2017 NPGA SOUTHEASTERN CONVENTION & INTERNATIONAL PROPANE EXPO MUSIC CITY CENTER • NASHVILLE, TN

Promotional Sponsorships are an ideal way to increase visibility for your company, products, and services. These are exclusive opportunities to gain exposure at the world’s largest propane industry trade show and enhance your company image.

Every sponsor is promoted on the Expo website, in the official show guide, on signage at the Expo, and on all sponsorship material. If you are selecting an event, your company logo will be on any applicable signage, and you’ll have the opportunity to place your company literature on a table at that event. All sponsorships over $3,000 also include a full page black & white interior ad in the show guide. Get more brand recognition!

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2017 SPONSORSHIP COMMITMENT FORM

SEE PAGE 2 FOR SPONSOR OPPORTUNITIES >

� Grand Entrance Column Wrap

Set of 3 $12,000Greet attendees with your logo on 3 or 6 columns at the 5th Avenue Grand Entrance Cascading Stairs

� Escalator Runners

3 sets of 2 (exclusive) $17,000

2 sets of 2 $12,000

1 set of 2 $6,500 Your logo located along escalator glass (your choice of available escalator) for all attendees to see

� Premium Shuttle Bus

Sponsorship $10,000 (EXCLUSIVE)Your logo displayed on the outside of each shuttle bus, on the head rests of each seat, on shuttle schedule signage throughout the convention center, and as a column wrap at the shuttle drop off at the convention center (over show dates.)

� Shuttle Bus

Sponsorship $7,500 (EXCLUSIVE)Your logo displayed on the head rests of each seat and on shuttle schedule signage throughout the convention center (over show dates.)

� Keynote Address

Full Opportunity to make welcome remarks, and to distribute company material at each seat in general session

� Hotel Key Cards

Your logo and welcome message imprinted on the hotel key cards at the headquarter hotel

� Lanyards

Your logo on attendee badge lanyards� Registration

Your logo will be on alternating panels of the registration desk where all attendees are welcomed

� Autogas Pavilion SponsorsCompany logo on Autogas Pavilion insert handed to every attendee at registration. Logo on banner at entrance to Autogas Pavilion

� Hand Sanitizers $6,500

One color logo on individual saniztiers handed directly to attendees at registration

� Internet Station $6,000Your logo on internet station in the convention center foyer

� AM Coffee Break - Saturday $5,500Your logo on napkins with the opportunity to display material

� AM Coffee Break - Sunday $5,500Your logo on napkins with the opportunity to display material

� Workshop Classrooms $5,000Your logo on all classroom signage and each reference to workshop sessions in printed materials with the opportunity to display company materials

� Hydration Stations

on Show Floor $5,500Your logo on disposable cups and opportunitiy to display company material

� Mobile App

Your logo on the mobile app kisok and displayed on the landing page

� Prayer Breakfast

Co-Sponsor2 complimentary tickets, reserved

seating, logo on table

� Tote Bag

$12,500Your logo displayed on the totebags attendees are given at registration and will carry around on & off the Expo floor

� Welcome Reception

Co Sponsor

25 comp drink tickets, logo on cocktail napkins

� Education Sessions Full $3,000

Your logo on classroom signage and each reference in printed materials. Opportunnity to display company materials and give speaker introduction

� Education Sessions

Co-Sponsor $1,500 eachYour logo on classroom signage and each reference in printed materials

� Fast-Track Sessions $1,250 each

Your logo displayed in the Innovation Pavilion signage and the opportunity for speaker introduction

� Power Station

Your logo on kisok and sponsor signage

� Aisle Signs

1 sign $ 1,300

2 signs $2,200

3 or more $ 1,000 each

� Exhibit Hall Lounge $1,500

Your logo on lounge signage and the opportunity to distribute company materials in the lounge

� WIFI Please InquirePartner up with an industry colleague and have your logos on the landing page of the Expo wifi. View-able to all attendees accessing wifi throughout the convention center and exhibit hall

CONTACT INFORMATION

Company Contact Name & Title

Address City / State / Zip Code

Phone Email

Signature Date

PAYMENT INFORMATION

Credit Card # Exp. Date Cardholder Name Authorized Signature

PLEASE SCAN AND SUBMIT SPONSORSHIP RESERVATION FORM TO meetings@npga.org

Or Mail to:

National Propane Gas Association

Attn: Exposition Sponsorship Department

1899 L Street, NW, Suite 350

Washington, DC 20036

Sponsorships are not definite until the National Propane Gas Association issues a written confirmation. This form constitutes a binding agreement.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIESAll sponsorships include company logo displayed on the Expo website, sponsor signage, and in the onsite guide.

� Education Session

� Full Sponsor ($3,000) � Co-Sponsor (2 @ $1,500 ea.)Logo on signage outside of session room, speaker intro, and opportunity to distribute company material.

FRIDAY, APRIL 219:00 AM-10:15 AM – Group A

Better Ways: Mazimizing Marketing

Investment and Customer Value

Cooper Wilburn, Financial Consultant, and Tamera Kovacs, Consultant, Propane Resources

Conquering Will-Call: Better Service, Big-

ger Returns

Amos Epstein, CEO, Tank Utility

Five-Step Framework: The Road to 60%

Average Fill

Robert Battye, VP North America & COO, Silicon Controls

Getting More from your Tank Inventory:

Strategies and Tools

Andre Leblanc, VP of Operations, Ditech Testing

10:30 AM-11:45 AM – Group B

Crash Reduction: Insight into Causes for Motor

Vehicle Accidents in the Propane Industry

Del Lisk, VP, Safety Services, LYTX. Inc.

