Exhibit and Sponsor

Sponsoring the opening keynote session is a unique opportunity to be connected to the largest attended session at the annual conference. You'll be verbally thanked with an opportunity to show a video before the the keynote speaker begins!

Immediately following the opening keynote speaker, be the sponsor of the biggest event that kicks off the NASPA Annual Conference. Energy is at a conference high during this reception where all attendees are welcomed. Be the sponsor of this event to increase branding and visibility, interact with attendees, and most importantly, let attendees know you are there! NASPA is open for open dialogue regarding this event and its sponsor benefits.

The VPSA Reception is an invite-only event aimed solely at Vice Presidents of Student Affairs. Provide a takeaway gift, connect with attendees, and most importantly, your organization will have the opportunity to show a video to over 250 attendees.  

Over 3,000 attendees are expected to attend the closing keynote speaker.  This is an opportunity to be verbally recognized with an opportunity to show a promotional video to the attendees. 

Get your logo and company in front of thousands of eyeballs by sponsoring one of our major featured speakers. You'll be verbally thanked with an opportunity to show a video to the audience before the speaker begins!

The NASPA & NASPA Foundation Awards Celebration event will run from 6:30pm – 8:30pm on Monday night of the conference. We’re inviting NASPA’s 750 award winners, which includes all regional, KC and constituent group award winners. Award winners are receiving graduation cords, an awards program book, and are being recognized during the ceremony.  This is very influential event where your company can be connected to an experience that attendees will remember for quite some time. The opportunity to show a promotional video, providing a giveaway to attendees, and being recognized in the pre-conference e-mails to award recipients are just a few of the benefits. Over 1,500 attendees (including the “Who’s Who” of NASPA) are expected to attend.

With 36 Knowledge Communities, sponsoring one of the receptions gives you the ability to specifically target a demographic that you can best serve. As a sponsor you’ll be able to place signs at the front, pass out literature, receive verbal recognition and even say a few words.

Connect with attendees before the conference even starts at one of our incredibly popular “pre-cons” which include the Community Colleges Institute and the International Symposium. As a sponsor you’ll be able to place signs at the front, pass out literature, receive verbal recognition, and even say a few words.

Be recognized at one of NASPA’s most popular educational sessions. SA Speaks (Student Affairs Speaks), NASPA’s spin on TED Talks, is one of our most popular featured sessions. These LIVE Featured Sessions are also a part of NASPA’s Virtual Ticket and audio recordings! So your sponsorship lives on for a year after the event. Sponsors will receive a verbal recognition by a NASPA Leader before one of the presentations and an opportunity to show a promotional video to the audience before the speakers begin!

Join 160 NASPA leaders during the Leadership Reception held prior to the NASPA Leadership Dinner. Mix and mingle with the NASPA Board of Directors and the NASPA Foundation Board prior to one of the most important events of the year.

Celebrate the 2020-2021 NASPA leaders who finish their term in March with the Board of Directors, NASPA Foundation Board, and the NASPA President. Supporting this event allows for visual recognition, a speaking opportunity, and a lovely evening with student affairs leaders from around the world.

During the annual conference there are hundreds of attendees who will volunteer their time to help make the conference a huge success.  Sponsor the Tuesday evening volunteer reception and get in front of hundreds of these volunteers!  Be creative, provide giveaways, set up an interactive station so those who volunteered know what your organization is all about! 

By being the exclusive sponsor of the registration area, all attendees will not only see your brand upon check-in (mouse pads, check-in screen savers, signage, floor decals) they will also receive a promotional item (e.g., postcard for giveaway) that will increase your booth traffic!

Go straight to the movers and shakers in student affairs by sponsoring the VPSA lounge. You’ll be able to place signage, set up your own table, and even co-host the lounge with a NASPA representative throughout the entire conference!

It’s a fact: attendees run on coffee. Be the one that gives them this fuel by sponsoring one of two coffee breaks on the second and third day. Relax with attendees in the exhibit hall while your signs are at the entrance and you’re recognized verbally over the speakers.

