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Our work can weigh on us. Sustainability practitioners often get caught up in the “doing less bad” aspect of sustainability and can falter under the scientific prognosis for planet Earth. We adopt goals and metrics to help us reduce our environmental impact but it can often feel like our efforts are not enough, that we are not moving the needle. This is the path that everyone knows well. It is weighty and can cause even the most stalwart advocates to burn out.

However, a new world of sustainability is emerging, one that is about “doing more good,” and includes net positive buildings, regenerative design, zero waste, and resilient communities. Hand-in-hand with this change in philosophy comes an opportunity for “net positive sustainability” to enter our thinking, our work and our connection to campuses. Engaging in sustainability from this perspective allows us, as change makers, to renew our passion for work, restore a sense of well-being through our community connection and regenerate through net positive personal practices.

In the past five years, Smart and Sustainable (SSCC) has hosted attendees from more than 400 unique colleges, universities, non-profits and government departments and agencies. The conference is uniquely designed to appeal to campus “teams” (i.e. sustainability managers, business officers, facilities staff, faculty, and students), and is a perfect venue to market, network, and promote your organization’s sustainable products and services.

The entirety of the Conference focuses on active engagement — among the attendees, among the industry sponsors, and between the two. As a representative of Siemens, a conference sponsor, I f inished the conference with an appreciation of the true intellectual valu e available through collaboration between institutions. This is a conference that offers exceptional valu e to the higher education industry and to those who support.”

Alison SheaSiemens Industry, Inc.SSCC Sponsor

College Park Marriott & Conference Center March 26-28, 2017 College Park, MD

You are invited to sponsor and exhibit at the Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference

What makes Smart and Sustainable different? SSCC sets itself apart from other conferences by creating a program that features in-depth presentations and workshops for campus decision makers. In addition:

• SSCC encourages you to host (with a campus partner) and attend concurrent presentations and workshops. Being in the room means that you can offer solutions from your offering of products and services.

• SSCC focuses on sustainability 2.0 or advanced issues. As a result, we tend to attract more senior level staff in sustainability, transportation, dining, etc.

• SSCC tends to be smaller. We attract between 300-400 attendees each year. To ensure that our exhibitors and sponsors get great contact time with attendees, we restrict the number of booths that we sell.

• All breaks and the Monday evening networking reception take place in the exhibit hall. Our attendees typically spend a lot of time talking to our exhibitors.

Why should you plan to attend? Why should you sponsor?We are confident that your SSCC experience will be valuable for your organization:

• Education Attend sessions and learn about the next level of higher education sustainability. What new challenges are your customers facing? Contribute opportunities and solutions from your industry.

• Partnerships We encourage exhibitors and sponsors to make submissions to the Call for Proposals. Please contact your campus partners and submit joint proposals that highlight higher education solutions.

• Recruiting Connect with young professionals who may provide the skills and knowledge needed by your organization. Many of our exhibitors and partners have successfully recruited new employees from SSCC attendees.

• Sales One-on-one, personal conversations will lead to new business relationships. The intimate exhibit area results in more time with attendees. Besides ample networking time throughout the program, SSCC holds coffee breaks and a Networking Reception in the exhibit area.

Sponsorship Highlights• A variety of opportunities

and levels with a range of benefits and opportunities

• Free advertisement in the printed program and social media

• Access to thousands of sustainability professionals and young professionals/students

• Logo profile on conference website with link to your site

• Small exhibit area allowing for quality one-on-one time with attendees.

• Dedicated time for attendees to meet with exhibitors, including breaks and a Networking Reception

• Invitations to the Sponsor Recognition Dinner

• A “green” and socially responsible conference and host venue

• Close proximity to Washington, D.C. area colleges, universities, tourist attractions and “restaurant city of the year” (Bon Appétit magazine).

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“ I have budget for one conference per year. I’m glad this is the one I chose.” Exhibitor, 2016

Institution type represented

In 2016 160 colleges, organizations and companies from 36 states and 4 countries

were represented.

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Small Institution 32%Comprehensive/Doctoral institution 23%Community College 6%

39%

32%

23%

6%

Research UniversitySmall Institution

Comprehensive/Doctoral

Institution

CommunityCollege

39%

52%

20%

11%

4%4%

4%

Sustainability

Facilities/Energy

Research/Education

CampusPlanning

Administration/Business

Sales/Marketing

2% Safety/Health

2% Nonprofit1% Other

Career fields represented

New for 2017Student Summit Sponsorship The Student Summit, held on Sunday, March 26, brings together 150+ higher education students from across the country. Students network, share ideas, and create action plans for their own campuses by participating in a day of curated workshops.

• Directly promote your products and services to students from at least 25 different colleges and universities

• Increase your brand recognition and trust amongst millennials

• Connect with young professionals for internships or jobs who may provide the skills and knowledge needed by your organization

• Be recognized as a leader in supporting the future of the sustainability movement and the primary client of sustainability in higher education: students

For more information on sponsorships, advertising, and exhibiting please contact Stacey Spinella Crossan sspinell@umd.edu or 301-405-0041smartandsustainable.umd.edu

1 Conference Registration – includes full conference access including all scheduled conference meals and admission to plenary and concurrent sessions.

