Benefits of Sponsorship

Benefits of Sponsorship

In this Section

Sponsorship offers prominent visibility before, throughout, and after the meeting, with unique value for your industry.

To become a sponsor, fill out the commitment form. Sponsorships are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

Benefits of Sponsorship

Visibility

Sponsors are highly visible to 7,000+ attendees at the meeting and beyond:

  • Registration, lobbies, concourses, exhibit hall
  • Poster sessions
  • Receptions and special events
  • Student volunteer headquarters
  • Short courses and field trips
  • Meeting mobile app
  • Online slides before live hybrid sessions

Leadership in Giving Back to Your Community

  • Over 20,000 members, not just meeting attendees, will see your company’s support to foster the growth of current and future leaders in the geosciences

Before and After The Meeting

  • 2021 Connects website, GSA and GSAF websites
  • GSA Today June, September, and October issues (with free online access and distribution to 20,000+ members
  • GSA Connection–pre- and post-meeting electronic newsletters as well as daily on-site newsletters

Students

  • Sponsors have access to thousands of the best and brightest geoscience students who make up one-third of the meeting attendance

What's in it for Your Industry?

Energy

  • Recruitment of interns and future employees: access to several thousand of the best and brightest geoscience students (international and domestic)
  • Educational opportunities for current employees: relevant technical sessions, short courses, and field trips in Industry Tracks

Government Agencies and National Labs

  • Educational opportunities for employees through technical sessions, short courses, and field trips
  • Communication of current topics with international and domestic researchers
  • Recruitment of high-quality future employees

Universities and Colleges

  • Opportunities to connect with prospective grad students and professors through careers programming and focused exhibition space
  • Share and review current geo-research projects
  • Alumni gatherings to rekindle interests and potential support

Retailers

  • Potential market of 7,000 consumers who use automobiles, gear, clothing, and food in their work in the geoscience field
  • Large audience for facility tours or retail visits/special offers
  • Visibility in high-traffic events like opening night receptions or the multi-day exhibition

Consulting

  • Employee development and education: opportunities to give technical presentations and attend relevant Industry Track technical sessions, short courses, and field trips
  • Networking and cultivation of business contacts
  • Recruitment of interns and future employees: access to several thousand of the best and brightest geoscience students

Technology

  • Recruitment of creative math-science proficient interns and future employees from a dynamic student pool; cast a wider net to more varied applicants
  • Expose new products to a relevant scientific audience through demos or presentations
  • Networking opportunities for research and scientific connections

Infrastructure (Utilities, Aggregates, Transportation)

  • Technical sessions focused on risk-management including geo-hazards mitigation, engineering geology, and how geo-design can lead to project improvements
  • Educational opportunities for employees: relevant technical sessions, short courses, and field trips in Industry Tracks
  • Recruitment of interns and future employees