Sponsorship Packages
Sponsorship packages offer the most value through increased exposure and added benefits!
- Recognition from the podium at selected sponsored event(s)
- Complimentary exhibit booth package (includes 6-foot draped table, two chairs) and a prime corner location
- Complimentary convention program or online banner ad
- Sponsor ribbons for all representatives attending Convention
- Citation in the convention program and on the virtual platform
- Sign/banner at entrance to event/activity
- Logo recognition on event mobile app and event viewing screens
- Citation in Sigma publications disseminated to more than 135,000 nurse leaders
- Recognition on sigmanursing.org
To customize your package to meet your specific needs, desires, and budget, email Chris Beaman, Corporate Relations Advisor.
All events, activities, and programs may be co-sponsored with one or more organizations, with fees split accordingly. Sponsorships are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
DIAMOND CONVENTION SPONSOR — US $25,000
- Recognition as a Diamond sponsor
- Your choice of sponsored events or activities, including onsite signage opportunities, up to US $20,000
- Full-page four-color program ad (US $2,950 value)
- Complimentary exhibit booth package plus prime corner location (US $2,600+ value)
- Complimentary Tech Bar opportunity (US $1,500 value)
- Complimentary Enhanced Exhibitor Listing (US $350 value)
- Attendee postal address list (US $550 value)
- Logo recognition on event virtual platform, mobile app, from the podium, and on event viewing screens at the opening and closing plenary sessions also broadcast live to virtual attendees
Package Value: US $27,950
PLATINUM CONVENTION SPONSOR — US $20,000
- Recognition as a Platinum sponsor
- Your choice of sponsored events or activities, including onsite signage opportunities, up to US $15,000
- Full-page four-color program ad (US $2,950 value)
- Complimentary exhibit booth package plus prime corner location ($2,600+ value)
- Complimentary Tech Bar opportunity (US $1,500 value)
- Complimentary Enhanced Exhibitor Listing (US $350 value)
- Attendee postal address list (US $550 value)
- Logo recognition on event virtual platform, mobile app, from the podium, and on event viewing screens at the opening and closing plenary sessions also broadcast live to virtual attendees
Package Value: US $22,950
GOLD CONVENTION SPONSOR — US $15,000
- Recognition as a Gold sponsor
- Your choice of a sponsored event(s) or activity, including onsite signage opportunities, up to US $10,000
- Full-page four-color program ad (US $2,950 value)
- Complimentary exhibit booth package plus prime corner location (US $2,600+ value)
- Complimentary Tech Bar opportunity (US $1,500 value)
- Complimentary Enhanced Exhibitor Listing (US $350 value)
- Attendee postal address list (US $550 value)
- Logo recognition on event virtual platform, mobile app, from the podium, and on event viewing screens at the opening and closing plenary sessions also broadcast live to virtual attendees
Package Value: US $17,950
SILVER CONVENTION SPONSOR — US $10,000
- Special recognition as a Silver sponsor
- Your choice of a sponsored event(s) or activity, including onsite signage opportunities, up to US $6,000
- Half-page four-color program ad (US $1,500 value)
- Complimentary exhibit booth package plus prime corner location (US $2,600+ value)
- Discounted Tech Bar opportunity (50% off, US $750 value)
- Complimentary Enhanced Exhibitor Listing (US $350 value)
- Attendee postal address list (US $550 value)
- Logo recognition on event virtual platform, mobile app, from the podium, and on event viewing screens at the opening and closing plenary sessions also broadcast live to virtual attendees
Package Value: US $11,750
BRONZE CONVENTION SPONSOR — US $8,000
- Special recognition as Bronze sponsor
- Your choice of a sponsored event(s) or activity, including onsite signage opportunities, up to US $5,000
- Quarter-page four-color program ad (US $995 value)
- Complimentary exhibit booth package plus prime corner location (US $2,600+ value)
- Discounted Tech Bar opportunity (50% off, US $750 value)
- Complimentary Enhanced Exhibitor Listing (US $350 value)
- Logo recognition on event virtual platform, mobile app, from the podium, and on event viewing screens at the opening and closing plenary sessions also broadcast live to virtual attendees
Package Value: US $9,695
Sponsorships - Events & Activities
Events and activities may be co-sponsored with one or more organizations, and fees split accordingly. Sponsorships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, with right of first refusal extended to 2021 sponsors.
Recognition
- Acknowledgment from the podium at sponsored event(s)
- Citation in convention program, on the virtual platform, and in related materials
- Recognition on sign/banner at entrance to event/activity
- Logo recognition on the virtual platform, event mobile app and event viewing screens, including logo (US $5,000 level and above)
- Citation in Sigma publications disseminated to more than 135,000 nurse leaders
- Recognition on sigmanursing.org
US $20,000
- Opening Plenary Session - featuring opportunity to give brief remarks
- Closing Plenary Session - featuring opportunity to give brief remarks
- [SOLD] Exhibit Hall Grand Opening & Welcome Reception - featuring opportunity to give brief remarks
- Exhibit Hall Lunch Functions
- [SOLD] Headshot Lounge
- Event Partner Lounge
- [NOT AVAILABLE] Innovation Stage and Tech Bar
- [SOLD] Water Bottles
US $15,000 (choose one, each exclusive)
- [SOLD] Attendee Deluxe Tote Bags
- [NOT AVAILABLE] Convention Website
- Wi-Fi
- [NOT AVAILABLE] Therapet
- Downtown San Antonio Street Banners
- Chapter Key Award Reception - featuring opportunity to give brief remarks
- Tribute Award Luncheon - featuring opportunity to give brief remarks
US $10,000 (choose one, each exclusive)
- [SOLD] Attendee Lanyards
- [SOLD] Convention Mobile App
- [NOT AVAILABLE] Selfie Scavenger Hunt
- [SOLD] Sigma Trivia Night
- Rapid Presentation Rounds
US $6,000 (choose one, each exclusive)
- Exhibit Hall Bingo & Grand Prize Drawing
- [SOLD] Poster Presentations
- [SOLD] Selfie Wall
- [SOLD] Sigma Career Advising
- Portable Charging Stations (x2)
- Student Engagement
- [SOLD] Sigma 100-Year Puzzle Challenge
US $5,000 (choose one)
- [SOLD] Attendee Notebooks
- [NOT AVAILABLE] Personalized Hand Sanitizer
- [SOLD] Poster Sessions - Rising Stars
- [SOLD] Speaker Ready Room
- Volunteer Gifts
- [SOLD] Nursing Mothers' Lounges
Sponsorships - Awards Presentations
Recognize nursing excellence by becoming a 2023 international awards presentation sponsor. Awards may be co-sponsored with one or more organizations, and fees split accordingly. Sponsorships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis, with right of first refusal extended to 2021 sponsors.
