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The 3rd Pan-American Conference on Geosynthetics is hosted by the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS), managed by Minerva – Technology, Resources & Information, and held Under the Auspices of the IGS.

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The Organizing Committee of GeoAmericas 2016 would like to extend to you an invitation to participate in the conference’s commercially focused activities. We are working diligently to recruit attendees from all across the Americas. With technical content focused on all levels of geosynthetic education and development we anticipate an unprecedented number of quality attendees in Miami! Please take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to communicate with interested parties from the Americas by exhibiting at or sponsoring GeoAmericas 2016.

on behalf of the North American Geosynthetics Society

John Henderson Peter Passarelli

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GEOAMERICAS — AT WORK FOR YOUThe Organizing Committee would like to thank you for taking the time to consider participating in GeoAmericas 2016, the 3rd Pan-American Regional Conference on Geosynthetics — Hosted by the North American Geosynthetics Society (NAGS).

A Rich History. The previous editions of GeoAmericas (Cancún 2008, Lima 2012) featured a vibrant influx of attendees from throughout the Americas, eager to exchange knowledge, learn, and do business. It is an engineering event like no other—one that needs to be experienced.

Fantastic Location. Conference participants will be drawn from all Latin American and North American countries. It is no coincidence that we have selected a conference location in Miami’s South Beach. Serviced by two international airports, there are more scheduled non-stop flights to the Miami area from Latin America than to Orlando, Houston, New Orleans, Atlanta, Tampa, and New York’s Kennedy airports combined. Our host property, the Loews Miami Beach (www.loewshotels.com/miami-beach/GeoAmericas-2016?corpcode=GEOSYN), provides a luxurious environment to do business and learn — not too big, not too small. The conference and accommodations are all in one place for easy access to sessions and great networking. Companions will be easily entertained in the beautiful spring climate with extraordinary dining, the Art Deco District, cosmopolitan shopping and a rich night life all within walking distance!

Doing things a little differently. Early on the GeoAmericas organizing committee decided to work toward sustainability and to take a role in community stewardship. The enhanced use of digital media will reduce paper, shipping and the over-all carbon footprint of the conference. Some of the exhibit furniture and electronics will be purchased rather than rented — and donated post-conference to various schools and charities in Miami. Lanyards will be hand-made Haitian jewelry that we hope will be repurposed and appreciated for years to come! Our most significant effort will be the development of infrastructure for a school and orphanage in Haiti. We are confident that sponsors, exhibitors, attendees and the community will benefit from these efforts. We look forward to partnering with you to do our part to make the world a better place.

WHAT WILL WE OFFER?56 Hours of Short Course

Programming• Offerings in English and

Spanish

• Landfills, Low Volume Roads,Standards & Specifications,Heap Leach Design,Designing GRS BridgeAbutments, More

50 90-Minute Technical Sessions

• Panel Discussions

• Training Lectures(English & Spanish)

• Technical Sessions fromthroughout the Americasand ranging fromintroductory to theoretical& research

4 90-Minute Keynote Lectures

95 Exhibition Spaces

Excellent Networking Opportunities

Additional Meetings• FedIGS

• ECTC

• IAGI

• FGI

• IECA IBERO-AmericanChapter

• GMA

• GSI

• IGS Council








https://www.loewshotels.com/miami-beach/GeoAmericas-2016?corpcode=GEOSYN




EXHIBITIONGeoAmericas 2016 offers 95 booths in the commercial exposition. Total exhibit area is 21,000 ft2. The Exhibit Hall and Foyer are adjacent to the main conference rooms. The exhibition will open with a cocktail reception on the evening of the 10th and will close with a dedicated breakfast session from 8:00 – 10:00 am on the 13th of April.

In addition to dedicated exhibit time and opening and closing special events, each of the conference coffee breaks will be held in the exhibition area.

BOOTH INFORMATION

EXHIBITOR BENEFITS• Exhibitors will be able to upload digital materials to the GeoAmericas Web App

• Exhibitor listing in the web app and on the GeoAmericas website will link to the exhibitor website

• Exhibitors will be listed in the final show guide

• Exhibitors will receive an electronic copy of the attendee registration list

• All coffee breaks will be held in the exhibition area

• Cocktail reception will be held in the exhibit area

Each Booth Includes: 10' high back drape in white and 3' side rails draped in black, a table, two chairs and a garbage can. The facility is carpeted. Once registered, exhibitors will receive a complete exhibit package with details and options for ordering additional furnishings.

