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Conference Sponsorship Opportunities
The Reaching Forward North Conference is the nation’s largest one-day conference for library staff. Our Annual Conference will be held Thursday, May 1, 2025 at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont.
Reaching Forward relies on the generous support of our conference partners to help keep the conference affordable to staff in all types of libraries. Becoming a Reaching Forward partner represents an extraordinary opportunity to complement your company’s marketing plan. Build and reinforce name recognition for your company and your products, while showing your support for the Illinois library community.
Submit an ILA Sponsorship Interest Form
Platinum Partnership Benefits ($2,000)
- Two Complimentary exhibit tables
- Four complimentary registrations for your representatives
- Sponsorship of the morning coffee break with sponsor signage
- Inclusion in a pre-conference e-mail to all registered attendees
- One complimentary mailing list of conference attendees
- Logo exposure on event marketing materials
- Logo exposure on event signage
- Logo on conference website
- Sponsor recognition in conference program book
- Inclusion in an online directory of sponsors
- Sponsor recognition for your exhibit table
- Ribbons designating Sponsor status
Gold Partnership Benefits ($1,000)
- Complimentary exhibit table
- Two complimentary registrations for your representatives
- Inclusion in a pre-conference e-mail to all registered attendees
- One complimentary mailing list of conference attendees
- Logo exposure on event marketing materials
- Logo exposure on event signage
- Logo on conference website
- Sponsor recognition in conference program book
- Inclusion in an online directory of sponsors
- Sponsor recognition for your exhibit table
- Ribbons designating Sponsor status
Silver Partnership Benefits ($500)
- Complimentary exhibit table
- Two complimentary registrations for your representatives
- Logo exposure on event marketing materials
- Logo exposure on event signage
- Logo on conference website
- Sponsor recognition in conference program book
- Inclusion in an online directory of sponsors
- Sponsor recognition for your exhibit table
- Ribbons designating Sponsor status
Questions? Contact us at ila@ila.org.
Thank you Reaching Forward North Sponsors!
Would you like to increase your visibility to hundreds of library workers and show your support for Illinois Libraries? Contact Kristin Pekoll, kpekoll@ila.org to join this notable group.