Exhibit and Sponsor

Our most attended session, your company's logo will be viewed by over 7,000 attendees in this highly anticipated event. Additionally, you'll be verbally thanked and given an opportunity to wave to the attendees, all while sitting in the front section!

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.

The VPSA Reception is an invite only event aimed solely at VPSAs. Place promotional materials, set up signs at the entrance, and most importantly, your representative will have a chance to say a few words to everyone!

This is an opportunity to be thanked at the beginning and end of our second largest session while your signage and logos are visible to the attendees. You’ll also be able to place information on all of the seats prior to the keynote!

Get your logo and company in front of thousands of eyeballs by sponsoring one of our major featured speakers. Your signs will fill the room and you’ll be verbally thanked!

Join hundreds of attendees as we recognize the “who’s who” of NASPA with dozens of awards. You’ll be verbally introduced with an opportunity to say a few words, and you will be able to disperse literature before the event.

This well-attended, signature event for the NASPA Foundation honors the outstanding achievement of 12-14 distinguished student affairs professionals. Your company will be recognized on invitations mailed to 800 donors and with signage during the conference. You can say a few words from the podium during the event.

With 35 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 College 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;
• your thank you logo displayed on back drop screens before the speaker begins (and while attendees are taking their seats);
• a 60 second or less promotional video shown to attendees before the speakers begin;  
• and an opportunity to place out your promotional piece on the chairs.

What a better way to get in front of 75+ universities!  The Grad Prep and Communities Fair will host 75+ school departments who will be promoting their graduate & other programs.  Sponsor will have the opportunity to help with check in and hand out a promotional item for every table.  Signage will be at the entrance as well.

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 (ex. Post card 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 near the exhibit hall break stations while attendees 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 2019 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!

Already an invaluable resource with thousands of downloads, as a mobile app sponsor your bottom banner artwork (with hyperlink) 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 seven 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 4,000 first timers 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!

It's an exciting time as NASPA continues to celebrate its 100th Anniversary as an Association. We will close out the celebration in LA.  This scholarship program is an opportunity to support first time attendees who would otherwise not be able to attend. Your organization may support as many student affairs professionals that your budget allows.  There will be a reception in LA were your organization will be invited to meet the recipients of the NASPA 50/50 scholarship program!

Launched in 2017 in partnership between 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. 

What a better way to create brand awareness!! Have your company logo and web site prominently placed on the conference welcome bags.  Attendees will receive their welcome bags at conference registration area and will not only use it for their conference experience, but also bring them back to their campuses.  This is an excellent sponsorship opportunity for emerging new companies who are looking to get their name out there in the student affairs world.