Now in its fourth year, the National Conference for Media Reform (NCMR) has become the largest and highest-profile gathering of media reform advocates in the nation.  Thousands of activists, media producers, academics and policymakers will come together in Minneapolis to learn, share, and connect with others.

 

Free Press offers several promotional opportunities to help you spread the word about your organization's work to over 3,500 conference attendees.  We offer reasonable rates with a discount for non-profit organizations.

 

• Media reform organizations
• Advocacy groups and membership organizations
• Independent media outlets and publications
• Foundations
• College programs
• Progressive companies and businesses 
  

ADVERTISING IN THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM
EXHIBIT AND AD COMBO

Exhibiting at the conference is a perfect opportunity to showcase your organization's work and to engage thousands of media reform activists.  Exhibits will be located in the main ballroom of the convention center and will feature a high volume of foot traffic and excellent visibility.

 

• 8' x 10' booth space
• One complementary conference registration for person staffing the table
  
• Wireless Internet
  
• Listing in the NCMR conference program book
• Pipe and drape
• Display table
• Two folding chairs
• Exhibitor sign
• Waste basket
  

Additional furnishings and add-ons such as electricity, telephone service and A/V equipment are available at additional cost from the convention center and/or drayage service providers.  Information about add-ons will be provided when you receive your exhibitor package.

 

Exhibiting Guidelines:

 

All exhibit table reservations must be received by April 11, 2008.  Space will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.  Once your reservation is processed, you will receive detailed logistical information about the Exhibit Hall, including shipping information.  Please contact us if you have any questions about shipping or logistics before the event. 

 

The Exhibit Hall is a promotional and networking opportunity for organizations involved in media reform, movement building and social change. Items sold in the Exhibit Hall are limited to tangible goods (i.e., shirts, bumper stickers, DVDs, etc.) Exhibitors may not sell food of any kind. Books may only be sold through the official conference book seller and requires special advance coordination.  Companies that sell services, hardware and software (i.e., Web services, fundraising tools) are permitted to exhibit on a case-by-case basis.  Free Press reserves the right to accept or deny exhibitors on a case-by-case basis.  No electoral or partisan political activity is allowed in the Exhibit Hall.

 

Contact Lauren Carey, Event Manager, via e-mail or by phone at 877-888-1533 ext. 207 with questions. 

 

Ads in our conference program will be seen by over 3,500 attendees throughout the event as they consult the program book.

 

Size	For-profit	Non-profit
Full-page (5" x 8")	$1,000	$700
Half-page (5" x 4")	$600	$400

The program ad sign up deadline is April 11, 2008.  To be considered, advertisers must furnish a high-resolution, grayscale PDF or 300-dpi JPEG files of artwork via e-mail or on CD by April 25, 2008.  Free Press cannot assume responsibility for ads not conforming to specified requirements and reserves the right to make adjustments to ads.  Free Press will receive rights to the ads once they have been submitted.

This year we will be offering a discount to those wishing both to exhibit and to advertise. You will receive one exhibit table, a 1/2-page ad and one complementary registrations.

 

For-profit rate: $1,350 (save $150)    Non-profit rate: $700 (save $150)  

 

Bag stuffing is available on a limited, case-by-case basis to media reform organizations that wish to get relevant information into the hands of conference attendees.  Stuffers will be placed in the tote bags that all attendees will receive at registration/check-in. 

 

Flat rate:  $1500 Because bag stuffing is resource-intensive, all stuffer items must be pre-approved, and we may decline any stuffer that doesn't seem useful to attendees.  For more details, please contact Event Manager Lauren Carey by phone at 877-888-1533 ext. 207 or by e-mail.