Sponsor
Information
III STEP Corporate Sponsors
Single
Sponsorship Opportunities
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- Technology Session (must
apply) Cost = $500
- Benefits:
- Panelist for 2 hour technology
session
One day pass for one company representative to attend
morning sessions, afternoon sessions, and poster
session – day of tech session
Box lunch provided the day of the tech session
Your company name, address, website address listed
in the instructional syllabus
Company logo on conference website with hyperlink
to company website
Note: fee waived if accepted and have agreed to
package sponsorship (see below)
- A Plenary Session
Cost = $750
- Benefits:
- Sign with company logo
at event
- Your company name announced
as sponsor during speaker introductions (with company
logo on power point slide)
- Your company name, address,
website address listed in the instructional syllabus
- Company logo on conference
website with hyperlink to company website
- Sign with company logo
at registration area during registration period
and during closing social event
- Opening Proceedings and
Social Event Cost = $500
- Benefits:
- Sign with company logo
at registration area during registration period
and at the opening proceedings/social event
- Your company name, address,
website address listed in the instructional syllabus
- Company logo on conference
website with hyperlink to company website
- Closing Event Cost
= $500
- Benefits:
- Sign with company logo
and table with company materials at event
- Your company name, address,
website address listed in the instructional syllabus
- Company logo on conference
website with hyperlink to company website
- Sign with company logo
at registration area during registration period
Packaged
Sponsorship Opportunities
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- Technology Package
Cost $5000
- Benefits
- Sign with company logo at registration
area during registration period, at opening
ceremony/social event, and closing social event
- 1 invitation for attendance
to the Gordon Conference
- 1 invitation for closing social
event
- 1 nights stay at the Marriott
paid
- Your company name announced
as sponsor during speaker introductions (with company
logo on power point slide) for Gordon Conference
and sessions during one additional day
- Box lunch for 1 person provided
for 3 days
- Your company name, address,
website address listed in the instructional syllabus
- One page advertisement in the
instructional syllabus
- Company name attached to sponsorship
(registration fee) of a graduate
student/junior faculty member / expert clinician
- Company logo on conference website
with hyperlink to company website
½ page advertisement on the conference proceedings
CD
- General Package Cost
$3000
- Benefits
- Sign with company logo at registration
area during registration period, at opening
ceremony/social event, and closing social event
- 1 Invitation for Opening Proceedings
and Social Event or Closing Social Event
1 nights stay at the Marriott paid
- Your company name announced
as sponsor during speaker introductions (with company
logo on power point slide) for each session of a
given day
- Box lunch provided for 2 days
for 1 company representative
- Listed and announced as contributor
to scholarship funds – III STEP
- Your company name, address,
website address listed in the instructional syllabus
- One page advertisement in the
instructional syllabus
- May provide pens, tablets etc.
to be placed in conference bag
- Company logo on conference
website with hyperlink to company website
Other
Sponsorship Opportunities
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- Memorabilia
- As part of registration, participants
will be given a commemorative water bottle and tote
bag for use at III STEP. Companies interested sponsoring
these items should contact the sponsorship
representatives. Some restrictions apply.
Call for
Technology Session Participants (Printer
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Applications must be received no later
than February 1, 2005
New technologies have had
a profound impact on recent developments in movement science
and physical therapy. From multimedia educational applications
to motion analysis, technology and physical therapy have
become inexorably linked. Strategies for guiding meaningful
technological development, however, have not been well developed.
To address this concern, the III STEP planning committee
invites company representatives to participate in a special
panel discussion focusing on how manufacturers and physical
therapy researchers, educators, and clinicians can work
together to influence the future development of rehabilitation
technology.
General Format:
- Two, 1 hour, “public forum” style, moderated
discussions, each between a panel of invited technology
manufacturer representatives and III STEP conference participants.
- One panel will focus on multimedia education and clinical
documentation software, while the second panel will focus
on technology applications in movement science and physical
therapy clinical practice.
- Each panel discussion constitutes a separate event and
will be held on a different evening.
- After a brief session introduction by a moderator , each
panelist will be given 5 minutes to respond to the following
general discussion questions
- In what direction is or would you like to see your
specific technology field developing?
- How can physical therapy researchers, educators,
and clinicians work with you to enhance the application
or impact of your technology on the rehabilitation of
individuals with movement problems?
- Up to 6 panelists may be included in each discussion.
- After initial comments from the panel, conference participants
will be invited to ask questions (of specific panel members
or of the panel at large). The forthcoming general discussion
will be moderated to insure that the content remains focused
on the session topic.
- At the end of the panel discussion hour, all participants
are invited to continue individual conversations with panel
members as desired. The session will close after two hours.
To be considered for participation, a prospective
applicant must.
1. Provide the name, title, credentials,
and contact information (including email address) of the
company representative who will serve as panelist
2. Submit a brief, one-page synopsis of the panelist’s
response to the two general discussion questions listed
above
3. Pay a participation fee of $500 (due upon confirmation
of acceptance to participate). Payment should be made to
Neurology Section, APTA.
Notes:
- Applications will be reviewed and selected by members
of the III STEP Planning Committee on a first come, first
served basis. Applications will be considered until all
available panel slots are filled.
- All applicants will be notified in via email of the
committee’s decision.
- As part of this application, companies are invited
to make specific suggestions for format of session
- Light hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar will be available
during the session.
- To help keep the cost of the session at a minimum,
company representatives are strongly encouraged to stay
overnight in the Marriott Hotel in Salt Lake City, UT
(location of the Technology Session).
- Participating companies are invited to contribute 1
item for a Prize Drawing at the end of the session. Suggested
items include equipment purchase discounts, products,
etc.
Preparing and Mailing Applications
- Type the responses to the two questions on a single-spaced
on 8 ½ x 11” white paper, in Times Roman
12 point font. Margins should be no less than 1”.
- Submit a cover letter on company letterhead that includes
the name, title, credentials, and contact information
of the company representative designated to participate
in the panel.
- Mail the application to:
Matt Ford PT, Ph.D.
Department of Physical Therapy
School of Health Related Profession
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
RMSB 334
1530 3rd Ave South
Birmingham, AL 35294
Applications must be received no later than February
1st, 2005. Companies will be notified of an acceptance decision
via e-mail by April 1st, 2005.
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