Exhibit & Sponsor

Stand Out in the Crowd

Strengthening your brand, generating leads, and increasing market visibility to a core audience are critical to your organization. The advertising, branding and sponsorship opportunities available at the Ocean Sciences Meeting are exactly what you need to advance these goals.

Sponsorship packages at OSM24 are an opportunity for your organization to connect in new ways and enhance your interactions with attendees. Promote your brand and increase visibility to leaders from academia, government, and the private sector.

Base recognition packages include:

  • Logo recognition on OSM24 website with link to company website.
  • Logo recognition on signage during the meeting.
  • Logo recognition with company description in the conference mobile app.
  • Additional recognition opportunities available with each opportunity.

Sponsorship Opportunities

$20,000

Sustainability is crucial to the future of the oceans. When you sponsor this program at OSM24, your organization is helping to keep single-use items out of landfills and you are giving back to charitable projects making a difference around the world. With the Fill it Forward technology, we will track the collective environmental impact of OSM24 attendees and be able to report back on the waste diverted.

See how it works!

Your benefits include the base recognition package, plus:
  • Complimentary OSM24 registration for three (3) representatives.
  • Custom design on distribution cards
  • Logo recognition in OSM24 private group on Fill It Forward tracking app
  • Option to distribute the bottle tags from your booth as a traffic driver
  • Digital advertising on OSM24 website in random rotation with other sponsors.
  • Opportunity to lead a roundtable discussion at one of the Student & Early Career Non-Academic Career Workshops that highlights different career paths and employers. (NOTE: you must be a non-academic organization to be eligible for this benefit)
$12,500

With more than 1,000 digital posters anticipated at OSM24, sponsoring this engaging online poster presentation system puts your brand in front of almost all attendee eyes. Digital posters will be displayed on large touchscreen monitors at dedicated stations that allow presenters to share dynamic scientific research with embedded videos, animation, and other features to make their research and data more interactive. Virtual attendees will use this same online gallery to browse posters and connect with authors.

View a past Ocean Sciences Meeting Poster Gallery

Your benefits include the base recognition package, plus:
  • Complimentary OSM24 registration for two (2) representatives.
  • Your logo and brief company information will be displayed on the supporter splash screen of the OSM24 poster presentations gallery.
  • Logo recognition in the online presentation gallery available before, during, and after the meeting, which means your organization will have extended recognition with this opportunity to support scientific discovery.
  • Option to create one poster in the online gallery to showcase your company’s thought-leadership (Note: does not include a presentation onsite during the meeting).
  • Digital advertising on OSM24 website in random rotation with other sponsors.
  • Opportunity to lead a roundtable discussion at one of the Student & Early Career Non-Academic Career Workshops that highlights different career paths and employers. (NOTE: you must be a non-academic organization to be eligible for this benefit)
$12,500

This high impact opportunity provides brand exposure throughout the week as more than 5,000 attendees wear your logo with their badge. Provided at registration, the lanyard will have the logo of the sponsor alongside the meeting logo.

Your benefits include the base recognition package, plus:
  • Complimentary OSM24 registration for two (2) representatives.
  • AGU manages logistics of ordering lanyards with sponsor approval of proof prior to print.
  • Digital advertising on OSM24 website in random rotation with other sponsors.
  • Opportunity to lead a roundtable discussion at one of the Student & Early Career Non-Academic Career Workshops that highlights different career paths and employers. (NOTE: you must be a non-academic organization to be eligible for this benefit)
$12,500

This fun opportunity provides brand exposure in the exhibit hall throughout the week of OSM24. Put a smile on attendees’ faces with this memorable, soothing exhibit hall experience. It’s a great way to relax with attendees and create an engaging environment to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the conference…and help the dogs find their fur-ever home!

Your benefits include the base recognition package, plus:
  • Complimentary OSM24 registration for two (2) representatives.
  • Sponsor signage at the petting station.
  • Opportunity to lead a roundtable discussion at one of the Student & Early Career Non-Academic Career Workshops that highlights different career paths and employers. (NOTE: you must be a non-academic organization to be eligible for this benefit)
$10,000

The student and early career activities committee is excited to present a day of workshops, offering a mix of professional skills training geared towards both graduate students and those in the first few years of their careers.

Your benefits include the base recognition package, plus:
  • Complimentary OSM24 registration for one (1) representative.
  • Opportunity to host a 45-minute Career Pathways Conversation on an approved career-related topic in the career center theater during OSM24.
  • Opportunity to give brief welcome remarks.
  • Opportunity to distribute informational brochure or branded item for workshop attendees (with advance approval).
  • Logo recognition in pre-Conference workshop attendee communication.
  • Logo recognition during the Conference.
  • Digital advertising on OSM24 website in random rotation with other sponsors.
$7,500

The Be Well Room is designed as a safe and calming retreat for attendees who may be overstimulated, experiencing social anxiety, or just need a few quiet moments to themselves tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the Ocean Sciences Meeting.

Your benefits include the base recognition package, plus:
  • Complimentary OSM24 registration for one (1) representative.
  • Signage outside of the Be Well Room
  • Recognition as the sponsor of this space in marketing messages and attendee communications.
  • Opportunity to provide branded item such as stress ball or fidget toy.
$2,500 (4 opportunities available)

Tuesday, 20 February
7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Sponsor this informal social event that is an opportunity for fellow LGBTQIA+ ocean scientists and engineers at OSM24 to share conversation and refreshments in order to build and organize as a community.

Your benefits include the base recognition package, plus:
  • Logo recognition on signage at the event
  • Recognition as the sponsor of this event in marketing messages and attendee communications

Recruitment Opportunities

Requires an exhibitor booth. Sponsor benefits not included.

Meet with qualified ocean sciences candidates onsite during OSM24 with a private interview space, conveniently located in the Career Center in the poster hall (open during poster hall hours). Each room includes Table and Chairs.

Single Full Day – $1,000 per day

Full Week – $4,000

$4,000

Host a 45-minute Career Pathways Conversation on an approved career-related topic. Presentations will be held in the career center throughout OSM24 and are listed in the official program.

  • Note: Topic of choice must be approved by the OSM24 organizers.

Promotional & Branding Opportunities

Sponsor benefits not included. In-person booth required.
$3,000
Exclusive opportunity for your organization to place your branding in the email message that is sent to all attendees when they register for OSM24.
$4,000/each ad
Include your branding and website link in the emails that are sent to OSM24 attendees to keep them up-to-date on important conference information each day.
$4,000
Place your branding in the email message that is sent to all registered attendees the week prior to OSM24. This key communication provides all the information they need to get ready for the conference. Take advantage of this exclusive opportunity to put your company’s hyperlinked banner ad on this highly anticipated message.
$3,000/each ad (Up to 5 ads will be shown in rotation)

With more than 5,000 unique downloads during the 2020 conference, the OSM24 mobile app and virtual platform gives you unmatched visibility. Attendees use this tool to navigate all OSM24 happenings – the complete scientific program, exhibitor listings, networking events, on-demand content and more. Put your company prominently in front of this audience on the home screen!

$5,000/per email, limited number available

Send your personalized company message to the OSM24 pre-show attendee list. Direct email marketing to the list of attendees is the most powerful and cost-effective advertising medium you can use to promote your business, generate leads and enhance your company’s exhibit experience. Only four (4) opportunities are available.

  • Note: Ads must be approved by OSM organizers

Sponsorship Contacts

Matt Mclaughlin
Sponsorship Sales
312-265-9655
[email protected]

Emma McElherne
Sponsorship Manager
312-265-9638
[email protected]