SPONSORS
The Association for Accounting Administration (AAA) invites the profession to participate in its 2013 National Practice Management Conference in Detroit, June 18-21. The National Conference, Shift Into High Gear, will consist of general and concurrent educational sessions, as well as several social and networking activities designed for professionals with experience levels from one year to thirty years. The Conference will be attended by administrators, partners, human resource managers, computer and network managers and department heads representing small, medium and large firms from throughout the United States and Canada. This year, the event has been specifically designed to help participants professionally manage accounting firms. Nationally recognized speakers are included in the program.
Monday, June 17th
1:00-6:00 pm Optional Pre-Conference Technology Fly-In
1:00-6:00 pm Optional Pre-Conference Financial Management Fly-In
Tuesday, June 18th
7:00 am Registration
8:00-4:30 pm Optional Pre-Conference Technology Fly-In
8:00-4:30 pm Optional Pre-Conference Financial Management Fly-In
8:00-4:30 pm Optional Pre-Conference HR Fly-In
8:00-5:00 pm CPA Firm Association Meetings
12:00 pm Vendor Set-Up
12:00-1:00 pm Fly-In Lunches
4:00 pm First Timer’s Forum
6:00 pm Welcome Rally with Our Vendors
Wednesday, June 19th
7:00 am Registration with Our Vendors
7:15 am Networking Breakfast with Our Vendors
8:20 am We’re Off . . .
8:30 am Educational Sessions
9:45 am Refreshment “Brake” with Our Vendors
10:10 am Breakout By Firm Size Sessions and Lunches
12:45 pm Educational Sessions
2:00 pm Refreshment “Brake” with Our Vendors
5:30 pm AAA Evening Out with Our Vendors
Thursday, June 20th
7:00 am Registration with Our Vendors
7:15 am Networking Breakfast with Our Vendors
8:30 am Educational Sessions
10:00 am Refreshment “Brake” with Our Vendors
12:00 pm Vendor Lunch & Learns
1:45 pm Educational Sessions
3:15 pm Refreshment “Brake” with Our Vendors
3:30-5:00 pm Educational Sessions
8:00 pm Pit Crew Suite (Vendors Invited)
Friday, June 21st
7:00 am Registration with Our Vendors
7:15 am Breakfast Buffet with Our Vendors
8:35 am Educational Sessions
10:00 am Refreshment “Brake” with Our Vendors
10:15 am Educational Session
11:45 am Braking Session
All of the AAA events will be held at the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, 400 Renaissance Drive, Detroit, Michigan 48243; (313) 568-8000. The vendor displays will be located adjacent to the registration/refreshment “brake” area to encourage attendees to view displays during their free time beginning with the Welcome Rally on Tuesday, June 18.
Housing forms and Conference promotional information are available on the website at www.cpaadmin.org. Room rates are $149 per room plus tax for single or double occupancy at the Marriott at the Renaissance Center. Note that all reservations must be made through the Association to receive the discounted rate. The hotel reservation cut-off date is May 16, 2013. After this date, rooms will be available on a space availability basis at the group rate.