BOOTH SIZEIGS CORPORATE MEMBER RATE*

NON-MEMBER RATE

Single Booth 8x10 ft Includes: 1 Exhibit & 1 Full Registration

$3,000 $3,750

Double Booth 8x20 ft – SOLD Includes: 2 Exhibit & 1 Full Registration

$5,700 $7,125

Quad Booth 16x20 ft – SOLD Includes: 2 Exhibit & 2 Full Registrations

$10,800 $13,500

* In keeping with the IGS Bylaws and corresponding conference guidelines, IGS Corporate Members receive a 20% discount on booth space at all IGS Events.

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD

SOLD











EXHIBIT HALL FLOOR PLANEnsure that you are selecting a booth that is available. View real-time availability of booths at the GeoAmericas 2016 Booth Reservation System. https://eiseverywhere.com/ehome/122547/Exhibits/

Booths will only be sold as they are labeled.

QUADS = DOUBLES = SINGLES =








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SILVER SURF SPONSOR BENEFITS

Exhibition Booth:

• One standard exhibit hall booth with all of the corresponding exhibitor benefits OR a $3,000 credit toward the purchase of a larger booth space — a $3,000 value

Conference Registration:

• 1 Full Conference Registration (additional) — a $750 value

Logo in Digital and Printed Materials:

• A company logo and description in the Conference Program

• ¼ page ad in the Conference Program — a $900 value

• An enhanced digital listing in the conference mobile app including: logo, company description, company literature and link to company website

• A digital listing in the conference proceedings Exhibition Guide including a link to the exhibitor’s website

• A ¼ page ad in the digital show guide paired with the proceedings

• A small banner on the GeoAmericas 2016 website

• Logos in the electronic newsletters circulated for the promotion of the conference and to the conference attendees as they are updated on the conference

Logo inclusion in signage:

• Your company’s logo on all conference signage, throughout the event, where sponsors are included

• Rotating logo recognition during conference breaks on screen

Sponsor of the Charlier Haiti Project for the development of infrastructure for a school & orphanage:

• Tax deduction of up to $1,153.85

• Logo on the project video

• Access to the project video for use on the company website

SILVER SURF SPONSORSHIPSilver Surf Sponsors will be limited to 6 and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

Companies may express interest by completing the forms included.

Sponsorship payment must be received within 30 days of confirmation.

SILVER SURF SPONSOR COSTS

$10,000

All prices in US Dollars, all taxes included in pricing











GOLDEN SUN SPONSORSHIPThis option is designed for companies which want to have a presence in all available conference materials.

Gold Sponsors will be limited to 4 and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.



GOLDEN SUN SPONSOR COSTS

$15,000


GOLDEN SUN SPONSOR BENEFITSPromotional Booth:

• One standard exhibit hall booth with all of the corresponding exhibitor benefits OR a $3,000 credit toward the purchase of a larger booth — a $3,000 value

Conference Registrations:

• 2 Full Conference Registrations (additional) — a $1,500 value

Advertisement in Printed and Digital Materials:

• A company logo and description in the Conference Program

• A full-color, half-page advertisement in the Conference Program, distributed to all attendees — an $1,800 value

• A full-color, half-page advertisement in the Exhibition Guide included on the Conference Proceedings digital media, distributed to all attendees


• A medium sized banner on the GeoAmericas website


• 1 complimentary dedicated ad in a pre-conference E-Newsletter — a $600 value




Advertisement in the main conference room:

• Opportunity to provide a 15-second multimedia projection (video or automated power point) of a product or image of the sponsoring company. Multi-media presentations will be presented repeatedly, in rotation, over the course of the conference

• Opportunity to place one free-standing, vertical banner in the plenary session auditorium inside of the main conference room (Maximum dimension: 9ft high X 3ft wide)


• Tax deduction of up to $2,307.69

• Logo on the project video

• Eligible to participate in the building field trip to Charlier












PLATINUM PALMS SPONSORSHIPThis option is designed for companies which want to have a presence in all available conference materials.

Platinum Palms Sponsors will be limited to 3 and are available on a first-come, first-served basis.



