Your Market is Here. Will You Be?
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The Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference is back in person, May 3–5 in Baltimore, MD. This is the premier forum to showcase your brand and connect with hundreds of higher education information security and privacy professionals, including chief information security and privacy officers, CIOs, and other senior IT professionals from across the nation.
An online portion of the conference will also take place May 11–12, which will feature the best sessions from the in-person event and numerous networking opportunities. All registrants for the in-person event will have access to the online portion too—save the date!
Opportunities to Participate
There are several ways you can participate in this year's event. All opportunities come with a complimentary attendee address list of those who opt in during event registration to receive a promotional piece from your organization (mail or email; sponsor-produced and EDUCAUSE-approved), in addition to opportunity-specific benefits. Choose to:
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Host a Preconference Workshop>>
Host an interactive half-day workshop in collaboration with a higher education partner before the premier event. -
Secure a Corporate Display>>
Demo your latest solutions and network with attendees. -
Conduct an Industry and Campus Presentation>>
Present on a key program topic with at least one presenter from a higher education institution or via a small, diverse panel. -
Sponsor Highly Visible Conference Activities and Materials>>
Gain invaluable exposure with prospective customers and be recognized for your support of the community as an event sponsor. All sponsorships come with additional benefits (not included with presentations or corporate displays), which are outlined below. -
Contribute to the Scholarship Program>>
Make a positive impact on the higher education thought leaders of tomorrow.
Want to maximize your participation? Combine several opportunities to boost your brand visibility and make the greatest impact.
Preconference Workshop Sold
(One Opportunity Available)
Host a half-day morning workshop on Tuesday, May 3 in collaboration with a higher education partner. Your workshop should focus on one of our two program tracks:
Awareness, training, education, and communications are key components of successful information security and privacy programs. How do we build, staff, and operate (replicable) cybersecurity and privacy awareness programs that help educate faculty, staff, and students?
Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) issues around information security and privacy are on the increase in higher education information technology. This track will provide examples for the leadership, organization, and operation of an institution's GRC programs now and in the future.
Workshops are highly interactive and free to attendees—giving them the chance to discuss in-depth approaches to challenges they face on campus, share solutions, and learn new strategies. In addition, attendees will enjoy refreshment breaks and lunch. (Audience is limited to 45.)
| Opportunity | Price | Inclusions |
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| Morning Preconference Workshop | $11,000 |
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Corporate Displays Sold
Demo your latest products and services and network with an audience that's eager for your solutions. Tabletop displays will be set up on Wednesday, May 4 and Thursday, May 5 in high-traffic areas, where refreshment breaks occur. EDUCAUSE provides a 6' table, wireless access, and basic electricity.
| Opportunity | Price | Inclusions |
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| Corporate Display | $3,800 members $4,800 nonmembers |
One complimentary full-conference registration |
Industry and Campus Presentations Sold
This year's conference theme is, "The Future is Ours to Shape: Developing Staff and Operations for Tomorrow's Cybersecurity and Privacy." Our corporate community is invited to conduct a 45-minute presentation on future directions, best practices, stories of successful collaborations, lessons learned, and solutions to community-wide issues within various program tracks.
Your presentation must be educational in nature and conducted in partnership with at least one presenter from a higher education institution or a non-sales subject matter expert. If interested, you may have a small, diverse panel-type session with up to four presenters max. (Only six opportunities available.)
Program Tracks
Program sessions will focus on five key topic areas and should be considered in the context of building, operating, and staffing information security, cybersecurity, and privacy functions.
Awareness, training, education, and communications are key components of successful information security and privacy programs. How do we build, staff, and operate (replicable) cybersecurity and privacy awareness programs that help educate faculty, staff, and students?
Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) issues around information security and privacy are on the increase in higher education information technology. This track will provide examples for the leadership, organization, and operation of an institution's GRC programs now and in the future.
Today's information security and privacy workforce requires continuous learning and professional development at all levels. This track allows you to share ideas and best practices for shaping and developing the next generation of our workforce, as well as sustaining, training, and creating leadership opportunities for current employees.
