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Be a GBA Sponsor!

Sponsorship and Membership Packages - Give You Promotional Exposure Plus Member Benefits

As a sponsor of the Green Building Alliance’s Education Program, or our annual Green$ense conference, your company will directly reach building decision-makers and cutting-edge green building leaders. Your sponsorship is not simply a marketing investment, but it also represents a commitment to advancing the market for green buildings in our Western Pennsylvania region.

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All Sponsors of GBA's Education Programs receive:

Year-round posting of your company on a scrolling list of sponsor logos on GBA web site home page, which has 60,000 hits per year!
Year-round recognition of your company on the Education calendar, featuring GBA's robust calendar of green building tours, educational programs, and LEED® Technical Workshops.
Year-round recognition of your company through GBA's electronic newsletter, e-Update, which reaches nearly 3,000 architects, engineers, contractors, product manufacturers, and other professionals each month
Recognition as a sponsor at all Education programs, with your literature on-site, your logo listed in the event handout, and regualr email blasts to the GBA database of green building professionals.

All Sponsors of the Green$ense Conference receive:

Pre-conference feature position on GBA web site home page, which has 60,000 hits per year!
Green$ense Conference web site recognition, drawing thousands of viewers and downloads for sessions and registrations.
Pre-conference, promotional e-mail blasts and mailings to 10,000 professionals throughout the mid-Atlantic and Ohio Valley region.
Recognition as a sponsor in Green$ense conference promotions, materials and activities.

Green$ense 2008, the Premier Regional Conference on Green Building for the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic states, will be held Wednesday March 5, 2008 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, PA.

GBA Green$ense 2008 Sponsorship Benefits
$1,000 Exhibitor Green$ense Exhibitor	10x10 Conference display booth area during Green$ense conference (set up is day before) Company name and logo on sponsor/exhibitor sheet in attendee packets Opportunity to include 1 piece of literature in conference attendee packets
$2,500 Green$ense Bronze Sponsor & Exhibitor Package	Receives all Green$ense Exhibitor benefits, PLUS… Invitation for up to 4 representatives of your firm for the pre-conference reception Logo listed on Green$ense Conference web pages on GBA web site $250 Patron-Level Corporate Membership in GBA
$5,000 Green$ense Silver Sponsor & Exhibitor (limit of 3)	Receives all Green$ense Bronze level benefits, PLUS… Logo printed onto conference attendee bags Sponsorship of Meals & Breaks Table tent recognition of Silver Sponsors during meals/breaks Two free conference passes $250 Patron-Level Corporate Membership in GBA
$7,500 Green$ense TITLE Sponsor & Exhibitor (limit of 1)	Receives all Green$ense Silver level benefits, PLUS… Invitation to bring up to 8 guests to the pre-conference reception Primary emphasis on title sponsor name and logo in all promotions Exclusive opportunity to deliver introduction of luncheon keynote speaker $500 Visionary-Level Corporate Membership in GBA

GBA Education Sponsorship Benefits
$1,000 Supporter	$250 Patron-level Corporate Membership in GBA Basic Benefits extended to 15 employees, plus… Expanded listing in our Pennsylvania Green Building Products Directory* with special additional content such as images and case study links. Two free passes to a GBA Alliance Building Breakfast program. $750 GBA Education Program Sponsorship Logo displayed on GBA web site Events page year-round Logo included on Education event on-site handouts Opportunity to display/distribute your corporate literature at all GBA Education programs (note: LEED Workshops are USGBC programs)
$2,500 Green Leader Corporate Level: Membership & Sponsorship Package	$1,000 Champion-level Corporate Membership in GBA* Basic Membership Benefits extended to ALL employees, plus… Two free passes to a GBA Alliance Building Breakfast program. Two additional free passes to any GBA Education Program.** $1,500 GBA Education Program Sponsorship Logo displayed on GBA web site Events page year-round Logo displayed on GBA’s monthly electronic publication, eUpdate Logo included on all promotional mailings, Education event handouts, and company name mentioned in introductory remarks Opportunity to display/distribute your corporate literature at all GBA Education programs (LEED Workshops are USGBC programs) PLUS – Opportunity to author one “expert” article on GBA’s web site 20% discount on one “Lunch & Learn” session or GBA/GBP Initiative custom training for your organization. Note: Your $1000 Membership is tax-deductible as a contribution to a 501(c)(3) organization (less the $100 program pass value.) The Sponsorship portion is not tax-deductible.
$5,000 Benefactor Corporate Level: Membership & Sponsorship Package (Limited to 5)	$1,000 Champion-level Corporate Membership in GBA* Same benefits as noted above $4,000 GBA Education Program Sponsorship Logo displayed on GBA web site Events page year-round Logo displayed on GBA’s monthly electronic publication, eUpdate Logo included on all promotional mailings, Education event handouts, and company name mentioned in introductory remarks Opportunity to display/distribute your corporate literature at all GBA Education programs (LEED Workshops are USGBC programs) PLUS – Opportunity to introduce the speakers at one GBA Education program PLUS – Opportunity to author two “expert” articles on GBA’s web site PLUS – One free “Lunch & Learn” session on Green Building at your offices PLUS – 25% discount on any custom GBA/GBP Initiative training scheduled for your organization. Note: Your $1000 Membership is tax-deductible as a contribution to a 501(c)(3) organization (less the $100 program pass value.) The Sponsorship portion is not tax-deductible.