PLATINUMTuesday Opening Plenary: Elevate your status through this keynote event. Sponsor meets the speaker in theVIP Room, sits on the stage, welcomes the audience, and places promotional materials on ballroom seats.

Opening Reception: The excitement starts here as 7,500-plus international colleagues and first-timers are sweptinto the week’s activities. Sponsor is welcome to say a few words to the audience.

Plenary Addresses (Wednesday and Friday): Each a prestigious sponsorship! Sponsor meets the speaker in theVIP Room, sits on the stage, welcomes the audience, and places promotional materials on ballroom seats.

Conference Symposium on Leadership: Connect with influential senior leaders and key decisionmakers ininternational education at this preconference event.

Conference Connection: Located in two high-traffic areas—near Registration and in the Expo Hall—each computerstation opens to your home page. Conference Connection is used thousands of times during the week by attendees tocheck e-mail and network with colleagues.

Monday Night Networking: An opportunity for both seasoned participants and conference newcomers to network withtheir peers, and for your name to get out to attendees before the conference officially opens on Tuesday!

Tote Bag: Your logo, imprinted prominently on one side of this popular bag, will be seen from the conference floor to thehost city streets, airports, and back at the home office or campus.

Name Badge Holder: Prominently display your logo above every attendee’s name—seen all day, at every conference event.

Conference Water Bottle: Your logo will travel everywhere in the convention center and on the streets as attendees refillthese bottles to use all week and after the conference. Help NAFSA go GREEN!

GOLDConference Information/Hospitality Center: Display your name and promotional materials at the Conference Information/Hospitality Center, centrally located in the convention center and open Saturday through Friday. Attendees stop herefrequently during the week.

Conference Folder:Your logowill be inside the folder distributed to all registrants and your full-page, four-color ad on the back cover.

Post-it Flag Dispenser: Attendees will love the convenience of marking specific sessions and events in their program with thesesmall post-its, carried in a small dispenser branded with your logo.

SILVERMonday Night Networking: Sponsor one of the five Networking Receptions.

Career Center:A very popular destination, numerous attendees visit the Career Center to network and advance their careers. Sponsor canplace promotional materials here.

Knowledge Community Networking Areas (five available): Target your key audience by sponsoring a specific networking area. Sponsorcan place promotional materials here.

New Century Circle Breakfast: Reach key decisionmakers at this by-invitation-only event. Sponsor may speak briefly and distributepromotional materials.

BRONZEMember Giving Raffle Prizes:Donate raffle prizes* valued at $1,000 ormore and be recognized in conferencematerials and at the NAFSACommons.

Annual Member Giving Pin: Have your company’s name and logo engraved on the back of this collectible item.

Member Giving Raffle Tickets: Display your company’s name and logo on raffle tickets.

Friends of the Conference: Contribute cash donations for general conference support and gain a listing as a conference supporter.

*Airplane tickets, gift certificates, hotel and resort stays, artwork, and coupons for services are examples of previous raffle prize donations. In-kind contributions arewelcome. Donations support professional development activities of the association. Raffle drawings will be held in public venues at the conference. For furtherinformation on member giving raffle donations, contact Gail Hochhauser, at 1.202.737.3699, ext. 2523 or e-mail gailh@nafsa.org.

NAFSA Global Partners receive a 15

percent discount on sponsorship

prices. Multiple organizations may

cosponsor most of the items.

Deadline for recognition in the

Registration Brochure and the

Conference Program is January

8, 2010. Deadline for recogni-

tion in the Conference Pro-

gram only is February 5,

2010.

For more informationon customizedsponsorshippackages, contactJoanne Kuriyan,at 1.202.737.3699,ext. 2541, or e-mailjoannek@nafsa.org.

DISCOUNTS ANDDEADLINES

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Maximize your organization’s exposure in print,

online, and on site with sponsorship opportunities

at the world’s largest and most comprehensive

international education event—the NAFSA 2010

Annual Conference & Expo—in Kansas City,

Missouri, the crossroads of America.

The NAFSA 2010 Annual Conference delivers

more distribution channels than any

other international education event.

Build your brandmuscle. Let this power-

ful audience of more than 7,500 deci-

sionmakers,who represent thousands of

colleges and universities and serve nearly 2 million

students worldwide, know exactly how to find you.