The Evolution of Mobile Truck Computing:

An Essential Tool for Propane

Aaron Cargas, VP of Product & Marketing, Cargas Systems

It’s Not Rocket Science! Using Metrics to

Make Critical Decisions

Mike Shilts, VP-Marketing, K&K Management Solutions

Recruitment and Development: Attracting

New Employees to the Propane Industry

Panel Discussion

Remote Tank Monitors: How to Deploy and

Maximize Your Investment

Boyd McGathey, VP Business Development, WESROC by Independent Technologies, Inc.

Route Planning and Mobile Ticketing: Get-

ting the Most From Your Fleet

Craig Balzer, VP of Sales & Marketing, Vertrax, Inc.

12:30 PM-1:45 PM – Group C

2017 Propane Market Outlook: Current

Market Conditions and the Next Five Years

Michael Sloan, Principal, ICF International

Alternate Exits: Minimizing Taxes When

Internally Selling or Transferring Your

Businesses

Kevin Kennedy, Founder, CEO and Joseph Bazzano, COO, Beacon Exit Planning

Boots on the Ground: Building a

Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Strategy

to Grow Gallons

Ben Gutkin, VP Marketing Services and Tom Jaenicke, VP Propane Service, Warm Thoughts Communications

A Look Overseas: Global Trends in Propane

Panel Discussion with WLPGA

New Approaches and New Resources:

Growing Gallons in the Autogas Market

Mike Taylor, Director of Autogas Business Develop-ment, Propane Education & Research Council

PERC Safety & Training: Updates and

New Resources

Stuart Flatow, VP of Safety & Training, Propane Education & Research Council

2:00 PM-3:15 PM – Group D

Best Prices: Automated Price Protection,

Contracting, and Hedging for

Propane Marketers

Gary Sippin, Co-Founder & Director of Sales & Marketing, Destwin Energy Systems LLC

Differentiate and Dominate:

Customer Service Superiority

Steve Coscia, President, Coscia Communications Inc.

New Approaches and New Resources:

Growing Gallons in the Residential Market

Bridget Kidd, Director of Residential and Commercial Business Development, Propane Education & Research Council

NPGA Benchmarking: Valuable Lessons

from Best Practices

Panel Discussion

Weather or Not: Your Best Forecast for

Predictable Profits

Danny Silverman, VP, Angus Energy

Which Way Forward? Choosing Between

Digital and Traditional Marketing

Kirk Wright, Owner, Pro Image Communications

SATURDAY, APRIL 229:00 AM-10:00 AM – Group E

Get Paid NOW: How to Become a Creditor

Milissa Lord, VP Business Development, A.R.M. Solutions

Long Range Forecast: Weather’s Impact on

Propane Retailers

Charles Robertson, President and JD Buss, Trading Manager, Twin Feathers Consulting; Gary Lezak, Chief Meteorologist, NBC 4 Affiliate

New Approaches and New Resources:

Growing Gallons in the Agriculture Market

Cinch Munson, Director of Agriculture Business De-velopment, Propane Education & Research Council

Programmatic Advertising: Targeting Your

Ideal Customers Online

Catherine Jermolowitz, Manager, Client Services Group, PriMedia, Inc.

Propane Autogas: Driving Gallons Sales

Albert Venezio, Chairman & Co-Founder, ICOM & UPAS Group

Proudly Propane: National Consumer

Marketing Campaign Tools & Resources

Dennis Vegas, Chief Marketing Officer, Propane Education & Research Council

Speaking opportunities are not available for co-sponsorships

2017 SPONSORSHIP FORMEDUCATION & FAST TRACK SESSIONS

� Fast Track Session on Exhibit Floor ($1,250 each session)Distribute company material at session and logo on signage.

SATURDAY, APRIL 2210:15 AM-11:00 AM

NFPA 58: 2017 Edition and Beyond!

Eric Nette, Engineer, National Fire Protection Association

11:15 AM-12:00 PM

Tennessee Clean Fuels: Lessons to

Apply in Your State

Jonathan Overly, Director, Tennessee Clean Fuels

12:15 PM-1:00 PM

DOT: Cylinders, Cargo Tanks, and Hazard-

ous Materials & Safety Regulation Updates

David Ford, Hazardous Materials Program Manager, USDOT

1:15 PM-2:00 PM

Telematics: How to Effectively Use Your Data

Tony Candeloro, VP, Product Development, ARI

2:15 PM-3:00 PM

Propane Technology: Embracing Cloud

Computing and the Internet of Things

Diamantino Costa, Chairman of the Board & CEO, ISA

3:15 PM 4:00 PM

The Distributor’s Role: Preventing Accidents

and Defending Against Propane Losses

Sean Casey, Staff Attorney, Maricle & Associates - Travelers Insurance Company

SUNDAY, APRIL 2310:15 AM-11:00 AM

OSHA Requirements: Labels, Safety Data

Sheets, and Training of HCS2012

Sarah Reboli, Director of Regulatory Affairs, NPGA

11:15 AM-12:00 PM

Regulatory Update: Latest Federal

Proposals and Rules Impacting Propane

NPGA Regulatory Team