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National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition

Become a Vendor

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition invites you to exhibit with us. Conferences are attended by faculty members, academic deans, campus chief executive officers, student affairs professionals, counselors, learning specialists, first-year program directors, institutional researchers, assessment practitioners, and students from two-year and four-year colleges and universities.

Many participants will be in the process of making immediate decisions about course texts, technology resources, assessment resources, and other materials, and may be unfamiliar with the range of publications, products, and services available.

32nd National Conference on Students in Transition

    

Stay tuned for more information about the 32nd National Conference on Students in Transition, to be held fall 2025.

An example of  fees, & sponsorship opportunities available for the National Conference on Students in Transition can be found in the below:

Fall 2025 Dates TBD
Vendor Hours: TBD
Vendors will provide time slots for attendees to schedule one-on-one appointments to learn more from vendors.
  • Registration for two representatives 
  • All conference sessions
  • Company description listed in program and app
  • Copy of attendee list with email addresses (sent electronically one week prior to the conference)
  • An electronic list of attendee mailing addresses (one-time use after the conference)
  • Opportunity to submit one proposal for conference presentation (pending registration)
Vendor Fees 

Nonprofit Organization: $450
Commercial (for-profit or academic): $700
Each Additional Representative: $250


Ad Placement Fees 

Program will be disseminated electronically and in full color. Your ad will be linked to your website.
Full Page: $400
1/Page Horizontal: $250

Companies/organizations are invited to sponsor special events, rooms, and sessions. Recognition will be provided in the electronic conference program. Sponsorships will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis according to when registration forms are received.

Deadline for Sponsorship: TBD

National Conference on Students in Transition Sponsorship Opportunities

Platinum (limited availability) - $3,000

  • Two registrations for vendor reps
  • Up to 2 slides included during general session presentation
  • Full page, full color ad included in electronic program
  • Access to participant list for conference including email and mailing addresses
  • Logo/Name included in conference app for breaks
  • Recognition on Sponsors Page in electronic program and in conference app
  • Opportunity to submit one proposal for conference presentation (pending registration)

Gold (limited availability) - $2,000

  • One registration for vendor rep
  • Full page ad included in electronic program
  • Access to participant list for conference including email and mailing addresses
  • Logo/Name included in conference app for breaks
  • Recognition on Sponsors Page in electronic program and in conference app
  • Opportunity to submit one proposal for conference presentation (pending registration)

Silver - $1,250

  • One registration for vendor rep
  • Half page ad included in electronic Conference program
  • Access to participant list for conference including email and mailing addresses
  • Logo/Name included in conference app for breaks
  • Recognition on Sponsors Page in electronic program and in conference app
  • Opportunity to submit one proposal for conference presentation (pending registration)

Bronze - $750

  • Access to participant list for conference including email and mailing addresses
  • Logo/Name included in conference app for breaks
  • Recognition on Sponsors Page in electronic program
  • Opportunity to submit one proposal for conference presentation (pending registration)

Materials Deadline: TBD

  • Company/Organization Description (limit of 50 words)
  • Logo (high resolution, .png, .eps, or .jpg format)
  • Advertisement for Program (full color)
  • Link for the advertisement in Program 

Materials received after the deadline will forfeit space in the conference program.

 

Vendor Information and Guidelines

In order to provide vendors a formal setting for networking, the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition offers vendors the opportunity to make presentations during events.

Presentation proposals will only be accepted from registered vendors, and registration does not guarantee that a proposal will be accepted for presentation. Please be aware that the schedule may not allow for more than one presentation per company/organization. 

Information on proposals for the 32nd National Conference on Students in Transition can be found on the Proposals Page.

The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina reserves the right to refuse requests for any and all
(a) vendor booth space and
(b) advertisement space in the electronic event program for Center-sponsored events that are not consistent with the Center's mission and goals.

Cancellations requested on or before TBD (for the 32nd National Conference on Students in Transition) will have the registration fee refunded less a $100 administrative fee. A written request for refunds is required. Absolutely no refunds will be made after TBD (for the 32nd National Conference on Students in Transition).

In order to provide conference attendees with additional information about our vendors, we are including descriptions of our vendors in the electronic conference program. Please upload a company logo (.png, .eps, or .jpg file format) and a 50-word description/about your company or mission statement for inclusion in the program, on the vendor registration form.

The National Resource Center also offers vendors the opportunity to advertise in our electronic conference program. By purchasing an ad in the conference program, you place your company or organization's products or services focused on student learning, development, and success in front of conference attendees and all those who will view the program once the attendees return to their campuses. To purchase ad space, complete the ad space section on the Vendor Registration form. Materials will not be returned and become the property of the National Resource Center. Conference organizers reserve the right to review and approve ad copy.

The deadline for materials is TBD (for the 32nd National Conference on Students in Transition).

Submitted ads should be print-ready (300 dpi or higher) and in either a .png, .eps, or .jpg format.

Dimensions

The program is an 8.5” x 11” electronic PDF and produced in full color. Ads will be sold in three sizes. See the vendor registration form for costs.

  • full page ad

    Full Page

    7.5" x 10"

  • half page ad

    1/2 Page Horizontal

    7.5" x 4.875"

 

Contact the conferences staff at fyeconf@mailbox.sc.edu for more information about vendor space, sponsorship opportunities, or conference presentations.

 


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