SPONSOR AND EXHIBITOR INFORMATION

The United States Regional Association of the International Association for Landscape Ecology (US-IALE) will hold its 2006 Annual Symposium in San Diego, California from Tuesday, March 28 through Saturday, April 1, 2006. The meeting will be held at the Bahia Resort Hotel in the Mission Bay area of San Diego. The event will attract over 300 educators and practitioners in the fields of geology, ecology, biology, geography, and landscape preservation and design dedicated to preserving and protecting our natural resources. Landscape ecology is about people, ecosystems, species, energy, pollutants, GIS and remote sensing, modeling, disturbance, flows, conservation, and many, many other things. There are textbooks and journal papers that provide excellent technical definitions of what the science of landscape ecology is all about. But textbook definitions sometimes leave out the passion, the people, and the excitement of the discipline.

The theme of this year’s conference is Linking Landscapes and Seascapes: Conservation and Ecosystem Management at the Land-Sea Interface. Solving current and future environmental issues requires multidisciplinary approaches that integrate the physical, ecological, and social sciences in space and time. The theme of this meeting was selected to highlight emerging issues critical to the San Diego and Southern California region that are also critical issues worldwide. These issues include:

• Integrating landscape-based conservation planning and ecosystem management across the land-sea interface because most people in the world live in the coastal zone.

• The causes and ecological consequences of the spatial composition and configuration of landscape mosaics, in aquatic, marine and terrestrial ecosystems.

•Working together across disciplinary boundaries to build theory and develop an understanding of landscape pattern and process, develop tools, and apply them to solve problems.

The conference planning committee is seeking sponsors and exhibitors for this conference. This is a great opportunity to show your commitment to the science process dedicated to the conservation of our natural resources and landscape. Please find sponsor and exhibitor levels infomation below and download a registration form. I look forward to having you participate in our event. Thanks in advance for your consideration.

Best Regards,

Janet Franklin
Conference Chair

Sponsor and Exhibitor Information

1. Opening Reception Sponsorship - $3000.00 (Tuesday Evening March 28th)

• Company banner at the event clearly visible for all attendees to see
• Company sign at sponsored event
• Free exhibition booth ($600 value)
• 2 free conference registrations ($600 value)
• Verbal recognition at general session
• Full page ad in the program ($500 value)
• Listing in the final conference program
• Web link from the US-IALE web site to your web site

2. Poster Reception Sponsorship - $2000.00 (Wednesday evening, March 29th)

• Company sign at sponsored event
• Free exhibition booth ($600 value)
• 2 free conference registrations ($600 value)
• Verbal recognition at general sessions
• Half page ad in the program ($250 value)
• Listing in the final conference program
• Web link from the US-IALE web site to your web site

3. Banquet Sponsorship - $3000.00 (Thursday evening, March 30th)

• Company banner at event clearly visible for all attendees to see
• Company sign at sponsored event
• Free exhibition booth ($600 value)
• 2 free conference registrations ($600 value)
• Verbal recognition at general sessions
• Full page ad/acknowledgement in the conference program ($500 value)
• Listing in the final conference program
• Web link from the US-IALE web site to your web site

4. Lunch Sponsorship - $1000/lunch (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)

• Sponsor lunch on one of the days
• Company sign at sponsored event
• Acknowledgement in the final program

5. Continental Breakfast sponsorships - $500.00 per day

• Sponsor breakfast on one of the days
• Company sign at sponsored event
• Acknowledgement in the final program

6. Conference Gifts: Priced according to the item.
Please call Cindy Delaney at (802) 655-7769 for more information.

• Logo on the item given to all conference attendees.

7. Ads in the Conference Program
All ads need to be camera ready or will not be included

• Full Page ad (8.5" x 11")- $500.00
• Half page ad (8.5" x 5.5") - $250.00

8. Exhibit Booths - The vendor exhibits will be in a portion of the Mission Ballroom, the location of the general session, workshops, and awards banquet. Full booth fee includes ONE conference registration (this includes lunch on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, continental breakfasts and refreshment breaks on all conference days, and the banquet Thursday evening). All spaces are 8’ x 10’, and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.

Exhibit set-up time: Tuesday, March 28 from 6:00-10:00pm (tentative)
Wednesday, March 29 from 6:00-7:00am

Exhibit Hours:
Wednesday, March 29 from 7:00am-7:00pm*
(5:00pm-7:00pm will be exclusively exhibit time)
Thursday, March 30 from 7:00am-7:00pm*
Friday, March 31 from 7:30-8:30am

Exhibit tear down time: Friday, March 31 after 8:30am

Exhibit time is when sessions are not in progress- refer to schedule at a glance for exact exhibit times.

Full Booth: $600.00 before December 15; $700.00 after December 15th

• One 6’ table with two chairs
• ID sign
• Listing in the final conference program
• 1 conference registration

Double Booth: $1,150.00 before December 15th; $1,350.00 after December 15th

• Two 6’ table with four chairs
• ID sign
• Listing in the final conference program
• 2 conference registrations

Additional Booth Attendees Registrations $300.00 – Required for every additional attendee

Please note – Electricity and Internet access is NOT included.

A form to order power and phone lines directly will be sent with your confirmation information.

Please contact:

Cindy Delaney
IALE Conference Office
One Main St. #36 Winooski, VT 05404
(802) 655-7769 or FAX (802) 655-6098
cindy@delaneymeetingevent.com

for more information on sponsorship opportunities