Helping to advance the industry while getting a benefit for your company -- sounds like a win-win situation, doesn't it? ASBA is giving you the chance to score on both fronts with its sponsorship programs in 2011-2012.

While sponsorship used to encompass only the Technical Meeting, ASBA has broadened the opportunities to give member companies benefits all year long. Now, sponsorship is more valuable, more far-reaching and offers better visibility for you and your company than ever before.

And just as a quick note -- those who want to sponsor specific events at the Technical and/or Winter Meeting (the Golf and Tennis Tournaments, host bar at various receptions, awards or closing dinners, etc.) can still do all those things, and your sponsorship will be welcomed and appreciated, just as it always has. But now ASBA would like to offer you more.

Complete Sponsorship Packages. One payment gives you a full year's worth of benefits. You choose the level -- Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Silver or Bronze -- and watch your company's name appear all year long. For example, at the Technical Meeting, you'll receive:

• An 8' x 10' booth space

• Complimentary registration

• Recognition as a sponsor

• Your company's name on signage and more.

At the Winter Meeting, you'll see the following benefits:

• Complimentary registration

• Recognition at the Opening Reception

• A listing in the meeting program, and more.

You'll also enjoy all-year-round visibility through website and online advertising, a display advertisement in our Membership Directory, and your membership dues for the 2011-2012 membership year will be paid.

Need some extra incentive? Act by July 25 and you'll have your company's name included in the pre-publicity materials for the Technical Meeting. Start the membership year off right with your name in the conference brochure and show your support for the ASBA! Don't miss the deadline, though!

Expanded benefits at both the Technical and Winter meetings, as well as other benefits throughout the year, will increase with graduating levels of sponsorship (Diamond sponsors, for example, have better exhibit hall placement and a wider range of opportunities than Bronze sponsors). You choose the level that works for you and ASBA will help you reap the benefits.

A complete brochure detailing opportunities available, costs, benefits and more is available now. Get the brochure by contacting the Association at its headquarters via phone, 866-501-ASBA (2722) or 410-730-9595, fax 410-730-8833, or by e-mail at info@sportsbuilders.org. Information will also be posted at www.sportsbuilders.org.