PLATINUM PALMS SPONSOR COSTS

$22,000


PLATINUM PALMS SPONSOR BENEFITSPromotional Booth & Registration:

• One standard exhibit hall booth with all of the corresponding exhibitor benefits OR a $3,000 credit toward the purchase of a larger booth — a $3,000 value

Conference Registration:

• 3 Full Conference Registrations (additional) — a $2,250 value

Advertisement in Printed and Digital Materials:

• A full-color, full-page advertisement in the Conference Program, distributed to all attendees — a $3,400 value

• A full-color full-page advertisement in the exhibition guide included on the Conference Proceedings digital media, distributed to all attendees


• A large sized banner on the GeoAmericas website


• 2 complimentary dedicated ads in a pre-conference E-Newsletter — a $1,200 value




Advertisement in the main conference room:

• Opportunity to provide a 30-second multimedia projection (video or automated power point) of a product or image of the sponsoring company. Multi-media presentations will be presented repeatedly, in rotation, over the course of the conference

• Opportunity to place one free-standing, vertical banner in the plenary session auditorium inside of the main conference room (Maximum dimension: 9ft high X 3ft wide)

• Opportunity to address one of the plenary sessions during the conference


• Tax deduction of up to $4,615

• Logo in the opening credits and intermittently on the project video

• Ability to use the project video for promotion after the conference

• Eligible to participate in the building field trip to Charlier










ITEM DESCRIPTION SPONSOR COSTS

Lanyards – SOLD

1 Sponsor

In keeping with GA16’s sustainability efforts, we have chosen to purchase handmade necklaces directly from a small business in Haiti. The beads in the necklaces are made of recycled materials (paper mostly). A lanyard sponsor will receive their logo on the name badge holder rather than the traditional lanyard printing. It is our hope that everyone will take the jewelry home and put it to good use or share it with a loved one.

$3,200

Lunch Breaks

2 Sponsors

One Each Mon & Tues

One sponsor will be highlighted each day (Monday and Tuesday of the conference). All signage relating to the lunch will identify those sponsors.

$2,000

Breakfast Break

2 Sponsors

Two sponsorship opportunities exist for the Wednesday morning breakfast to be held in the exhibition. Attendees will be served a healthy breakfast including smoothie bar, handmade granola bars and other great walking & talking breakfast items. Served from 8:00 – 10:00 am.

$3,000

Coffee Breaks

5 Sponsors

Choose your dedicated coffee break sponsorship! There will be 5 coffee breaks during the conference: two each on Monday and Tuesday and one on Wednesday. Each coffee break sponsor will be recognized exclusively during the coffee break they select to sponsor.

$500

Exhibit Cocktail Reception Sponsor

Opening night of the conference and immediately after the opening lecture, the Exhibit Hall will host a 90-minute cocktail reception. The sponsor will be recognized via signage.

$2,000

Room Key Sponsor Full-color printing on one side of room keys at the Loews Hotel for any person registering under the GeoAmericas room block.

$4,000

Escalator Runner – SOLD

1 SponsorAdvertising runner of your choice placed between the escalators leading from the ground floor to the second floor, where the main conference activities will be held.

$2,000

Final Program Ad Covers

3 Available: Inside Front, Inside Back and Outside Back

Print and digital versions — Print version will be distributed at the conference, digital versions will be included on the digital proceedings.

$5,000

Final Program Ad

Full PagePrint and digital versions — Print version will be distributed at the conference, digital versions will be included on the digital proceedings.

$3,400

Final Program Ad

Half PagePrint and digital versions — Print version will be distributed at the conference, digital versions will be included on the digital proceedings.

$1,800

Final Program Ad

Third of a PagePrint and digital versions — Print version will be distributed at the conference, digital versions will be included on the digital proceedings.

$1,200

Final Program Ad

Quarter PagePrint and digital versions — Print version will be distributed at the conference, digital versions will be included on the digital proceedings

$900

E-Newsletter AdLarge 300x250 Ad in the e-newsletters to be circulated to GeoAmericas mailing list and registrants on a regular basis pre-conference and once post conference. Ads may be static or animated and may link to websites, videos or other media.

$600 per issue

STAND-ALONE SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS

SOLD

SOLD





EXHIBITION & SPONSORSHIP REGISTRATION FORM (continued on page 10)

Please direct questions to Becky Slaybaugh | [email protected] | +1.561.768.9487

ADMINISTRATIVE CONTACT INFORMATION — Please provide information for the person with whom we will communicate to obtain logos, banners, printed materials, invoicing and other relevant information.

Name ___________________________________________ Company_____________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone ___________________________________________ Skype_____________________________________________________

Fax ________________________________________________ E-Mail_____________________________________________________

OUR COMPANY — Company Name ______________________________________________________________________________

❑ is an IGS Corporate Member, # _________________________________________ ❑ is not an IGS Corporate Member

PAYMENT OPTIONS

We would like to pay ❑ by Check ❑ by Credit Card

Once selections have been confirmed you will be invoiced for the booths and sponsorships.

