Information for sponsors

Learn about opportunities to reach your target audience during Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation

Gain visibility

As a leader in your community, make sure your company gains recognition for your support of the industry and drive traffic to your booth. Talk to the SPIE sales team to determine which opportunities best meet your promotional goals.

SPIE Sales
Email: spiesales@spie.org

Ensure big visibility onsite


Keep your business top of mind with prominent placement

Share your message in the biggest ways possible — meter boards, special events room or charging station signage, column wrap billboards, larger-than-life banners of varying sizes, floor graphics, stairway strips, and more options available throughout the event setting. This is a great opportunity to drive attendees to your booth. Ask about upgrade options to have your business announced from the podium.

Sponsor banners: Keep your business top of mind with prominent placement at the event
Options for visibility in a big way
Onsite banner signage, multiple sizes and placements $1,375 - $2,900
Meter board $2,100
WI-FI, exclusive $3,400
Floor graphics $1,650

Contact us to learn about all available options | SPIEsales@spie.org,  | Tel: +1 360 676 3290

Leverage website banners and advertisements


Gain high visibility online

Each year, the spie.org website engages nearly two million unique visitors. Take advantage of the high traffic visiting the website for this SPIE event. Pricing is based on placement size, traffic demand for specific pages, and exclusivity.

Person looking at website banners and advertisements on SPIE website
Options for online visibility
Website banners $2,500 - $4,000
Logo placement, specific pages $1,000 - $2,000
SPIE conference app, exclusive $2,825

Let one of our knowledgeable representatives walk you through all options, spiesales@spie.org

Show your support of special events


Be seen where people gather

Sponsor a meal-time event, networking reception, or technical event so that your brand is seen when and where conference attendees strike up conversations. People will talk … and that’s a good thing when it’s about your company!

Company representatives engaging with attendees of SPIE event
Options for special events
EDI lunch $1,500
Coffee break $1,190 - $1,575
Welcome Reception $2,100
Poster reception, co-sponsor $1,550

Contact us to learn about all available options | spiesales@spie.org | Tel: +1 360 676 3290

Leave a lasting impression with swanky swag


Seen everywhere, long after the event

Want to make a lasting impression? Choose to sponsor the conference bag, exhibitions bag, pens, or lanyards, and watch your logo be carried throughout the event. Gain exclusive association with the event, even after your customers have traveled home.

Leave a lasting impression with swanky swag
Options for branding swag
Lanyards, exclusive $1,650 + addl costs
Conference pen, exclusive $1,050 + addl costs
Conference notepad, exclusive $1,375 + addl costs
Conference flyer $2,200 + addl costs
Conference bag $1,675 + addl costs

Let one of our knowledgeable representatives walk you through all options, spiesales@spie.org

Align with niche audiences through conferences


Focused and niche audiences

Sponsor a conference, poster session, or technical event to connect more deeply with your technical community. With limited availability, shine a light on your company’s specific support of the research and emerging technology within your area of application and expertise. Ask about welcome table upgrades or podium announcements. Student-specific opportunities also exist.

Align with niche audiences by sponsoring conferences
Options for supporting conferences
General sponsor $895
Poster receptions, co-sponsor $1,595

Contact us to learn about all available options | spiesales@spie.org | Tel: +1 360 676 3290

Add-ons to boost your promotional efforts


More visibility to your target audience with creative solutions

Talk with our sales staff to explore ideas you have in mind or would like to see, including add-on opportunities to your contract. Place advertising within society and specialized publications so that your brand is recalled during times of information gathering. Host a webinar to explain your products more in-depth. Or consider all the benefits of corporate membership.

Align your brand with content marketing and SPIE publications and printed materials
Options for add-on marketing
Advertising in publications Download the 2022 Media Kit
Webinar leads Contact a SPIE sales rep
Prism awards for product launches Contact a SPIE sales rep
Show Daily publication Contact a SPIE sales rep
Corporate membership Learn more

Schedule time to talk with one of our knowledgeable consultants to learn about all available options | spiesales@spie.org | Tel: +1 360 676 3290

Contact SPIE Sales for exhibition and sponsorship opportunities


Kim Abair

Kim Abair
(North America)

Email: kima@spie.org
Tel: +1 360 685 5499

Lacey Barnett

Lacey Barnett
(North America)

Email: laceyb@spie.org
Tel: +1 360 685 5551

Melissa Valum

Melissa Valum
(North America)

Email: melissav@spie.org
Tel: +1 360 685 5596

Laurence Devereux

Laurence Devereux
(Europe)

Email: laurence@spieeurope.org
Tel: +44 29 2278 9031