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: (SOLD to Activplant)
• Special Event Sponsor: (SOLD to Siemens PLM Software)
• Digital Sponsor: (1 Available)
• Track Sponsors: (6 Total, 1 Available)
• Speaker Lounge Sponsor: (1 Available)
• Continuous Breaks Sponsor: (SOLD to Infor)
• Buffet Breakfasts Sponsor: (SOLD to BMGI)
• Lunches Sponsor: (SOLD to Afflink)
• Portable Presentations Sponsor: (SOLD to Lean Learning Center)
• 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 Tues. and Wed. 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 Tues. and Wed. 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

• Exclusive sponsorship of the IW Best Plants Conference flash drives
• Company logo on the IW Best Plants Conference flash drives
• Company can place materials on the IW Best Plants Conference flash drives

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