CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

Question: What is the Key to a Successful Marketing Campaign?
Answer: Reaching Over 1,400 Collegiate Conference and Events Professionals

Question: How Do I Reach These Professionals?
Answer: ACCED-I Corporate Membership, Exhibit/Sponsorship at the ACCED-I Annual Conference, and Advertise in the Association's electronic newsletter, e-Communiqué

ACCED-I Members Have Purchasing Power!
During the year, ACCED-I members will . . .

Plan or deliver over 100,000* meetings and events at their institutions or off-site at commercial properties.
Provide nametags, meeting materials, amenities, and comfortable, practical furnishings for over 3.5 million* participants.
Book 14 million* bednights.
Spend over $10 million* on products and services from outside vendors.
Spend over $200 million* on food services.
Utilize meeting/scheduling software and audio visual equipment every hour of their meeting day.
Purchase marketing and advertising products (including t-shirts, bags, mugs, and other specialty items) and services for their conference/events operations.

*Figures based upon the ACCED-I 1996 Economic Impact Study

Corporate Membership

What's in it for You?

Corporate listing in the ACCED-I on-line Membership Directory
A link on the ACCED-I website
Access to the ACCED-I mailing list
Corporate member profile in one edition of the e-Communiqué
Special Annual Conference benefits including discount on exhibit space, savings on Annual Conference participant registration, a listing of conference participants, eligibility to participate as a presenter and acknowledgement as a Corporate Member.
Opportunities to sponsor speakers and special programs at the Association's Annual Conference and Regional Meetings
ACCED-I Listserv subscription to the members-only electronic discussion forum
Complimentary subscription to the e-Communiqué, the official electronic newsletter of ACCED-I
Unlimited access to material in the Resource Center Library
One voting member and the opportunity to run for leadership positions within the Association

Corporate Membership Application

Click here for online membership application

Click here for printable membership application

Print Advertising

e-Communiqué - Advertise in the Association's electronic newsletter. Click here for rates and information.
Annual Conference Program Guide

Exhibiting/Sponsorship Opportunities
Over 400 collegiate conference and events professionals are expected to attend the 25^th Annual Conference in Nashville, TN, March 20 - 23, 2005. You can reach these participants by exhibiting at the conference or sponsoring segments of the conference.

For more information, contact:
John Hafnor
Director of Development
ACCED-I
8037 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO 80523-8037
(970) 491-4612 / Fax: (970) 491-0667
john.hafnor@colostate.edu