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NAHRO Conferences provide an opportunity for housing and community development policy-makers and practitioners to network and learn how public, private, and nonprofit groups are overcoming the barriers caused by reduced federal funding and working to create affordable housing and build stronger communities.
More than 1,500 industry professionals will attend the National Conference & Exhibition in Nashville to take advantage of the wide mix of educational offerings focused on current and emerging issues, best practices, and challenges facing the industry; tour the industry's most comprehensive representation of products and services that manage the nation’s affordable housing stock under one roof; and expand their connections with exciting networking events.
Exhibiting companies have the exclusive opportunity to choose from any number of the following individual sponsorships to increase their exposure. Select one or several that match your marketing approach and budget. If you don’t see what you like, then contact the conference team at sponsorships@nahro.org or (202) 580-7211 to discuss your ideas on how to be part of this conference.
Regeneration Station
$10,000 (one opportunity available)
During the relaxation process, your company will be prominently featured. Exclusive benefits include:
• Logo recognition on massage therapists’ apparel
• Logo recognition on signage as attendees enter/exit the station
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium and PowerPoint loop during plenary sessions
Conference Attendee Bag
$8,000 (one opportunity available)
Do you want to ensure that your company's name gets in front of every conference attendee? Your logo, along with NAHRO 2012 National Conference & Exhibition branding will be imprinted on each bag that attendees receive as part of their conference credentials. Exclusive benefits include:
• Promotional insert of your choice (subject to NAHRO approval)
• Logo recognition on conference attendee bag
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium and PowerPoint loop during plenary sessions
Conference Learning Journal
$8,000 (one opportunity available)
Your company's name will be visible to attendees during the conference when taking notes and after the conference when reviewing notes. Your logo, along with NAHRO 2012 National Conference & Exhibition branding will be imprinted on each learning journal that attendees receive as part of their conference credentials. Exclusive benefits include:
• Promotional pocket flyer/insert of your choice (subject to NAHRO approval)
• Logo recognition in Learning Journal
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium and PowerPoint loop during plenary sessions
Hotel Key Cards
Be the last name attendees see as they leave their rooms for the conference and the first when they return to their rooms in the evening. Your logo, along with NAHRO 2012 National Conference & Exhibition branding will be imprinted on each keycard. Exclusive benefits include:
• Logo recognition on two-color keycard used at the three official conference hotels
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium and PowerPoint loop during plenary sessions
Opening Plenary Session
$7,500 (one opportunity available)
The official kick off of the NAHRO Conference typically attracts the majority of the attendees. Don’t miss this opportunity to get your name and logo in front of attendees at the beginning of the conference. Exclusive benefits include:
• Introduction of featured speaker
• VIP seating for two company representatives or special guests (registered attendees)
• Logo recognition in PowerPoint loop as attendees enter/exit the session
• Logo recognition on signage as attendees enter/exit the session
• Logo recognition on signage at book signing table, if applicable
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium
Closing Plenary Session
$7,500 (one opportunity available)
Make your company's logo the last one seen by conference attendees at ths year's Closing Plenary Session & Awards of Excellence Presentation. Exclusive benefits include:
• Introduction of featured speaker
• VIP seating for two company representatives or special guests (registered attendees)
• Logo recognition in PowerPoint loop as attendees enter/exit the session
• Logo recognition on signage as attendees enter/exit the session
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition on signage at book signing table, if applicable
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium
Evening Event
$5,000 (multiple opportunities available)
This event attracts the majority of the conference’s attendees and features themed food stations and interactive entertainment. Increase your organization’s visibility by co-sponsoring. Benefits include:
• Logo recognition on signage as attendees enter/exit the event
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition on each table
• Hospitality/drink tickets for your staff/guests (20 tickets)
• Logo recognition on napkins
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium and PowerPoint loop during plenary sessions
Mobile Playground
$3,000 (one opportunity available)
As sponsor of these bite-sized mobile driven sessions, you’ll help attendees learn about and develop more confidence with mobile technologies, as well as maximize their productivity. Exclusive benefits include:
• Logo recognition on signage at each session
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Recognition for your company from the podium/PowerPoint loop during plenary sessions
• Logo recognition on the conference Web page and in marketing materials
Housing & Community Development Tours
Reach beyond the conference walls and make your company visible to participants of these popular, always “sell-out” tours. Exclusive benefits include:
• Promotional insert of your choice (subject to NAHRO approval) for the snack bag that tour participants receive on the bus
• Logo recognition on signage in each bus
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium/PowerPoint loop during plenary sessions
Internet Café
Two cafés offering computers with Internet are set-up in high traffic areas, making your sponsorship not only visible to those using the computers, but also to heavy conference foot traffic. Choose the Café adjacent to registration, the Café adjacent to sessions, or both! Benefits include:
• Logo recognition on each monitor’s wallpaper and screensaver
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium and PowerPoint loop during plenary sessions
Hand Sanitizer Stations
$2,000 (one opportunity available)
Attendees will appreciate easy access to these protective products in and around the exhibit. Your company logo will be attached to each of the four stations.