2 Additional conference registrations – Sponsors may purchase additional conference registrations at $100 off the Attendee rate. Discount will not be provided on already reduced rates including Speaker, USM and Student rates.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Recognized as Conference Event sponsor

Opportunity to welcome attendees from the podium during general session

Advertisement in print and online versions of conference program (ads due Wed., March 8, 2017)

Recognition from the podium during general session

Listing in every SSCC Newsletter (circulation: 2,600)

Listing on all marketing materials

Logo on conference website with link to your site

Promotional Tweets from @SmartandSustainable (1,000+ followers)

Attendee list 4 weeks in advance

Invitations to the sponsor recognition event

Sponsor ribbons for your name badges

Exhibit Booths in prime location

Conference registrations1

Additional conference registrations discounted $1002

PLATINUM GOLD SILVER $10,000 $6,000 $4,000

Plenary or Mon. Mon. or Mon. Network or Tues. Tues. AM Reception Lunch or PM Break

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Full Half Qtr

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1 Conference Registration – includes full conference access including all scheduled conference meals and admission to plenary and concurrent sessions.

2 Additional conference registrations – Sponsors may purchase additional conference registrations at $100 off the Attendee rate. Discount will not be provided on already reduced rates including Speaker, USM and Student rates.

Student Sponsorship OpportunitiesInvest in the future of our field by supporting student attendance at Smart and Sustainable.

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Student Scholarship Sponsor – $5,000• Recognition of sponsorship for twenty (20) full

conference student scholarships, including the Student Summit

• Recognition in print and online versions of conference program

• Recognition from the podium during general session

• Logo on conference website with link to your site• Listing in every SSCC Newsletter (circulation:

2,600)• Promotional Tweets from @SmartandSustainable

(1,000+ followers), including 2 pre-conference, 1 during the conference, and 1 post-conference

• Attendee list 4 weeks in advance• Two invitations to the sponsor recognition event• Sponsor ribbons for your name badges• Add and Exhibit Booth for only $1,000• Conference registrations discounted $1002

Student Summit Sponsor – $2,000• Recognition as Student Summit sponsor from the

podium at one main conference days• Recognition from the podium at the Student

Summit keynote• Logo listing in 1 SSCC newsletter (circulation: 2,600)• Recognition on the Student Summit webpage with

your logo and a link to your website• Promotional Tweets from @SmartandSustainable

(1,000+ followers), including 1 pre-conference, and 1 during the Student Summit

• Complimentary half page ad in the Student Summit program

• One invitation to the Sponsor Recognition dinner• Sponsor ribbons for your Student Summit name

badge• 2 Student Summit registrations for you or to be

donated in your name to students in need of scholarship

• Main conference registrations discounted $1002

For more information on sponsorships, advertising, and exhibiting please contact Stacey Spinella Crossan at sspinell@umd.edu or 301-405-0041smartandsustainable.umd.edu

Student Summit Collateral Sponsor – $500• Your one-color logo will appear on the sustainable

Student Summit gift distributed to all student summit attendees

• Recognized from the podium at the Student Summit keynote

• Recognized on the Student Summit webpage• Thanked via social media during the Student

Summit from @smartandsustainable (1,000+ followers)

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Book trim size = 5.5in x 8.5in

1/2 PAGEHorizontal

7.5in x 4.75in

$300

Purchase an ad in our printed program

AD SPECS • Ads shown are not scaled to actual

size.• A press-ready PDF is the preferable

format for ad submission.• A 300dpi CMYK JPG will also work.• 4-color or BW.• No bleeds or crop marks, please. • Please submit both vertical and

horizontal version of half page and quarter page ad.

• Artwork and payment in full must be received by Wed., March 2, at 4pm EST.

1/2 PAGE

Vertical3.75in x 7.5in

$300

1/4 PAGEHorizontal

7.5in x 2.5in

$200

1/4 PAGEVertical

3.75in x5in

$200

FULL PAGE7.5in x 10in

$500Inside Front Cover $900 Inside Back Cover $800

Outside Back Cover $1000

Printed Program Ad RatesBook trim size = 8.5in x 11in

FULL PAGE5in x 7.5in = $100

Student Summit Program Ad Rates

1/2 PAGE3.75in x 5in = $75

Join us at a LEED Platinum hotel and conference center!

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Exhibit Booth RatesBusiness – $2,000Nonprofit/Education – $1,600• 1 exhibit space• 2 conference registrations1

• Additional conference registrations discounted $1002

• Promotional Tweet from @SmartandSustainable (1,000+ followers) several weeks before conference

• Exhibitor ribbons for your name badges• Attendee list 4 weeks in advance• Name, website, phone number and booth location

listed in conference program

Exhibit Package Includes:• One 10’ X 10’ booth space with 8’ high backdrop,

3’ side-rail dividers in carpeted, pre-function space.• One skirted table, two side chairs, a waste basket,

and a standard 7” x 44” exhibitor identification sign.

1 Conference Registration – includes full conference access including all scheduled conference meals and admission to plenary and concurrent sessions.

2 Additional conference registrations – Sponsors may purchase additional conference registrations at $100 off the Attendee rate. Discount will not be provided on already reduced rates including Speaker, USM and Student rates.

Showcasing an unparalleled location near the University of Maryland, College Park, spacious, well-appointed hotel rooms and suites, and a range of useful perks, the College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center combines the convenience of hotel living with the comforts of home.

The hotel’s exhibit hall is located across from the general session ballroom, in the heart of the venue. Introduce conference attendees to your brand and organization in an up-close, comfortable, and relaxing atmosphere. We are delighted to highlight your organization in College Park.

Situated just minutes from the nation’s capital, the City of College Park is home to the University of Maryland and a wide variety of shops, restaurants, attractions and recreational opportunities.

Monuments and memorials, eclectic neighborhoods, true local flavor – Washington, DC is a place unlike any other. It’s your home away from home with free museums and America’s front yard. Plan your trip to the nation’s capital by checking out all the things to do, places to eat and ways to stay. We’ll see you soon.