The Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference is the premier forum for connecting and collaborating with the higher education information security and privacy community.
This is the event to showcase your products and services to over 600 higher ed IT security and privacy professionals. Attendees include chief information security officers, CIOs, chief privacy officers, security practitioners, and senior information technology professionals from across the nation.
Opportunities to Participate
Opportunities to participate include live, simulive, and on-demand presentations where you can share your insights and expertise; new exposure opportunities for training sessions on your products and services; and high-visibility sponsorship options.
Each opportunity includes the following (as well as additional opportunity-specific benefits):
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Participation in braindates: Braindates are one-on-one or small group knowledge-sharing conversations that you book with attendees using the Braindate platform. They're the best way to meet with, learn from, and have useful discussions with new people during the event.
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Sponsor recognition: Your company logo will be included in EDUCAUSE marketing communications to thousands of potential and registered attendees, on the event home page, and in the event platform. (Logo recognition may not be included in all EDUCAUSE marketing communications and instead, may be on rotation based on total number of sponsors.)
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A complimentary attendee email address list for a one-time email promotion: Receive a list of attendees who opt in during registration to receive a promotional email from your organization. (Sponsor-produced and EDUCAUSE-approved.)
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Inclusion in the event corporate directory.
Learn more about the options available below.
Presentation Opportunities
This year's theme is "Transformation." Our corporate community is invited to present on topics of interest, lessons learned, case studies, foresight, and/or evidence of impact related to the event program theme and tracks, while actively engaging with attendees. You may have a maximum of four presenters during your presentation, and your session must include at least one presenter from a higher ed institution, a small diverse panel, or a non-sales subject matter expert.
Please note: We’ve recently notified those who have been accepted for a live, simulive, or on-demand presentation. If your proposal has been accepted, please follow the steps provided in the email notification to confirm your participation. If you have any questions regarding presenting at this year's event, please contact our Corporate Team.
Live Presentation Sold
Host a 45-minute live presentation with 30 minutes for presentation/engagement and 15 minutes for Q&A.
This opportunity includes:
- An opted-in list of session attendees with name, title, organization, and email address of those who agree to share their information during registration. (Provided post-event.)
- Five complimentary, full-conference registrations
Price: $5,900 member/$6,900 nonmember
Eight opportunities available
Simulive Presentation Sold
Host a 20-minute simulive presentation with active chat. Simulives are pre-recorded sessions that run during the live program and allow presenters to actively engage in the chat—answering questions and interacting with the audience during your assigned simulive presentation time.
This opportunity includes:
- An opted-in list of session attendees with name, title, organization, and email address of those who agree to share their information during registration. (Provided post-event.)
- Three complimentary, full-conference registrations
Price: $3,900 member/$4,900 nonmember
Eight opportunities available
Training Session Sold
Does your organization offer training on your products or services? Gain exposure for your educational/technical training by including it as part of the event program. This is a new and unique chance to show your current clients and potential prospects how your product or service works for better understanding.
Your organization will develop and host your training session on your site or platform, and EDUCAUSE will provide the marketing and registration to get them there.
Please note: To get the most out of this experience, we recommend your training be educational in nature and not a sales pitch.
Price: $5,900 member/$6,900 nonmember
Four opportunities available
On-Demand Presentation/Demo Sold
These 20-minute pre-recorded sessions will be hosted in a virtual, on-demand (recorded) session gallery. You may structure your on-demand session as a: 15–20-minute "Lightning Talk" that focuses on a single idea or concept; 20-minute educational presentation on research findings, case studies, or experiences about a specific topic; or a demo, simulation, or walkthrough of a technology or solution.
This opportunity includes two complimentary, full-conference registrations.
Price: $2,900 member/$3,900 nonmember
Sponsorship Opportunities
General Session Sold
General sessions are highly promoted prior to the event and highly attended, giving your company maximum brand exposure and visibility as a key supporter of EDUCAUSE.
This opportunity includes:
- Sponsor recognition: Recognition in the online agenda and verbal recognition at the beginning of the general session.
- Two complimentary, full-conference registrations
Price: $1,900 member/$2,900 nonmember
One opportunity available
Program Tracks
Gain brand exposure via a highly visible banner image in a program track that aligns with your solutions. Event program tracks include:
- Awareness and Education Sold
- Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Sold
- Identity Management Sold
- Incident Management and Response Sold
- Leadership Sold
- Privacy Sold
- Security Operations and Architecture Sold
This opportunity includes two complimentary, full-conference registrations.
Price: $1,900 member/$2,900 nonmember
Braindates
Braindates are one-on-one or small group knowledge-sharing conversations that you book with attendees using the Braindate platform. They're the best way to meet with, learn from, and have useful discussions with new people during the event.
This opportunity includes:
- Sponsor recognition: Recognition in EDUCAUSE marketing communications to thousands of potential and registered attendees and in the online agenda. You will also receive recognition in the braindate platform in the following ways:
- Your logo in the top-left corner
- Your logo on the splash page when participants first log into the platform*
- Your logo and tagline in the marketplace; high position in the market, linking to your braindate topics, top positioning for primary sponsor
- Welcome attendees—included in the EDUCAUSE welcome message to attendees within the app*
- Your logo in each braindate video experience (that's every braindate!)
- Recognition on the web page created specifically for braindates
- Data analysis shared after the event with key behavioral insights and analytics
- Two complimentary, full-conference registrations
Two sponsorships available.
Primary sponsorship will receive all benefits noted above. Sold
Price: $4,500 member/$5,500 nonmember
Secondary sponsorship will receive all benefits noted above, except those marked with an asterisk. This option includes secondary placement in the marketplace. Sold
Price: 3,500 members/$4,500 nonmember
Host a Poll, Trivia/Quiz, or Other Virtual Interactive Game Sold
Those in our community attend the Cybersecurity and Privacy Professionals Conference to not only learn and connect, but to also have some fun. Would you like to host a brief survey and offer a drawing for those who complete it? Have a fun trivia game to share during a coffee break? Other virtual gaming ideas? Provide interactive engagement opportunities during the event that make attendees smile, and offer you the chance to generate leads.
This opportunity includes two complimentary, full-conference registrations.
Price: $1,900 member/$2,900 nonmember