Recognition
- Acknowledgment from the podium as sponsor of the awards presentation
- Citation in the convention program
- Recognition on event virtual platform, mobile app and on event viewing screens
- Recognition on the convention website
- Citation in Sigma publications disseminated to more than 135,000 nurse leaders
US $3,000 (choose one)
Presented during the Opening Plenary (I) on Saturday, 11 November, attended by more than 2,000 members and guests, and broadcast live to virtual attendees.
- The Founders Awards are the highest honors bestowed by Sigma:
- [SOLD] Dorothy Garrigus Adams Award for Excellence in Service
- Edith Moore Copeland Award for Excellence in Innovation and Creativity
- Ethel Palmer Clarke Award for Chapter Excellence
- [SOLD] Elizabeth McWilliams Miller Award for Excellence in Research
- Elizabeth Russell Belford Award for Excellence in Education
- Marie Hippensteel Lingeman Award for Excellence in Nursing Practice
- Mary Tolle Wright Award for Excellence in Leadership
- [SOLD] Audrey Hepburn Award for Contributions to the Health and Welfare of Children — Presented to a nurse who has made significant contributions to the health and well-being of children.
- Dorothy Ford Buschmann Outstanding New Member Award — Recognizes a newly inducted Sigma member for service, professionalism, and leadership.
US $2,500 (choose one)
Presented during the Closing Plenary (III) on Monday, 13 November, attended by more than 2,000 members and guests, and broadcast to virtual attendees.
- Archon Awards — Recognize individuals or groups, regardless of their profession, who have made health a major aspect of their lives, and their efforts have created significant change that is national or transnational in scope. In all of their endeavors, they embody the Sigma values of love, honor, and courage.
- Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award — Recognizes individuals whose good works have enhanced the human condition globally.
- [SOLD] Nell J. Watts Lifetime Achievement in Nursing Award — Recognizes a Sigma member who has demonstrated achievement in nursing spanning a lifetime career.
US $1,500 (choose one)
Recognized during the House of Delegates on Tuesday and Wednesday, 14 & 15 November, attended by more than 500 members and guests.
- [SOLD] Melanie C. Dreher Award for Outstanding Chapter Support — Recognizes a nursing program or practice setting that strengthens and supports the development of their chapter.
US $1,200 (choose one)
Presented during the Tribute Awards Luncheon on Sunday, 12 November, attended by more than 100 members and guests.
- Capstone International Nursing Book Award — Recognizes the excellence of one outstanding nursing book from any publisher.
- [SOLD] Lucie S. Kelly Mentor Award — Recognizes the influence counselors or guides in the nursing profession have on the lives and careers of others.
- Media and Communications Award — Recognizes excellence in promoting and enhancing the nursing profession through various modes of communication such as videos, podcasts, photography, articles, etc.
- [SOLD] Research Dissertation Award — Recognizes a nurse whose dissertation is exceptionally meritorious and exemplifies high standards of scholarship and knowledge development.
Sponsorships - Onsite Signage
Capture the attention of convention attendees with your message and logo on one or more highly visible, convention-branded opportunities located in high-traffic areas throughout the convention facilities.
US $1,500 per option
- Directional Vertical Sign (39" x 84") — This double-sided sign will be co-branded with your logo and Sigma convention creative on the lower third of each side. The upper two-thirds of one side will feature your message and the upper two-thirds of the second side will provide attendees with important convention information.
Quantity: TBD | Sold: 1
- Exhibit Hall Aisle Number Floor Decals (2, 5' x 5' squares) — Each exhibit aisle will be numbered via large 5' x 5' floor decals featuring the convention theme and aisle number on the upper half and your logo and message on the lower half. Note: You may choose which aisles based on your booth location.
Quantity: 10 | Sold: 0
US $5,000
- [SOLD] Biennial Convention Ribbon Wall — A special wall adjacent to convention registration where Sigma members will go to choose a variety of badge ribbons representing their engagement as board and committee members, chapter delegates, and candidates and volunteers, to name a few. The Ribbon Wall will feature your logo along the top of the wall. In addition, the Ribbon Wall sponsor will be recognized in the printed program and via all on-site communications directing attendees to the wall to claim their ribbons.
- [SOLD] Educational Session Room Signs (30) — A total of 30 signs, featuring your logo, will be posted outside each session room throughout the convention.
- Charging Stations — Built-in charging stations around the Convention Center meeting space. Opportunity for decal to be designed and produced by sponsor and can include a QR code or URL. There are only two (2) stations available.