Partnership Time Period
Society Corporate Partnerships have a term of one year, commencing on January 1st.
Corporate Partnership Scheme
The BTS will be offering two levels of Corporate Sponsorship in 2024.
There are two tiers of sponsorship and they come with a corresponding increase in benefits – Silver (£8,000 per annum) and Gold (£16,000 per annum). For 2024 we are offering our partners the opportunity to enhance their sponsorship to support our focus on sustainability and carbon offsetting.
Benefits of Gold Partnership
Gold level sponsors have the right to stage a 40 minute symposium at the Annual Congress. These sponsored symposia are scheduled to take place with no other BTS parallel sessions. As a result they are very well attended with over 200 delegates on most days. There are four of these available at the 2024 annual congress in Harrogate (6 to 8 March). Only Gold Corporate partners are able to host these symposia, and for 2024 they will cost an additional £20,000 each.
Features and Benefits of Gold and Silver Tier Corporate Partnership
- Gold Corporate Partnership
- £16,000
- per annum
- 6 Associate memberships to the Society or Congress attendance places
- Company participation in the annual Senior Corporate Partners’ Dinner, hosted by the Society Executive
- Entitlement to sponsor (at an additional cost) one or more of the following:
Named sponsorship of a symposium at the Annual Congress. Partners will be involved in the organisation of the symposium; content to be discussed with and approved by the congress organising committee
Named Research Fellowship. Any Company that opts for a sponsorship of a one year named Research Fellowship, awarded each year to a young Society member through an annual open competition, will be invited to participate in the Fellow’s Symposium held at the Annual Congress
Sponsorship of any BTS satellite event by way of a stand and 2 complimentary delegate places
- First choice of available exhibition stand space at the Annual Congress and other BTS events, to be offered jointly to all Gold Corporate Partners.
In the event of a lack of agreement, a list of order of choice will be made by drawing lots and the list reversed the following year
- A one-to-one meeting each year with the BTS Executive
- Acknowledgement in the Annual Congress app and printed material.
- Background Slide at the Annual Congress acknowledging all Corporate Partners
- Your Company Logo and link to your website located in prominent banner which appears on all pages of the BTS website, with additional information on the About Us/Corporate partners page.
- Use of the Industry Partners web page in the members’ area of the BTS website to promote internal industry events.
- 1 non-promotional email to the BTS membership annually (date and content subject to approval).
- Silver Corporate Partnership
- £8,000
- per annum
- 4 Associate memberships to the Society or 4 full congress attendance places
- Company participation in the annual Senior Corporate Partners’ Dinner, hosted by the Society Executive
- Entitlement to sponsor (at an additional cost) one or more of the following:
Named Research Fellowship. Any Company that opts for a sponsorship of a one year named Research Fellowship, awarded each year to a young Society member through an annual open competition, will be invited to participate in the Fellow’s Symposium held at the Annual Congress
Sponsorship of any BTS satellite event by way of a stand and 2 complimentary delegate places
- Second choice of available exhibition stand space at the annual congress and other BTS events to be offered jointly to all silver corporate partners.
- Acknowledgement in the annual congress guide
- Acknowledgement in the Annual Congress app and printed material.
- Background Slide at the Annual Congress acknowledging all Corporate Partners
- Your Company Logo and link to your website located in prominent banner which appears on all pages of the BTS website, with additional information on the About Us/Corporate partners page.
- Use of the Industry Partners web page in the members’ area of the BTS website to promote internal industry events.
- 1 non-promotional email to the BTS membership annually (date and content subject to approval).
- Green Corporate Membership
- £2,000
- per annum
- Both Gold and Silver level sponsors may choose to enhance their sponsorship
- Green sponsorship will be acknowledged on the BTS website and in the annual congress app and printed materials.
- Green sponsorship will also be acknowledged when presenting the Society’s environmental and sustainability achievements – both the Annual Report and at relevant sustainability events
- Participation in a ‘Sustainability’ forum with the BTS executive during the sponsorship year.
- A one-to-one meeting each year with the BTS Executive
- Acknowledgement in the Annual Congress app and printed material.
- Background Slide at the Annual Congress acknowledging all Corporate Partners
- Your Company Logo and link to your website located in prominent banner which appears on all pages of the BTS website, with additional information on the About Us/Corporate partners page.
- Use of the Industry Partners web page in the members’ area of the BTS website to promote internal industry events.
- 1 non-promotional email to the BTS membership annually (date and content subject to approval).
General Terms and Conditions
- Annual Fee
The annual fee for Corporate Partnership is payable each January and payment must be received prior to Conference.
- Fixed Fee
During each one-year term, the annual fee for Corporate Partnership will be fixed.
- Terms & Conditions
During each one-year term, the Terms & Conditions will be binding on both parties (the Corporate Partner and the Society), and may only be altered by mutual consent (under exceptional circumstance described in General Terms & Condition 7 below).
- Fees Review
The annual fees for Corporate Partnership will be reviewed by the Society each year and may be changed.
- Terms & Conditions Review
The Terms & Conditions for Corporate Partnership will be reviewed by the Society each year and may be changed.
- Partnership Tier Change
If a Corporate Partner wishes to change to a higher Partnership tier during an existing one year Partnership, the existing Corporate Partnership agreement may be terminated and a new one-year Partnership agreed.
