June 10, 2023 – Crowne Plaza Ravinia

Sponsor Guides

We are delighted that you are joining us as a sponsor for WIT Connect this year! The following information provides valuable information to you as our sponsor and gives tips on how to be prepared.

Please read carefully, as it includes important deadlines for materials that will help us promote your involvement in this event. The ad specs for our program are of an unusual size so please plan early to resize any stock ads you may want to use. In this guide, you will find the following:

· Important Dates and Sponsorship Checklist

· Sponsor Material Guidelines

· Promotions, Media and Advertising Plan

· Event Information

We are excited about your participation in WIT Connect and thank you for being a Sponsor. Please let us know if we can be of further assistance. Thank you again for your support.

Sincerely,

Your WIT Team

View the 2023 Sponsorship Brochure

WIT Contact Information

Sponsorship deliverable questions? – Contact Sandy Ali at events@mywit.org

Escalations and questions about the program? – Contact Tiffany Stewart at witevents@mywit.org

2023 Sponsor Benefits

Title Sponsor

  • Inclusion in all WIT eNewsletters promoting event
  • Logo on mobile bidding devices during auction
  • Logo & link to company website from WIT website
  • 10 Invitations to exclusive VIP networking reception and WIT Connect Event
  • Digital Ad in Digital Program Book
  • Company advertisement through banners, throughout the event, social media, email, website, etc.
  • Work with WIT on planning the full event to ensure company sponsorship is maximized
  • Inclusion in press release & announcements
  • Executive quote in press releases
  • Represented at event in Run Of Show
  • Company description boilerplate in press releases
  • 20 Tickets provided
  • Company marketing collateral/gift distribution at event
  • Post your open jobs on WIT’s Jobs Board
    • Ability to post as many jobs as you would like for 12 months

Presenting Sponsor

  • Inclusion in all WIT eNewsletters promoting event
  • Logo & link to company website from WIT website
  • 10 Invitations to exclusive VIP networking reception and WIT Connect Event
  • Digital Ad in Digital Program Book
  • Company advertisement through banners, throughout the event, social media, email, website, etc.
  • Inclusion in press release & announcements
  • Executive quote in press releases
  • Represented at event in Run Of Show
  • Company description boilerplate in press releases
  • Company marketing collateral/gift distribution at event
  • Post your open jobs on WIT’s Jobs Board
    • Ability to post as many jobs as you would like for 12 months

VIP Sponsor

  • Inclusion in all WIT eNewsletters promoting event
  • Logo & link to company website from WIT website
  • 10 Invitations to exclusive VIP networking reception and WIT Connect Event
  • Logo displayed during VIP networking reception.
  • Company description boilerplate in press releases
  • Work with WIT on planning the VIP Reception to ensure company sponsorship is maximized
  • Digital Ad in Digital Program Book
  • Company advertisement through banners, throughout the event, social media, email, website, etc.
  • Company description boilerplate in press releases
  • Company marketing collateral/gift distribution at event
  • Post your open jobs on WIT’s Jobs Board
    • Ability to post as many jobs as you would like for 12 months

Partner Sponsor

  • Inclusion in all WIT eNewsletters promoting event
  • Logo & link to company website from WIT website
  • Digital Ad in Digital Program Book
  • Company advertisement through banners, throughout the event, social media, email, website, etc
  • Speaking opportunity on Main Stage
  • 10 Invitations to exclusive VIP networking reception and WIT Connect Event
  • Tickets provided for 10 with premier seating
  • Post your open jobs on WIT’s Jobs Board
    • Ability to post as many jobs as you would like for 12 months

Registration Sponsor

  • Inclusion in all WIT eNewsletters promoting event
  • Logo & link to company website from WIT website
  • 10 Invitations to exclusive VIP networking reception and WIT Connect Event
  • Digital Ad in Digital Program Book
  • Company advertisement through banners, throughout the event, email, website, etc.
  • Tickets provided for 10
  • Post your open jobs on WIT’s Jobs Board
    • Ability to post as many jobs as you would like for 12 months

Spirits Sponsor

  • Inclusion in all WIT eNewsletters promoting event
  • Logo & link to company website from WIT website
  • 5 Invitations to exclusive VIP networking reception and WIT Connect Event 
  • Digital Ad in Digital Program Book
  • Company advertisement through banners, throughout the event, email, website, etc.
  • Company marketing on all digital displays available to WIT 
  • Post your open jobs to WIT’s Jobs Board
    • Ability to post as many jobs as you would like for 12 months

Gold Sponsor

  • Inclusion in all WIT eNewsletters promoting event
  • Logo & link to company website from WIT website
  • 5 Invitations to exclusive VIP networking reception and WIT Connect Event
  • Digital Ad in Digital Program Book
  • Company advertisement through banners, throughout the event, email, website, etc.
  • Tickets provided for 10
  • Post your open jobs on WIT’s Jobs Board
    • Ability to post as many jobs as you would like for 12 months

Silver Sponsor

  • Inclusion in all WIT eNewsletters promoting event
  • Logo & link to company website from WIT website
  • 10 Invitations to exclusive VIP networking reception and WIT Connect Event
  • Digital Ad in Digital Program Book
  • Company advertisement through banners, throughout the event, email, website, etc.
  • Tickets provided for 10
  • Post your open jobs on WIT’s Jobs Board
    • Ability to post as many jobs as you would like for 12 months

