Sponsor the 2026 Meeting of the
Southern Management Association in St. Pete Beach, FL

Sponsorship opportunities are now available for the Southern Management Association 2026 Annual Meeting, to be held in-person on October 27 – October 31, 2026 in St. Pete Beach, FL. We are pleased to offer a unique and diverse sponsorship program, through which universities, companies, and even individual members can be involved and show their support for SMA. This is a great chance to support the sessions, networking events, professional development workshops, student and faculty consortia, take advantage of a number of exhibition and advertisement opportunities, or sponsor a variety of awards that comprise the program of this year’s in-person meeting of the Southern Management Association. 

Based on information and feedback gathered from sponsors and exhibitors/advertisers from previous years, we have developed a sponsorship program with options that meet the marketing goals of your institution, increase its visibility in the academic community, and highlight your involvement and support of this excellent conference.  

The deadline for sponsorship applications is September 13, 2026.

For inquiries about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sponsorship Chair, Frank Butler, at sponsorship@southernmanagement.org

See you in St. Pete Beach!
Southern Management Association Board and Sponsorship Committee

Sponsorship Form

2026 SMA Conference Sponsorship Brochure

                                                                                                    

Includes: • Registration bag insert (provided by sponsor) • Branded pop-up banner • Optional exhibitor table • Information brochure distributed at the event(s) sponsored • Ad in Whova app • Recognition at sponsored event(s), online (e.g., SMA website), and on social media

                                                                                                    

                                                                                                    

Includes: • 1 registration bag insert (provided by sponsor) • Branded pop-up banner • Optional exhibitor table • Ad in Whova app • Recognition: online, onscreen, and on social media (Wednesday Luncheon w/ branded item also includes branding on admission ticket for the luncheon)

                                                                                                    

Includes: • 1 registration bag insert (provided by sponsor) • Optional exhibitor table • Ad in Whova app • Recognition at sponsored event • Recognition: online, onscreen, and on social media **Early Arrival Reception, Sunset Welcome Reception Luau, and Presidential Reception will be held outside. No onscreen recognition at event

                                                                                                    

Includes: • Informational brochures from the sponsor at the event or registration bag insert (provided by sponsor) • Recognition at sponsored event • Signage (e.g., school branded poster) • Recognition: online, onscreen, and on social media

                                                                                                    

[Each option covers (1) Best Paper in Track, (2) Best Doctoral Student Paper in Track, and (3) Best Reviewer in Track] Includes: • Digital photos with sponsor representative(s) and award winners with sponsor institution branding (sponsor provided graphic) • Recognition at track awards ceremony • Recognition online, onscreen, and in social media

                                                                                                    

• All sponsors will receive contact information for pre-doctoral participants • Informational brochures (sponsor provided) passed out at sponsored event • Short (~5-minute) presentation by a representative of the sponsor school at sponsored event • Pre-doc University Fair table for donations of $2,000 or more (Thursday from 8:00am – 9:30am) • Recognition at sponsored event • Recognition: online, onscreen, and on social media

                                                                                                    

Includes: • Recognition signage • Recognition on-screen (when available)

                                                                                                    

Includes: • Recognition signage • Logo on coffee sleeves

                                                                                                    

Includes: • Recognition signage • Buses include: Informational brochures from the sponsor passed out at the event; Recognition at sponsored event; Recognition: online, onscreen, and on social media; Signs at loading area

                                                                                                    

Includes: • Whova ad and app-based recognition • 1 Exhibitor table with two chairs • 1 complimentary registration • Inclusion in a "Meet the Exhibitors" flier in registration bag • Registration bag insert

                                                                                                    

                                                                                                    

                                                                                                    

Credit Card Information

Please enter your credit card information to complete your purchase. If you would like to pay via check, please contact our Executive Director, Micki Kacmar, at mkacmar@southernmanagement.org.

                                                                                                    

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