Sponsorship Prospectus
AUSIT National Conference 2024
21–23 November 2024, Melbourne

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About AUSIT
The Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators (AUSIT) is the country’s peak
professional association for the translating and interpreting profession. Members adhere toa strict Code of Ethics and Codes of Conduct and engage in continuous professional
development. AUSIT is committed to providing a forum for exchange and progress byfostering the development of professional relationships with fellow translators andinterpreters, and with language service providers, government agencies, CALD (culturally andlinguistically diverse) communities, tertiary education institutions, health care providers, legal
and law enforcement bodies, and other industry stakeholders.
AUSIT stands for ethical, competent and informed practice. We support this by promoting ourCode of Ethics and quality standards throughout the industry, organising quality professional
development for practitioners and industry stakeholders, endorsing research and maintaining
an affiliation package for ‘best practice’ educational institutions, creating entry pathways, andsupporting sustainable remuneration and working conditions for our members.
AUSIT holds events and training workshops throughout the year to provide members with thebest opportunities to grow as translation and interpreting professionals. These include oursignature events: the annual AUSIT National Conference and Jill Blewett Memorial Lecture,plus various biennial awards – this year we have the Paul Sinclair Award for Outstanding
Contribution to AUSIT, and the AUSIT Fellowships (if there are suitable nominations).

About the 37th AUSIT National Conference
The AUSIT National Conference is the focal point in our annual calendar of events. It brings
together translation and interpreting practitioners and scholars with industry stakeholders
from around Australia and beyond. The wide range of opportunities for connection, learning,exchange and growth within the language services industry makes the event quite
extraordinary.
The 37th national conference of the Australian Institute of Interpreters and Translators willtake place from 3 pm, Thursday 21 to 5 pm, Saturday 23 November 2024 at RMIT University,City Campus, Melbourne.
The annual conference provides a forum for practitioners, scholars, researchers andeducators to explore key issues in translation and interpreting. The 2024 Organising
Committee looks forward to welcoming delegates to this in-person event. The theme for thisyear’s conference is Linguistic equity and access: translating and interpreting – connecting
our communities and the world. It will focus on the role translators and interpreters play inproviding both a voice and access to services for those individuals and communities who are
not fluent in English or the language/s of their host societies.
The event offers both presenters and participants the opportunity to discuss issues related
to research, professional practice, and translation and interpreting in the public space.

2Description
The conference will open in the afternoon of Thursday 21 November, with sessions taking
place on 22 and 23 November 2024, at RMIT University’s City Campus, Melbourne.
Sub-themes● Community translation● Community interpreting (including legal and medical)● Accessibility through audiovisual technology (subtitles, captions, voiceover)● The impact of AI on accessibility and quality: opportunities and challenges● Translating and interpreting professionalism, ethics and accessibility● Institutional policy: how to foster quality T&I service delivery● Language revitalisation and promotion through T&I● Translating and interpreting from and into minority languages● Translating and interpreting in humanitarian contexts● The role of T&I for speakers of First Nations languages● T&I education pathways for minority languages / languages of lesser diffusion
Reach
Marketing to a large network of T&I practitioners, academics and students, language service
providers (LSPs) and government stakeholders, both in Australia and internationally. Directaccess to an estimated 500+ on-site attendees. Opportunities to explore synergies and tofurther cooperation within the language services industry.
Sponsorship opportunities
In the following pages, we present the different sponsorship opportunities. If you have asponsorship idea that is not included in this document, please contact us via admin@ausit.org
and president@ausit.org to discuss.
Terms and timescales
For sponsorship to be secured, full payment will be required within 30 days from signing thesponsorship agreement. This fee is not refundable. This document is an invitation, not anoffer. AUSIT reserves the right to turn down any sponsorship application at their discretion,and may do so without giving a reason. It is up to the sponsor to supply all relevantpromotional materials where indicated. All sponsor benefits are conditional on AUSIT
receiving payment, artwork and goods as per specifications and in a timely manner.

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Sponsorship levels
VENUEsponsor● Max 1 – RMIT University, Melbourne

RUBY●$22,000 (excl. GST)

● Max 1
Allocated

EMERALD●$20,000 (excl. GST)

● Max 1

PLATINUM● $15,000 (excl. GST)
● Max 2GOLD
● $13,000 (excl. GST)
● Max 3SILVER● $7,000 (excl. GST)
● Max 5

BRONZE● $3,500 (excl. GST)
● Max 84Pre-conference exposure

VenueSponsorInclusion of logo
in AUSIT
conference
promotional
material andadvertising – e.g.
in AUSIT National
President's
monthly
newsletter andquarterly
magazine In
Touch(production
schedulespermitting),social media,
media

From
sign-on,inclusion
on amonthly
basis

Ruby

Emerald

Platinum Gold

SilverBronze

From sign-on,inclusion in ALL

From sign-on,inclusion in ALL

communications

communications

From
sign-oninclusionon abi-monthly
basis

At
sign-onand attheevent

Atsign-on
and attheevent

Fromsign-on
and aweek
beforeevent

Link to sponsor’s
website from
conference web
pages
Logo placed on
conference webpages

5During the conference – Marketplace and Registration Area

Venue
SponsorUse of sponsor standin the Marketplace(stand provided byAUSIT)
Placement of banner(to be provided bysponsor) inconference
Registration Area
Sponsor’s logo on
lanyardCompany logo
displayed on
conference tote bag
Ability to place inserts
and merchandising intote bag

