SUPPORT the SyMPOSIUM & MEMBERS MEETING
Supporter Interest Form
Thank you for your interest in supporting the 2021 Symposium. Please complete the form below and a representative will be in touch with you soon to discuss available opportunities to meet your objectives.
Sponsorship support is essential to ensuring the Integrative Medicine and Health Symposium provides the educational, scientific, and community experience to advance integrative medicine for all. It enables a high-caliber experience and increases access by providing scholarships to young and early-career researchers, covering operational costs and subsidizing registration fees to make the Symposium more affordable for professionals who otherwise will not be able to attend. We welcome sponsors who support integrative health activities.
Due to continuing medical education requirements, supporter opportunities have been developed for non-commercial and commercial entities. The ACCME definition of a commercial interest can be found here.
Commerical Supporters
Platinum Level: $15,000
- Ten (10) complimentary Symposium registrations
- Special recognition during welcome and closing remarks
- Listing on Supporters page of the website with option to include a welcome video in company profile
- Name recognition on the Symposium website
- One (1) dedicated email to Academic Consortium members and conference participants
- Two (2) dedicated social media recognition posts, two (2) group sponsor recognition posts prior to June 30, 2021
- Inclusion in supporter thank you email with a logo and message (200-word count) following the Symposium
- Logo recognition in two (2) issues of Breaking News Briefings
- Recognition in all supporter acknowledgment areas of the website
- 20% discount on exhibit space at the 2022 International Congress
- Select One:
- Exclusive sponsor of on-demand sessions post Symposium
- Exclusive sponsor of the Virtual Poster Hall
Gold Level: $10,000
- Five (5) complimentary Symposium registrations
- Listing on Supporters page of the website with option to include a welcome video in company profile
- Name recognition on the Symposium website
- One (1) dedicated social media recognition post, two (2) group supporter recognition posts prior to June 30, 2021
- Inclusion in supporter thank you email with a logo and message (200-word count) following the Symposium
- Logo recognition in two (2) issues of Breaking News Briefings
- Recognition in all supporter acknowledgment areas of the website
- 20% discount on exhibit space for the 2022 International Congress
Silver Level: $5,000
- Four (4) complimentary Symposium registrations
- Listing on Supporters page of the website with company profile
- Name recognition on the Symposium website
- Inclusion in supporter thank you email with a logo and message (50-word count) following the Symposium
- Logo recognition in one (1) issue of Breaking News Briefings
- Two (2) group supporter social media recognition posts prior to June 30, 2021
- 20% discount on exhibit space for the 2022 International Congress
Bronze Level: $2,500
- Two (2) complimentary Symposium registrations
- Listing on Supporters page of the website with company profile
- Name recognition on the Symposium website
- Inclusion in supporter thank you email with a logo and message (50-word count) following the Symposium
- Two (2) group supporter social media recognition posts prior to June 30, 2021
- 10% discount on exhibit space for the 2022 International Congress
Friend of the Academic Consortium: $750
- One (1) complimentary Symposium registration
- Listing on Supporters page of the website
- Name recognition in supporter thank you email following the Symposium
- 10% discount on exhibit space for the 2022 International Congress
Non-Commerical Supporters
Platinum Level: $15,000
- Ten (10) complimentary Symposium registrations
- Logo on event-related materials
- Special recognition during welcome and closing remarks
- Organizational profile on Supporters page of the website with option to include a welcome video
- One (1) dedicated email to Academic Consortium members and conference participants
- Inclusion in supporter email with a logo and message (200 word count)
- Two (2) dedicated social media recognition posts, two (2) group sponsor recognition posts prior to June 30, 2021
- Logo recognition in two (2) issues of Breaking News Briefings
- Recognition in all supporter acknowledgment areas of the website and online materials
- Select One:
- Exclusive sponsor of one Symposium theme included the related plenary session
- Exclusive sponsor of the Symposium abstract supplement
- Exclusive sponsor of the Symposium "Welcome Kit" mailed to each attendee
Gold Level: $10,000
- Five (5) complimentary Symposium registrations
- Logo on event-related materials
- Hyperlinked logo on Symposium website
Organizational profile on Supporters page of the website with option to include a welcome video
- One (1) dedicated social media recognition post and two (2) group supporter recognition posts prior to June 30, 2021
- Inclusion in supporter thank you email with a logo and message (200-word count) following the Symposium
- Recognition in all supporter acknowledgment areas of the website
- Select one:
- Exclusive sponsor of on-demand sessions post Symposium
- Exclusive sponsor of the virtual Poster Hall
