Become a sponsor of the IW Best Plants Conference 2009 and bolster your company's thought leadership position among senior manufacturing executives. You'll receive nearly 7 million impressions in pre-event publicity and have valuable in-person opportunities to demonstrate how your company is a leader in providing the products and services that can put manufacturing companies ahead of the game. Sponsorships available are:

• Title Sponsor: (SOLD to TBM)
• Plant Tours Sponsor: (1 Available)
• Special Event Sponsor: (1 Available)
• Digital Sponsor: (1 Available)
• Track Sponsors: (6 Available)
• Speaker Lounge Sponsor: (1 Available)
• Continuous Breaks Sponsor: (SOLD to Infor)
• Buffet Breakfasts Sponsor: (1 Available)
• Lunches Sponsor: (1 Available)
• New Equipment Digest Solutions Hall Exhibitor Package: (30 Available)
  (please contact Kelli Agarenzo at kelli.agarenzo@penton.com)

Audience Demographics:

• Exclusive prominent listing as sole title sponsor on all marketing materials
• Company name incorporated in conference logo
• 10' x 20' booth space in the New Equipment Digest Solutions Hall
• Attendee welcome and introduction of keynote speakers
• Plan and run TWO breakout sessions on a continuous improvement theme (topic, speakers and presentation to be approved by IW)
• Collateral materials and/or a gift from the title sponsor in the hotel rooms of attendees residing at the host hotels (provided by sponsor)
• Logo'd lanyards for all attendees (provided by sponsor)
• Inside front-cover spread in the IW Best Plants Statistical Profile
• Six complimentary full conference passes

• Exclusive sponsor of the special event networking reception held on April 28, 2009.
• 10' x 10' booth space in the New Equipment Digest Solutions Hall
• Logo banners/signs in the reception room(s) (provided by sponsor)
• Serve as host on each of the buses to and from the special event (if transportation is needed)
• Function as host at the special event including attendee welcome
• Logo'd cocktail napkins and/or other company-branded items at the reception (provided by sponsor)
• Full-page ad in the IW Best Plants Statistical Profile
• Four complimentary full conference passes

• Exclusive sponsor of the pre-conference, daily and post-conference enewsletters to attendees (5 eBlasts)
• 10' x 10' booth space in the New Equipment Digest Solutions Hall
• Logo on signage for computer internet stations
• Custon screensaver (provided by sponsor) on the stations' computers
• Company logo on the conference CD
• Link on the conference CD to sponsor's Web site
• Full-page ad in the IW Best Plants Statistical Profile
• Four complimentary full conference passes

• Recognized as the sponsor of a breakout track room
• 10' x 10' booth space in the New Equipment Digest Solutions Hall
• Collateral material on a table in the back of the track room (provided by sponsor)
• Signage in the sponsored session room (provided by sponsor)
• Company representative hosts and "greets" all incoming attendees visiting the track's session
• Introduction of track's sessions speakers
• Full-page ad in the IW Best Plants Statistical Profile
• Two complimentary full conference passes

• Serve as host of Speaker Lounge room dedicated to allow the attendees to meet the speakers following speakers' presentations
• 10' x 10' booth space in the New Equipment Digest Solutions Hall
• Collateral material in the Speaker Lounge (provided by sponsor)
• Company signage in the Speaker Lounge (provided by sponsor)
• Full-page ad in the IW Best Plants Statistical Profile
• Two complimentary full conference passes

• Sponsor's logo prominently displayed on signage in the continuous breaks area for the conference's full three days
• Logo'd napkins, disposable cups and/or other company-branded items in continuous break area (provided by sponsor)
• 10' x 10' booth space in the New Equipment Digest Solutions Hall
• Full-page ad in the IW Best Plants Statistical Profile
• Two complimentary full conference passes

• Exclusive sponsorship of Wed. and Thurs. buffet breakfasts
• Company recognized on signs on table-top easels throughout the breakfast room
• 10' x 10' booth space in the New Equipment Digest Solutions Hall
• Full-page ad in the IW Best Plants Statistical Profile
• Two complimentary full conference passes

• Exclusive sponsorship of Wed. and Thurs. lunches
• Company recognized on signs on table-top easels throughout the lunchroom
• 10' x 10' booth space in the New Equipment Digest Solutions Hall
• Full-page ad in the IW Best Plants Statistical Profile
• Two complimentary full conference passes

For more information on these sponsorship packages or other opportunities, download the information above or contact your local sales representative: