CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

Question: What is the Key to a Successful Marketing Campaign?
Answer: Reaching Over 1,500 Collegiate Conference and Events Professionals.

Question: How Do I Reach These Professionals?
Answer: ACCED-I Corporate Membership, Exhibit/Sponsorship at the ACCED-I Annual Conference, and Advertise in the Association's electronic newsletter, Connections.

ACCED-I Members Have Purchasing Power!
 During the year, ACCED-I members will . . .

  • Plan or deliver over 100,000* meetings and events at their institutions or off-site at commercial properties.
  • Provide nametags, meeting materials, amenities, and comfortable, practical furnishings for over 3.5 million* participants.
  • Book 14 million* bednights.
  • Spend over $10 million* on products and services from outside vendors.
  • Spend over $200 million* on food services.
  • Utilize meeting/scheduling software and audio visual equipment every hour of their meeting day.
  • Purchase marketing and advertising products (including t-shirts, bags, mugs, and other specialty items) and services for their conference/events operations.

*Figures based upon the ACCED-I 1996 Economic Impact Study

Corporate Membership

What's in it for You?  
  • Corporate listing in the ACCED-I on-line Membership Directory
  • A link on the ACCED-I website
  • Access to the ACCED-I mailing list
  • Corporate member profile in one edition of the ACCED-I newsletter, Connections.
  • Special Annual Conference benefits including discount on exhibit space, savings on Annual Conference participant registration, a listing of conference participants, eligibility to participate as a presenter and acknowledgement as a Corporate Member.
  • Opportunities to sponsor speakers and special programs at the Association's Annual Conference and Regional Meetings
  • ACCED-I LISTSERV subscription to the members-only electronic discussion forum
  • Complimentary subscription to ACCED-I Connections, the official electronic newsletter of ACCED-I
  • Receive the ACCED-Eye - an electronic publication from the Environmental Scanning Program that tracks emerging trends that helps members be prepared for tomorrow's business opportunities and changes.
  • Unlimited access to material in the Resource Center Library
  • One voting member and the opportunity to run for leadership positions within the Association

Advertising

Exhibiting/Sponsorship Opportunities at Annual Conference and Exposition
Over 500 collegiate conference and events professionals are expected to attend the 29th Annual Conference and Exposition in Boston, MA on March 22 - 25, 2009. You can reach these participants by exhibiting at the conference or sponsoring segments of the conference. For further information contact Monica Nesbit Schultz at (970)491-4612 or monica.schultz@colostate.edu.

For more information, contact:

Monica Nesbit Schultz
Membership, Marketing and Sales Manager
ACCED-International
Colorado State University
8037 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins  CO  80523-8037
(970)491-4612 / Fax: (970)491-0667
monica.schultz@colostate.edu