Sponsorships for the 2024 Annual Conference are sold out. Thank you for your support of NASCIO.
What to Know about NASCIO Sponsorships
- Conference sponsorships are available only to NASCIO corporate members in good standing in their second consecutive year of membership.
- Not a member? Learn how you can become one.
- Packages and launch date are shared on this page and via email to corporate members about 4 months prior to a conference.
- Sponsorship packages often sell out quickly; here’s what to know about the process
NASCIO corporate members that opt not to sponsor may still send 3 attendees to the conference at a registration fee of $1,295 per person.
What’s a Conference Like?
- NASCIO conferences facilitate relationship building, peer learning and collaborative solutioning among members.
- There are no demos or an exhibit floor: the focus is relationships and partnerships centered on the needs of the states.
- Average Conference Attendance: 49 states represented | 41 state CIOs | 162 state members | 821 total attendance
Annual Conference Sponsorship Packages
sponsor registration opens June 26 at Noon ET
NASCIO has a new 2FA security process in place for sponsor registration. One individual from your company will need to enroll to participate in the sponsor registration launch. Enrollment will start on June 11 and run through June 24 5pm ET.
Core Sponsorship Benefits
- Recognition on conference webpage: company logo with link to member profile
- Recognition in NASCIO Connections e-blast: company name with link to member profile
- Recognition on social media (X): link to member profile & inclusion of company handle
- Recognition in conference meeting space: company logo on printed & electronic signage
- Verbal appreciation from the podium during NASCIO president’s welcome comments
- Profile in conference app: logo, website, X handle, business contact name, email & phone
- Identification of sponsorship on attendee name badges & attendee roster entries
- Access to preliminary attendee rosters and a final roster at event conclusion (PDF)
- Use of conference logo (promotional use only)
Pinnacle Sponsorship | $45,000 | 2 available
- Receives all core benefits
- 10 conference attendees: 4 included and up to 6 paying at $1,295 per person
- 4 attendees at Premier Reception (for state members and invited sponsors)
- Opportunity for company representative to address attendees and introduce keynote speaker before pinnacle keynote session (5-minutes max; written by sponsor and approved by NASCIO)
- Recognition on customized hotel key cards (company logo) distributed at conference hotel
- Individual recognition in conference meeting space: company logo on signage
- Top tier placement on conference webpage and in conference app
- Promotion on conference webpage: visual asset linking to webpage of choice (1:1 ratio; created by sponsor and approved by NASCIO)
- Promotion on conference app: visual asset linking to webpage of choice (444 px L x 306 px H; created by sponsor and approved by NASCIO)
- Promotion of registered conference attendees by name on social media (X) for those registered before DATE
Headshot Lounge Sponsorship | $30,000 | 1 available
- Receives all core benefits
- 5 conference attendees: 2 included and up to 3 paying at $1,295 per person
- 2 attendees at Premier Reception (for state members and invited sponsors)
- Recognition (company logo) in the headshot lounge area*
- Recognition (company logo) on signage for headshot ready station (personal care items and sundries) located in conference area restrooms
- Opportunity for registered company representative to be present in the lounge and greet attendees
- Promotion of registered conference attendees by name on social media (X) for those registered before DATE
*NASCIO provides professional photographer, refreshment station and prep area. NASCIO handles the logistics of distributing headshots to attendees post-event
WiFi Sponsorship | $30,000 | 1 available
- Receives all core benefits
- 5 conference attendees: 2 included and up to 3 paying at $1,295 per person
- 2 attendees at Premier Reception (for state members and invited sponsors)
- Recognition (company logo) alongside Wi-Fi access information in conference app and on attendee name badges
- Recognition (company logo) on Wi-Fi landing page (dependent on conference hotel)
- Individual recognition in conference meeting space: company logo on signage
- Promotion of registered conference attendees by name on social media (X) for those registered before DATE
Networking Hub Sponsorship | $25,000 | 2 available
(previous iteration was named Member Center)
- Receives all core benefits
- 5 conference attendees: 2 included and up to 3 paying at $1,295 per person
- 2 attendees at Premier Reception (for state members and invited sponsors)
- Recognition (company logo) in the Networking Hub*, a gathering spot in the main meeting space
- Individual recognition in conference meeting space: company logo on signage
- Promotion of registered conference attendees by name on social media (X) for those registered before DATE
*NASCIO provides lounge seating, conversation starters and informal activities, charging cords for devices and other items that encourage networking
Give Back Sponsorship | $20,000 | 6 available
- Receives all core benefits
- 5 conference attendees: 2 included and up to 3 paying at $1,295 per person
- 2 attendees at Premier Reception (for state members and invited sponsors)
- Recognition (company logo) at the Give Back Coffee Bar, an all day premium coffee service in the main meeting space
- Recognition (company logo) in Give Back promotional collateral (printed and digital)
- Recognition in the post-conference press release about the Give Back program and related donation
- 25% of sponsorship fee is a tax-deductible gift going to the recipient of the Give Back program (organization TBD by programs committee)
Gold Sponsorship | $17,000 | 32 available
- Receives all core benefits
- 8 conference attendees: 2 included and up to 6 paying at $1,295 per person
- 2 attendees at Premier Reception (for state members and invited sponsors)
Silver Sponsorship | $10,000 | 20 available
- Receives all core benefits
- 5 conference attendees: 1 included and up to 4 paying at $1,295 per person
Bronze Sponsorship | $7,000 | 12 available
- Receives all core benefits
- 3 conference attendees: 1 included and up to 2 paying at $1,295 per person
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