ACRL Colleagues Program

The ACRL 14th National Conference, Pushing the Edge: Explore, Engage, Extend, in Seattle, March 12-15, 2009, offers the rare opportunity to meet with and influence the decision-makers in academic and research libraries.  More than 3,000 registered librarians, 300 "exhibits-only" guests, and others will come together for three-and-a-half days of learning and networking. 

Reach more than 3,000 of the best and brightest professionals in academic and research librarianship
As a conference sponsor, you will have a targeted reach, measurable returns, and access to our national network of academic and research librarians.  Strengthen your marketing and branding efforts, attract more booth traffic, and re-emphasize your presence with attendees by becoming an ACRL Colleague. 

Colleague levels
The ACRL Colleagues Program consists of seven levels of giving:

Summa cum laude	$25,000 and up
Magna cum laude	$20,000 - 24,999
Cum laude	$15,000 - 19,999
Mortar board	$10,000 - 14,999
Dean’s list	$5,000 - 9,999
Honor roll	$750 - 4,999
Donor	Up to $749

ACRL provides broad visibility and recognition for donors at all levels.  Click here to view our Colleagues brochure and learn about the benefits you will enjoy by becoming an ACRL National Conference Colleague!  

Available sponsorship oportunities
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Exhibits Opening Reception $35,000 (exclusive); $20,000 (co-sponsorship) NO LONGER AVAILABLE
All-Conference Reception $35,000 (exclusive); $20,000 (co-sponsorship) 
Tote bags $27,500 NO LONGER AVAILABLE

MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Opening Keynote Session (Speaker: Naomi Klein): $20,000  

CUM LAUDE
Chair's Reception $16,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Internet Café $16,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Virtual Conference $16,000  NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Shuttle buses $16,000 
Keynote Session (Speaker: Sherman Alexie) $15,000

MORTAR BOARD
Name badge holders $14,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Closing Keynote Session $12,000 (Speaker: Ira Glass) NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Wifi $12,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Morning refreshment break $10,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Afternoon refreshment break $10,000 (two available)
Pocket Program  $10,000  NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Coffee mugs  $10,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE

DEAN'S LIST  
Cyber Zed Shed $7,500 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Green Conference $5,000  NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Innovations $5,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Early morning coffee $5,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
ACRL 101/First-time Attendees Hospitality $5,000  NO LONGER AVAILABLE

HONOR ROLL
Invited Paper $4,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
ACRL Leaders Lunch $4,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Scholarship Recognition Breakfast $3,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Placement Center $3,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Poster Session $3,000 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Roundtable Discussions $1,500 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Speaker Hospitality $1,500 NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Workshop NO LONGER AVAILABLE
Panel Session $750 (fifteen available) 
Contributed Paper $750 (ten available) 

DONOR
General conference support up to $749

ACRL thanks our 14th National Conference Colleagues for their generous support!
Summa cum laude
EBSCO
Tote Bags

Elsevier
Internet Cafe and wifi at the Washington Trade and Convention Center

ProQuest
Opening Exhibits Reception

Cum laude
McMaster University
Virtual Conference

Thomson Reuters
Chair's Reception

Mortar Board
Alexander Street Press
Morning Refreshment Break

Taylor and Francis
Morning Refreshment Break and panel session

CHOICE
Pocket Program

Gale Cengage
Name Badge Holders

Innovative Interfaces
Coffee Mugs

Ivies-Plus Libraries - Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton University, Stanford University, University of Chicago, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University
Closing Keynote Session

The State University of New York Centers - University at Albany; University at Buffalo; Stony Brook University
Cyber Zed Shed and Poster Session

Dean's List
ExLibris
Early Morning Coffee Break

OCLC
Conference Scholarships

Springer
Early Morning Coffee Break

Statewide California Electronic Library Consortium (SCELC)
Placement Center and Four Panel Sessions

Swets
Early Morning Coffee Break

University of Maryland Libraries
Invited Paper and Panel Session

University of Pittsburgh
Innovations

University of Washington Libraries
Green Conference

Honor Roll
Alliance of Library Service Networks - AMIGOS, BCR, ILLINET, INCOLSA, MINITEX, MNLC, NELINET, Nylink, OHIONET, PALINET, SOLINET, WILS
General Conference Support