Review the different levels of sponsor-

ship opportunities NAFSA has to offer—

before, during, and after the 2010

Annual Conference&Expo.Most oppor-

tunities are available on a first-come, first-served

basis. Secure your sponsorship nowandwatch your

visibility grow!

Choose Your Sponsorships Today!

Kansas City photos courtesy of Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association.

BUILD YOUR BRAND ON THECHANGING LANDSCAPE OFGLOBAL HIGHER EDUCATION

SPECIAL UNDERWRITINGOPPORTUNITIESAVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

NAFSA offers innovative continuing educa-tion and career development opportunitiesthroughout the year. Underwriting these serv-ices affords your organization year-roundexposure and recognition to key internationaleducation stakeholders—your customers. It isalso a great way to link your name to NAFSA’score mission of professional development.Naming opportunities are available as well.

NAFSA welcomes sponsors who supportinternational education and value buildingunderstanding and respect among differentpeoples.

A sample of available programs andprojects:

The Academy for International Education—a national mentoring program that linksseasoned professionals with those new tothe field.

Internationalizing the Campus: Profiles ofSuccess at Colleges and Universities—thefield’s authoritative annual report on interna-tionalization at U.S. colleges and universities.

Print and Web-Based Publications—pub-lished by NAFSA on topics of immediate con-cern to professionals, students, and families.

Webinars—planned throughout the year oncurrent topics of interest to every level andsegment of NAFSA’s membership.

A unique opportunity for sponsors to be fea-tured with international education leaders:

The Washington Symposium—a two-day in-vitational event for senior-level educators andnational leaders, designed to stimulate discus-sion on issues affecting internationalization.

Underwriting of any of these projects beginsat $10,000. Joint funding is possible for mostprojects. To become an underwriter or for acomplete listing of available opportunities,contact Gail Hochhauser, at 1.202.737-3699,ext. 2523, or e-mail gailh@nafsa.org.

OPTIONS

PLENARY SPEAKER Opening Plenary (Tuesday)SPONSORSHIPS Plenary Address (Wednesday)

BEGIN AT Plenary Address (Friday)$35,000 EACH*

$65,000 Conference Tote Bag$40,000 Conference Connection*$35,000 Opening Reception

$35,000 Name Badge Holder$25,000 Conference Water Bottle$15,000 Monday Night Networking

(All five Knowledge Community Receptions)

$15,000 Conference Symposium

*For details contact, Joanne Kuriyan, at 1.202.737.3699, ext. 2541.

PLATINUM $15,000+GENERAL BENEFITS

Two (2) conference registrationsListing with logo in Registration Brochure andConference Program

50% discount on Conference Program adsOn-site signageTote bag insertConference attendee mailing list andTwo (2) invitations to VIP Reception

Two (2) tickets to the Friday Plenary Luncheonwith VIP seating

Listing on NAFSA’s conference Web site with a linkto your Web site

Additional benefits may be provided for higher priced items.

OPTIONS

$5,000 Career CenterMonday Night Networking(for one Knowledge Community Reception)**

$4,000 New Century Circle Breakfast$3,000 Knowledge Communities

Networking Areas

OPTIONS

$1,000+ Member Giving Raffle Prizes(cash and in-kind)

$1,500 Annual Member Giving PinMember Giving Raffle Tickets

$300–$2,499 Friends of the Conference

OPTIONS

$12,000 Post-It Flag Dispenser$8,000 Conference Information/

Hospitality Center$7,000 Conference Folder

GOLD $12,000-$7,000

SILVER $5,000-$3,000

BRONZE $2,500-$300

GENERAL BENEFITS

One (1) conference registrationListing with logo in Registration Brochure andConference Program

On-site signage50% discount on conference attendee mailing listOne (1) invitation to VIP ReceptionOne (1) ticket to the Friday Plenary Luncheon withVIP seating

Listing on NAFSA’s conference Web site with a linkto your Web site

GENERAL BENEFITS

Listing with logo in Registration Brochure andConference Program

On-site signage25% discount on attendee mailing listOne (1) ticket to the Friday Plenary Luncheonwith VIP Seating

Listing on the NAFSA conference Web site

GENERAL BENEFITS

Listing in Registration Brochure andConference Program

On-site signage

SPONSOR INFORMATION Please print legibly or type.

