Exhibitor Prospectus & Sponsorship Opportunities

“The AAG Annual Meeting features some of the most ad-

vanced work being done in various geographic disciplines.

Since geography is the basis for GIS, ESRI sees this event as a

preview of the future of GIS technology.”

–Jack Dangermond, ESRI

AAG ANNUAL MEETINGTampa • April 8-12, 2014

Exhibition: April 9-11, 2014www.aag.org

AAG2014TAMPA, FLORIDA

We look forward to seeing you in Florida!

About the Annual MeetingThe AAG Annual Meeting is an interdisciplin-ary forum open to anyone with an interest in geography and related disciplines, including geographers, GIS specialists, and environ-mental scientists. Sessions are being organized around special themes, like:

• FloridaandtheGlobalSouth• CulturalGeographies• ClimateChange• MigrationandImmigration• GeographiesofTourism• Hazards:ResilienceandVulnerability• GeographiesofHealth• SocialJustice• GeographyEducation• HumanGeographyandGIScience

The meeting program will also feature:

• Morethan5,000presentationsandposters by leading scholars and research-ers from around the world

• Exhibitsshowcasingrecentpublications,new geographic technologies, and em-ployment opportunities for geographers

• Aninternationalnetworkingreception

Why Attend?The AAG Annual Meeting provides a dynamic forum for industry leaders to showcase recent publications and new geographic technologies. Asanexhibitoryouwillhaveopportunitiesto:

• Conductfocusgroupsandmarketresearch

• Hosttrainingsessionsorworkshops• Leadgroupsonafieldtripintheareato

demonstrate your tools

• Sponsormeetingevents,activities,orservices

• Targetyouradvertisingtoahighlyspecialized audience

Who Attends?Attendees are interested in the latest in re-search and applications in geography, sustain-ability, and GIScience.

Cartographers, CEOs, Climatologists, De-partment Chairs, Directors of Operations, Directors of Research, Executive Direc-tors, Geospatial Information Officers, GIS Analysts, GIS Directors, Managing Directors, Presidents, Program Directors, Project Direc-tors, Project Managers, Researchers, Scientists, Teachers, Vice Presidents

Morethan8,000attendeesfromaroundtheworld will attend.

Year Registrants City

2008 7,169 Boston2009 6,469 LasVegas2010 8,342 Washington,DC2011 7,331 Seattle2012 8,670 New York2013 7,346 LosAngeles

ContactCalltheAAGExhibitsManagerat703-964-1240oraagexibits@conferencemanagers.com

for assitance or more information.

Recognition PackagesSponsorship has its rewards! Sign up as a sponsor and your company will receive all of thebenefitsoftheRecognitionPackagecor-responding to the total dollar amount of your sponsorship.

Platinum Sponsor - $7,500• Tote-baginsert• Eightadditionalcomplimentaryfull

conference registrations• Post-showattendeelist(mailingad-

dresses only)• 1-pageadinmeetingprogramandad

on meeting mobile app• Pre-showattendeelist(mailingaddress-

es only)• Listingofsponsorsonscreenatplenary

sessions• Logorecognitiononsponsorsignage,

AAG website, meeting mobile app and in meeting program

Gold Sponsor - $5,000• Pre-showattendeelist(mailingaddress-

es only)• Fouradditionalcomplimentaryfull

conference registrations• Listingofsponsorsonscreenatplenary

sessions• Logorecognitiononsponsorsignage,

AAG website, meeting mobile app and in meeting program

Silver Sponsor - $2,000• Twoadditionalcomplimentaryfull

conference registrations• Listingofsponsorsonscreenatplenary

sessions• Logorecognitiononsponsorsignage,

AAG website, meeting mobile app and in meeting program

Sponsorship Opportunities SponsorswillalsoreceivethebenefitsoftheRecognitionPackagecorrespondingwiththesponsorship dollar amount.

Floor Stickers- $5,000 (exclusive, 20 stickers) - $1,000 (non-exclusive, 4 stickers)The floor stickers directing attendees to the exhibithallinLAcouldnotbemissed!InFlorida,youcanhaveyourorganization’slogo on these stickers directing attendees to your booth. These floor signs/stickers can be placed anywhere in the conference meeting roomareasandexhibithall.ThesponsoringcompanywillalsoreceivethebenefitsofaGold Sponsor.

Social Media Station - $5,000Newfor2014!Thislargedisplaywillprovidea charging station with various outlet adapters for attendees to charge their mobile device, as well as two large flat screens displaying the latestAAGsocialnetworkingchatter(e.g,TwitterandFacebook).Asasponsor,youcancustomize your graphics on the lower part of the display panel. The sponsoring company willalsoreceivethebenefitsofaGoldSpon-sor.

