Event Sponsors REF 2010

Industry Partners REF 2010

How do I become a Sponsor or Partner?

Event Sponsors:

Most of REF’s “events” have corporate Event Sponsors. These sponsorships help Railroad Financial keep registration fees as low as possible. (Thanks to Event Sponsors' contributions, we have only had to raise our registration fees twice in the last 8 years.) In return for contributing a material part of the event’s cost (receptions, golf outing, breakfasts, lunches, breaks, etc.) the Event Sponsor receives program and signage credit for their sponsorship and early access to registration lists, as well as discounts on registration fees and identification as an Event Sponsor on the identification credentials of all of their attendees. Historically, REF’s Event Sponsors have also been involved with program input and development. Upon becoming an Event Sponsor, the corporation has first call on options to repeat the sponsorship of “its” event each year. Virtually all of REF 2010’s Event Sponsors were sponsors of REF 2009 and prior years. Event sponsorship ranges from $2,500 to $15,000. (The majority of event sponsorships are shared by more than one Event Sponsor.)

Industry Partners:

REF has created a new level of sponsorship.........Industry Partner. For $1,000 an Industry Partner receives 12 months of logo appearance on the REF website....linked to the Industry Partner's own website.... as well as identification on signage at the meeting and meeting materials and identification as an Industry Partner on the identification credentials of its attendees. Industry Partner funding is dedicated to subsidizing the attendance of railroaders to REF and to ameliorating increased costs being incurred at La Quinta.

To inquire about how your company can become a sponsor or partner of REF, contact Marjorie Silverman at: (312.222.1383) or (msilverman@railfin.com)