Corporate Sponsor Program

The SVC Corporate Sponsor Program links organizations dedicated to furthering the use and development of vacuum and plasma deposition techniques for PVD processing with the information exchange resources of SVC. Corporate Sponsors are recognized throughout the vacuum coating community as invested leaders in the industry, partnering with SVC to promote its mission to inform, educate and engage its members, the technical community and the public on all aspects of vacuum coating, surface engineering and related technologies.

Benefits of Sponsorship

• One individual SVC Membership which includes:
• Unlimited, complimentary access to the SVC Digital Library
• Search and post a resumé on the SVC Web Site
• Voting privileges
• Access to recent year's membership directory
• Unlimited career positions on the SVC Career Center
• Access to American Institute of Physics (AIP) Member and Insurance Benefits

Publications and Subscriptions

• One copy of 50 Years of Vacuum Coating Technology and the Growth of the Society of Vacuum Coaters, edited by Donald M. Mattox and Vivienne Harwood Mattox, Society of Vacuum Coaters, 2007
• A subscription to the SVC Bulletin (published three times annually)
• A digital copy of the Annual Technical Conference Proceedings

Promotion

• Recognition of support in SVC publications
• Corporate profile on the SVC Web Site
• Corporate Sponsor literature display at the TechCon
• Corporate Sponsor press release (non-product related) published in the SVC Bulletin
• TECHTalk: SVC's quarterly Corporate Sponsor e-newsletter - Exclusive advertising opportunities and two free press release links per issue
• Low-cost Corporate Sponsor Logo advertising on the SVC Web Site home page
• Discounted inclusion in the new SVC Product and Services Guide ($250 USD/year)

Community Outreach

• Free on-line job postings on the SVC's TechCon website Job Board and at the SVC TechCon
• Bonus priority points when selecting a booth for the Annual TechCon Exhibit

Please contact SVC if you are interested in discussing the SVC Corporate Sponsor Program by sending an email to svcinfo@svc.org.

Enhanced Corporate Sponsorship Program

The SVC is an organization designed to provide networking and education opportunities to our stakeholders, focused on the commercial aspects of our member’s products, services, and technologies. To further enhance our value to our Corporate Sponsors, the SVC is now introducing an Enhanced Corporate Sponsor Program (ECSP). The ECSP ties publications, media exposure, and education into a comprehensive and “value driven” package. Enabled by our new digital/print media approach and the SVC’s wealth of technical content, the ECSP builds on the existing Corporate Sponsor Program and offers comprehensive advertising programs across all of the SVC’s media offerings AND continuing education opportunities in the SVC’s industry-leading tutorial and webinar programs. Specifically, the following sponsorship tiers are now available:

Silver sustaining membership $1,100 USD/year for the first year
_{$550 USD for each consecutive year afterwards}

Benefits of the silver membership are listed on the adjacent page.

Silver "+" sustaining membership $2,500 USD/year
_{entitles each Corporate Sponsor to all benefits of the base Silver sustaining membership plus:}

• One (1) half-page ad in one (1) issue of the Bulletin in a calendar year.
• Free inclusion in the new SVC-administered Product and Services Guide.
• One (1) free admission to any SVC “Business Track tutorial” (new for the 2021 TechCon).
• $75.00 USD discount (via unique sponsor code) for live tutorial registrations at the annual TechCon.
• One (1) banner ad in every issue of SVConnections and TECHTalk, and
• Two (2) free admissions to tutorials offered at the TechCon (or seats at a “live” SVC webinar tutorial); "giftable" to any organization or individual.

Gold sustaining membership $5,000 USD/year
_{entitles each Corporate Sponsor to all benefits of the base Silver sustaining membership plus:}

• One (1) half-page ad in each issue of the Bulletin (published 3x/year).
• One (1) banner ad in every issue of SVConnections and TECHTalk.
• 15% discount on all advertising in the TechCon Final Program/Exhibit Guide.
• Free inclusion in the new SVC-administered Product and Services Guide.
• $125.00 USD discount (via unique sponsor code) for live tutorial registrations at the annual TechCon.
• Two (2) free admissions to any SVC “Business Track tutorial” (new for the 2021 TechCon).
• Three (3) free admissions to tutorials offered at the TechCon (or seats at a “live” SVC webinar tutorial); “giftable” to any organization or individual, and
• Three (3) downloads of any pre-recorded SVC webinar from the SVC library.

Platinum sustaining membership $7,500 USD/year
_{entitles each Corporate Sponsor to all benefits of the base Silver sustaining membership plus:}

• One (1) full-page ad in each issue of the Bulletin (published 3x/year).
• One (1) banner ad in every issue of SVConnections and TECHTalk.
• 15% discount on all advertising in the TechCon Final Program/Exhibit Guide.
• Free inclusion in the new SVC-administered Product and Services Guide.
• $150.00 USD discount (via unique sponsor code) for live tutorial registrations at the annual TechCon.
• Three (3) free admissions to any SVC “Business Track tutorial” (new for the 2021 TechCon).
• Four (4) free admissions to tutorials offered at the TechCon (or seats at a “live” SVC webinar tutorial) ; “giftable” to any organization or individual, and
• Four (4) downloads of any pre-recorded SVC webinar from the SVC library.

Billings for the Program are 25% on a quarterly basis (January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1 of each calendar year).