Dear Prospective NiUG Sponsor:

As NiUG continues to grow from year to year, so will the need for your organization to become more involved in the NiUG events each year. 

Sponsorship within this organization brings to your company an ongoing stream of awareness of your products, services and expertise in the field of iMIS.  There is no better way to showcase these talents than to be an annual or event sponsor of NiUG and showing your continued support of the product and its users.

We know it is all about the numbers and what it can do for your bottom line, so how do these figures sound:

• In post conference surveys:
  • More than 80% - 90% of the registrants reviewed the onsite binders which highlight all of our sponsors contact information and their products and services - - most keeping the information in arms reach as a reference.
  • A major increase compared to 2010 at 75% -- More than 93% of the attendees visit all of the sponsor tables at some point during a conference to review products and speak with the AiSPs/Vendors for more information.
• When asked about the importance of having the exhibit tables at our conferences, 93% of the attendees ranked it as one of the top three most important areas surrounding the conference.

When asked about the importance of the exhibitors and sponsors, here is what some of the attendees has to say!

• "This was my first NiUG conference, so there were a lot of products that I never knew existed."
• "I didn't know most of it existed. Our own programming staff is working on things that are already available for iMIS."

In speaking to past sponsors, the feedback I have received about their participation in the conference has been, "NiUG sponsorship and exhibiting has been the driving force behind the sales of our products and services." Another sponsor spoke to me about his first time attendance and participation as a sponsor and said, "We received several new sales on our products and you cannot beat that return on investment."

That being said, NiUG would like to take this opportunity to ask if your company would be interested in sponsoring one or all of its events in 2012.

NiUG offers two types of sponsorships: annual sponsorship or per event sponsorship.  An annual sponsorship has a cost savings to your company and allows us to contact your company ahead of others when planning each conference for input and participation because we already know that we have your support.  Your company will also be designated as an annual sponsor in the sponsorship materials handed out to all attendees, confirming your continued support of NiUG and the iMIS users.  An event sponsorship is available to you as well, which means you are listed as an event sponsor for the specific event being sponsored.  NiUG has these two levels of sponsorship mentioned above, as well as an "a la carte" approach to add additional sponsorship and marketing opportunities for your organization.

For additional information please refer to the detailed list of the benefits available at each level of sponsorship.  Also, be sure to review the pricing and sign up form for additional information.  If you decide to sponsor, NiUG will require that you fill out the NiUG Sponsor Agreement, so please be sure to review that as well and if sponsoring, fill it and the Sponsorship Form out and send it to us via email or fax to (775) 257-1661.

Should you have any questions about sponsorship or any other additional sponsorship opportunities NiUG may have available, please contact Michele Morgan, NiUG Executive Director via email or by phone at (866) 301-6484 or (570) 595-0110.