Opening General Session ($10,000 Exclusive)
Reach 4,000+ attendees. ASHA’s president, the 2023 Convention co-chairs, and the keynote speaker will welcome attendees. The theme is “Resilience Reinvented” in the professions and in our daily lives. This 2023 Convention kickoff is the ideal venue in which to make a great first impression on the entire Convention audience. Past opening session speakers have included actress Goldie Hawn and the founders of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream.
This promotion includes:
- Your handouts tented on session seats or distributed as attendees enter (handouts must be sent folded in half)
- Your logo prominently displayed via PowerPoint while attendees enter the auditorium
- A private meet-and-greet and photo for two with the keynote speaker and the ASHA leadership at a gathering prior to, or following, the Opening General Session (opportunity dependent upon the speaker’s schedule)
ASHA Awards Ceremony ($5,000 Exclusive; $2,500 Co-Sponsorship)
Join 4,000+ ASHA members in celebrating their colleagues’ lifelong achievements and ongoing contributions to the professions. This very popular event features the coveted Annie Award—named after Mrs. Annie Glenn, wife of Senator John Glenn. Recent awardees include Captain Sully Sullenberger 2009 Miracle on the Hudson (2021) Daymond John, CEO of FUBU and from the ABC television series Shark Tank (2018), the cast of ABC’s TV show Speechless (2017), Bill and Willie Geist (2014), Erik Weihenmayer (2013), Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (2012), and David Seidler, Oscar award–winning screenwriter of The King’s Speech (2011).
This promotion includes:
- Your handouts tented on session seats or distributed as attendees enter (handouts must be sent folded in half)
- Your logo prominently displayed via PowerPoint while attendees enter the auditorium
- An invitation to join the behind-the-scenes Green Room activities with celebrities
- Your logo in signage as attendees enter
2021 ASHA Convention Social Media Meet-Up Happy Hour ($6,850 Exclusive)
Are you looking to grow your social media presence? Our growing numbers of #Audpeeps and #SLPeeps offer the most popular way that audiologists and speech-language pathologists connect with each other to exchange personal and professional advice and recommendations. This is the ultimate networking event. Sponsor the only ASHA happy hour at the 2023 Convention—and boost your social media presence in the process. Expected attendance: 200–250 people.
This promotion includes:
- The ability to hold a contest or a raffle
- Your materials distributed to attendees from the Social Media Meet-Up (could be coasters, brochures, or tri-fold displays on tables)
- Signage at the bar hosting the Convention Social Media Meet-Up Happy Hour
- A limited number of pint glasses with your logo co-branded with the ASHA Convention logo
- The ability to address attendees for a 4-minute welcome
- The ability to invite Convention attendees to the Social Media Meet-Up Happy Hour (ASHA provides an easel at your booth)
- A “word from our sponsor” tweet from @ASHAweb (ASHA’s Twitter account), which has more than 45,000 followers
- Tweets from @ASHA_Events (ASHA’s Convention Twitter account, which has more than 11,000 followers), thanking you for sponsoring the event
- @ashaweb will host an Instagram Live to interview the sponsor and attendees
Exhibit Hall Opening Reception ($4,500 Co-Sponsorship)
Help kick off the ASHA Convention in style. Enjoy broad recognition as more than 10,000 Convention attendees say “thank you” to your company. Co-sponsoring this opening reception is a great way to draw attention to your brand and raise your profile to the next level.
This promotion includes:
- The opportunity to distribute materials and information outside your booth by placing promotional items and flyers on tables for Convention attendees to read while they mingle, eat, and relax
- Signage at the reception, including on the tables
ASHA First Timer’s Reception ($3,750 Exclusive)
This popular gathering serves as an overview of our annual event and to preview programs and activities. You’ll have an opportunity to meet the ASHA president and Convention co-chairs, as well as other ASHA staff and volunteer representatives.
This promotion includes:
- The opportunity to distribute materials and information outside your booth by placing promotional items and flyers on tables for Convention attendees to read while they mingle, eat, and relax
- Signage at the reception, including on the tables
- Ability to give a 2- to 3-minute welcome speech to attendees