We invite you and your company to participate in the 2013 National Practice Management Conference of the Association for Accounting Administration (AAA) as a sponsor. With your contributions to the Association, your company becomes an official sponsor of the 2013 Conference. As such, your company will receive high-profile recognition and exposure based upon the following sponsorship categories:
Pre-Conference Fly-Ins Daily Refreshment “Brake” Sponsor (3 available) - $750 each
Pre-Conference Fly-Ins Lunch Sponsor (3 available) - $1,000 each
Cyber Cafe Sponsor - $1,800
Daily Audio-Visual Sponsor (3 available) - $2,000 each
Welcome Rally Sponsor (3 available) - $1,500* each
Evening Out Dinner Sponsor (4 available) - $2,000* each
Evening Out Beverage Sponsor (2 available) - $2,000 * each
Evening Out Entertainment Sponsor - $1,500
Vendor Lunch & Learn Sponsors (3 available) - $2,500 each
Wednesday Networking Breakfast Sponsor - $2,500
Thursday Networking Breakfast Sponsor - $2,500
Friday Breakfast Buffet Sponsor - $3,500
Refreshment “Brake” Sponsor (5 available) - $1,750 each
Conference Gift Sponsor - $3,000
Featured Session Sponsor (6 available) - $1,500 each
Neck Wallet Sponsor - $1,500
* will be paired with a non-competing company
The following information depicts the offered opportunities sponsors have in conjunction with their sponsorship dollars. All benefits will be coordinated through the AAA National Office including signage, complimentary registrations, table displays, advertising, event sponsorships, acknowledgments, publicity, and website promotion. Your support will bring your company high-profile recognition and exposure to hundreds of professionals in the field of accounting administration and to CPA firms throughout the United States and Canada. AAA Conference participants are instrumental in the decision-making processes within their respective firms. Your company’s participation will bring the Association and the Conference additional value and resources. The program’s focus is on the skills necessary to meet the rapid changes and challenges which the profession is facing. Your company can assist not only by providing financial sponsorship but also by encouraging Conference attendance.
Where else can your company’s products and services be exposed to more than 300 CPA firm administrators, partners and owners in one location? AAA members and Conference attendees are professionals who manage accounting practices. These are the individuals responsible for decisions regarding firm insurance, software, policies, human resource management, facility management, technology, consultants, training, marketing and more.
AAA has developed a sponsorship package designed to accommodate all industry suppliers. You need not send a representative or “man” display space, but the option is there to send a representative. Your company will receive national publicity and exposure, with the level of participation you desire:
The sponsors of our various food/social functions will be given the opportunity to promote their products and/or services during a one to two minute “infomercial” during the sponsored event as well as through Conference publicity, display space, a website presence and recognition in conference program materials. If sponsoring companies are unable to send representatives, AAA will accept pre-submitted “infomercials” and will proudly display the sponsoring company’s materials.
Featured session sponsors will reap the benefit of introducing the speaker as well as signage, representation in the form of display space, handouts for session tables, and a website presence. AAA invests a large portion of the event’s budget on speakers and their expenses. Featured session sponsors allow us to continue to bring the latest information to attendees with some of the nation’s top experts.
Cyber Cafe and Audio-Visual sponsors will benefit with pre-event promotion, signage throughout the Conference, representation in the form of display space, a website presence and recognition in the conference program materials. AAA invests a significant portion of the event’s budget on audio-visual equipment and enhancements. Sponsors allow us to continue to use the latest in technology to assist in the learning process.
Sponsors of name badges, attendee gifts, conference proceedings and registration materials will reap the benefits of having their corporate name/logo imprinted on the items and having them distributed to all full registrants. Gifts will be determined in cooperation with the Association and will include sponsor’s name and logo attached in some manner, depending on the gift. Sponsors of these items will benefit with a one minute “infomercial” incorporated into the program (delivered by the Conference’s Master or Mistress of Ceremony) as well as signage, representation in the form of display space, a website presence and recognition in conference program materials.
Customized sponsorships are available and encouraged - let your imagination go wild!
In order to commit to a sponsorship, contact the AAA National Office at (937) 222-0030; fax (937) 222-5794 or aaainfo@cpaadmin.org. Sponsorships will be confirmed on a first come, first serve basis. All sponsors will be invoiced.
BENEFIT MATRIX
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| Brief Infomercial at Sponsored Event/Session |
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| Signage throughout Conference |
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| Signage at Sponsored Event |
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| Exposure in all Pre-Conference Materials |
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| Banners and Link on AAA Website in Conference Section |
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| Listing and Link on AAA Websiet in Conference Section |
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| Insert in Registration Packet |
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| Complimentary Full-Convference Registration |
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| Table Display at Conference |
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| Listing of all Conference Participants |
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| Imprint of Corporate Name/Logo with Item |
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