Photography Sponsor

  • Logo listed on signage as “Photography Sponsor”
  • Inclusion in all WIT eNewsletters promoting event
  • Logo & link to company website from WIT website
  • Company Name listed in Digital Program Book
  • 2 Invitations to exclusive VIP networking reception and WIT Connect Event
  • 10 General Admission Tickets

Table Sponsor

  • Inclusion in all WIT eNewsletters promoting event
  • Logo & link to company website from WIT website
  • Company Name listed in Digital Program Book
  • Company advertisement through banners, throughout the event, email, website, etc.
  • Tickets provided for 10

Important Dates & Sponsorship Checklist

There are several key dates that sponsors should be aware of to get the most out of their sponsorship package. It may be helpful to download this checklist using the link below of the Sponsorship Communication Guide as a reminder of approaching dates and deadlines.

DateAction Items / DeliverablesCompleted?
April 12th
  • Logo in EPS file format
  • Logo in Hi-Res format
  • Link to company website
Y / N
April 28th
  • Ad submissions due
    • All sponsor levels, except Table receive ad placement. Please see specs below.
Y / N
May 26th
  • Deadline for guest list due
  • Deadline for VIP Guests due
June 10th
  • WIT Connect
Download Checklist

Registering Your Guests

As a Sponsor you will receive tickets for the main event as well as an allotted amount of tickets to the VIP reception. Each sponsor lead will received from GiveSmart an email to assign your attendees. Each lead will enter their information and then create a log in for GiveSmart. We will send reminders to add registrants as the event gets closer and this will allow you to update your table attendees as needed up until May 26th. 

You will not be able to make changes after May 26th online. After May 26th, a registered guest that is no longer able to make the event may replace his/herself. The new registrant that is replacing a previously registered guest will have to know who he/she is replacing then email events@mywit.org so we can ensure they get the information for the event.

If you have any questions or issues completing registration, please contact Sandy Ali at events@mywit.org.

2023 WIT CONNECT REGISTRATION

Sponsor Material Guidelines

LOGO: IF NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED, DUE IMMEDIATELY

Please provide a high-resolution copy of your company logo in both of the following formats:

  •  .EPS — Color
  • .JPG — Hi-Res Color

Note: Logos cannot be pulled from websites or embedded in word documents or emails. If you have additional questions about the logo formats, please do not hesitate to contact us at events@mywit.org. Logos that are of poor resolution that do not conform to these guidelines may appear pixelated, grainy or blurry in printed materials.

LINK TO COMPANY WEBSITE: IF NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED, DUE IMMEDIATELY

A link to your company’s website will be included in various communications on WIT’s website and can also be included in our mobile bidding technology. If you have a women’s affinity group, consider providing a link to that rather than your homepage, as that will be of interest to our audience.

Sponsors receive advertisement space in the event for night of to be either program book or digital advertisement. The specifications for the ads are STANDARD-SIZED ads and are as follows:

  • Specs are: 16:9 ratio

All materials must be submitted no later than COB FRIDAY, April 28th to Events e-mail: events@mywit.org.
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Ad  Specifications

16:9 ratio

Promotions, Media, & Advertising Plan

UPCOMING PROMOTIONS, MEDIA AND ADVERTISING SCHEDULE

WIT, through its media and trade partnerships, has a comprehensive advertising and media plan designed to meet the following objectives:

· Promote WIT Connect

· Promote Sponsors

· Secure quality attendance at the event through ticket and table sales

EMAIL CAMPAIGNS

WIT has built a solid opt-in email list of interested individuals and members who wish to receive regular communications. In addition to regular features in WIT’s monthly newsletter, several email campaigns will be issued during the promotional period in conjunction with key press releases. Confirmed event sponsors (with agreement and monies paid) will be recognized in all of these communications.

WIT WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLETS

WIT will actively promote WIT Awards and highlight sponsors on its website as well as its social media outlets, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn (join our group: ‘Women in Technology’). If your organization has social media accounts, please provide that information to events@mywit.org. All organizations that provide this information will benefit from recognition on WIT’s Twitter account leading up to the event.

SPONSOR PROMOTIONS OF WIT AWARDS

As an event sponsor, we have included the event logo and URL (https://mywit.org/events/wit-connect/) you can use to promote the event. We encourage you to promote the event and your involvement to increase visibility and encourage increased attendance.

Download Event Logo
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Thank you to our 2023 WIT Connect Sponsors

TITLE SPONSOR

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PARTNER SPONSOR

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SPIRITS SPONSOR

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GOLD SPONSOR

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SILVER SPONSOR

President's Circle

President's Circle

TABLE SPONSOR

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Microsoft Logo

Thank you to our 2022 WIT Connect Sponsors

TITLE SPONSOR

President's Circle

President's Circle

PRESENTING SPONSOR

President's Circle

President's Circle

VIP SPONSOR

President's Circle

President's Circle

PARTNER SPONSOR

President's Circle

President's Circle

REGISTRATION SPONSOR

President's Circle

President's Circle

SPIRITS SPONSOR

President's Circle

President's Circle

GOLD SPONSOR

SILVER SPONSORS

President's Circle

President's Circle

TABLE SPONSORS

microsoft

President's Circle

President's Circle

PHOTOGRAPHY SPONSOR

CAMPUS SCHOLARSHIP

GIRLS SCHOLARSHIP

microsoft

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