What best practices shape your privacy and cybersecurity operations? This track allows you to share what you are doing to prevent, detect, assess, monitor, and respond to cybersecurity threats, privacy violations, and incidents. Share the strategies for information security and privacy controls and safeguards that are being implemented at your institution to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of institutional data.
Coordination, cooperation, and capability building are silo-busting tactics that can align cybersecurity and privacy operations with campus partners and leadership. This track showcases examples of silo-busting across our campuses—where collaboration and communication have been key
Reminder: If you submitted a presentation proposal through the call for proposals process, EDUCAUSE will be in touch in late February with information regarding acceptance of your proposal. (Call for proposals closed February 1.) If you didn’t submit a proposal, sponsored content sessions are available for purchase.
| Opportunity | Price | Inclusions |
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| Industry and Campus Presentation | $3,500 members $4,500 nonmembers |
One complimentary full-conference registration |
Sponsorships
All sponsorships (conference sessions and activities, conference materials, and the Scholarship Program) come with additional benefits that are not included with presentations or exhibits, including:
- Sponsor recognition: Your company logo will be added to the event website, in marketing communications to thousands of potential attendees and registered attendees, on on-site signage and in general session walk-in slides, and inside the front cover of the conference guide. (Logo recognition may not be included in all EDUCAUSE marketing communications and instead, may be on rotation based on total number of sponsors.)
- Complimentary registration: Enjoy one complimentary full-conference registration for access to all event sessions and activities.
Conference Sessions and Activities
Be recognized at some of the most high-traffic activities at the event.
| Opportunity | Price | Inclusions |
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| Breakfast | Wednesday: $2,500 Sold Thursday: $2,500 Sold |
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| Lunch | Wednesday: $2,500 Sold |
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| General Session The general session is highly promoted prior to the event and highly attended, giving your company maximum brand exposure and visibility as a key supporter of EDUCAUSE. |
Wednesday: $2,500 Sold Thursday: $2,500 Sold |
In addition to sponsor recognition and one complimentary full-conference registration:
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| Game Night Following dinner, host game night with attendees. You can brand the room, provide beverages and snacks, and join in on the fun. |
Wednesday: $2,500 Sold | In addition to sponsor recognition and one complimentary full-conference registration:
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| Happy Hour Meet-Up Be one of three companies to host a 75-minute meet-up, complete with savory snacks and drinks. Your company can choose to brand the room and/or provide informal programming. This is a great opportunity to network in a relaxed setting with conference attendees and make valuable connections. |
Tuesday: Sold $8,900 member $9,800 nonmember |
In addition to sponsor recognition and one complimentary full-conference registration:
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| Braindate Braindates are one-on-one or small group knowledge-sharing conversations that attendees book with each other through the Braindate platform. |
Primary Sponsor: $3,500 Sold Secondary Sponsor: $2,500 Sold |
In addition to sponsor recognition and one complimentary full-conference registration, you'll be recognized in the online agenda and on the braindate web page.
You'll also be recognized in the braindate platform:
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Conference Materials
Add your brand to popular resources carried by conference attendees.
| Opportunity | Price | Inclusions |
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| Conference Guide | Ad | Outside Back Cover: $2,500 Sold Ad | Inside Back Cover: $2,500 Sold |
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| Tote Bags (Sponsor branded/produced) |
$2,500 Sold |
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| Notepads/Pens (Sponsor branded/produced) |
$2,500 Sold |
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| Hotel Room Keys | $2,500 (plus production fees) Sold |
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| Hotel Welcome Letter at Check-In | $2,500 Sold |
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Scholarship Program
Make a positive impact on the higher education thought leaders of tomorrow.
| Opportunity | Price | Inclusions |
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| Scholarship Program Provide financial support for professional development through the EDUCAUSE Scholarship Program. During the application process, applicants will identify the event they are interested in attending. Those that are selected will be awarded the registration fee for the event of interest. |
$3,500 |
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