Support Opportunities
SAGES offers a variety of support and visibility opportunities for each individual program.
This sponsorship format gives meeting supporters the high level of visibility and recognition they deserve, while providing the highest level of education to registrants. The following applies only to the meeting, just one of SAGES many educational and research endeavors. For a complete list of support opportunities please contact Shelley Ginsberg at (310) 437-0544, ext. 111 or shelley@sages.org.
Diamond $85,000
- Support acknowledged at SAGES/CAGS Presidents’ Dinner (Wednesday night)
- Support acknowledged at World Congress Main Event (Saturday night) – 10 company staff invited
- Acknowledged as supporter of one Plenary Panel or Scientific Session
- Acknowledged as supporter of Marks Lecture OR CAGS/Royal College of Surgeons Lecture
- Supporter of Poster Session
- Support acknowledged in Surgical Endoscopy, issues immediately preceding and following the meeting - Jan. 15, 2010 for March issue, February 15, 2010 for April issue
- Pre-meeting registration list
- Support acknowledged with plaque for display in booth (booth not included with levels support)
- To be listed in program materials, on SAGES and CAGS websites, in SAGES newsletter SCOPE, and other locales as a Diamond Supporter of the meeting (If committed prior to September 18, 2009, support will be noted in Advance Program, as well as the Final Program distributed to approximately 2,500 - 3,000 surgeon attendees at the meeting.)
Platinum $33,000
- Support acknowledged at World Congress Main Event (Saturday night) – 6 company staff invited
- Acknowledged as supporter of one Plenary Panel or Scientific Session
- Acknowledged as supporter of Marks Lecture OR CAGS/Royal College of Surgeons Lecture
- Supporter of Poster Session
- Support acknowledged in Surgical Endoscopy, issues immediately preceding and following the meeting - Jan. 15, 2010 for March issue, February 15, 2010 for April issue
- Pre-meeting registration list
- Support acknowledged with plaque for display in booth (booth not included with levels support)
- To be listed in program materials, on SAGES and CAGS websites, in SAGES newsletter SCOPE, and other locales as a Platinum Supporter of the meeting (If committed prior to September 18, 2009, support will be noted in Advance Program, as well as the Final Program distributed to approximately 3,000 surgeon attendees at the meeting.)
Gold $22,000
- Support acknowledged at World Congress Main Event (Saturday night) – 4 company staff invited
- Acknowledged as supporter of one Scientific Session or Panel
- Acknowledged as supporter of Emerging Technologies Session
- Acknowledged as supporter of the Patient Safety Session for Allied Health
- Support acknowledged in Surgical Endoscopy, issues immediately preceding and following the meeting - Jan 15, 2010 for March issue, Feb 15, 2010 for April issue.
- Pre-meeting registration list
- Support acknowledged with plaque for display in booth (booth not included with levels support)
- To be listed in program materials, on SAGES and CAGS websites, in SAGES newsletter SCOPE, and other locales as a Gold Supporter of the meeting (If committed prior to September 18, 2009, support will be noted in Advance Program, as well as the Final Program distributed to approximately 3,000 surgeon attendees at the meeting.)
Silver $15,000
- Acknowledged as co-supporter of one Scientific Session
- Acknowledged as co-supporter of SAGES Presidential Debates or CAGS/SAGES Simulation Session
- Support acknowledged in Surgical Endoscopy, issues immediately preceding and following the meeting - Jan. 15, 2010 for March issue, February 15, 2010 for April issue
- Support acknowledged with plaque for display in booth (booth not included with levels support)
- Pre-meeting registration list
- To be listed in program materials, on SAGES and CAGS websites, in SAGES newsletter SCOPE, and other locales as a Silver Supporter of the meeting (If committed prior to September 18, 2009, support will be noted in Advance Program, as well as the Final Program distributed to approximately 3,000 surgeon attendees at the meeting.)
Bronze $8,000
- Acknowledged as co-supporter of SAGES Leadership Lunch, Tuesday April 13, 2010
- Support acknowledged in Surgical Endoscopy, issues immediately preceding and immediately following the meeting - Jan 15, 2010 for March issue, Feb 15, 2010 for April issue.
- Pre-registration mailing list
- Support acknowledged with plaque for display in booth (booth not included with levels support)
- To be listed in program materials, on SAGES and CAGS websites, in SAGES newsletter SCOPE, and other locales as a Bronze Supporter of the meeting (If committed prior to September 18, 2009, support will be noted in Advance Program, as well as the Final Program distributed to approximately 3000+ surgeon attendees at the meeting.)