Appalachian State University
General Conference Support

Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)
Contributed Paper

Carnegie Mellon University
Leaders Lunch

Coutts Information Services
General Conference Support

Dickinson College Library
General Conference Support

Duke University
Roundtable Discussion

ebrary
General Conference Support

Emerald
Panel Sessions

Georgetown University
Workshops

Gleeson Library/Geschke Center, University of San Francisco
Panel Session

Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
General Conference Support

Johns Hopkins University Libraries
Workshop

JSTOR
Panel Session

Kansas State University
ACRL 101/First-Time Attendees co-sponsorship

Lexis Nexis
Invited Paper

Marquette University Libraries
Panel Session

Morgan & Claypool
General Conference Support

Oklahoma State University
Poster Session

Oregon State University Libraries
Contributed Paper

Rice University, Fondren University
General Conference Support

Rutgers University Libraries
Scholarship Recipient Breakfast

Safari Books Online
Panel Session

Syracuse University
General Conference Support

Temple University
Panel Session

University of British Columbia Library
General Conference Support

University of Cincinnati Libraries
Invited paper co-sponsorship

University of Kansas Libraries
General Conference Support

University of Louisville Libraries
General Conference Support

University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) Libraries
General Confernece Support

University of Nebraska-Lincoln
General Conference Support

University of New Mexico
ACRL101/First-Time Attendees co-sponsorship

University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library
General Conference Support

University of Rochester
Workshop

University of Wyoming Libraries
Speaker Hospitality #2 and #3

Washington State University Libraries
Workshops

Wayne State University Library System
Invited paper co-sponsorship

Whitman College
Panel Session

Wiley
Workshop

Willamette University
General Conference Support

YBP Library Services
Roundtable Discussion

Donor
Aquinas College, The Grace Hauerstein Library
General Conference Support

Auburn University
General Conference Support

Begley Library, Schenectady County Community College, State University of New York
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY Community Colleges

Better World Books
General Conference Support

Brigham Young University
Speaker Hospitality co-sponsorship

Bowdoin College
General Conference Support

Central Michigan University Libraries
General Conference Support

City College of New York Libraries
General Conference Support

Colby College Libraries
General Conference Support

Colorado State University Libraries
General Conference Support

Creighton University, Reinert-Alumni Memorial Library
General Conference Support

CTW Consortium (Connecticut College, Trinity College, and Wesleyan University)
General Conference Support

Daniel A. Reed Library, Fredonia College, State University of New York
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

Dickinson College Library
General Conference Support

Drake Memorial Library, The College at Brockport, State University of New York
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

E. H. Butler Library, Buffalo State College, State University of New York
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

Earlham College
General Conference Support

Empire State College Library, State University of New York
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

Feinberg Library, Plattsburgh State University of New York
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

Florida Atlantic University
General Conference Support

Franklin & Marshall College Libraries
General Conference Support

Fulton-Montgomery Community College
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY Community Colleges

Furman University
General Conference Support

Genesee Community College
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY Community Colleges

Hudson Valley Community College
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY Community Colleges

Jefferson Community College
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY Community Colleges

Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore
General Conference Support

Macalester College
General Conference Support

Marshall University
General Conference Support

Memorial Library, State University of New York College at Cortland
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

Milne Library, State University of New York at Geneseo
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

Milne Library, State University of New York at Oneonta
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges
 
Milner Library, Illinois State University
General Conference Support

New Paltz College Library, State University of New York
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

Northern Illinois University Libraries
General Conference Support

Oberlin College
General Conference Support

Ohio Wesleyan University Libraries and Information Services
General Conference Support

Orange County Community College
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY Community Colleges

Penfield Library, Oswego State College, State University of New York
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

Purchase College Library, State University of New York
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

Purdue University
General Conference Support

Robert W. Woodruff Library/Atlanta University Center Inc.
General Conference Support

Scarborough-Phillips Library, St. Edward's University
General Conference Support

Siena College Library
General Conference Support

Stephen B. Luce Library, State University of New York Maritime College at Fort Schuyler
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

St. Lawrence University Libraries
General Conference Support

The College at Brockport, State University of New York
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

The College at Old Westbury Library, State University of New York
General Conference Support co-sponsorship with SUNY University Colleges

University of Colorado at Boulder Libraries
General Conference Support

University of Connecticut Libraries
General Conference Support

University of Hawaii at Manoa Library
General Conference Supplies

University of Manitoba Libraries
General Conference Support

University of Massachusetts  - Amherst Libraries
General Conference Support

University of Minnesota Duluth Library
General Conference Support

University of North Dakota, Chester Fritz Library
General Conference Support

University of North Carolina Greensboro
General Conference Support

University of Utah
Speaker Hospitality co-sponsorship

University of Victoria Libraries
General Confernece Support

Vassar College Libraries
General Conference Support

Williams Library, Northern State University
General Conference Support

Winston Salem State University O'Kelly Library
General Conference Support

Wittenberg University
General Conference Support

Questions?
Frank D’Andraia
Colleagues Committee Co-Chair
FDandraia@uamail.albany.edu
 
Julia Gelfand
Colleagues Committee Co-Chair
jgelfand@uci.edu

Margot Conahan
ACRL Staff
312-280-2522
mconahan@ala.org