Sponsors

General Sponsors

The following companies have provided general sponsorship to the conference.  We thank them for their sponsorship and encourage you to support them:

Baby K’Tan

Bringing Home Baby

Comfy Joey

Hokkyoku Shirokumado

Maya Wrap

Sleeping Baby Productions

SlingRings

PAXBaby

Vendors

The following companies/organizations will have a booth at our Green Family Expo:

Baby K’Tan
Babywearing International
Beco/ Rock-a-Thigh Baby
Britax
Children’s Needs
Didymos
ERGObaby
La Leche League of the National Capital
Mothering.com
NuzzleMe
Old Town Suds
Signing Time
SlingRings
StarBright Baby
Wrapsody Baby

The 2012 International Babywearing Conference is offering sponsorship opportunities to businesses and groups that serve families. Babywearing International is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote babywearing as a universally accepted practice that benefits both the child and caregiver.

The conference will offer four days of classes, workshops, demonstrations and socializing for parents, parents-to-be, vendors, and educators. Sponsors will be recognized on our web site., registration information, handouts and other printed materials at the conference. Vendors will also have the opportunity to rent a booth in our “Green Family Expo” vending hall. The vending hall will be open to companies selling any type of carrier or product that appeals to families trying to live a green lifestyle. While the focus of the conference is babies and toddlers who are worn in cloth carriers, many conference attendees will have older children as well, so vendors specializing in that age group are also encouraged to participate.

If your organization is interested in participating in this exciting event by donating products or providing financial assistance as a sponsor, see the section below for an explanation of the available opportunities.

Thank you for your participation and we look forward to seeing you in June, 2012!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Platinum sponsorship (2 avail) – $5,000 – Your organization’s name and logo will be printed on all conference materials (posters/banners, program/agenda, media release, sponsor card etc.). We will post your logo on our sponsor page and link it to your company’s web site. If interested, your organization may offer a “special tips and tweaks” class for your carrier during the conference’s public day. In addition, your organization receives a large-sized table/booth at the vendor fair with four chairs and a banner.

Gold sponsorship (3 avail)- $3,750 – Your organization’s name will appear on select printed conference materials (program/agenda, sponsor card, etc.), and will be listed with a logo on the sponsorship page of our web site. In addition, your organization will receive a medium-sized table/booth at the vendor fair along with two chairs and a banner.

Key Note Speaker Sponsor (1 avail) – $3,500 – Your organization will be recognized in all promotional materials in concert with keynote speaker information. A banner recognizing your organization as a sponsor will be hung in the conference hall for the keynote address, and a representative of your choice is invited to introduce the speaker.

General sponsorship – $500 – Your organization gets to “brand” conference give-away items or be recognized during specific conference events. The following are available for sponsorship, if you would like to sponsor a specific event/item not listed, please contact us:

• nametag lanyards
• goodie bags
• registration table
• opening morning continental breakfast
• babysitting session

Vendor sponsors – The conference will feature the Green Family Expo – a vending hall that will be open for a sneak peek Friday afternoon and all day Saturday for the public education day. Vendors may reserve tables of varying sizes:

Large vendor booth – $1,500 before November 1, 2011. $2,000 after Nov. 1, 2011

Medium vendor booth – $750 before November 1, 2011. $1,000 after Nov. 1, 2011

Small vendor booth – $300 before November 1, 2011. $500 after Nov. 1, 2011.

Non-profit organizations may reserve a table on a first come first served basis for a $25 reservation fee before Nov 1, 2011, the fee will be $50 after Nov. 1, 2011. Non-profit spots are limited.