Sponsorship and Advertising Policies

PMI® Mid-Missouri Chapter, Inc.

Revised:  June 2006

Benefits

·                     The PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter’s vision is that within the mid-Missouri area, organizations will embrace, value, and utilize project management and attribute their success to it.  The Chapter strives to advance our members’ project management skills and competence and foster the use of project management in organizations.

·                     As a sponsor or advertiser, your company’s products and services can be exposed to project management decision makers in the mid-Missouri area.

·                     The Chapter’s Web site www.pmimidmo.org receives over 5,000 requests per month.  Our bimonthly newsletters are posted on our Web site and circulated electronically to our entire membership.

·                     The PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter is an active participant in local events raising awareness of project management, such as the Missouri Digital Government Summit.

·                     The Chapter is willing to work with sponsors to customize sponsorship opportunities.

Policies

·                     Sponsorships and advertising must be for a project-management related product or service.

·                     Sponsorships for Chapter events are non-exclusive; that is, multiple sponsors may sponsor the same Chapter event.

·                     Acceptance of sponsorship for a Chapter event and advertising on the Chapter’s Web site or in the Chapter’s newsletter do not constitute endorsement of the sponsor’s or advertiser’s products or services by the Mid-Missouri Chapter PMI.

Sponsorship 

Meeting Sponsorship

Description:

• The PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter meets evenings 5 times per year, in January, March, May, September, and November.
• Meetings include a one-hour program on a topic related to project management, along with a light supper and a short business meeting.
• Attendees are project management professionals from the Mid-Missouri area.  Both members and the general public are invited to attend.

Benefits:

• Hypertext link to Sponsor’s Web site from meeting announcement on the PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter’s Web site www.pmimidmo.org
• The Chapter will provide a verbal announcement recognizing the meeting sponsor at the meeting.
• Sponsors may distribute promotional literature and/or provide a tent card at the sponsored meeting.  This material is to be provided by the sponsor onsite at the meeting.
• The event announcement e-mailed to members and others will provide an acknowledgment of the event sponsor.

Cost:

• Sponsorship begins at $250.00 per event

Terms:

• Payment must be received by the first day of the month when the sponsored meeting occurs.  Example:  To sponsor a meeting held in mid-November, payment must be received by November 1^st. 
• Sponsorship Web site links will be posted within one week of payment being received and will remain posted until the next meeting. Example:   The sponsorship link for the November meeting will remain posted until the January meeting.
• Payments are accepted by check or credit card.  Check payments made to PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter, Inc.

      should be sent to the following address:

PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter, Inc.

P.O. Box 105137

Jefferson City , MO 65110-5137

• There are no refunds to the sponsor if the meeting is cancelled.

Event Sponsorship

Description:

• The PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter hosts all-day events or multi-day workshops related to project management at least once a year.  Past events have included PMP® exam prep workshops and project management speakers.
• Chapter events generally include meals and/or snacks and beverages.

Benefits:

• Hypertext link to Sponsor’s Web site from event announcement on the PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter’s Web site www.pmimidmo.org
• The Chapter will provide a verbal announcement recognizing the event sponsor at the event.
• Sponsors may distribute promotional literature and/or provide a tent card at the sponsored event.  This material is to be provided by the sponsor onsite at the event.
• The meeting announcement e-mailed to members and others will provide an acknowledgment of the meeting sponsor.

Cost:

• Sponsorship begins at $250.00 per event

Terms:

• Payment must be received by the first day of the month when the sponsored event occurs.  Example:  To sponsor an event held in mid-November, payment must be received by November 1^st. 
• Sponsorship Web site links will be posted within one week of payment being received and will remain posted for up to two months following the end of the event. Example:   The sponsorship link for a November event will remain posted until mid-January.
• Payments are accepted by check or credit card.  Check payments made to PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter, Inc.

      should be sent to the following address:

PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter, Inc.

