Sponsorship Information

We are actively seeking sponsors for the 11th International Penguin Congress to be held in Viña del Mar (Chile) in September 2023.

The International Penguin Congress (IPC) is the leading meeting of people involved in penguin research and conservation. Penguins are sentinels of the ocean´s health and their populations are experiencing serious declines throughout their range. Unless scientists, governments, conservation groups and the public take immediate action to reduce the threats to penguins, their populations may continue to decrease. Today, more than 60% of the 18 penguin species are listed as Threatened by IUCN.

The IPC provides a forum for all concerned to create a strategic global effort on behalf of these threatened species and is the primary gathering of the world’s leading scientists, research managers and policy makers working on penguin biology, ecology, health, evolution, genetics, and behavior to discuss ongoing research, identify current and emerging conservation issues and create action plans. This congress provides a unique opportunity to bring together groups of people with a common interest in penguins; the connections they make have often proved most fruitful and have led to some exciting collaborations.

In late winter 2023 the 11th IPC will take place in Viña del Mar (September 4th – 9th). The meeting which lasts for 6 days intends to attract over 200 delegates around the world.

Some benefits of sponsorship

• The opportunity to promote your products and services to researchers and conservationists working with penguins around the world.

• Participation in a prestigious leading conference.

• Positioning your organization/company as a benefactor of conservation and research.

• All sponsors will have their company logos prominently displayed on the conference website.

• Attract interest nationally and internationally through a new marketing stream.

How sponsorship funds will be used

• To support the delivery of an event to an international audience.

• To provide travel grants to students, through an application, to enable researchers and conservation workers to attend the meeting both to present their own work and to learn best practice from experts.

• To support the public events which will aim to promote awareness of conservation issues amongst the general public – since penguins are one of the most popular of creatures we have the opportunity to reach a very large audience. The more sponsorship we can obtain the larger the audience we can target.

• To support the social events at the conference – e.g. sponsoring a social event such as the conference dinner, the reception, or even just a lunch or tea break will make sure that your contribution is recognised and appreciated by all the delegates.

• Provide the conference bag and goodies therein.

Sponsorship levels

Conference sponsorship will be acknowledged according to the following levels:

Please talk to us if you’d like the opportunity to sponsor a specific event e.g keynote speakers, specific registrations, conference session, conference dinner (transport / venue / catering).

Date

Monday 4th – Saturday 9th September 2023

For more information contact: asimeone@unab.cl

Local Organizing Committee:
Alejandro Simeone, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago.
Juliana de Abreu Vianna, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago.
Guillermo Luna, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo