2022 Sponsorship Opportunities

August 15 – 16, 2022

IDEAS (Innovations in Dialysis: Expediting Advances Symposium), hosted by the University of Washington Center for Dialysis Innovation, brings together innovators of wearable, portable and implantable dialysis technologies, as well as people living with kidney disease, industry professionals, bioengineers, nephrologists, government officials, and more to discuss one goal: transforming dialysis.

Your support of IDEAS will enable us to reach a greater audience of stakeholders who are committed to making a difference for people living with kidney disease.

IDEAS 2022
Sponsorship Application


DIAMOND SPONSOR (limited)

$40,000

BENEFITS

  • Support up to fifty-five (55) kidney disease patient advocates participating in IDEAS 
  • Five (5) one-hour virtual meetings with Expert Panels consisting of ten (10) kidney disease patient advocates 
  • Opportunity to produce a UW-approved press release about your Diamond sponsorship 
  • Opportunity to have an exclusive booth (educational only, no promotional materials, for in-person event) 
  • Verbal recognition at IDEAS dinner (for in-person event)
  • Verbal recognition from podium
  • Four (4) complimentary registrations
  • Recognition for sponsoring NIOSH-compliant masks and/or rapid COVID tests for IDEAS attendees (for in-person event)
  • Recognition at each lunch or break (includes your logo)
  • Premium sizing & placement of your logo on all event emails & materials about IDEAS
  •  Premium sizing & placement of your logo on the IDEAS website

PLATINUM SPONSOR

$20,000

BENEFITS

  • Support up to thirty (30) kidney disease patient advocates participating in IDEAS 
  • Four (4) one-hour virtual meetings with Expert Panels consisting of ten (10) kidney disease patient advocates 
  • Verbal recognition at IDEAS dinner (for in-person event)
  • Verbal recognition from podium
  • Three (3) complimentary registrations
  • Recognition for sponsoring NIOSH-compliant masks and/or rapid COVID tests for IDEAS attendees (for in-person event)
  • Recognition at each lunch or break (includes your logo)
  • Prominent sizing & placement of your logo on all event emails & materials about IDEAS
  • Prominent sizing & placement of your logo on the IDEAS website

PRESENTING SPONSOR

$10,000

BENEFITS

  • Support up to fifteen (15) kidney disease patient advocates participating in IDEAS 
  • Two (2) one-hour virtual meetings with Expert Panels consisting of seven (7) kidney disease patient advocates 
  • Verbal recognition at IDEAS dinner (for in-person event)
  • Verbal recognition from podium
  • Two (2) complimentary registrations
  • Recognition for sponsoring NIOSH-compliant masks and/or rapid COVID tests for IDEAS attendees (for in-person event)
  • Recognition at each lunch or break (includes your logo)
  • Your logo on all event emails & materials about IDEAS
  • Your logo on the IDEAS website

ADMIRAL SPONSOR

$5,000

BENEFITS

  • One (1) one-hour virtual meeting with an Expert Panel consisting of four (4) kidney disease patient advocates 
  • Verbal recognition from podium
  • One (1) complimentary registration
  • Volunteer opportunities for your employees at IDEAS (for in-person event)
  • Recognition for sponsoring NIOSH-compliant masks and/or rapid COVID tests for IDEAS attendees (for in-person event)
  • Recognition at each lunch or break (includes your logo)
  • Your logo on all event emails & materials about IDEAS
  • Your logo on the IDEAS website

PREMIER SPONSOR

$2,000

BENEFITS

  • One (1) complimentary registration
  • Volunteer opportunities for your employees at IDEAS (for in-person event)
  • Recognition for sponsoring NIOSH-compliant masks and/or rapid COVID tests for IDEAS attendees (for in-person event)
  • Recognition at each lunch or break (includes your logo)
  • Your logo on all event emails & materials about IDEAS
  • Your logo on the IDEAS website

GOLD SPONSOR

$1,000

BENEFITS

  • Recognition for sponsoring NIOSH-compliant masks and/or rapid COVID tests for IDEAS attendees (for in-person event)
  • Recognition at each lunch or break (includes your logo)
  • Your logo on all event emails & materials about IDEAS
  • Your logo on the IDEAS website

BECOME A SPONSOR

Thank you for your interest in supporting IDEAS. For more information or questions, please contact us at ideas@cdi.washington.edu

IDEAS is hosted by the University of Washington Center for Dialysis Innovation. All sponsor benefits are subject to UW School of Medicine policies. Acceptance of commercial support from a particular company does not imply an endorsement of that company or its products, or a promise of future purchase of the company’s products. Support for kidney disease patient advocates includes travel and lodging expenses and an honorarium for sharing their expertise at IDEAS. Sponsor booth (Diamond Sponsor) can be for educational materials only, and must comply with UW Medicine policies.  

Industry support for educational activities within UW Medicine institutions or UW School of Medicine educational programs in any location is permitted only if all of the following conditions are met:  

  1. The support is unrestricted with respect to content, topic, and speaker; 
  2. The support is limited to payment for the actual costs of the educational activity;
  3. The support is made at a divisional or departmental level for general educational purposes and not for individual faculty members; 
  4. Industry may not designate particular individuals as the recipients of support for travel, accommodations, books, subscriptions, meeting registration, etc.; 
  5. Industry representatives may attend but not participate in the educational event or participate in the event as an opportunity to market products; 
  6. No trinkets, gifts, promotional material, free samples, or other marketing materials are available at the educational event. Only educational materials may be distributed at an educational event. 

TAX-DEDUCTIBILITY. All of the event’s net proceeds — 100 percent — will benefit UW Medicine. Your ticket or partnership, minus the fair market value, is tax-deductible as specified in IRS regulations. All tickets and partnership packages take into account the cost of dinner, and, pursuant to IRS Rev. Rule 67-246, the fair market value of each $250 ticket is $120. The fair market values of partnership packages are listed below. Pursuant to RCW 19.09, the University of Washington (tax I.D. 94-3079432) is registered as a charitable organization with the secretary of state, state of Washington. For information, call the Office of the Secretary of State, 1.800.332.4483 

*FAIR MARKET VALUES (FMV) OF PARTNERSHIP PACKAGES. DIAMOND SPONSOR: ($40,000) Gift: $39,520, FMV $480; PLATINUM SPONSOR: ($20,000) Gift, $19,640, FMV $360; PRESENTING SPONSOR: ($10,000) Gift: $9,760, FMV $240; ADMIRAL SPONSOR: ($5,000) Gift: $5000, FMV $00. PREMIER SPONSOR: ($2,000) Gift: $2000, FMV $00; GOLD SPONSOR ($1,000) Gift $1000, FMV $00.