platinumOpening Reception: The excitement starts here as 9,000-plus international colleagues and first-timers are swept into the week’s activities. Sponsor is welcome to say a few words to the audience.

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

Conference Connection: Located in two high-traffic areas—at Registration and in the Expo Hall—eachcomputer station opens to your home page. Conference Connection is used thousands of times duringthe week by attendees to check e-mail and network with colleagues.

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

Monday Night Networking: An opportunity for both seasoned and conference newcomers to networkwith their peers, and for your name to get out to attendees before the conference officially opens onTuesday!

Tuesday Opening Plenary: Elevate your status through this keynote event. Sponsor meets the speak-er in the VIP Room, sits on the stage, welcomes the audience, and places promotional materials onattendee chairs.

Plenary Addresses (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday): Each a prestigious sponsorship! Sponsormeets the speaker in the VIP Room, sits on the stage, welcomes the audience, and places promotionalmaterials on ballroom seats.

Conference Water Bottle: Get your logo everywhere in the convention center and on the streets asattendees refill these bottles to use all week. Help NAFSA go GREEN!

Conference Symposium on Leadership: Connect with influential senior leaders and key decision-makers in international education at this preconference event.

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

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

Conference Information/Hospitality Center: Display your name and promotional materials at theConference Information/Hospitality Center, centrally located in the convention center and openSaturday through Friday. Attendees stop here frequently during the week.

SILVERMonday Night Networking: Sponsor one of the five Networking Receptions.Job Registry: A very popular destination, numerous attendees visit the Job Registry to network andadvance their careers. Sponsor can place promotional materials here.

Knowledge Community Networking Areas (five available): Target your key audience by sponsoringtheir networking area. Sponsor can place promotional materials here.

New Century Circle Breakfast: Reach key decisionmakers at this by-invitation-only event. Sponsormay speak briefly and distribute promotional materials.

BRONZEMember Giving Raffle Prizes: Donate raffle prizes* valued at $1,000 or more and be recognized inconference materials and at the NAFSA Commons.

Annual Member Giving Pin: Have your company’s name and logo engraved on the back of this annualcollectible 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 list-ing as a conference supporter.

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

Sponsorship Opportunities

DISCOUNTSAND DEADLINES

NAFSA Global Partnersreceive a 15 percent discounton sponsorship prices.Multiple organizations maycosponsor most of the items.Deadline for recognition inthe Registration Brochureand the Conference Programis January 9, 2009. Deadlinefor recognition in theConference Program only isFebruary 2, 2009.

For more information on cus-tomized sponsorship pack-ages, contact Joanne Kuriyanat 1.202.737.3699, ext. 2541,or email joannek@nafsa.org.

Maximize your organization’s exposure in print, online, andon-site with sponsorship opportunities at the world’s largest

and most comprehensive international education event—theNAFSA 2009 Annual Conference & Expo.

The NAFSA 2009 Annual Conference delivers moredistribution channels than any other international

education event. Build your brand muscle. Let this powerfulaudience of more than 9,000 decisionmakers, who represent

thousands of colleges and universities and serve nearly 2 millionstudents worldwide, know exactly how to find you.

Review the different levels of sponsorship opportunitiesNAFSA has to offer—before, during, and after the 2009Annual Conference & Expo. Most opportunities areavailable on a first-come, first-served basis. Secureyour sponsorship now and watch your visibility grow!

build your brandon the stage of

global engagement

LAPhotos courtesy of LA

Inc. (The Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau). Photographers include:

Robert Landau, Tomand Michele Grimm, Glenn Cormier, Richard Carroll, and The Garza Group.

choose your sponsorships today!

OPTIONS$5,000 Job Registry

Monday 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 Pin

Member 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

NAFSA offers innovative continuing educationand career development opportunities through-out the year. Underwriting these services affordsyour organization year-round exposure andrecognition to key international education stake-holders—your customers. It is also a great way tolink your name to NAFSA’s core mission of profes-sional development. Naming opportunities areavailable as well.

NAFSA welcomes sponsors who support interna-tional education and value building understand-ing and respect among different peoples.

A sample of available programs and projects:

The Academy for International Education—a national mentoring program that links seasonedprofessionals with those new to the field.

