Invitation for Exhibitors

Dear Exhibitor:

The 2010 Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE) State Conference will be held at the Four Points North by Sheraton Hotel from April 22nd through 24th in Mars, Pennsylvania, located approximately 30 minutes north of Pittsburgh.  Approximately 500 educators and parents are expected to attend the conference.  The conference will also include a one-day student program.

This year’s featured speakers include:
•    Dr. Karen Rogers of The University of St. Thomas, the author of Re-Forming Gifted Education: Matching the Program to the Child
•    Dr. Mary Slade of James Madison University, an editor of Aiming for Excellence: Annotations to the NAGC PK-12 Gifted Program Standards
•    Dr. Jean Peterson of Purdue University, the author of The Essential Guide to Talking with Gifted Teens
•    Dr. Ann Lupkowski Shoplik of Carnegie Mellon University, the co-author of Developing Mathematical Talent: A Guide for Challenging and Educating Gifted Students.

This is an excellent opportunity for your company to exhibit and sell your products and services. Many of the conference attendees look forward to viewing and purchasing materials for their classrooms and children.  To encourage participants to visit the Exhibit Hall, each conference attendee will receive a stamp card.  After visiting eight different exhibitors, each participant may enter a drawing for a variety of prizes, including a free registration for the 2011 PAGE conference.  While all exhibitors will be part of this stamp card program at no additional charge, you do have the option of being a mandatory stop.  For an additional fee, all participants would be required to visit your booth in order to be entered in the drawing.  A limited number of these opportunities is available; see the post below or contact me for all pricing information.

Various opportunities for sponsorship are also available.  Please see the post below for more information.

Please let me know as soon as possible if you intend to be a part of the 2010 PAGE Conference.  As soon as payment is received, your company will be listed on our website with a link to your website.  You will be listed in the program as well as the spring issue of our quarterly newsletter if we have your paid application no later than March 1, 2010.

Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information.

Sincerely,
Amy Villa
Pittsburgh Gifted Center, Room C-12
1400 Crucible Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15205
(412) 323-3966
avilla1@pghboe.net

Exhibitor Registration Form

The Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education
Annual State Conference -- April 22-24, 2010 -- Mars, PA

EXHIBITOR’S REGISTRATION

Note: This form will also be available on the PAGE website (www.giftedPAGE.org) beginning in November.  You can also receive the form by email by contacting either Amy Villa at avilla1@pghboe.net or Dan Rosenberg at PAGEgoes2Mars@gmail.com.


Please type or print the following information as it should appear in the Official Program.

Exhibit Representative:

Company/Organization:

Street Address:

City, State, Zip:

Contact Person:

Phone Number:

Fax:

Email Address:

Type of Material Being Displayed:

Website:

Authorized Signature:

Date:


Electrical Outlet Required?  YES     NO

The cost for a full table (6’ x 30”, with skirt and 2 chairs) is $250.  Each additional table costs $225.  Please send payment along with this application.  Make check payable to: PAGE, Inc.  Please respond promptly, as table space is limited.  Refunds for cancellations will be made only if notice is received by March 1, 2009, and if another exhibitor can use the space reserved by the canceling exhibitor.  Exhibitors may set up as early as 3 P.M. on Wednesday, April 21, 2010.  The exhibit area will be open from 11 A.M.-9 P.M. on April 22nd, from 7 A.M.-6 P.M. on April 23rd, and from 7 A.M.-3:30 P.M. on April 24th.  Lunch is included on both April 23rd and April 24th.

_____Table exhibit: $250
_____Additional tables: $225 each
_____Display space (flyers only): $50
_____Flyers included in the folders of all participants: $100
_____Mandatory stop in the Exhibit Hall stamp card incentive program: $200
_____Provide Door Prizes
_____Present workshop at one of our sessions   
_____Ad in Program (camera-ready ad must accompany payment and be received no later than March 1, 2010)

• 1/6 page: $75 if exhibit table purchased; $100 otherwise
  
• 1/3 page: $130 if exhibit table purchased; $175 otherwise
  
• ½ page: $205 if exhibit table purchased; $275 otherwise
• full page: $395 if exhibit table purchased; $525 otherwise 

Total Amount Enclosed  $_______________

Check #____________________   

Mail payment and completed form to:  
Amy Villa
Pittsburgh Gifted Center, Room C-12
1400 Crucible Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15205

Call for Sponsors

The 2010 conference of the Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education will occur on Thursday, April 22nd through Saturday April, 24th at the Four Points North by Sheraton in Mars.  I hope that you will consider one of the following sponsorship opportunities.

Platinum Sponsor: $5,000
•    Name and logo noted with all mentions of the conference
•    Logo in all advertising and on front cover of the conference program
•    Prominent position on the conference page of our website
•    Signage at the event
•    Full-page advertisement in conference program
•    Year-long promotion on both the PAGE website (with link) and quarterly PAGE newsletter
•    Recognition at general sessions on both Friday, April 23rd and Saturday, April 24th
•    Exhibitor’s booth
•    Inclusion as a mandatory stop on our exhibit hall stamp card incentive program
•    Opportunity to address all conference attendees and to introduce a keynote speaker (either Dr. Karen Rogers or Dr. Jean Peterson)

Gold Sponsor: $2,500
•    Name and logo noted with all mentions of the conference
•    Logo in all advertising, in the conference program, and on the conference page of our website
•    Signage at the event
•    Half-page advertisement in conference program
•    Recognition at general sessions on both Friday, April 23rd and Saturday, April 24th
•    Exhibitor’s booth
•    Year-long promotion on both the PAGE website (with link) and quarterly PAGE newsletter

Event Sponsor: $1,000
•    Name noted with all mentions of the conference, including on the conference page of our website
•    Signage at the event
•    Quarter-page advertisement in conference program
•    Recognition at event sponsored (e.g., President’s reception, featured presentation, networking night)
•    Exhibitor’s booth
•    Year-long promotion on both the PAGE website (with link) and quarterly PAGE newsletter

Thank you again for your consideration and support of PAGE.  I look forward to hearing from you regarding this sponsorship opportunity.

Sincerely yours,
Daniel M. Rosenberg
Second Vice President
2010 Conference Co-Chair
PAGEgoes2Mars@gmail.com