Exhibitors & Sponsors
An Invitation to Participate
The Society for Community Action and Research (SCRA) invites your participation in our 11th biennial conference, June 7-10, 2007 at the beautiful Hilton in Pasadena, California.
SCRA promotes health (broadly defined) through partnerships between communities, practitioners, researchers, stakeholders, and higher educational institutions. Its expanding global membership is collaborating to promote health, social justice, and change through service-learning, community-based participatory research, broad-based coalitions and other partnership strategies.
With a focus on "Community and Culture: Implications for Policy, Social Justice, and Practice," our 11th biennial conference will draw over 700 professionals, researchers, educators, advocates, and students from grassroots, community-based and non-profit organizations; government agencies; philanthropies; foundations; professional associations; schools; higher educational institutions; health care delivery systems; and student service organizations.
Exhibitors and co-sponsors are essential to the success of the conference by directly connecting attendees to valuable programs, products and services. Funding raised through co-sponsorships enables community members and students to fully participate by defraying registration and travel expenses.
Why Be an Exhibitor or Co-Sponsor?
- SCRA conference attendees are eager for the latest knowledge and resources that support them in their work. Exhibitors consistently rate the SCRA conference as "one of the best" for making lasting contacts. Over 50% of attendees follow-up to obtain more information about a program or resource they learned about at the conference.
- Your investment continues to reap benefits long after the conference ends. Over 65% of SCRA conference attendees visit the conference website upon returning home, and over 40% review the conference program - both of which feature your organization's description and logo.
Traffic Flow
To increase exposure for our exhibitors, the conference will feature daily raffles using tickets distributed by exhibitors to those who visit their booths. Attendees will also have to walk through the exhibits to attend poster sessions; all poster sessions will be held in the exhibit hall. Further, the exhibit hall is near session rooms and central ballrooms, facilitating a steady flow of attendees.
Selling During the Conference
Selling from your exhibit booth is allowed and encouraged; HOWEVER, you must have proof that you have a STATE OF CALIFORNIA SALES PERMIT. Contact the State Board of Equalization in Sacramento at 1-800-400-7115 or visit http://www.boe.ca.gov to obtain your permit if you do not have one. A copy of the permit must be submitted along with your application.