We'd like to thank all of our sponsors for making RAW 2009 possible. Please visit their respective websites by clicking on their logos below:

If you are interested in also becoming a sponsor, please review the following information:

Call for Sponsors

23^rd Annual Regional Aquatics Workshop                                       

June 8^th – 13^th, 2009

Dear Industry Colleague,

Our largest, aquatic specific, annual conference, the Regional Aquatics Workshop (RAW) is being hosted in June 2009 by the Newport Aquarium, in Newport, KY…just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati, Ohio.

The purpose of our yearly conference is to provide a forum for the presentation, discussion and dissemination of information detailing captive maintenance and husbandry practices in large-scale aquaria.  Attendees of RAW include Aquarists, Curators, Life Support System Operators and Directors from large and small public aquariums and zoos all over North America, Europe, Australia and occasionally Asia and Africa.

With over 200 attendees expected, the diversity and worldwide representation provides an excellent forum to showcase your company’s products and give you the opportunity to voice your point of difference.  RAW 2009 will begin on June 8^th.  The first full day of paper sessions will begin on June 10^th and conclude on June 12^th. Scheduled evening social events are currently being finalized.  There will also be a hospitality suite provided during the main body of the conference to facilitate networking opportunities among conference attendees and sponsors.

Program topics may include but are not limited to: Ethics, Conservation, and Education  ·  Exhibit & Life Support System Design  ·  Legislation and Permitting  · Collection, Acclimation and Quarantine  · Nutrition and Feeding  ·  Captive Behavior  ·  Stock Management  ·  Record Keeping  · Reproduction  ·  Veterinary Care ·  Water Quality Management · Enrichment

Sponsoring our conference will provide you the opportunity to make valuable, direct contact and showcase your industry-supporting products to many national and international delegates from the Zoo and Aquarium community. 

Sponsors can be vendors, industry suppliers and other relevant companies and donors. Unapproved sponsors will not be permitted to advertise or distribute material during the meeting. 

 Sponsorship Opportunities

Platinum Sponsorship_____________________________________ $2,500

·         Written acknowledgement in the event program and conference website

·         Name recognition on sponsor board displayed during the conference

·         Brochure/advertisement item in the conference packet

·         Two conference registrations

·         Table top exhibit area (6 ½’ x 2 ½ ‘) including space for pop-up display

·         Key sponsor credit and your logo included on the Conference T-shirt*

* For T-shirt logo inclusion sponsorship money must be received prior to April 1^st, 2009.

Gold Sponsorship_________________________________________$2,000

·         Written acknowledgement in the event program and conference website

·         Name recognition on sponsor board displayed during the conference

·         Brochure/advertisement item in the conference packet

·         Two conference registrations

·         Table top exhibit area (6 ½’ x 2 ½ ‘) including space for pop-up display

        Silver Sponsorship________________________________________$1,000

·         Written acknowledgement in the event program and conference website

·         Name recognition on sponsor board displayed during the conference

·         Brochure/advertisement item in the conference packet

Bronze Sponsorship________________________________________$500

·         Written acknowledgement in the event program and conference website

·         Name recognition on sponsor board displayed during the conference

Event Sponsorship__________________________Contact Host for Price

·         Paper Session breaks in between (2 opportunities / day)

·         Ice Breaker Event at Newport Aquarium (evening of June 10^th)

·         Hospitality Suite Evening Sponsor (June 8^th, 9^th, 10^th and 12^th)

·         Columbus Zoo & Aquarium Transportation (June 11^th)

·         Aquarist Olympics (June 12^th; events and location to be determined)

·         Post Conference Trip (June 13^th; destination TBD)

We hope you choose to become a sponsor and attend this all-important industry conference. 

Please direct your sponsorship questions to:

   Jeff Gibula | Zoological Operations Manager

   NEWPORT AQUARIUM | One Aquarium Way

   Newport, KY  41071 | 859.815.1435                  

   jgibula@newportaquarium.com

   www.newportaquarium.com