The SOCIETY OF HPC PROFESSIONALS is a 501 (c) 6 non-profit Texas Corporation and sponsorships will be tax-deductible for corporations and businesses. Sponsor that commit before April 2010 will be considered First Year Sponsors.

First Year Sponsor levels:

GOLD (FIRST LEVEL) SPONSORS $4,500

SILVER (SECOND LEVEL) SPONSOR $3,500

BRONZE (THIRD LEVEL) SPONSOR $2,500

Click on “Sponsorship Application” if you wish to become a sponsor.

Term of First Year Sponsorship is effective through April 2011 and will be shown as a sponsor at all SHPC activities during that period.

Sponsor Benefits:

• A professional quality website will be developed to communicate with the user community. Sponsors' logos will be included on the website and listed in alphabetical order within each level of sponsorship.
  
• Visitors to the website may click on a sponsor logo and be linked to that sponsor’s website.       
• A brief description of the products/services for each sponsor will be included on the website.
  
• A screen image of the Sponsor logos will be generated and projected on the screen during “non-presentation time” at all SHPCP meetings. The screen image will present the logos in alphabetical order within each level.
  
• All Sponsors' logos will be placed on a poster board in the same format as the screen image and this poster will be exhibited at the registration table at all SHPCP meetings
  
• A printable quarterly newsletter will be produced and a copy of the sponsor logos will be included in each issue.
  
• The Society will schedule Spring and Fall meetings for the entire membership.
  
• Each Sponsor will be provided with one exhibit space at the Spring and Fall meetings without charge. The amount of space will be determined by to numbers of exhibitors and the total amount of exhibit space that will be available.
  
• Special Interest Group, Round Table discussion meeting and Webinars will be scheduled as topics of interest dictate.
  
• The attendees will be requested to evaluate all meetings and the results of the evaluation will be placed on the website for access by all members.
  
• Sponsors will be given first-right-of-refusal to be meeting sponsors for society meetings that take place during their term of sponsorship.
  

FUNDS GENERATED DURING THE FIRST YEAR WILL BE USED TO:

• Pay the legal fees necessary to establish the non-profit corporation.
  
• Retain an attorney to advise the board concerning legal matters.
  
• Retain a CPA to attend to all accounting needs.
  
• Implement and maintain a professional website to support the group’s activities.
• Purchase the supplies needed to administer and promote the society.
• Pay for promotional activities other than the website.
  
• Pay for meeting expenses that may not be covered by a meeting sponsor