U of A Expo Booth Collaboration

Amplify your message and increase your visibility by collaborating with the U of A Partnership Expo Booth. In contrast to manning a simple table or small booth at heavily attended major national conferences, your research will be featured front and center in the branded U of A space that attracts hundreds of visitors and encourages networking.

Your research program will benefit from:

• Global Visibility: Events such as AGU 2025 and AAAS 2026 attract researchers, policymakers, funders and students from across the globe. A prominent U of A booth ensures that you will be seen, heard and remembered.
  • AGU ~ 20,000+ attendees
  • AAAS ~ 6,000+ attendees
• Strategic Networking: The U of A booth offers a comfortable space that fosters high-impact conversations with partners, collaborators and recruits.
• Unified Branding: Our booth design and shared messaging reflects the breadth and excellence of our institution, with branded materials, visuals and signage created by ORP's communications team.
• Cost-Effective Presence: Pooling resources reduces costs while enhancing impact—booth fees, buildout, staffing and collateral are all covered through shared investment.

• Staff the booth and promote U of A: Staff the booth in 3-hour shifts to promote U of A research in general and your unit/research specifically. This is a great opportunity for students to participate.
• Provide educational programming: Give a talk at the booth. Host a roundtable or panel discussion. Offer a one-hour “meet and greet” for drop-in conversations. This drives traffic and highlights U of A research innovations.
• Strategic planning: Our booth design and shared messaging will reflect the breadth and excellence of our institution, with professional materials, visuals and signage.
• Promotional materials: Provide your program’s business cards, rack cards, videos and swag.
• Contribute to the funding: Pooling resources reduces costs while enhancing impact—booth fees, buildout, staffing and collateral are all covered through shared investment. Costs include:

1. Conference booth space rental ~ $12,000
2. Booth carpet, cleaning during/before/after event, electricity~ $8,000
3. Setup and take down of booth ~ $2,000
4. Booth shipping and handling charges ~ $14,000
5. Incidentals during the event ~ $1,000
6. The reception for Alumni generally runs ~ $15,000- A Huge Thank You to Michael Luria and the College of Science for sponsoring the AGU reception in prior years!