The European Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons invites you to participate as a sponsor for the XXV ESCRS Annual Congress taking place at the Stockholm International Fairs & Congress Centre, September 2007. Since 2001 the delegate attendance at the ESCRS Annual Congress has doubled. This year the ESCRS Annual Congress is expected to attract more than 5000 ophthalmologists to the
event in Stockholm.

TOTE BAGS - €85,000 RESERVED
Each registered attendee will receive their conference materials in a tote bag that they can carry during the entire meeting and beyond. The sponsor's name and logo will appear on 5000 bags. Inside each bag will be a pen and notepad also featuring the company logo.

INTERNET CAFÉ – €50,000 RESERVED
The internet café is ranked as one of the most valuable areas of any meeting. Delegates can access their emails and the internet whilst enjoying a cup of coffee. The sponsoring company’s name and logo will be displayed on all screens as well as on all signage. The internet café will be located adjacent to the ESCRS stand.

PRESIDENTS DINNER – €40,000 RESERVED
The social highlight of the congress, this prestigious event takes place on the Saturday evening during the congress. Your company can gain outstanding visibility by sponsoring this event for delegates. 250 of Europe’s top ophthalmologists gather for an evening of food, drink and music. Your company name will appear on menus and signage in an exclusive venue. A complimentary box (branded with the sponsor’s logo) containing two luxury Irish chocolates will be distributed to each guest.

ELECTRONIC POSTERS – €40,000 RESERVED
This sponsorship opportunity is available as all poster presentations at the congress centre in Stockholm will be displayed on electronic monitors. Approximately 20 monitors displaying the poster presentations will be placed around the congress centre. This represents an exciting opportunity, to associate your company with the scientific programme of the congress. Your company name and logo will appear on all screens. The electronic poster sponsorship includes the opportunity for a company representative to present the awards for best poster to the winners at the Opening Ceremony.

BOOK OF ABSTRACTS – €40,000 RESERVED
Set your company apart from the others and increase your company’s profile by sponsoring the Book of Abstracts. The Book of Abstracts will be distributed free to every delegate during the conference. This exclusive sponsorship opportunity entitles you to be the sole advertiser in the Book of Abstracts (inside front cover/inside back cover/outside back cover and accompanying CD Rom). This ensures that your company will have high visibility both at the congress and when the delegates return home.

DELEGATE BADGES AND LANYARDS – €36,500 RESERVED
High visibility opportunity! Your company logo (and your logo only) can appear on the official meeting lanyards and badges. Distributed at the registration desk, all attendees will be given the official badge and lanyard to wear during the meeting. Both the lanyards and badges will be pre-printed with your company logo on them, keeping your company name visible throughout the event.

SIGNAGE – €25,000
The directional signage offers the opportunity to have your company name and logo (products optional) positioned in key locations with high visibility throughout the Stockholm congress centre. In addition, your logo will appear on 5 large ‘you are here’ floorplans of the congress centre that will be used to highlight your booth number and the position of your booth on the floor plan itself.

WATER STATIONS – 5,000 - 25,000 BOTTLES – PRICE ON APPLICATION RESERVED
Supply the attendees with natural refreshment by sponsoring bottles of water to be distributed throughout the congress centre. With a choice of natural spring or mineral water, your company logo will appear as the bottle label and will be distributed by the organisers from prime locations throughout the congress centre.

CONGRESS CD ROM – €20,000 (OPEN TO MULTIPLE COMPANIES)
Congress symposia will be just a click away with the official congress CD Rom. Your organisations name and logo will appear on the CD and cover space will be provided on the CD itself for a description of your products. This sponsorship is open to multiple companies and CDs can be made of one, two, three or all four symposia. The complimentary CDs will be sent to all delegates after the congress.

WI-FI AREA – €15,000 RESERVED
Delegates visiting the WI-FI area will be able to access emails and the internet using their own lap/palm tops via a WI-FI connection. The sponsor’s involvement will be recognized with signage branded with the
sponsors name and logo.

MESSAGE CENTRE – €15,000
Your company name and logo will be prominently positioned on screen when delegates visit the terminals to leave or retrieve messages at the message centre. Signage with the sponsor’s logo acknowledging their contribution will also be positioned at the message centre
station.

BEAMING STATIONS – €12,000
Delegates will be able to download the meeting E Guide to their PDA from the beaming station on the exhibition floor. Your company name and logo will appear on signage at the beaming station. A beaming station located in your own booth is a sure-fire way to attract
interested attendees to your booth.

RELAXATION STATION – €20,000
Here is your chance to offer the attendees a reprieve from navigating the busy exhibition floor. The relaxation station will also provide you with a venue to promote your company and booth location and gives an additional area for displaying product literature. As a sponsor of this area each attendee who receives a massage will be given a company/product branded stress reliever, and the massage therapists on the station will wear your corporate t-shirts.

All Congress sponsors and advertisers of preferred positions in 2006, have the right of first refusal on the same at the following year’s congress. The deadline to exercise this option of first refusal is the 1 December 2006. After this date all unsecured sponsorship opportunities will be offered on a first come basis.

SPONSORSHIP CONTACT
Marketing Executive: Caroline Anderson
Tel: +353 1 209 1100
Fax: +353 1 209 1112
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