Exhibits & Sponsorships

Sponsorship Opportunities

You may choose from any of the following programs to help increase your on-site visibility and build brand equity with your target audience:

Official Meeting Materials

Cost: $40,000Tote Bags
Prominently display your company logo on the SCM tote bag, given to each meeting participant at registration. 2,500 tote bags were distributed at SCM11.

$50,000

SCM12 Mobile App
This downloadable application will be offered to all conference attendees to access real-time conference and destination information. This interactive app will give users virtual access to the conference program, speaker bios, exhibitor descriptions, maps, and sponsor information. The application is also available through the mobile web. Offered for the first time at SCM11, the app was downloaded by over 2,100 participants. Sponsorship of the mobile app gives you exclusive logo display each time a user opens the app. Recognition also appears on all web and print ads, as well as on-site signage.

Cost: $50,000Abstracts on Flash Drives (exclusive)
All scientific abstracts are uploaded toflash drives (1 GB memory). Flash drives will have your two-color logo on one side, and comes with a four-color post card with your company's message. Drives and cards are protected by a re-sealable plastic wrap and placed in the tote bags, or sponsor has the option of distributing flash drives at their booth in the Exhibit Hall. A CD-ROM option is also available.

Cost: $17,500Program-at-a-Glance (exclusive)
Sponsor receives full back cover for your company's messaging on this condensed program guide. Program-at-a-Glance includes the program schedule, as well as a hotel map and exhibitor listing.

Cost: $50,000Lanyards, Attendee Badges and CME Certificate Website (exclusive)
Your logo will be displayed on meeting lanyards, each participant and faculty presenter badge, as well as the post-conference CME certificate download webpage, up for six months after the meeting adjourns.

Cost: $20,000Evaluations
Sponsor will receive acknowledgement on each evaluation form and in the post-meeting follow-up survey. Evaluations provide critical input for the program committee in future program planning. Over 40,000 evaluation sheets circulate to attendees at the meeting.

Calculators Pricing variesInteractive Keypad Sessions
Interactive keypad sessions are held in one large meeting room over the length of four days. The supporting company's logo will be displayed on the keypad holder, used by each participant at these sessions, room signage and on screen before and after each session. Last year, 21 sessions included interactive keypads, giving over 2,600 attendees exposure to the feature.

$18,000Hotel Keys
Your logo on participants' Gaylord National hotel keys!

Click here the rate card Daily Clinicals E-Newsletter
This conference daily report is emailedparticipants delivers late breaking conference news, interesting onsite interviews, and session highlights. Sponsor all 6 editions, just one day, or choose from a variety of other advertising opportunities.

Special Events

Thursday: $35,000
Friday: $30,000Evening Receptions in Exhibit Hall (exclusive)
Thursday, May 10, 6:00 pm – 7:30pm or
Friday, May 11, 6:00 pm – 7:30pm
Exhibit Hall evening receptions provide the opportunity for exhibitors to visit booths, network, and enjoy a social function all in one location!

$10,000Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall, (exclusive)
Friday, May 11, 7:00am – 8:00am
Help drive traffic into the Exhibit Hall by sponsoring this breakfast. Signage will acknowledge you as the sponsor.

$20,000Boxed Lunch in the Exhibit Hall (exclusive)
Friday, May 11, 10:00am – 2:00pm (Lunch served 12:15pm to 1:15pm)
Exhibit Hall evening receptions provide the opportunity for exhibitors to visit booths, network, and enjoy a social function all in one location!

$15,000Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall (exclusive)
Saturday, May 12, 8:00am – 11:30am (Breakfast served 8:00am – 9:00am)
Help drive traffic into the Exhibit Hall by sponsoring this breakfast. Signage will acknowledge you as the sponsor.

Pricing VariesCoffee Breaks
Friday, May 11, 10:00am – 10:30am
Saturday, May 12, 11:00am – 11:30am
Be there when people are talking about the latest session they attended, when they are meeting, when they do business. By sponsoring the Coffee Breaks you will create and be part of the perfect environment for networking and business exchange.

$7,500 per lunch;
$20,000 all four luncheons
(multiple sponsors)Allied Health Councils Networking Luncheons
Thursday, May 10, 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Hosted by NKF's three member Councils (CNNT, CRN, CNSW), over 600 healthcare professionals attended the luncheons at SCM11. Here, allied health professionals gather to enjoy guest speakers; highlight past and future projects, and honor fellow members for their various achievements in and contribution to the field of nephrology.