BOOTH SELECTION

You may purchase your booth and sponsorships online at GeoAmericas2016.org/Exhibits-Sponsorships or by completing this form and returning it to us by email. Ensure that you are selecting a booth that is available. View real-time availability of booths at the GeoAmericas 2016 Booth Reservation System. https://eiseverywhere.com/ehome/122547/Exhibits/

To view a larger map, please see page 4.

CHOICE BOOTH # DESIRED

BOOTH SIZE: Check one per choice

1st ❑ Single 8x10 Double 8x20 Quad 16x20

2nd ❑ Single 8x10 Double 8x20 Quad 16x20

3rd ❑ Single 8x10 Double 8x20 Quad 16x20

4th ❑ Single 8x10 Double 8x20 Quad 16x20

5th ❑ Single 8x10 Double 8x20 Quad 16x20

6th ❑ Single 8x10 Double 8x20 Quad 16x20SO

LDS

OLD




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EXHIBITION & SPONSORSHIP REGISTRATION FORM (continued from page 9)

Please direct questions to Becky Slaybaugh | [email protected] | +1.561.768.9487

SPONSORSHIP SELECTION – Our Company would like to sponsor the following items at GeoAmericas 2016. Please check any that apply and indicate quantity. Sponsorships are distributed on a first-come, first-served basis.

OUR COMPANY – Company Name _______________________________________________________________________________

❑ is an IGS Corporate Member, # _________________________________________ ❑ is not an IGS Corporate Member

SPONSORSHIP COSTS QUANTITY

❑ Platinum Palms Sponsor (3 available) $22,000

❑ Golden Sun Sponsor (4 available) $15,000

❑ Silver Surf Sponsor (6 available) $10,000

❑ Key Card (1 available) $4,000

Lanyard (1 available) – SOLD $3,200

Escalator Runner (1 available) – SOLD $2,000

❑ Cocktail Reception (1 available) $2,000

❑ Coffee Break (5 available) $500

❑ Lunch (2 available) $2,000

❑ Breakfast (2 available) $3,000

❑ Full Page Ad — Show Guide (Print & Digital)

$3,400

❑ Half Page Ad — Show Guide (Print & Digital)

$1,800

❑ Third Page Ad — Show Guide (Print & Digital)

$1,200

❑ Quarter Page Ad — Show Guide (Print & Digital)

$900

❑ Cover Ad, Full Page (See description p. 8) — Show Guide (Print & Digital): Please indicate Inside Front, Inside Back or Outside Back preference

$5,000

❑ Banner Ad(s) – E-Newsletter $600

SOLDSOLD




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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION1. Booths will be assigned based on a first-come, first-served basis and the IGS Corporate Member booth selection guidance document.

2. Sponsoring and exhibiting companies may not perform any activity that interferes with the scientific and social protocols of the conference. Interference with the scientific and social protocols of the conference may result in termination of benefits with no refund.

3. Companies that take the banner advertising options will be required to provide free-standing banners of their choosing, which do not exceed the maximum size requirement stated in the description.

4. Companies who are taking any of the options in print and/or digital advertising will be required to deliver all requested art-work in high-resolution. If materials are not provided to the conference organizers upon request then the sponsors will forgo their opportunity to be represented in print/digital media. Failure of the sponsoring or exhibiting company to provide materials as requested by the conference organizers is done at the risk of the sponsor. No refunds will be provided to sponsors failing to fulfill the requests of the conference organizers.

ADJUSTMENTSThe Organizing Committee reserves the right to make minimum adjustments to the booths distribution in case of unforeseen logistics issues.

The Organizing Committee will be receptive to any concern of the participant companies.

Corporate Members of the IGS will receive priority booth selection based on the guidelines set forth by the IGS in its Corporate Member Booth selection guidelines.

To formalize the reservation requests, companies must pay 50% of the total value of the investment within 30 calendar days after receipt of the confirmation. Failure to do so will result in the release for resale of the reserved booth or sponsorship.

• Cancellation before 1 December 2015 — 80% refund

• Cancellation before 15 January 2016 — 50% refund

• Cancellation after 15 January 2016 — No refund

CONTACT INFORMATIONPlease submit questions or forms via email to Becky Slaybaugh

[email protected]

+1.561.768.9487

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