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

Print and Web-Based Publications—publishedby NAFSA on topics of immediate concern toprofessionals, 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 befeatured with international education leaders:

The Washington Symposium—a two-day invita-tional event presented in conjunction with theGeorge Mason School of Public Policy for senior-level educators and national leaders, designed tostimulate discussion on issues affecting interna-tionalization.

Underwriting of any of these projects beginsat $10,000. Joint funding is possible for mostprojects.

To become a program or project underwriter orfor a complete listing of available opportunities,contact Gail Hochhauser at 1.202.737-3699, ext.2523, or e-mail gailh@nafsa.org.

SPECIAL UNDERWRITINGOPPORTUNITIES

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

GOLD $12,000-$7,000

SILVER $6,000-$3,000

BRONZE $2,500-$300

OPTIONSPLENARY Opening Plenary (Tuesday)SPEAKER Plenary Panel (Wednesday)

SPONSORSHIPS Plenary & Annual BusinessBEGIN AT Meeting (Thursday)

$35,000 EACH* Plenary Address (Friday)$60,000 Conference Tote Bag$40,000 Conference Connection*$35,000 Opening Reception$30,000 Name Badge Holder$20,000 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 insert

Conference 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 witha link to your Web site

Additional benefits may be provided for higher priced items.

GENERAL BENEFITS

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

On-site signage50% discount on conference attendeemailing list

One (1) invitation to VIP ReceptionOne (1) ticket to the Friday Plenary Luncheonwith VIP seating

Listing on NAFSA’s conference Web site witha link to your Web site

GENERAL BENEFITSListing 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 BENEFITSListing in Registration Brochure andConference Program

On-site signage

SPonsorshipOPPORTUNITIES

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: NAFSAConference SponsorshipsP.O. Box 79159Baltimore, MD 21279-0159

For wire transfer details, please contact oa@nafsa.org. This form with credit card payment can be faxed to1.202.737.3657. Please do not mail contracts with credit card payment that have been sent via fax. Deadlinefor recognition in the Registration Brochure and the Conference Program: January 9, 2009. Deadline for recog-nition in the Conference Program only: February 2, 2009.

PAYMENT: A 50% deposit must accompany this application/contract no later than January 9, 2009.All balances are due no later than February 2, 2009. 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 torent exhibit space to any applicant whose product or service is not consistent with NAFSA’s charitable and education-al mission and/or is deemed to be contrary to the best interests of international education. Similarly, NAFSA reservesthe right to reject a potential sponsor or Global Partner for any reason including, but not limited to, a mission that isnot consistent with NAFSA’s mission or business practices. NAFSA reserves the right to accept only sponsors or GlobalPartners of its choosing.

DISAVOWAL OF ENDORSEMENT: NAFSA’s acceptance of a contract with a potential exhibitor, sponsor, or GlobalPartner 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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Sponsorshipagreement & terms

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

PLATINUMPlenary Speaker Sponsorships

begin at $35,000 each*

■ Opening Plenary __________

■Wednesday Plenary __________

■ Thursday Plenary __________

■ Friday Plenary __________

■ Conference Tote Bag $60,000

■ Conference Connection $40,000

■ Opening Reception $35,000

■ Name Badge Holder $30,000

■ Conference Water Bottle $20,000

■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/ $8,000Hospitality Center

■ Conference Folder $7,000

SILVER

■Monday Night Networking** $5,000

■ Job Registry $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*AMIDEASTAugsburg College’s Center for Global EducationBanque TransatlantiqueCEA*CIEE*DeVry UniversityDubai International Academic City*Education IrelandETS*Government of QuebecHobsons*HTH Worldwide*IELTS International*

Markham International Education CenterThe Mayo ClinicMicrosoft Office of International Programs, University of Maryland

Oh! America/Oh! Canada Education Centers*Pratt & Whitney CanadaPrometric*The Qatar Foundation*SodexhoSTA Travel*UnitedHealthcare StudentResources*University of St. Thomas, Minnesota*Global Partnership Program member

1307 New York Avenue, NW, 8th Floor

Washington, DC 20005-4701, USA

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Founded in 1948, NAFSA: Association of International Educators is the leading professionalassociation that promotes international education and the exchange of students and scholarsto and from the U.S. With more than 10,000 members in 11 U.S. regions and abroad, NAFSAadvances the international education agenda through advocacy, communication, professionaldevelopment, and community.©2008