsor
    provided)
  • Organization’s name on conference event promotional material (on site posters)
  • Organization’s name in official conference program
  • Organization’s logo on diversity conference website linked to your
    homepage
  • Organization’s marketing materials included in tote bags
  • One exhibit booth
  • 8 full conference registrations including pre-conference events
  • Does not include any seats for the legal diversity luncheon on May 16

DiversityGUARDIAN- $5,500

  • Organization’s name in official conference program as a sponsor
  • Organization’s logo on diversity conference website linked to your
    homepage
  • One exhibit booth
  • 4 full conference registrations (there is an additional registration for the pre-conference events if registrants plan to attend)
  • Does not include any seats for the legal diversity luncheon on May 16

DiversityPATRON- $2,500
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ONLY

  • Quarter-page color advertisement in official conference program (sponsor
    provided)
  • Organization’s name in official conference program
  • Organization’s logo on diversity conference website linked to your homepage
  • One exhibit booth
  • 3 full conference registrations
  • Does not include any seats for the legal diversity luncheon on May 16

*****All pre-conference events on May 14th will take place at the Jesse H. Jones School of Business at Rice University.
 
**Make all checks payable to the Diversity & Leadership Conference and mail to:

PO Box 3150
Universal City, Texas 78148

 To register to be a sponsor, please contact Dennis Kennedy at dennis.kennedy@texasdiversityconference.com