• Logo recognition on signage adjacent to hand sanitizer stations
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium and PowerPoint loop during plenary sessions
Rise & Shine Yoga
$1,000 (one opportunity available)
Make an impression on attendees by ensuring that your brand is the first thing they see when getting their days started at the conference. Exclusive benefits include:
• Logo recognition on signage as attendees enter/exit the session
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium and PowerPoint loop during plenary sessions
Morning Zumba
$1,000 (one opportunity available)
Make an impression on attendees by ensuring that your brand is the first thing they see when getting their days started at the conference. Exclusive benefits include:
• Logo recognition on signage as attendees enter/exit the session
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium and PowerPoint loop during plenary sessions
"NAHRO Treasure Trek Passport"
$500 (ten opportunities available)
As a NAHRO Treasure Trek sponsor, conference attendees will be actively seeking you out. Attendees must stop by your booth to get their passport stamped in order to enter a drawing to win an iPad 3, Sony Playstation Kinect, Google Nexus 7, or the new iPod Touch. Worth playing for? You bet ... this sponsorship is a proven method of increasing your traffic! Space is limited to a maximum of 10 exhibitors so download the Treasure Trek Passport Form today and sign-up before the October 5 deadline. Benefits include:
• Company name and logo inclusion on the Treasure Trek Passport
• Logo recognition on signage as attendees enter/exit the exhibit hall
• Logo recognition on signage in registration area
• Logo recognition in Conference Program
• Logo recognition on conference Web page and in marketing materials
• Recognition for your company from the podium and PowerPoint loop during plenary sessions
THE 2012 NATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION IS SUPPORTED BY THE FOLLOWING YEAR-ROUND PARTNER:
 | Yardi Voyager™ PHA is a fully integrated, browser-based management system for the Public Housing industry. Yardi Voyager combines accounting, compliance, and management data into a single database, enabling comprehensive, real-time reporting. Staff can manage Housing Choice Vouchers, Public Housing, Project-Based Affordable Housing, Tax Credit, HOME, and Rural Development units, and track many state and locally subsidized programs, with maximum efficiency. |
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADDITIONAL EXPOSURE
Advertising
Advertise in the Journal of Housing and Community Development (JoHCD) conference Issue. The JoHCD is the industry’s premiere magazine. It is read by more than 50,000 housing and community development industry professionals, whose annual purchases exceed more than $2 billion a year. For additional information on advertising opportunities, please contact the Townsend Group at (301) 215-6710.
Partnerships
To provide our supplier community with opportunities to align with NAHRO through customized marketing platforms, bundled packages are available to help build and maintain year-round relationships with our members and the housing and community development industry across the nation. For more information, contact Sylvia Gimenez at sgimenez@nahro.org or (202) 580-7224.
