<div dir="ltr"><div><font face="Times New Roman">Dear colleagues,</font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><br></font></div><div><font face="Times New Roman"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">We are looking for sponsors for the Special Interest Group on Design of Communication 2024 Conference (SIGDOC ’24). Please share this opportunity amongst your networks:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The ACM Special Interest Group on Design of Communication 2024 Conference (SIGDOC ’24) is an excellent opportunity to promote your organization to an international audience of researchers and practitioners. The conference includes researchers, leaders, and practitioners across both academia and industry. We have three levels to choose from, which you can review below.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">To become a sponsor of SIGDOC ’24, send the following information to Sponsorship Chair Dan Richards at <a href="mailto:dprichar@odu.edu" target="_blank">dprichar@odu.edu</a>:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Institution,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Contact Name,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Contact Email,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Institutional/Company Address, and</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Fund Amount.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><b>SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS</b></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">$250 BASIC</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This level features the following promotional materials:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Program or institutional logo the conference website</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Full-page promotional advertisement in the conference program</span></li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">$500 SPONSORSHIP LEVEL: BASIC + SRC</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This level features the following promotional materials:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Program or institutional logo the conference website</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Full-page promotional advertisement in the conference program</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Acknowledgment as a sponsor of the Student Research Competition (SRC). The SRC is a competition open to undergraduate and graduate students to present their research. Historically sponsored by Microsoft, SIGDOC now covers reimbursement for travel for students of up to $500. Sponsoring the SRC means that we can maintain this level of reimbursement.</span></li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">$750 SPONSORSHIP LEVEL: PREMIUM</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This level features the following promotional materials:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Program or institutional logo the conference website</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Full-page promotional advertisement in the conference program</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Acknowledgment as a sponsor of the Student Research Competition (SRC). The SRC is a competition open to undergraduate and graduate students to present their research. Historically sponsored by Microsoft, SIGDOC now covers reimbursement for travel for students of up to $500. Sponsoring the SRC means that we can maintain this level of reimbursement.</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Institutional logo on conference attendee name tags</span></li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">IN-KIND SPONSORSHIP LEVEL</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This level features the following promotional materials:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Program or institutional logo the conference website</span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Half-page promotional advertisement in the conference program</span></li></ul><p></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The sponsorship levels described above are flexible. If you have an alternative idea for how you want to work with us, let us know. For more information or to become a sponsor, contact SIGDOC Sponsorship Chair Dan Richards at <a href="mailto:dprichar@odu.edu" target="_blank">dprichar@odu.edu</a>.</span></p></font></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt" align="left"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="182"><col width="442"></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height:37.5pt"><td style="border-right:solid #ffd527 1pt;vertical-align:top;padding:5pt 5pt 5pt 5pt;overflow:hidden"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.maritime.edu/admissions/undergraduate/campus-tours" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:none;d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