Please consider serving as a sponsor of this year's SHARP conference in Philadelphia.
By participating in SHARP 2013, you will reach an international audience of more than 300 participants whose scholarly work ranges widely across periods, places, and subjects but who are all united by a keen interest in the history of written communication. The conference theme, "Geographies of the Book," has already resulted in an overwhelming number of program proposals. With over eighty universities and colleges as well as several world-renowned archives and libraries in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, we also have a strong local audience for the conference. More information about the conference can be found on this website; use the sidebar at left to navigate its sections.
Our major sponsorship opportunities are listed on this page. You may also choose to place an advertisement in our conference program, participate in our book exhibit, or arrange to have promotional material included in registrants' tote bags.
For more information or to book sponsorship, exhibiting, or advertising opportunities, please contact Eleanor Shevlin at eshevlin@wcupa.edu.
I. Royal Folio ($5,000 or more)
Opportunities: (a) Evening Reception and Tote-bag Logo (b) Printed Program and Conference Mobile App
Benefits:
- Public recognition (at sponsored event, through lectern announcement and/or signage; for tote-bag, sponsor may place organization name and logo on one panel of bag; in program and app, organization name and logo in prominent space, such as inside front cover or front flyleaf, or opening splash screen)
- Invitation to include a current catalog or other promotional item (350 copies) in registrants' tote bags
- A complimentary full-conference registration for one representative
- Invitation to have an onsite presence in exhibit area
- An advance list of conference registrants with contact information for a one-time electronic or paper mailing (note: registrants may opt-out of listing)
- Inclusion on sponsorship listing on the conference website with linked URL
- Full-page advertising space in the printed conference program
II. Folio ($3,000 to $4,999)
Opportunities: Evening Reception or Tote-bag Logo
Benefits:
- Public recognition (at sponsored event, through lectern announcement and/or signage; for tote-bag, sponsor may place organization name and logo on one panel of bag)
- Invitation to include a current catalog or other promotional item (350 copies) in registrants' tote bags
- A complimentary full-conference registration for one representative
- Invitation to have an onsite presence in exhibit area
- An advance list of conference registrants with contact information for a one-time electronic or paper mailing (note: registrants may opt-out of listing)
- Inclusion on sponsorship listing on the conference website with linked URL
- Full-page advertising space in the printed conference program
III. Quarto ($1,500 - $2,999)
Opportunities: Coffee Break or Travel Grants
Benefits:
- Public recognition at sponsored event (through lectern announcement and/or signage)
- Invitation to include a current catalog or other promotional item (350 copies) in registrants' tote bags
- A complimentary full-conference registration for one representative
- Invitation to have an onsite presence in exhibit area
- An advance list of conference registrants with contact information for a one-time electronic or paper mailing (note: registrants may opt-out of listing)
- Inclusion on sponsorship listing on the conference website with linked URL
- Half-page advertising space in the printed conference program
IV. Octavo ($750 - $1,499)
Opportunities: General Conference Support or Travel Grants
Benefits:
- Invitation to include a current catalog or other promotional item (350 copies) in registrants' tote bags
- Invitation to have an onsite presence in exhibit area
- A complimentary full-conference registration for one representative
- A list of conference registrants with contact information for a one-time electronic or paper mailing (note: registrants may opt-out of listing)
- Half-page advertising space in the printed conference program
For more information or to book one of these sponsorship opportunities, please contact Eleanor Shevlin at eshevlin@wcupa.edu.