$20,000Healthcare Professionals Welcome Reception
Wednesday, May 9, 6:30pm – 7:30pm
Typically, 50% of attendees at the Spring Clinical Meetings are members of the kidney allied health community. This evening reception is exclusively for and in recognition of this important audience at SCM12.

$15,000Career Choices in Nephrology /Fellows Reception
Saturday, May 12, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
This reception is for fellows and residents who are trying to decide what career path to choose in nephrology, and how to go about getting there. A panel discussion by individuals currently active in academic medicine as educators and researchers, private practice, interventional nephrology, and industry will discuss what they did to secure their jobs, and if (and how) they would do it again if they were starting over.

Sponsor Levels:
Gold $25,000
Silver $15,000
Bronze $10,000President's Dinner
Friday, May 11, 7:30pm
Multiple Sponsorships Available A black-tie reception and dinner for NKF program and scientific advisory boards, board of directors, named awardees, NKF senior leadership, meeting faculty and other thought leaders in the forefront of the kidney health movement. Approximately 115 individuals attend this prestigious event that may be supported at varying levels.

Promotional Opportunities

$20,000Cyber Café
Create the opportunity for meeting delegates to stay in touch with the outside world, handle urgent matters, and keep their businesses going. By sponsoring the Cyber Café area you will be that link to the outside and their businesses. Signage will acknowledge Cyber Café sponsors.

TBDCharging Station Lounges
By sponsoring the two Charging Station Lounges, you allow the attendees to network and relax while charging their electronic devices. The sponsorship allows you to brand the Charging Lounge Areas, giving you great visibility among attendees.

$10,000Speaker HQ/Ready Room
The Speaker Ready Room provides services to more than 300 individual speakers. Speakers must upload and review their slides here before presenting. Sponsor will receive corporate recognition on signage located at the entrance of the room, on table tents and signage in the lounge area as well as in the meeting Program Book, and Instructions mailed to all speakers prior to the meeting.

$10,000Water Cooler Stations
Sponsoring the Water Coolers will not only give exclusive brand exposure at all the stations but it will align your company with the importance of going green.

Advertising

$15,000Exhibitor Showcase
Reserve a 25-minute Exhibitor Showcase in a specially designated section of the Exhibit Hall, scheduled during Exhibit Hall hours. NKF will announce the Exhibitor Showcase schedule online and in targeted emailings prior to the event; in the conference tote bag Program Book and onsite. Exhibitor Showcases are equipped with standard AV, a podium and class room seating for a maximum of 50 persons. Exhibitor Showcases are strictly commercial events. CME/CE credits are NOT provided

Contact us for options and pricing.Signage
Place your company message in high traffic areas for the greatest visibility. Many options are available, including standing banners, hanging banners, column wraps, staircase signage, lighted kiosks, and much more.

$7,500 for 1 day
$10,000 for 2 days
$12,000 for 3 daysDoor Drops
Room-to-room door drops available to send direct messaging to each meeting participant. Available for one, two or three days. Door drops available only through the NKF.

Click here for ad specs and pricing.Program Book Advertising
The SCM12 Program Book is given to every registered attendee upon check in. Ads run in four colors, and premium placements are available for an additional fee and subject to availability.

Call for pricing.Conference Supplies
Sponsor the notebooks and pens to get exposure on some of the most used and visible items at the Conference.

Educational Sessions

Pricing variesCorporate Symposia
Corporate Symposia supporters underwrite the highly-attended breakfast, lunch or dinner CME/CE accredited educational symposia which are a vital and key component of the meeting Program. Supporters of symposia receive high level exposure in all forms of media, including the SCM12 website, Daily Clinicals e-newsletter, program book, tote bag invitation insert, acknowledgement in AJKD, and much more.

Price varies by length of session.Official Program Sessions
Pre-conference courses and workshops on the Physicians Program, and many of the courses offered on the Advanced Practitioners, Nephrology Nurses and Technicians, Nephrology Social Workers, and Renal and Clinical Dietitians courses are available for support at SCM12. Sessions are all CME/CE accredited.

General Meetings Sponsorship

Suggestions for other sponsorships welcomed!

Contact Stephanie Cogan for pricing and availability of Sponsorship Opportunities at SCM12:

Stephanie Cogan
Corporate Relations Director
National Kidney Foundation
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
212.889.2210 x166
stephaniec@kidney.org

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