Sponsorship Details

The 2009 IRE Annual Conference will run from June 11-14 at the Marriott Baltimore Waterfront Hotel. We expect the conference to draw 800 to 1,000 journalists and offer more than 90 panels over the 3 ½ conference days. We will have top investigative journalists speaking on international, national and regional topics. Each year we depend deeply on the generosity and support of media organizations, foundations and corporations to conduct our important conferences. The conference benefits journalists by offering not only story ideas, but also the guidance in techniques and resources needed to carry out those ideas. It also provides a great recruiting opportunity for major conference sponsors. Support from our sponsors helps us keep our registration fees low — we ask only $175 in early bird registration fees for IRE members, thus ensuring our attendance remains robust when training and travel budgets are lean. Use the following pages to learn more about sponsorship, exhibiting and advertising opportunities:

Sponsor Levels

We are open to customizing the sponsorship packages. Please contact IRE development officer Jennifer Erickson for more information at (573) 884-2222 or jennifer@ire.org.

Featured IRE Sponsor Level ($25,000 and above)

  • Prominent listing as a Featured Sponsor of the conference.
  • For media organizations: ten rolling passes that could be used to attend all 3 ½ days of the conference or may be swapped among journalists to attend one or two days.
  • Sponsorship recognition on selected reception, panel or other conference event.
  • Recognition of support prominently displayed in all program literature, in news releases, on signage during the conference and on IRE’s Web site with links to the organization’s Web site.
  • Rotational banner advertisement on the IRE Conference Web page.
  • 6 months of Web banner placement on the main IRE Web pages. Page placement to be determined by IRE.
  • One complimentary full-page b/w/optional-spot-color print ad in the 2009 IRE Conference program. The program is distributed to all conference participants.
  • One complimentary full-page full-color print ad in an issue of The IRE Journal, a quarterly publication with a circulation of more than 4,000.
  • One complimentary Recruitment/Vendor table in the exhibit area.

Primary IRE Sponsor Level ($10,000 to $24,999)

  • Prominent listing as a Primary Sponsor of the conference.
  • For media organizations: eight rolling passes that could be used to attend all 3 ½ days of the conference or may be swapped among journalists to attend one or two days.
  • Recognition of support prominently displayed in all program literature, in news releases, on signage during the conference and on IRE’s Web site with links to the organization’s Web site.
  • Rotational banner advertisement on the IRE Conference Web page.
  • One complimentary half-page b/w/optional-spot-color print ad in the 2009 IRE Conference program. The program is distributed to all conference participants.
  • One complimentary full-page full-color print ad in an issue of the quarterly IRE Journal. The Journal has a circulation of more than 4,000.

IRE Sponsor Level ($5,000 to $9,999)

  • For media organizations: five rolling passes that could be used to attend all 3 ½ days of the conference or may be swapped among journalists to attend one or two days.
  • Recognition of support prominently displayed in all program literature, in news releases, on signage during the conference and on IRE’s Web site with links to the organization’s Web site.
  • Rotational banner advertisement on the IRE Conference Web page.
  • One complimentary quarter-page b/w/optional-spot-color print ad in the 2009 IRE Conference program. The program is distributed to all conference participants.
  • One complimentary quarter-page full-color print ad in an issue of the quarterly IRE Journal. The Journal has a circulation of more than 4,000.

IRE Supporter Level (less than $5,000)

  • For media organizations: one rolling pass per $1,000 donated. Passes may be used to attend all 3 ½ days of the conference or may be swapped among journalists to attend one or two days.
  • Recognition of support prominently displayed in all program literature, in news releases, on signage during the conference and on IRE’s Web site with links to the organization’s Web site.
  • Rotational banner advertisement on the IRE Conference Web page.

Other Sponsorship Opportunities

For more information, please contact IRE conference coordinator Stephanie Sinn at (573) 882-8969 or stephanie@ire.org.
  • Cyber Café
  • Saturday night reception
  • Name Badge Lanyards (Sponsorship deadline May 1)
  • Signage
  • Broadcast Show and Tell Room