Sponsorship Levels
Descriptions
Premium Sponsor
Investment (available)
- $2000 plus investment
Recognition
Pre-Event Marketing
- Prominent logo placement on the event website
- Web link to sponsor’s website
Conference Marketing
- Includes an opportunity to offer a public welcome
- Premier logo placement on all site banner signage, including on-screen promotion through show
- Premier logo placement in any printed conference and media materials, including full-colour program.
- Insert in delegate bag
- 2 complimentary delegate passes, including 2 banquet tickets
Platinum
Investment (available)
- $1500-$1999 investment
Recognition
Pre-Event Marketing
- Prominent logo placement on the event website
- Web link to sponsor’s website
Conference Marketing
- Premier logo placement on all site banner signage, including on-screen promotion through show
- Premier logo placement in any printed conference and media materials, including full-colour program.
- Insert in delegate bag
- 2 complimentary delegate passes, including 2 banquet tickets
Gold Sponsors
Investment
- $1000 – $1499 investment
Recognition
Pre-Event Marketing
- Logo placement on the event website
- Web link to sponsor’s website
Conference Marketing
- Logo placement on all site banner signage, including on-screen promotion through show
- Logo placement in printed conference and media materials, including full-colour program
- Insert in delegate bag
- 1 complimentary delegate pass, including 1 banquet ticket
Silver Sponsors
Investment
- $500-$999 investment
Recognition
Pre-Event Marketing
- Logo placement on the event website
- Web link to sponsor’s website
Conference Marketing
- Logo placement on all site banner signage, including on-screen promotion through show
- Logo placement in printed conference and media materials, including full-colour program
- Insert in delegate bag
Bronze Sponsors
Investment
- $499 or less investment
Recognition
Pre-Event Marketing
- Name placement on the event website
Conference Marketing
- Corporate name placement on all site banner signage, including on-screen promotion through show
- Corporate name placement in printed conference and media materials, including full-colour program
- Insert in delegate bag
Literature Distribution
Investment
- $100 investment
Recognition
- Literature placed in Sponsor rest area.
Additional – Key Event Sponsors
In addition to the previous sponsorships documented in this package, businesses and organizations also have the option of becoming a Key Event Sponsor. Sponsors will be recognized at the key event, and provided an opportunity to offer a welcome to guests and, if relevant, introduce the event’s special guest speaker(s). The various events are listed below along with sponsorship amounts:
Descriptions
Morning Coffee in Trade Show Area
Day 1 only
Investment (1 available)
- $250 investment ($500 for both days)
Recognition
Conference Marketing
- Company name displayed as sponsor in coffee area
- Company banner on display in coffee area during the specific event
- Company name in program agenda
- Literature displayed during event
Opening Keynote Speaker
Investment (1 available)
- $1000 plus investment
Recognition
Conference Marketing
- Company name displayed as sponsor
- Company banner on display during the specific event
- Opportunity to introduce speaker
- Literature displayed during event
- 1 complimentary delegate pass, including 1 banquet ticket
Nutrition Breaks
Day 1or Day 2
Investment (Includes 1 break)
- $500 investment ($1000 for both days)
Recognition
Conference Marketing
- Company name displayed as sponsor
- Company banner on display during the specific event
- Literature displayed during event
- 1 complimentary delegate pass, including 1 banquet ticket, when sponsoring both days
Lunch
Investment (2 available)
- $1000 investment for each
Recognition
Conference Marketing
- Company name displayed as sponsor
- Company banner on display during the specific event
- Literature displayed during event
- 1 complimentary delegate pass, including 1 banquet ticket
Banquet
Investment (1 available)
- $2000 + investment
Recognition
Conference Marketing
- Company name displayed exclusively as sponsor (except for those being recognized as donating to the banquet – food, drink, giveaways, etc.)
- Company banner on display during the specific event
- Company logo displayed on PowerPoint
- Advertising and/ or giveaways on tables
- 2 complimentary delegate passes, including 2 banquet tickets
Advertising in Program
Our Scotia Horticultural Congress Programis a full colour, professionally designed booklet containing our sponsors, trade show participants and contact information and our agenda, among other items. It can be a great promotional piece for your organization. Here are the choices for advertising:
Inside front: ½ page 7″w X 4.5″ h = $250
full page 7.5″w X 10″h = $500
Inside back: ½ page 7″w X 4.5″ h = $250
full page 7.5″w X 10″h = $500
Outside back: full page 7.5″w X 10″h = $900 (not available)
Program interior: ¼ page 3.5″w X 4.5″ h = $125
½ page 7″w X 4.5″ h = $250
full page 7.5″w X 10″h = $500
Scotia Horticultural Congress Website– for an additional $50 per ad, we can post your ad on our Scotia Horticultural Congress site and link it to your website or preferred landing page, considerably increasing its value.
Please Note: Ads are preferred in a jpg or png format, and need to be received by Friday, January 8, 2016 to be included in the program.
Trade Show
Our Trade Show sells quickly…yes, it is more than just a booth!
By booking a booth, you receive…
- Two full days of access to those involved in the vegetable, strawberry, raspberry, highbush blueberry and potato industries including producers, processors, distributors, researchers, government, and others from all over the Atlantic Region and beyond.
- Booth space with access to power and wireless internet, located on the same floor as the education sessions.
- Lunch & breaks held in the Trade Show area to offer steady traffic flow.
- Free registrations, lunch and coffee for two reps only.
Important: If requiring access for more than two reps i.e shift changes – those additional reps MUST be pre-registered with special advance permission from organizers, and they must sign in for their badges. If not working the booth, they are required to pay. Only two representatives can be signed in to work a booth at any given time.
- Acknowledgment of your participation, with your representative’s contact information, published in our program. Note: Banquet tickets must be ordered separately at $45 plus HST each.
About Your Display Space…
- To have your business name listed as a Trade Show participant in the Congress Program you must book your booth prior to January 8, 2016.
- Except for those who have pre-registered at Congress 2015, booths are booked on a first-come basis and placement of booths is at the discretion of the organizer. There are three choices of booths. The two larger sizes – 10′ x 4′ (display space with 6’ x 3’ table) and 8′ x 3′ table are limited. The third choice, recommended when possible, is 6’ x 3’.
- Breaks and lunch are served in the Trade Show area.
- Trade Show is open from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. on Monday, January 25, and 8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 26.
- Set-up is allowed between 6:00 p.m. Sunday, January 24 and before 9:00 a.m. Monday, January 25. Break-down of booths is allowed any time after 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 26 following the afternoon nutrition break.
- Cancellation policy: There is no refund of booth, registration or banquet ticket fees after January 8, 2016. If cancelling before January 9, you will be expected to pay 25% of your booth fee to cover administrative costs.
- Banquet tickets are pre-sold and normally not available at the door. Order before January 15, 2016 to ensure a place.
- For any special requirements, please contact Marlene Huntley at 902-678-9335 or email: info@horticulturens.ca
Remember – space is limited so book now!