Place your signs at the front of the exhibit hall while attendees stream in to enjoy an afternoon sweet treat. If desired, your staff can personally help hand out the ice cream bars. You’ll be able to relax and chat with them while you’re verbally thanked in the exhibit hall!

Designed to let new attendees network, learn about NASPA, and relax between sessions, by sponsoring this lounge you’ll be able to place your sign at the entrance and reach out to a diverse group of first time attendees!

More attendees are using iPhones, iPads, and every other kind of device. When you sponsor a charging station they’ll know you were the one that helped get their phone through the day! Additionally, you’ll be able to set up a promotional poster.

The NASPA Foundation advances NASPA and the student affairs profession by raising funds that are used to celebrate achievement, as well as support scholarships, meaningful research and emergent practices. Become the Foundation's primary sponsor at the NASPA Annual Conference to get visibility in an email reaching all 15,000 of NASPA's members, an invitation to the NASPA Foundation Diamond Club donor reception, the opportunity to staff a high visibility game at the NASPA Foundation booth, and logo and verbal recognition in several different locations!

Create a remarkable onsite experience and give attendees an instant keepsake photo branded with your company’s logo. Attendees will snap photos using their own phones and devices from anywhere throughout the conference and post to their Instagram or Twitter accounts using your designated #hashtag or @handle – sharing your product and campaign message with new audiences. Within seconds, the Photoboxx will automatically print the photo as a 4"x 6" custom take-away, which attendees will collect in the exhibit hall.

Sponsor a unique hangout & casual networking zone at the Austin Convention Center.  Located in the Rotunda, sponsorship will cover unique lounge seating and a pool table for attendees to relax and network in between sessions.  NASPA will cover sponsor signage and provide a table for sponsorship marketing in the lounge.

Already an invaluable resource with thousands of downloads, as a mobile app sponsor your logo and a link to your website will be visible each time an attendee checks their schedule, looks at an exhibitor profile, and looks up session info!

Want a simple and easy way to direct attendees to your booth? This is a great ice breaker to get attendees to visit your booth. Attendees have a chance to win Amazon gift cards but only by visiting all of the raffle sponsors in the exhibit hall!

The NASPA Virtual Ticket extends the industry-leading content from our Annual Conference to the substantial market of professionals that are not able to attend each year. Over 700 attendees will view our full-day simulcasts including our featured speakers and have on-demand access to over 50 conference sessions for the following 12 months. Virtual Ticket supporters will be able to conduct their own educational sessions that will be included in the on-demand catalog for registrants.

Sponsoring this brochure is a great way to get first timers to your booth. There will be over 3,000 first-time attendees who will receive this brochure upon registration. Your company logo and booth # will be included in the printed material. Most importantly, the brochure conveniently fits in the name badge holder, so the first timers will be sure to hang on to it throughout the conference!

In partnership with the New Professionals and Graduate Students Knowledge Community and the NASPA Central Office, the NASPA NOW Professional Recognition recognizes the impact that new professionals and graduate students have upon the student affairs profession. Each year, 25 participants will be selected as winners in categories aligned with the NASPA Pillars, Integrity, Inclusion, Innovation, and Inquiry, as well as a fifth category of Impact. 

Looking at getting your brand out there? This is a new opportunity at both the NASPA Headquarters hotels to highlight your logo or new product that can be in the hands of all the attendees staying onsite. 

One of the most visible branding opportunities at the annual conference is the conference welcome bags.  When an attendee arrives in Kansas City they will check in at registration and receive their name badge, program book and a conference welcome bag! Be the sponsor of the welcome bag and have your company logo prominently displayed on one side of the bag.  Your logo will literally be everywhere with thousands of attendees knowing that you are at the annual conference!

Explore the multiple ways you can get your message in front of NASPA attendees before, during and after the conference!  Please contact Kristie Jacobsen Jerde at kjerde@naspa.org with any advertising questions.