- Exclusive sponsor of the Members Meeting
Silver Level: $5,000
- Three (3) complimentary Symposium registrations
- Hyperlinked logo on Symposium website
- Organizational profile on Supporters page of the website
- Inclusion in supporter thank you email with a logo and message (100-word count) following the Symposium
- Two (2) group supporterr social media recognition posts prior to June 30, 2021
- Select One:
- Sponsorship of a concurrent session
- Sponsorship of affinity rooms
- Sponsorship of wellness programming
Bronze Level: $2,500
- Two (2) complimentary Symposium registrations
- Hyperlinked logo on Symposium website
- Organizational profile on Supporters page of the website
- Inclusion in supporter thank you email with a logo and message (50-word count) following the Symposium
- Two (2) group supporter social media recognition posts prior to June 30, 2021
- 20% discount on exhibit space for the 2022 International Congress
Friend of the Academic Consortium: $750
- One (1) complimentary Symposium registration
- Hyperlinked logo on Symposium website
- Hyperlinked logo on Supporters page of the website
- 10% discount on exhibit space for the 2022 International Congress
Eligibility
The Academic Consortium of Integrative Medicine & Health (heretoafter referred to as the Academic Consortium) meetings are educational opportunities that advance the practice of integrative medicine. The foremost concern of the Consortium is preservation of the scientific integrity and educational value of our meetings. To this end, we invite organizations to support and participate in Academic Consortium meetings in a manner that complies with the requirements described in this policy and related documents.
The Academic Consortium has determined that including industry vendors as supporters has several advantages:
- Supports the financial success and sustainability of the meeting.
- Provides a service to attendees by providing access to company representatives.
- Adds to the educational content of the Symposium as sponsors are encouraged to share scientific resources relevant to their mission and products.
In order to ensure these goals are met in a way that is cohesive with the academic, philosophical, and ethical mission of the Academic Consortium, the following guidelines are proposed for consideration:
Supporter Eligibility:
The Academic Consortium reserves the exclusive and total right to control all aspects of the conduct of its scientific conferences and specifically reserves the right to determine the acceptability of applications for event support. Brands that underwrite our conference are not only a good philosophical fit but also represent the best products and services that can serve the health and wellness of our attendees and their patients.
1. Service organizations will be assessed on the following criteria:
- The Supporter’s products or services are of professional or educational interest or benefit to the registrants and are, in the opinion of the Academic Consortium, related to the field of integrative medicine.
- The Supporter’s goods or services to be promoted must be in line with the Academic Consortium’s scientific or public policies, positions, and statements or guidelines.
- The Supporter is reasonably determined by the Academic Consortium to be highly ethical and reputable, and the goods and services to be promoted are reasonably believed by the Academic Consortium not to be harmful, illegal, ineffective, fraudulent, or based on non-proven science.
2. Supporters providing laboratory testing should:
- Be licensed by CLIA, the federal agency regulating laboratories and follow stringent quality assurance practices.
- Allow clinicians to tailor the tests based on clinical assessment and professional judgment.
- Follow ethical financial and marketing practices.
- Supplements, food items, and topical preparations should:
- Provide evidence of strict attention to quality and good manufacturing practices.
- Be based on scientific rigor in their proposed use and dosing - any health or medical claims made in product promotion must be evidence-based, and in compliance with FDA and FTC regulations.
- Brand values and product/service quality should extend to applicant’s parent and holding companies.
- Companies should be in good standing with global regulating agencies, and have demonstrably good practices in quality, health, social, and environmental regards.
- Supplements should meet requirements as set out by the Dietary Supplement and Health Education Act.
- Other criteria are as follows: no genetically modified soy, or other GMO products, soy protein isolate, hydrogenated trans fats, fructose or high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, artificial colors, artificial sweeteners, glandular ingredients in supplements, phthalates, parabens, nitrates, nitrites, or sulfites. Preference will be given to companies that meet the following standards: whole soy, whole foods, natural pressed oils, and organic.
3. All supporters must meet these requirements:
- The supporter agrees to comply with the Integrative Medicine & Health Symposium Rules and Regulations governing scientific conferences and be in compliance with ACCME Standards for Commercial Support.
- Applications may be refused due to limitations or other reasons determined by the Academic Consortium.