Academy of Doctors of Audiology

AuDacity 2024 — Sponsors & Exhibitors

AuDacity 2024 • Gaylord Texan Resort, Texas • September 5-8, 2024

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The annual AuDacity conference offers opportunities for companies to showcase their products and services directly to their target audience. Sign up today to exhibit at AuDacity, or combine your exhibit with one of our sponsorship options!

Sponsorship Opportunities

Presenting Sponsor: $50,000 (SOLD)

  • Prominent position of logo on leading to virtual conference hall.
  • Opportunity to facilitate a general session speakers/plan a general session in collaboration with the ADA Conference Planning Committee.
  • Listed on the conference website with logo as official sponsor of enduring continuing education.
  • Opportunity to host a focus group or sponsor customer training session during the conference.
  • Signage crediting Sponsor as premiere sponsor displayed throughout the event.
  • Floor decals throughout the conference venue, crediting Sponsor.
  • Opportunity to provide intermission pre-recorded video content.
  • Recognized as sponsor on conference announcements.
  • Chair drop during a keynote sessions.
  • Pre-conference mailing list.
  • Logo on conference bag.
  • 10X10 exhibit booth.
  • One attendee bag insert.
  • Six complementary attendees.

Premier Sponsor: $25,000

  • Chair drop during one general session and one concurrent session.
  • Opportunity to display 30 second video to kick off general session.
  • Recognition at featured general session.
  • Premier signage placement.
  • Invitation for two attendees to attend an exclusive dinner with the ADA Board of Directors.
  • Recognized on signage at all breaks and lunch during the Pre-conference Workshops.
  • Four social media posts on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
  • Pre-Conference mailing list.
  • Logo placement on ADA website and digital conference promotions.
  • One 10x10 exhibit booth.
  • One attendee bag insert.
  • Four complimentary registrations.

Student Education Scholarship: $50,000

  • Corporate logo and recognition as the official Student Education Sponsor and underwriter of AuDacity student scholarships on materials related to the student scholarship program.
  • Develop four student webinars in collaboration with ADA for ADA student members.
  • Opportunity to provide a representative to serve on the ADA Scholarship Selection Committee.
  • Develop and execute student course at AuDacity Conference.
  • Corporate logo on student-only materials distributed at conference.
  • Limited use of ADA student member list to promote corporate student resources and activities.
  • Floor decals leading into student classrooms and throughout conference.
  • One attendee bag insert.
  • Two complimentary attendees.

Student Business Plan Sponsor: $25,000 (SOLD)

  • Opportunity to provide a :30 – :60 intermission pre-recorded video to be played ahead of the general session award ceremony for the business plan competition.
  • Signage and floor decals identifying Stearns as a premiere sponsor, displayed throughout the event.
  • Chair drop during a featured general session.
  • Recognized as business plan sponsor during conference announcements and electronic communications.
  • Pre-conference mailing list and post-conference mailing list.
  • One 10x10 exhibit booth.
  • One attendee bag insert.
  • Four complementary registrations.

Marketplace Sponsor: $20,000

  • Officially recognized sponsor of the opening networking reception in the Marketplace.
  • Premier exhibit hall signage.
  • Opportunity to include an advertisement on the hotel keycard OR logo on attendee lanyards.
  • Pre-conference mailing list.
  • Floor decals leading to Marketplace.
  • One 10x10 exhibit booth.
  • One attendee bag insert.
  • Two complimentary registrations.

Go Social Sponsor: $15,000

  • Recognition at point of entry for downloadable conference course handouts.
  • Two push notifications sent to attendees via conference smartphone app.
  • Five social media posts on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
  • Listed as official WIFI sponsor.
  • Pre-conference mailing list.
  • Two complimentary registrations.

Concurrent Track Sponsor: $10,000

  • Recognition during each Concurrent session.
  • Logo recognition on sponsor signage throughout duration of the conference.
  • Slide loop before a Concurrent session.
  • Chair drop during one Concurrent session.
  • One attendee bag insert.

Networking Sponsor: $7,500

  • Signage recognizing company as official Break sponsor.
  • Three social media posts on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn.
  • Logo on sponsor signage.
  • One attendee bag insert.

Exhibit booths are available at the following rate:

  • 10x10 exhibit booth: $5,000

Other Advertising Opportunities

  • Pre-conference mailing list for one-time use: $2,500.
  • One attendee bag insert: $2,000.

Note: The advertising opportunities above are standalone and do not include any additional benefits of sponsorship.

Bespoke Sponsorships

We will be pleased to customize a sponsorship to meet your unique interests. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to create a customized sponsorship.

ADA Sponsor/Exhibitor Rules & Regulations

SPACE ALLOCATION AND PAYMENT
Exhibit space cannot be assigned without a signed application and payment. Please complete the online exhibit application or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions.

ELIGIBLE EXHIBITS, REJECTED DISPLAYS
ADA reserves the right to determine the eligibility of any exhibitor for inclusion in the show and to prohibit an exhibitor from conducting and maintaining an exhibit if, in the sole judgment of ADA, the exhibitor or proposed exhibit shall in any respect be deemed unsuitable.

SUBLETTING PROHIBITION
Exhibitors may not assign or sublet this contract, or permit others to use any contracted exhibit space. Exhibitors must show only products or services manufactured or sold by them in the regular course of business.

INDEMNIFICATION
Exhibitor, as a condition of being an Exhibitor in the show, agrees to indemnify and hold harmless ADA, its directors, officers, employees or agents, from any and all loss, which Exhibitor may suffer as a result of show cancellation, duration, delay or other alterations or changes.

POST-CONFERENCE ATTENDEE MAILING LIST
A complimentary mailing list will be provided to each exhibitor including each attendee’s company name, name, e-mail address, telephone number and address.

COVID-19 WAIVER STATEMENT
Any public space where other people are present holds an inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 and other communicable diseases. By participating in ADA AuDacity, I will: Follow all relevant guidance provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), adhere to government-issued travel restrictions and guidance issued by the region I am traveling to and the region I am traveling from, evaluate my own health and that of people I am in close contact with, contact ADA if I have concerns, and stay home if I feel sick. On-site during AuDacity, I agree to adhere to safety protocols as outlined, signage, and seating requirements and respect others’ personal space. If I test positive for COVID-19 up to 14 days after returning home, I will contact ADA.

FORCE MAJEURE —The performance of this Agreement by either party is subject to acts of God, war, government regulation, disaster, fire, epidemic, threatened or imminent strikes, civil disorder, curtailment of transportation facilities, threats or terrorist attacks, or other similar occurrence beyond the control of the parties, making it illegal, impossible, or commercially impractical to carry on the Exhibits or fully perform the terms of this Agreement. This Agreement may be terminated, or performance may be excused without penalty, for any one or more of such reasons by written notice from one party to the other.

INDEMNIFICATION — Each party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other, its agents, and employees from and against all claims, liabilities, and the amendments and signed by both parties. This Agreement is binding on the parties, their successors, and assigns, provided that no party may assign this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. Either party’s waiver of or failure to exercise any right provided for in this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any further or future right under this Agreement. All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, sent to the parties at the addresses provided by the parties. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

AMENDMENTS
These rules may be amended at any time by ADA. These rules and regulations become a part of the contract between the exhibitor and ADA. Any matters not specifically covered by the preceding rules shall be subject solely to the decision of ADA.

AGREEMENT TO RULES
Each exhibitor, for himself and his employees, agrees to abide by the foregoing Rules and Regulations and by any amendments or additions.