P.O. Box 105137

Jefferson City , MO 65110-5137

• There are no refunds to the sponsor if the event is cancelled.

Advertising

Web Site Advertising

Description:

• Web button advertisements are posted on the PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter’s Web site  www.pmimidmo.org
• Web button advertisements may include a link to the advertiser’s Web site.

Specifications:

• Web button advertisements are 120 x 60 pixels in size.
• GIF or JPEG accepted, maximum image size 120 x 60 pixels, resolution 72 dpi, maximum file size no more than 500k.
• Seven (7) letters maximum for sponsor, example, sponsor.gif. Alternate text for images: 10 words maximum.
• No image maps are accepted.

Terms

• The minimum term for placing an advertising graphic on the Chapter’s Web site is two months.  Terms begin on the first day of odd-numbered months:  January, March, May, July, September, and November.
• The following terms are available:

Term	Price
2 months	$100
6 months	$275
1 year	$500

• Advertising fees are non-refundable.
• Ads must be for a service or product related to project management.  The Chapter Board reserves the right to refuse publication of any ad that would appear offensive to the Chapter Membership.  Any ad that discriminates based on federally protected classes of persons will be refused.  Advertising will be published on a first-come, first-served basis.  The Chapter’s Web site administrator will determine placement of advertising on the Chapter’s Web site. 
• Revisions of Web button art, links, and other information are permissible once monthly. Charges may apply if frequency exceeds this time frame.
• Payments are accepted by check or credit card.  Check payments made to PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter, Inc.

      should be sent to the following address:

PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter, Inc.

P.O. Box 105137

Jefferson City , MO 65110-5137

Submissions:

• Include full contact information along with your submission.  Please submit by e-mail to the Chapter’s Advertising Manager at ads@pmimidmo.org.  The Advertising Manager will send an invoice to your return address upon receipt of your ad.
• E-mail GIF or JPEG by linking and attaching to: ads@pmimidmo.org and pmiwebmaster@pmimidmo.org. Do not compress or encode. In the same e-mail attachment as your GIF image, send entire URL following the standard “www” convention. Your URL must be live by the time the submission is due. 
• Important:  Payment and submissions must be received no later than two weeks before the lead month of the first month your ad will be displayed on the PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter’s Web site.  Example:  For a web button ad with a term beginning November 1, payment and submission must be received by October 15.

Newsletter Advertising

Description:

• The PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter PMI accepts print advertising for publication in our bimonthly newsletter published in January, March, May, July, September, and November.
• Submissions may be made in color or black and white.  Any graphics must be in a file format that may be inserted into a PC-compatible Microsoft Word document.  In submitting, specify the issue(s) in which the ad is to be placed. 
• Rates are based on fitting your ad to a standard 8.5” X 11” newsletter page.

Terms:

	Ad Size	One Issue
1.	Full Page	$50.00
2.	Half Page	$25.00
3.	Quarter Page	$15.00

• Advertising fees are non-refundable.
• Ads must be for a service or product related to project management.  The Chapter Board reserves the right to refuse publication of any ad that would appear offensive to the Chapter membership.  Any ad that discriminates based on federally protected classes of persons will be refused.  Limited space is available for advertising so ads will be published on a first-come, first-served basis.  The Newsletter Production Editor will determine placement of advertising. 
• Payments are accepted by check or credit card.  Check payments made to PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter, Inc.

      should be sent to the following address:

PMI Mid-Missouri Chapter, Inc.

P.O. Box 105137

Jefferson City , MO 65110-5137

Submission:

• Include full contact information along with your submission.  Please submit by e-mail to the Chapter’s Advertising Manager at ads@pmimidmo.org.  The Advertising Manager will send an invoice to your return address upon receipt of your ad.  Important:  Payment must be received no later than two weeks before the lead month of the first issue in which you would like your ad placed.

Inquiries

• Contact the Chapter’s Advertising Manager by e-mailing ads@pmimidmo.org