PIUG 2007 Annual Conference

An International Conference for Patent Information Professionals

Boolean and Beyond:
Effective Patent Searching and IP Management

Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities

PIUG offers a variety of sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities designed to assist you in building your company’s brand and business with the four hundred patent information professionals expected to attend the PIUG 2007 annual meeting.

All sponsors and exhibitors will receive the following benefits: 

• Recognition as a Sponsor or Exhibitor on the PIUG 2007 Annual Conference web page, with company logo linked to company website
• Recognition as a Sponsor or Exhibitor in the PIUG 2007 Annual Conference meeting book distributed to all attendees at the meeting
• Announcement on the PIUG Discussion List
• Sponsorship/Exhibitor ribbons for all company registrants
• A five minute product review during plenary session, time to be determined by Program Committee

For information on signing up as a PIUG sponsor,
contact Cynthia Yang at 609-252-4033
or visit our Sponsorship Sign-Up Page.

Click the Link Above to View our Sponsorship Sign-Up Page

Tiered Sponsorship Opportunities

This meeting will employ a tiered sponsorship plan with four sponsorship/exhibitor levels. Choice of lunch and breakfast dates will be on a first-paid, first-served basis. Deadline to request workshops and program speaking opportunities is February 16, 2007. Deadline for submission of signed contract is April 6, 2007. Please see Checklist for Sponsors/Exhibits for more deadline information.

Additional benefits for sponsors, based on sponsorship levels, and for exhibitors are outlined below:

EMERALD - $20,000 donation 

• Sponsorship of a luncheon on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of the meeting
• Guaranteed 30 minute presentation during plenary session, to be approved by Planning and Program Committees
• Guaranteed availability of 3 hours for a non-competing Workshop or one 5 hour block for a Workshop that may compete with other workshops
• Meeting Attendee List, approximately 2 weeks prior to the meeting
• One informational sheet provided by sponsor and approved by the PIUG Planning Committee to be placed in the PIUG Meeting Bags
• One full page ad in PIUG 2007 Annual Conference Meeting Book
• Double the exhibit space including two six foot tables and four chairs
• Six free meeting registrations

SAPPHIRE - $10,000 donation 

• Sponsorship of a breakfast on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of the meeting, or the welcome reception Sunday night, or the speaker dinner Saturday night
• Guaranteed 15 minute presentation during plenary session, to be approved by Planning and Program Committees
• Option to hold a 2 hour Workshop, depending on space and time availability
• One full page ad in PIUG 2007 Annual Conference Meeting Book
• One exhibit space including one six foot table and two chairs
• Four free meeting registrations

AMETHYST - $5,000 donation

• Sponsorship of a break on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of the meeting, or the Sunday volunteer luncheon or, in lieu of the cash donation, publish the meeting books or provide the meeting bags
• Option to hold a 1 hour Workshop, depending on space and time availability
• One half-page ad in PIUG 2007 Annual Conference Meeting Book
• One exhibit space including one six foot table and two chairs
• Two free meeting registration

EXHIBITOR - $3000 donation

• One quarter-page ad in PIUG 2007 Annual Conference Meeting Book
• One exhibit space including one six foot table and two chairs
• One free meeting registration

Sponsorship/Exhibit Contract

Note: this contract must be signed by all sponsors/exhibitors.

Sponsorships are available on a first come, first served basis at the discretion of the Planning Committee. Sponsorship preferences will be considered and assigned in the order that applications are received. Receipt of your application will be confirmed via email. An invoice will be sent shortly thereafter for your review and execution and all payments will be due in full prior to the meeting per the terms of the agreement. Sponsorships are not considered secure until PIUG has received and confirmed acceptance of a signed, written agreement. Please also note that any special events, such as organized social events or training seminars during and around the conference days, must be formally pre-approved by the Planning Committee.

We encourage our sponsors and exhibitors to submit an abstract for presentation. Please note that the Program Committee reserves the right to consider abstract submissions from all sponsors and exhibitors based on their merits as technical talks. Please contact a member of the Program Committee if you have questions.

We hope you will decide to support the excellent technical programming of the PIUG, designed to provide new learning and networking opportunities for the patent information community. We look forward to hearing from you or your staff on or before April 6, 2007 on your positive decision to support the 2007 PIUG Conference at Costa Mesa, CA.

Please note that sponsors and exhibitors are prohibited from holding workshops and other events within 50 miles of the conference site during the conference week and the three days preceding and following the conference, unless agreed to in writing by the PIUG Planning Committee or formally agreed to in the sponsorship contract. Please see the sponsor/exhibitor contract for more details.

For information on signing up as a PIUG sponsor,
contact Cynthia Yang at 609-252-4033
or visit our Sponsorship Sign-Up Page.

Click the Link Above to View our Sponsorship Sign-Up Page

Further details about sponsoring and exhibiting can be found by visiting the Exhibits page.

For information on signing up as a PIUG sponsor, contact Cynthia Yang at 609-252-4033.

2007 PIUG Sponsorship Committee

Cynthia Yang, Chair
Luisa Balasta
Denise Fobare-Deponio
Ken Hoppe
Fred Morgan
Mike Mullican

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