Annual Meeting Mobile AppSplash Page $5,000, “My Schedule” Page $5,000, or both for $8,000Youcancustomizethesplashpage(pagethatis viewed each time the app is opened) and/orhaveyourorganization’slogowatermarkedon the “My Schedule” portion of the app. This sponsoring company will also receive the benefitsofaGoldSponsor.

Conference Volunteer Shirts - $5,000Newfor2014!Haveyourorganizationnameand/orlogoontheConferenceVolunteershirts.ConferenceVolunteersarestationedthroughout the conference meeting rooms and exhibithallfortheentiremeeting.Thisspon-soringcompanywillalsoreceivethebenefitsofaPlatinumSponsor.

Official Conference Totebags - $7,500All attendees will receive bags with your organization’snameand/orlogo.Thissponsor-ingcompanywillalsoreceivethebenefitsofaPlatinumSponsor.

Attendee Badge Lanyards - $10,000Your organization name and/or logo will be printed on all badge lanyards. The sponsor-ingcompanywillalsoreceivethebenefitsofaPlatinumSponsor.

Have an idea for a sponsorship?ContactOscarLarson,ConferenceDirector,atmeetings@aag.orgtodiscussanysponsor-ship package ideas you have that better meet yourorganization’spromotionalneeds.

Session Sponsorship Session Sponsors will be verbally acknowl-edged by the session organizer at the start of thesponsoredsessionandwillreceivetextlisting acknowledgement in the Annual Meet-ingPrintedProgram,MobileAppandAAGwebsite.

Dedicated Session Sponsorship - $1,500Sponsor a session that does not compete with regular scheduled sessions by choosing this

opportunity. Dedicated sessions are typically held during lunch, or at the end of each day. (TorequestaDedicatedSessiontimeslot,emailmeeting@aag.org)

Regular Session Sponsorship - $500Sponsor a session during the AAG meet-ing - these sessions occur during the standard session time slots and are considered part of theAAG2013program.(TorequestaRegularSessiontimeslot,emailmeeting@aag.org)

Exhibit Booth ReceptionsWeencourageexhibitorstohostboothrecep-tions.Allexhibitorsservingrefreshmentsintheir booth at anytime during the meeting will receive sponsorship recognition to include acknowledgement on the: Annual Meeting website,intheAnnualMeetingPrintedPro-gram, in the Annual Meeting Mobile App and onsitesponsorsignage.ContacttheExhibitsManagerataagexhibits@aag.orgfordetails.

Advertising Opportunities• PrintedProgram, $750 per inside page

• MobileMeetingApp, starting at $2,000

• MeetingWebsite, $750 per month

• AAGeogram(E-Newsletter), $750 per 4 inclusions

• TotebagInsert, $750

Sign-up for a Mobile Meeting App banner and receive a Printed Program, Meeting Website, or AAGeogram ad for only $500!

Booth Packages & Rates

Premium Regular Non-Profit*

$2,500 $2,350 $1,150

Perlinear10’x10’space;Add$100foracornerbooth

Island

$10,000per20’x20’space Booth space includes:

• 3’siderailsand8’backdrape• 7”x44”identificationsign• Companynamelistedinmeetingprogramandmobileapp• Companynamelistedonmeetingwebsitewithlinktocompany

website• Twofullcomplimentarymeetingregistrationsper10’x10’booth

(Boothpersonnelpresentingpapersdonotqualigyforcompli-mentaryregistration)andeightexhibithall-onlyregistrationsforbooth staff not attending the meeting

*AAGApproved501(c)3organizationsonly.Universitypublishersarenot

approved for this space.

Past Exhibitors(SelectedSample)

AppliedFieldDataSystems BellwetherPublishingBlackwellPublishing ColumbiaUniversityPressDeLorme ESRIElsevier GoogleMcGraw-HillHigherEd. NASA Earth ScienceNCGE National Geospatial Intelligence

AgencyPrenticeHall Rand McNally EducationUniversityofTexasPress USDept.ofAgricultureUSGS Routledge

Exhibit Hall ScheduleSubject to change.

Tuesday, April 8

8a.m.-5p.m. ExhibitorMove-InWednesday, April 9

9:30a.m.-5:30p.m. ExhibitHallOpenThursday, April 10

9:30a.m.-5:30p.m. ExhibitHallOpenFriday, April 11

9:30a.m.-3:30p.m. ExhibitHallOpen3:30p.m.-8:30p.m. ExhibitorMove-Out