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Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
MBA Career Services for Working Professionals Alliance (MBA CSWP)
2009 Conference – Boston, MassachusettsApril 27-29, 2009
On the beautiful campus of Harvard University!
The 2009 MBA CSWP Alliance Annual conference is the premier conference addressing challenges and innovations in MBA Career Services for Working Professionals, encompassing alumni from full-time MBA programs, and both students and alumni of executive and fully-employed MBA programs. The MBA CSWP brings together career development professionals from 28 top business schools interested in learning and discussing industry trends and issues impacting working professionals. MBACSWP and the 2009 annual conference is designed to:
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Provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and address issues unique to the needs of MBA CSWP career services
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Provide professional development and networking opportunities for members
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Promote collaboration among member organizations
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Develop and promote standard and ethical operating procedures
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Introduce members to career services vendors and resources “We have come very far in the past five years, as we have grown to 28 schools and increased the diversity of offerings to our members. We are a learning community and our members’ willingness to collaborate and share information has made the difference. As we look ahead and forge newalliances, we will be able to afford our members an edge in providing career development services”.
Peter Romanella, PhD
Executive Director, MBA CSWP Alliance
Who We Are
Founded in 2004, the MBA Career Services for Working Professionals Alliance (MBA CSWP) is an active and growing organization for individuals in the field of MBA career services for working professionals. Our membership includes professionals from diverse EMBA, Part-Time and Alumni programs who have many years of experience, as well as some just entering this exciting and ever-changing profession. As of the fall of 2008, the alliance consists of over 45 active members representing 28 diverse programs located throughout the United States, Canada and Europe.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Sponsorship of the MBA CSWP conference will allow your organization to connect with more than 45 Career Services Professionals from top universities worldwide. Additional opportunities include:
Increasing employment brand awareness with our members
Identifying potential opportunities with our member schools and building relationships with key decision makers
Meeting and developing new contacts
Benefits of Sponsorship
Conference sponsors can achieve visibility with conference participants. Sponsorship will allow you to reinforce your company’s name and message as a leader in your field, and offer a great resource to meet member needs. In addition, sponsorship will give you access to the MBA CSWP member database. There are a variety of sponsorship levels and we will work with you to design a package that is high impact and drives ROI.
MBA CSWP Alliance MembersCarnegie Mellon, Chicago, Columbia, Cornell, DePaul, Duke, Emory, Harvard, Indiana, INSEAD, London Business School, Michigan, North Carolina, Northwestern, Notre Dame, NYU, Penn, Pepperdine, Purdue, Stanford, Texas at Austin, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Southern California (USC), Vanderbilt, Virginia, Western Ontario,Yale
2009 Sponsorship Opportunities
Sunday, April 26
Welcome Reception and Dinner - Cost: $1,500*
* Estimated based on arrival of participants (not all will arrive on this day, estimated at half the normal attendance)
Monday, April 27
Breakfast-Cost: $250
Lunch-Cost: $1,500
Cocktail Reception and Dinner - Cost: $3,000
Tuesday, April 28
Breakfast - Cost: $250
Lunch - Cost: $1,500
Cocktail Reception and Dinner - Cost: $3,000Wednesday, April 29
Breakfast - Cost: $250
Lunch - Cost: $1,500
Conference is scheduled to end in the afternoon on the 29 th.“Harvard Business School is pleased to host the 2009 MBA CSWP Conference. This conference brings together career development professionals from 28 top Business Schools in the U.S., Canada and Europe. We look forward to seeing you in Boston in April.”
Christine Sullivan Director of Alumni Career Services Harvard Business School
Additional Sponsorship Opportunities
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Signage with your company’s logo displayed at the conference - Cost: $150
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One full-page advertisement in the conference program - Cost: $100
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Branded pens for distribution to all attendees - Cost: TBD
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Branded notebooks for distribution to all attendees - Cost: TBD
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Branded flash drive with conference directory uploaded to all attendees - Cost: TBD
Corporate Partners Contacts
Scott Turner
Associate Director, Alumni Career Services
Marshall School of Business
University of Southern California
Scott.turner@marshall.usc.edu
213.740.0803
Christine Sullivan
Director of Alumni Career Services
Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
chsullivan@hbs.edu
617.496.1153
MBA CSWP Alliance 2009 Annual Conference
Sponsorship Guidelines
Sponsorship
Sponsorship does not include attendance at the conference. In the event that a sponsor has been asked to speak at the conference, and/or participate in a panel or workshop, he/she will be allowed to attend that portion of the conference only. Requests to attend other segments/days can be arranged by paying a standard conference per diem rate. There are a variety of sponsorship levels.
We will work with you to design a sponsorship package that is high impact and drives ROI.
Payment and Cancellation Policy
Full payment must be received by March 23, 2009. Sponsors who cancel on or before April 13, 2009 will receive an 80% refund of the fees paid. No refunds will be made after April 13.
Company Logo Deadline
All sponsorships include your company’s logo in the conference program, as well as on the MBA CSWP website. MBA CSWP must receive your company logo via e-mail no later than March 1, 2009.
Shipping Sponsorship Materials
Please contact Silvia Bajo for further information; she can be reached via email at sbajo@hbs.edu or by phone at 617.495.6582.
Advertisement Deadline
If you purchase advertisement space in the conference program, MBACSWP must receive your advertisement via e-mail no later than March 1, 2009.
Advertisement and Logo Specifications
Ad copy must be photo ready at 300 dpi at 100%. The ¼ page ad cannot measure more than 2.5 x 3.5 inches, the ½ page ad cannot measure more than 2.5 x 7 inches and a fullpage ad not more than 7 x 10 inches. Final copy of full page ads will be on an 8.5 x 11 inch page with vertical copy. All logos will be adjusted by size to fit uniformly on 8.5 x 11 sponsor pages.
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