CONTACT NAME

TITLE

ORGANIZATION

ADDRESS

CITY/STATE/ZIP/POSTAL CODE/COUNTRY

TELEPHONE FAX

E-MAIL

METHOD OF PAYMENT

�� Check Enclosed (Payable to NAFSA drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. funds.)

�� American Express �� MasterCard �� VISA

NAME AS IT APPEARS ON CARD

CARD NUMBER EXPIRATION DATE

AUTHORIZED AMOUNT IN USD

AUTHORIZED SIGNATURE

Please remit payment to: NAFSA

Conference Sponsorships

P.O. Box 79159

Baltimore, MD 21279-0159

For wire transfer details, please contact oa@nafsa.org. This form with credit card payment can be faxed to 1.202.737.3657.Please do not mail contracts with credit card payment that have been sent via fax. Deadline for recognition in the Registra-tion Brochure and the Conference Program: January 8, 2010. Deadline for recognition in the Conference Program only: Feb-ruary 5, 2010.

PAYMENT: A 50% deposit must accompany this application/contract no later than January 8, 2010. All balances are due nolater than February 5, 2010. Failure to pay remaining balance will subject the sponsorship to cancellation, and NAFSA will retain the deposit.

NAFSA RIGHT OF REFUSAL OF EXHIBITORS, SPONSORS, OR GLOBAL PARTNERS: NAFSA reserves the right to refuse to rentexhibit space to any applicant whose product or service is not consistent with NAFSA’s charitable and educational missionand/or is deemed to be contrary to the best interests of international education. Similarly, NAFSA reserves the right to rejecta potential sponsor or Global Partner for any reason including, but not limited to, a mission that is not consistent with NAFSA’smission or business practices. NAFSA reserves the right to accept only sponsors or Global Partners of its choosing.

Disavowal of Endorsement:Disavowal of Endorsement: NAFSA’s acceptance of a contract with a potential exhibitor, sponsor, or Global Partner is not,and should not be construed as an endorsement by NAFSA of the exhibitor, sponsor, or Global Partner, or of its programs, products, or services.

View a complete statement on NAFSA’s conference business practices at www.nafsa.org/businesspractices.

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Please check the item(s) or event(s)your organization/corporationis interested in sponsoring.

PLATINUM

Plenary Speaker Sponsorships begin at $35,000 each*

�� Opening Plenary __________

�� Wednesday Plenary __________

�� Friday Plenary __________

�� Conference Tote Bag $65,000

�� Conference Connection $40,000

�� Opening Reception $35,000

�� Name Badge Holder $35,000

�� Conference Water Bottle $25,000

�� Monday Night Networking $15,000

�� Conference Symposium $15,000

*For details contact, Joanne Kuriyan at1.202.737.3699, ext. 2541.

GOLD

�� Post-it Flag Dispenser $12,000

�� Conference Information/ $8,000

Hospitality Center

�� Conference Folder $7,000

SILVER

�� Monday Night Networking** $5,000

�� Career Center $5,000

�� New Century Circle Breakfast $4,000

�� Knowledge Community Networking Area $3,000

**Sponsor all five networking receptionsfor $15,000 and receive

Platinum Sponsor benefits.

BRONZE

�� Annual Member Giving Pin $1,500

�� Member Giving Raffle Tickets $1,000

�� Member Giving Raffle Prizes $_____

�� Friends of the Conference $_____

NAFSA Global Partners receive a 15% discount on sponsorship prices.

Aramco Services Company*

AMIDEAST

Augsburg College’s Center for Global Education

Banque Transatlantique

CEA*

CIEE*

DeVry University

Dubai International Academic City

Education Ireland

ETS*

Government of Quebec

Hobsons*

HTH Worldwide*

IELTS International*

King Abdullah University of Science and

Technology (KAUST)

Markham International Education Center

The Mayo Clinic

Microsoft

Office of International Programs,

University of Maryland

Oh! America/Oh! Canada Education Centers*

Pratt & Whitney Canada

Prometric

The Qatar Foundation*

Sodexho

STA Travel*

UnitedHealthcare StudentResources*

University of St. Thomas, Minnesota

*Global Partnership Program member

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Washington, DC 20005-4701, USA

www.nafsa.org

Founded in 1948, NAFSA: Association of International Educators is the leading professional associationthat promotes international education and the exchange of students and scholars to and from the U.S.With more than 10,000 members in 11 U.S. regions and abroad, NAFSA advances the international education agenda through advocacy, communication, professional development, and community.

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