Exhibit and Sponsor

Sponsoring the opening session is a unique opportunity to be connected to the largest attended session at the annual conference! You'll have brand recognition on the large screens while being verbally thanked and have an opportunity to show a video before the opening keynote speaker begins!

Platinum Level

Immediately following the opening keynote speaker, be the exclusive 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 it’s sponsor benefits.

Platinum Level

One of the most highly attended events will be the Monday keynote speaker. You'll have brand recognition on the large screens while being verbally thanked and have an opportunity to show a video before the opening keynote speaker begins!

Platinum Level

One of the most highly attended events will be the Monday keynote speaker. You'll have brand recognition on the large screens while being verbally thanked and have an opportunity to show a video before the opening keynote speaker begins!

Platinum Level

Thousands of attendees are expected to attend the closing keynote speaker.  This is an opportunity to have brand awareness while being verbally thanked with an opportunity to show a promotional video before the closing speaker begins!

Gold Level

Interested in engaging with attendees informally after a packed day of sessions and speakers? For this year's Tuesday Night Event, the engagement committee is planning a fun filled atmosphere for attendees.  The Tuesday Night Event sponsor will be verbally recognized, have an opportunity to say a few words, and interact with attendees in this unique virtual space.  NASPA is open to discussing  options with interested sponsors who are interested.

Bronze Level

Where can you connect and actively engage and communicate a brief message to potential 300 Vice Presidents of Student Affairs? The VPSA Institute is where you need to be.  As a sponsor you’ll receive an attendee mailing list, be verbally recognized before the event begins, gain brand exposure before and during the event and have an opportunity to say a few words to all attendees!

Silver Level

If small colleges is your niche market, then you’ll want to be a part of this event! The Small Colleges Vice President of Student Affairs Pre-Con will host approximately 50-70 Vice Presidents of Student Affairs.  There will be an opportunity to say a few words before the event begins.  Other benefits include recognition in an e-mail to attendees prior to the event.

If community colleges is your niche market, then this pre-con is for you!  As a sponsor you’ll receive an attendee mailing list, be verbally recognized before the event begins, gain brand exposure before and during the event and have an opportunity to say a few words to all attendees! NASPA is open to dialogue to create an interactive experience with attendees!

The second annual Power and Place Symposium, a two-day virtual pre-conference institute, invites and centers Indigenous perspectives on orientation, transition, retention; professional and leadership development experiences in higher education; and institutional transformation.  NASPA is in the process of structing the sponsorship opportunities for this virtual event.

With international travel coming back,  connect with attendees before the conference even starts and get in front of approximately 150-300 international attendees. As a sponsor you’ll receive an attendee mailing list, be verbally recognized before the event begins, gain brand exposure before and during the event and have an opportunity to say a few words to all attendees! NASPA is open to dialogue to create an interactive experience with attendees!

Undergraduate students are highly engaged and will one day be the future of the student affairs profession. Connect with students at this very popular pre-con. As a sponsor you’ll receive an attendee mailing list, be verbally recognized before the event begins, gain brand exposure before and during the event and have an opportunity to say a few words to all attendees! NASPA is open to dialogue to create an interactive experience with attendees!

The Vice President's of Student Affairs Reception is a unique venue where you would not only be verbally recognized, but also have an opportunity to show a short promotional video to attendees. Sponsors may also provide a promotional item at the exit doors if they desire.

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!  Sponsors will also have the opportunity to sponsor one of the designated VPSA breaks in the lounge!

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. Is there a specific KC that you want to get in front of?  You can view the entire  list to see if there is a specific KC reception you are interested in supporting.

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 2022-2023 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.

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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. 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!

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! 

During the annual conference, it will be important for attendees to take a break, get moving and participate in one NASPA's Wellness activities.  Be the exclusive sponsor of one of the four wellness activities that attendees will surely remember long after their annual conference experience. Visit the Wellness Activities page for a complete listing.

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!

Interested in getting your professional headshot taken during the annual conference?  Stop by the exhibit hall, grab a ticket from the sponsors booth, and have your professional head shots e-mailed to within days of the conference!

NASPA is planning several activities that attendees are sure to interact in as they explore the NASPA Exhibit Hall.  From the Photoboxx Station to career coaching experiences, these are all ways to not only increase your brand awareness but to also draw traffic to your booth!

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. Using the mobile app, attendees will  accumulate points by visiting the seven exhibitors who are the sponsors of the conference challenge!

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!

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.

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 in a location that is outside of the exhibit hall.

During their stay in Baltimore, NASPA will host Campus Tours to 3-4 local universities. Interested in handing out some swag on the bus transportation and/or say a few words prior to the Campus Tour lunch?  This is your opportunity to engage with attendees as they visit multiple campuses during the very popular Campus Tour program. 

At every annual conference, NASPA will implement a local community service initiative to give back to the local area.  Have an idea you would like to discuss?  Interested in being the exclusive sponsor for this opportunity?  Let us know! 

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NASPA is on offering accessibility features when it comes to it's Keynote Speakers.  Being the sponsor of the closed captioning for one or all of the keynote speakers is one the highest visible opportunities for brand awareness.

One of the most visible branding opportunities at the annual conference is the conference welcome bags.  When an attendee arrives in Baltimore they will check in at registration and receive their name badge, and will have the option to pick up a 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!

Upon arrival in Baltimore, one of the first things attendees will do is login to the wifi at the Baltimore Convention Center.  This is an excellent opportunity to provide a marketing landing page upon activation. 

Are you interested in reaching hundreds of student affair's professionals who were not able to physically make it to Baltimore, but are still planning to engage and participate in the virtual piece of the annual conference?  NASPA is currently structuring the virtual experience for attendees and is open to discussing sponsorship opportunities with interested organizations.

Is your organization interested in sponsoring one of the featured educational session rooms that will seat between 400 and 500 attendees?  Get verbally recognized at the beginning of the session, with brand awareness, and a short message communicated to participants before the session begins. Specific information in development.

Already an invaluable resource with thousands of downloads, as a mobile app sponsor your promotional message will be visible for every attendee when they connect to the mobile app for the first time.

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. 

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. 

From the hotel elevator clings, escalator banners to the skywalk the connects to the convention center, NASPA is offering multiple opportunities to increase brand awareness at the headquarter hotel.  More information to follow later this summer.

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 donor reception, the opportunity to staff a high visibility game at the NASPA Foundation booth, and logo and verbal recognition in several different locations! For more information, please contact Lucy Fort at [email protected]

Explore the multiple ways you can get your message in front of NASPA attendees before, during and after the conference!  Please contact Fred Comparato at [email protected] with any advertising questions.