1. Corporate Sponsorship
AIChE National Conference 2013
University of Illinois

2. Introduction to Corporate Sponsorship
Our chapter:
110 paid members
10 corporate sponsors
Typical events: General Meetings, Social, Professional, Philanthropic
Overall Process Description
Officer Breakdown/Timeline
Networking

3. Part I Part II 2013-2014 Corporate Interest Survey
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Part I
Event and sponsorship level descriptions
Part II
Contact information and date preferences

4. Phase II – Sponsorship Levels
Gold Level
Silver Level
Platinum Level
Diamond Level
General Meeting
Tailgate Corporate Social Coffee Chat Logo on shirt
Tailgate Coffee Chat Logo on shirt
General Meeting Coffee Chat
Logo on shirt
Logo on shirt

5. Events: General Meetings
Company presentation for 40 to 50 minutes
Interactive case studies
Interviewing tips
AIChE coordinates food, room request, and equipment set up
AIChE handles publicizing the event through flyers, newsletters, and contacting other societies

6. Events: Coffee Chats ~10 students meet with 2-4 recruiters
Members interact with recruiters in a relaxed, informal setting
Great opportunity for members that are very interested in company or have interviews scheduled
AIChE coordinates coffee and bagels, room request, publicity

7. Events: Corporate Social
Hosted the weekend before the career fair in the Union
Opportunity for members to meet recruiters beforehand in a business casual setting
Less formal than career fair
AIChE coordinates appetizers, room request, publicity
Invite other societies based on company’s request

8. Events: Corporate Tailgates
Hosted 2 to 3 hours before each home football game
AIChE coordinates food, grill, games, reserving space, publicity, set-up and clean-up
Part of money for tailgate goes towards grill, tent, coolers, and games
All corporate money goes towards equipment used at corporate events

9. Events: Mock Interviews
Held within two weeks of the career fair
AIChE coordinates with career services for time slots, interview rooms and recruiter gifts
Company determines number of recruiters and length of interview
Marketed as a way to train new employees or to try out new interviewing techniques

10. Events: Plant Trips
Priority for companies that want to host plant trips is given to corporate sponsors
AIChE coordinates food and transportation, but the company is asked to reimburse expenses
Typically held on a weekend to avoid missing classes

11. Engineering Open House Sponsorship
Companies can specify a type of project or project idea they want to sponsor through survey
Students create project proposals with budget breakdown to send to company in January
Companies choose which projects to sponsor
Can make changes to proposals if necessary
Company name displayed on poster during EOH
Company approves poster beforehand

12. Phase II – Other
Contact Information
Date Preferences
General Meetings – Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
Coffee Chats – Mid-morning to afternoon
Tailgates – Home football games
Mock Interviews – Dates of or prior to career fairs
Plant Trips – Preference time of month and semester
EOH Sponsorship
Types of projects company would be willing to sponsor

13. Company’s Donation
After agreement for sponsorship of events, tailor to company’s optimal method of payment
Most, if not all, companies prefer to use a credit card
In our case, companies need to pay the College of Engineering office in order to avoid transaction fees.
From the College of Engineering, the donation needs to transfer to the business office of the School of Chemical Sciences, our department. Jo

14. Benefits to Corporate Sponsorship
Funding for events
All money fundraised can go towards philanthropy
General meetings, tailgates, coffee chats, and events hosted by sponsors
Build a network
Learn about job opportunities in ChemE
Company culture
Company benefits as well
Direct access to students - i.e. collect resumes
Opportunity to promote their company
Tax deductible

15. Timeline and Key Outcomes
Publicity
Possible dates and logistics
July
August
3 Weeks Before
1 Week Before
After event
June
Contact Companies
Confirm details
Thank You notes and feedback
Key Outcomes
Fill fall semester spots and start working with other officers
Confirm locations, dates, and times with recruiters
Start publicizing to members and other organizations
and call companies to make them aware of the sponsorship program
Personalized thank you notes to recruiters and feedback for next year

16. Officer Breakdown President External Vice President Treasurer
Oversees process and ensures everything is completed
External Vice President
Contacts companies – main contact point at all times
Sets up meeting rooms and orders food for general meetings
Meets recruiters prior to the beginning of each event
Treasurer
Handles company payments
Secretary
Handles all publicity for event (posters, website, Facebook)
Social Chair
Handles all logistics for tailgates

17. Building your network Previous Internship Employers Career Fairs
National/Regional AIChE Conferences
LinkedIn
Career Services office
Alumni from your chapter
Start a Google Doc within your chapter to collect information (give our points for participating)

18. Questions? Illinois AIChE Email: Illinois.aiche@gmail.com
Website:
Erica Peterson:
Nick Connolly:
Questions?