Citizen Science Association
Join us as a Sponsor for CitSci2019!
Conference Highlights: More than 700 attendees • Inspiring keynote speakers • Two days of workshops and field trips • Opening night reception • Hundreds of presentations • Poster session happy hour • Special session on K-12 Education • Public event on Environmental Justice • Networking events • Citizen Science Festival • Evening closing reception
About CitSci2019 | Sponsorship Opportunities | Exhibiting
ABOUT CITSCI2019
The Citizen Science Association exists to transform scientific research and learning, broaden participation in science, and address the social-scientific challenges that demand the scale of collaboration that is only possible through citizen science. We support, serve, and connect the individuals, organizations, and communities who are designing, leading, managing, researching, and creating innovative citizen science projects in all disciplines. Past conferences have drawn almost 700 attendees from 28 countries, together reaching reach millions of participants around the globe. Our attendees include scientists, formal and informal science educators, resource managers, program practitioners, learning researchers, conservationists, university professors and students, policymakers, volunteer citizen scientists, and more! Over 700 individuals from agencies, non-governmental organizations, universities, public and private institutions, and others are coming together to advance ideas and innovations that will set the direction for work in this field. This is a great opportunity to get exposure to this large and unique community with diverse interests and strong purchasing power. Don’t miss this chance to reach this audience and be recognized across this rapidly growing field!
WHY DOES CITIZEN SCIENCE MATTER?
Citizen science is revolutionizing science, leading to new discoveries and research outcomes and engaging ordinary citizens in new ways. Large-scale projects help us understand never-before-seen global trends by engaging tens of thousands of observers, while online projects invite the public to process images, dramatically accelerating the pace of research. Communities are leveraging the tools of science, or even fabricating their own tools, to confront environment problems with low-cost sensors and defensible data. With access to the scientific enterprise, participants of all ages can pool observations, hone critical thinking, create new understandings, and build the technical skills needed to help their communities thrive.
WHY SPONSOR CITSCI2019?
The CitSci2019 Conference offers you the opportunity to make face-to-face CONNECTIONS with leaders in areas of science, policy, conservation, science education and practice. You’ll have ACCESS to people who need your products and services and the EXPOSURE will reinforce your brand awareness and maximize visibility in the field of citizen science. Get your name in front of 700+ conference attendees, and 5000+ more individuals and organizations who receive communications about the Citizen Science Association Conference!
SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
There are a variety of ways to support CitSci2019, from major sponsorship to covering direct costs to providing travel scholarships. Read on for the many opportunities to become a sponsor of CitSci2019.
Sponsor early and maximize your advertising potential! The sooner you reserve your sponsorship, the sooner your name is added to conference publicity materials, and the more individuals and organizations see that your organization is a supporter of the Citizen Science Association conference.
Ready to discuss sponsorship opportunities? Contact Jennifer Shirk at jls223@cornell.edu. We are happy to adjust opportunities to accommodate your goals and needs.
Want to donate to support the conference, but your donation doesn’t fit into the opportunities listed below? We will list all donors, at any amount, on our website.
Major Sponsor Levels | Special Event Sponsorship | Concrete Support Options | Travel Scholarships | Exhibiting
MAJOR SPONSOR LEVELS
We are happy to adjust opportunities to accommodate. Please contact Jennifer Shirk at jls223@cornell.edu to discuss your options.
*Have unclaimed registrations? Consider donating them towards scholarships!
SPECIAL EVENT VISIBILITY OPPORTUNITIES
Special events offer opportunities for high visibility during targeted, key components of the conference. All of these sponsorship opportunities will be recognized with your logo on the conference website and a listing in the sponsor directory.
Saturday Evening Closing Reception: The closing reception celebrates and highlights the ideas, community-building, and innovation that occurred during the conference. The 2019 closing reception will also showcase the ground-breaking science happening at North Carolina State University. Have your organization’s name associated with exceptional and original science!
Public Panel on Environmental Justice: Have your name associated with this high-visibility event, focused on equity in and meaningful engagement around environmental issues. This event is open to the public, highlighting your organization beyond the citizen science community.
Special Program Track on K-12 Education: Sponsor our special 2-day program track on citizen science in K-12 education and increase your brand exposure to our targeted audience focused on innovative and experiential science for students. This special program track includes K-12 teachers – and even some students – as attendees and presenters.
Contact Jennifer Shirk at jls223@cornell.edu for more details and event visibility opportunities.
CONCRETE SUPPORT OPTIONS
Want to support but can’t “sponsor” an event? We are happy to work with partners who can help cover costs or offer in-kind support for priority conference services. You can put your organization’s mark on the conference by taking ownership of a concrete piece of the event. Cover a direct cost and receive direct recognition on that item, giving you a strong presence everywhere at the conference, with repetitive and constant visibility of your brand.
- Coffee & Refreshment Break
- Poster Session Happy Hour
- Attendee Breakfast or Lunch
Contact Jennifer Shirk at jls223@cornell.edu to discuss opportunities.
TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIPS
Make an enormous difference in the lives of attendees and allow for a diverse range of voices and experiences at the conference by sponsoring travel scholarships for anyone in need of funding assistance to attend: students, community-based organization members, non-profit staff, and many more. All of these sponsorship opportunities will be recognized with your logo on the conference website and a directory listing in the final program, plus every travel scholarship sponsor will be recognized at the Saturday Evening Closing Reception.
Travel Scholarship: $2,000
NOVEMBER 15, 2018 DEADLINE for sponsorship: in order to assure we can distribute travel scholarships to recipients in a timely manner, this sponsorship opportunity will close early.
EXHIBITING
Interested in having an exhibit space to promote your materials, resources, and tools? Want to be able to talk to conference attendees one-on-one about what you offer or how your organization(s) fits into the field of citizen science? Purchase a tabling/exhibit space at the conference!
Non-profit exhibit space: $500
For-profit exhibit space: $800
Booths are prominently located in the promenade between presentation rooms, and give you great visibility and a home-base for your project to make connections throughout the event. Fees include an rectangular table and two chairs; with additional costs, arrangements can be made for electricity and AV support. Basic wireless is available throughout the convention center for free; if high-speed internet is required, it can be secured for added costs.
Hosting a booth is a great low-cost and low-stakes way to share your materials and host targeted conversations during all of the down-time of the event. Booths are available Thursday through Saturday and have no requirements for staffing. Note that we do ask all exhibitors to register for the event.
Interested? [deadline has passed]
Contact info@citizenscience.org with any questions.