Sponsor Opportunities

2008 US Dry Bean Convention

Knoxville Marriott

July 19-22nd, 2008

Sponsorship Opportunities

 

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Thank You to the 2008 Convention

Sponsors Listed below:

    

UNDERWRITER - $2,500
2008 UNDERWRITERS
  • Full page color ad in convention program
  •   (placement of ad will be decided on a first in basis)
  • Table top display - Saturday through Tuesday
  • Couple Registration for the convention
  • Company name on convention materials
  • Speaking opportunity (20 minutes)
  • Special recognition poster
  • Opportunity to include promotional item in attendee bag

Bush Brothers and Company

Kelley Bean Company

Northern Bag and Box

Syngenta Seeds and Seed Treatment

SILVER RIBBON - $1,250
           
2008 SILVER RIBBON SPONSORS
  • 1/2 Page color ad in convention program
  • Table top display - Saturday through Tuesday
  • Company name on convention materials
  • Speaking opportunity (15 minutes)
  • Opportunity to include promotional item in attendee bag
        
Bayer Crop Science

CFT Corporation

Colusa Produce Corporation

Hensall District Co-operative, Inc.

Western Trading Company

BLUE RIBBON - $750
              
2008 BLUE RIBBON SPONSORS
  • 1/4 Page color ad in convention program
  • Table top display - Saturday through Tuesday
  • Company name on convention materials
  • Speaking opportunity - (10 minutes)
  • Opportunity to include promotional item in attendee bag

 

Buhler Sortex Inc 

Lawgix International

Preator Bean Company

Satake USA, Inc

Spokane Seed Company

Xeltron S.A.

 

RED RIBBON - $600
2008 RED RIBBON SPONSORS
  • 1/4 Page ad in convention program
  • Table top display Saturday through Tuesday
  • Company name on convention materials
  • Opportunity to include promotional item in attendee bag

Bag Supply Company, Inc

Bean Cooperatives in Common

Cooperative Elevator Co

Dompe Warehouse Co.

Hinrichs Trading Co

J.P. Wilson Co

Kirsten Company, LLC

L.A. Hearne Co.

 

The Manchester Company

Nebraska Bean Inc

Northwest Trading Co., Inc

Treasure Valley Seed Co

Trinidad Benham Corp

United States Dry Bean Council

Walhalla Bean Company

 

WHITE RIBBON - $275
2008 WHITE RIBBON SPONSORS
  • Company name listed in convention program

Ackerman Marketing, Inc. •  Basic American Foods • Bill Ellis Bean Brokerage

Cal-Bean & Grain Cooperative, Inc • California Bean & Pea, Inc. •  Central Bag Company

 Columbia Bean & Produce, Inc • Jack's Bean Company LLC

KC Trading Company • Michigan Agriculture Commodities

 New Alliance Bean & Grain Co • Northern Feed & Bean

PW Montgomery LLC • Slauson Trading Company •  Steele & Company 

Tarke Warehouse • Thompsons Limited

GOLF TOURNAMENT - $150
 
  • Golf Hole Sponsorship - company name listed on a sign and posted at tee.
 

 PROGRAM ADVERTISING   

SPONSOR LEVEL    AD SPECIFICATIONS
Underwriter          Full page - 8" x 10 1/2"
Silver Ribbon    1/2 page  - 8" x   5"
Blue Ribbon                      1/4 page  - 3 3/4" x 5"
Blue Ribbon                      1/4 page  - 3 3/4" x 5"

      

           

Please send your graphic advertisement as a digital file via Email, FTP

or on Cdrom, DVD, zipdisk, Etc.  Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator InDesign,

Photoshop & Quark Xpress, are all acceptable file formats.  Fonts &

linked art MUST BE SUPPLIED (.tif/.bmp/.jpg/.eps).  For best results,

linked art should be 300 DPI minimum.  Linked art less than 300 dpi will

degrade the quality of your advertisement in the final printed booklet.  Our

preferred format for ad submission is an Acrobat PDF file created with

either high quality print or press options.  Microsoft Word and Publisher

documents Cannot be accepted.   If you have any questions about the

above information please call (208)463-1289.  Email files to

info@usdbc.com.  Deadline for ads is April 30, 2008 .

 

   

New Innovation Presentations will be on Sunday July 20th and Tuesday July 22nd.

Audio/Visual equipment needed for presentation: A computer and LCD projector will be provided along with microphones, laser pointers etc. All presentations need to be received by cd/dvd/flash drive/memory stick, etc at least two days prior to convention.  Please inform us if there will be a delay.

DEADLINES

For Sponsorship and

Advertising Copy

   April 30, 2008 !

   

For more information please contact Gloria Smith at (208)463-1289 or Toll Free (877)486-2326

Email at info@usdbc.com