The Silver Sponsor package for the 2012 NAEYC Annual Conference offers a beneficial collaboration for companies and organizations seeking a more encompassing alliance than that of exhibitor at the most prestigious and influential conference in early childhood education in the world.

Each Silver-level patron will be an important co-sponsor of a featured session chosen from the listing below, or a selection may be made from the listing of high-profile events also listed below. Such selections will include signage featuring both the NAEYC and company or organization’s logo at multiple locations throughout the three day event and opportunities for pre and post show reach to attendees. An NAEYC Annual ConferenceSilver Sponsor will pay an $8,000 sponsorship rights fee. The sponsorship rights fee is entirely unrestricted. There is no minimum contract term. The NAEYC Annual Conference will have up to 6 (six) Silver Sponsors. All rights and benefits detailed below are limited to the 2012 Annual Conference only.

Silver Sponsorship Benefits Include:

Promotional Rights

• Use of the 2012 NAEYC Annual Conference Sponsor designation
• Use of NAEYC and sponsored event marks and logos in advertising, promotions, and packaging (with pre-approval from NAEYC)
• Right to make NAEYC-themed promotional offers to event attendees (e.g., sweepstakes entries for Annual Conference early registrants)

Events/Components Available for Co-Sponsorship

Full details available

• Closing Session: Sing! Dance! Move! Celebrating Music in Early Childhood Education!  Sold
• Learning Galleria: High-traffic area where educators who share similar ideas can connect
• Interest Forum Lounge: Where attendees can gather to discuss and share interests and ideas
• Charging Stations: Mobile phone charging stations (five available)
• Variety of Digital Signage: Large, colorful spots, running 10 seconds in rotation for three days
• Student Networking Center: An exciting gathering place running length of show

Featured Session Co-Sponsorship Opportunities

• President’s Seminar: Meeting the Challenges of Developmentally Appropriate Practice Today; Gera Jacobs, President, NAEYC, Sue Bredecamp, Carol Copple, Deb Leong  Sold
• Approaches to Learning: How Did You Learn at School Today?; Ann Epstein
• Can We Make the Common Core State Standards Uncommonly Appropriate for Young Children?; Samuel J. Meisels, Sharon Lynn Kagan, Gillian McNamee, Sherri Killins, Kyle Snow  Sold
• Powerful Technologies for Purposeful Learning: Showcasing Emergent Technologies that Engage Young Children, Inspire learning, and Transform Teaching; Mark Bailey, Bonnie Blagojevic, Warren Buckleitner, Diane Bales
• Uniquely Preschool: Vygotskian and Post-Vygotskian Approaches to Scaffolding the Development of Imagination; Elena Bodrova, Deborah Leong
• Connect4Learning: Early Eduction in the Context of Mathematics, Science, Literacy, and Social Emotional; Mary Louse Hemmeter, Douglas Clements, Julie Sarama, Nell Duke, Kim Brenneman
• Report of the National Research Council Committee on Early Childhood Mathematics: Evidence of Effective Policies and Practices for Math Education; Sue Bredekamp, Douglas Clements
• Rethinking Children’s Play in the 21st Century: A Discussion with Prominent Play Scholars; Michael Patte, James E. Johnson, Lynn Cohen, Marcia Nell, Olga Jarrett, David Kuschner, John Sutterby, Dorothy Sluss, Mary Mahoney-Ferster, Sandra Waite-Stupiansky, Serap Sevimli-Celik, Monirah Al- Mansour, Sarah Baltrusaitis, Ruth Guirguis  (co-sponsorship available)
• Closing General Session: Sing! Dance! Move! Celebrating Music In Early Childhood Education; Al Rasso, Cathy Fink, Don Monopoli, Ella Jenkins, Greg and Steve  Sold

Access, Information, and Premium Positioning

• Access to NAEYC quotes/content for sponsor press releases
• Photo opportunities with NAEYC leadership/keynote speakers (when appropriate and possible)

Guaranteed High Visibility: Signage and Badges

• Recognition of all Conference sponsors through signage (includes band of logos) at:
  • Registration Area
  • Opening General Session (tentatively planned)
  • Networking Reception
  • Closing General Session
• Silver Sponsor recognition signage in connection with proprietary component
• Silver Sponsor badge ribbons

Guaranteed Visibility: Verbal Recognition

• Shared recognition of Conference Sponsor at Opening and Closing Sessions by NAEYC Executive Director and NAEYC President
• Silver Sponsor recognition at sponsored event/program/component (at appropriate time)

Guaranteed Visibility: Publications and Collateral

• Band of event sponsor logos in final program
• Silver Sponsor identification in materials in connection with sponsored component
• Inclusion of company logo in full-page, 4-color ad running in November edition of Young Children (Special added distribution at 2012 Annual Conference.)

Guaranteed High Visibility: NAEYC Website

Logo and hyperlink on the following pages during the event timeframe:

• NAEYC Annual Conference homepage
• Sponsored event/program/component page(s)  (if applicable)

Display/Sampling

• Opportunity to distribute premiums at sponsored event

Networking and Hospitality

• One registration for NAEYC Annual Conference
• Two invitations to VIP/invitation-only event

Please join us as a Silver Sponsor at the 2012 NAEYC Annual Conference and support and reach thousands of early childhood professionals around the world! For more information, please contact Kathleen Donato at 800-424-2460, ext. 8824, or by e-mail at kdonato@naeyc.org.