In prime
area

Ruby

Emerald

Platinum

VIP+

VIP+

VIP

Prime
locationand sizePrimelocationand size

Prominent
locationand size

Inprominentarea

No limit

Prominentsize

No limit

SilverBronzexxxInprominent
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Prominent
size

Gold

Prominentsize

No limit

xxxx

Smallerfont size
thanEmerald

Smallerfont size
thanPlatinum

Smallerfont size
thanGold

Smallerfont size
thanSilverPrintedmaterialand giveaways(max. 5pieces)

Printedmaterialand giveaways(max. 4pieces)

Printedmaterialand giveaways(max. 2pieces)

No limit6

During the conference sessions

Complimentary
passes toconference sessions(for Welcome
Reception andConference Dinner
passes see below)

Venue
Sponsor

Ruby

Emerald

Platinum GoldSilverBronze

412108426Opportunity to leada workshop in theprogram (subject tosubmission andapproval of abstract)x

Freestanding
banner/ signage (tobe supplied bysponsors) placed inmain plenary room
Mentions ofx
sponsors throughout
the event (inaddition to opening
and closing
ceremonies)
Logo displayed on
PowerPoint slides in
lecture theatres

Prominent
size

xxx

As
sponsorofThursday
openingsessionAs sponsor
ofThursdayopeningsessionAs
sponsorsof Friday
morningsessionAs
sponsorsof Friday
afternoon
sessionAs
sponsorsofSaturday
morningsessionx

Prominent size

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font size
thanEmerald

Smallerfont size
thanPlatinum

Smallerfont tosize thanGold

Smallerfont size
thanSilver7During the Welcome Reception and Conference Dinner

VenueSponsor

Ruby

Emerald

Platinum Gold SilverBronze

Complimentary passes
to Welcome Reception
on Thursday evening

41210

8

64

2

Complimentary passes
to Conference Dinneron Friday night

41210

864

2

Leading the toasts(Welcome Receptionand ConferenceDinner)

Introducing
thetoastmasterat WelcomeReceptionFirst
choiceon which
toast tolead

Secondchoice onwhich toast
to leadRemainingtoastxxx

SilverBronze

After the conference

VenueSponsor

Ruby

Emerald

Platinum Gold

Logo on the AUSIT
website’s Past
Conferences page(ongoing)8Other sponsorship opportunities

ACCESSIBILITY SPONSOR(VIDEOGRAPHY,CAPTIONING,SIMULTANEOUS
INTERPRETING, ETC.)- Logo on the conference website (throughout lead up andduration of conference) and social media channels (at leastonce).
- Link to sponsor’s website from conference web pages.
- Verbal recognition as ‘Accessibility Sponsor’ during theopening and closing sessions.
- Positioning of freestanding banner in the plenary.
- Opportunity to add merchandise in the conference tote bag(up to 3 pieces).
- Complimentary passes to:
Conference sessions x 2
Welcome Reception x 2Conference Dinner x 2- Logo on AUSIT website’s Past Conferences page (ongoing).

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTESPEAKER SPONSOR

Opportunity to introduce international keynote speaker atthe plenary.

$5,000(excl. GST)

- Logo on the conference website (throughout lead up andduration of conference) and social media channels (at leastonce).
- Link to sponsor’s website from conference web pages.
- Logo displayed on slide presenting the keynote speaker.
- Complimentary passes to:
Conference sessions x 2
Welcome Reception x 2
Conference Dinner x 2- Logo on AUSIT website’s Past Conferences page (ongoing).

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JILL BLEWETT MEMORIALLECTURE SPONSOR$4,000 (excl. GST)

Opportunity to introduce Jill Blewett Memorial Lecturespeaker.
- Logo on the conference website (throughout lead up andduration of conference) and social media channels (at leastonce).
- Link to sponsor’s website from conference web pages.
- Positioning of your freestanding banner in the main
auditorium.
- Mention as the lecture sponsor and/or opportunity tointroduce the speaker.
- Opportunity to add branded merchandise/flyer in tote bag(up to 3 pieces).
- Complimentary passes to:
Conference sessions x 2
Welcome Reception x 2
Conference Dinner x 2
Logo on AUSIT website’s Past Conferences page (ongoing).

AWARDS SPONSOR(PAUL SINCLAIR AWARD &AUSIT FELLOWSHIPS)$3,000(excl. GST)KEYNOTE SPEAKERSPONSOR$2,000(excl. GST)
Max 4

Opportunity to present Paul Sinclair Award (and Fellowships
if any are awarded this year).
- Logo on the conference website (throughout lead up andduration of conference) and social media channels (at leastonce).
- Link to sponsor’s website from conference web pages.
- Logo on AUSIT website’s Past Conferences page (ongoing).

Opportunity to introduce keynote speaker at the plenary.
- Logo on the conference website (throughout lead up andduration of conference) and social media channels (at leastonce).
- Link to sponsor’s website from conference web pages.
- Logo displayed on slide presenting the keynote speaker.
- Logo on AUSIT website’s Past Conferences page (ongoing).

SPEAKER GIFT SPONSOR$1,000 (excl. GST)

- Logo on the conference website (throughout lead up andduration of conference) and social media channels (at leastonce).
- Link to sponsor’s website from conference web pages.
- Logo on the ‘Thank you’ card accompanying the gift for eachspeaker.
- Mention as a gift sponsor when handing out gifts at the endof the presentation.
- Logo on AUSIT website’s Past Conferences page (ongoing).

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