Conference Sponsorship

TCS 22 Sponsor Benefits

Discover Solutions

The Coastal Society's biennial conference is one of the longest-running series of coastal conferences in the US, providing a forum for interdisciplinary education and discussion on coastal issues. Speakers debate issues in plenary sessions, creating an awareness of needs among coastal resource users and offering opportunities for innovative solutions to problems. In concurrent sessions, coastal and ocean professionals share cutting edge research and strategies, sparking new ideas. TCS 22 is the place to listen, discuss, ask questions and apply this knowledge to the future of the coasts. As a sponsor, you can attend and participate in the discovery.

Connect with Coastal Professionals

Approximately 400 participants are expected to attend the 2010 conference including policy and decision-makers, state and federal coastal and ocean resource managers, local planners, academics from a variety of disciplines, business and industry personnel, teachers, graduate students, coastal engineers and consultants. Coastal connections, transcending geographic boundaries and disciplines, are made at TCS conferences and kept long after, enriching coastal resource management. Make your connections with colleagues and clients even stronger by attending as a conference sponsor.

Promote Your Organization's Role in Coastal Issues

The Coastal Society works with sponsors interested in coastal issues and are committed to addressing those issues by fostering dialogue, forging partnerships and promoting communication and education. TCS prides itself on ensuring that conference sponsors receive highly visible recognition for their support that helps make a TCS conference a success. Bring your organization to the center of the dialogue and communicate your expertise to conference participants.

Sponsor Interaction

Sponsors have ample opportunity to mingle informally with conference attendees at educational sessions, lunches and receptions. TCS Board of Directors helps make connections to those individuals most relevant to your work. Highly visible formal recognition is given to sponsors in all conference materials including the registration packet, final program conference proceedings, and during individually sponsored events. Lists of sponsors are displayed during the conference. Sponsors of $10,000 and above receive highest visibility exhibit spaces.

Sponsorship Options

The caliber of these stimulating conferences cannot be produced without conference sponsorships. Unrestricted funds as charitable donations to TCS as a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization have the greatest benefit to both The Coastal Society and the sponsor. However, if corporate or government agency giving restrictions apply, sponsorships will be acknowledged as support for the conference within the range of permissible activities. For the types of conference activities and their associated costs, please consider our Sponsorship Opportunities.

General Sponsorship Opportunities

Lead Conference Sponsor: $25,000

Lead Conference Sponsors enjoy the most prominent acknowledgement at TCS 22 and will be exclusively identified to conference attendees. Sponsorship at this level brings with it an opportunity to address conference attendees along with three complimentary registrations and an exhibit space. Lead Conference Sponsors also have the opportunity to follow up with conference attendees post-conference through an email to TCS Members or an article in the TCS Bulletin.

Conference Sponsor: $10,000

Conference Sponsors receive two complimentary registrations and an exhibit space. Exhibit space offers the opportunity to meet conference attendees during breaks in the exhibit hall where all session breaks will be held.

Exhibit Sponsors: $5,000

Exhibit sponsors are provided with the opportunity to meet conference attendees through an exhibit space in the exhibit hall where all session breaks will be held and one complimentary registration.

Conference Contributor: $2,500

Sponsorship at this level includes one complimentary registration.

Conference Supporter: $1,000 +

Conference supporters play a vital role in making the conference work!

Specific Sponsorship Opportunities

Material Sponsor of Conference Program/Abstract Book and CD: $20,000

The Material Sponsor of the conference program publications (including TCS 22 Program, Abstract Book and CD) will be exclusively identified to conference attendees. Sponsorship at this level brings with it an opportunity to briefly address conference attendees during a Plenary Session, two complimentary registrations and an exhibit space.

Sunday Evening Welcome Reception: $7,500

The primary sponsor of the Sunday Evening Welcome Reception will be exclusively identified to conference attendees. Sponsorship at this level brings with it an opportunity to briefly address the conference attendees during the Reception, one complimentary registration and an exhibit space.

Tuesday Evening Reception: $15,000

The primary sponsor of the Tuesday Evening Reception held off site will be exclusively identified to conference attendees. Sponsorship at this level brings with it an opportunity to briefly address conference attendees during the Reception, one complimentary registration and an exhibit space.

Lunch Session: $10,000

The Monday Lunch is a sit-down meal for all registered conference attendees. The primary sponsor of the Monday Lunch will be exclusively identified to conference attendees. Sponsorship at this level brings with it an opportunity to briefly address conference attendees during the meal, one complimentary registrations and an exhibit space.

Awards Lunch: $10,000

The TCS Awards Lunch is a sit-down meal for registered conference attendees. The lunch is also the forum for the presentation of awards given to selected student paper and poster presenters as well as TCS honorees. The primary sponsor of the Awards Lunch will be exclusively identified to conference attendees. Sponsorship at this level brings with it an opportunity to briefly address conference attendees during the meal, one complimentary registration and an exhibit space.

Plenary Sessions (two): $10,000

Plenary sessions host keynote speakers and panels of experts to discuss focused coastal issues and offer an opportunity for a session of questions and answers and an overall introduction and conclusion to the conference. Sponsorship at this level includes an opportunity to briefly address the conference attendees during the Session, one complimentary registrations and an exhibit space.

Monday Evening Poster Session and Reception: $7,500

The primary sponsor of the Monday Evening Poster Session and Reception will be exclusively identified to conference attendees at the Poster Session. Sponsorship at this level brings with it an opportunity to serve as a judge for poster presentation awards, briefly address conference attendees during the Session, one complimentary registration and an exhibit space.

Session Break Sponsors (five): $7,500

Session breaks offer conference participants a chance to mingle and munch between plenary and concurrent sessions and to learn more about TCS and Conference Sponsors. Sponsorship at this level includes one complimentary registration and an exhibit space during the conference.

Field Trip Transportation: $1,000

Field trips are an important part of the TCS Conference experience. Sponsors of field trip transportation will be recognized to the field trip attendees and will receive one complimentary field trip ticket.

Student Travel Scholarship Fund Donor (ten): $1,000

Students are vital members of The Coastal Society and bring energy and innovative ideas to the conference. Because their travel funds usually come out of their own pockets, the Travel Scholarship Fund was set up to offset students' costs in attending the conference. Sponsors will be recognized at the Awards Luncheon, along with the students who were awarded travel funds.

Workshop: $1,000/$500 - SOLD OUT

Workshops provide valuable pre-conference opportunities for participants and are a great opportunity for training and discussion. Workshop slots are limited and are available at $500 for a half-day slot (3.5 hours) and $1,000 for a full-day slot (7 hours). A separate registration fee for participants is generally required to cover food and beverage costs and/or audio-visual needs, or the sponsor may elect to pay for that expense. Workshop sponsors are noted on the pre-conference page of the Program and will receive two complimentary tickets to the Sunday Evening Welcome Reception.

*Exhibit space is limited and is issued to sponsors at the $5,000+ level on a first-come, first-served basis. In addition to sponsorship opportunities outlined above, all sponsors and supporters are listed in conference materials.