TESOLTESOLTESOLCHICAGO

2018

Key decision makers and potential buyers from the international English language teaching field // Network, recruit, and build relationships with current and future customers // Position your brand and organization at the world’s largest industry event

27-30 MARCH 2018 • CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA

INVITATION TO EXHIBIT

SHOW, 28–30 MARCH

tesolconvention.org

For specific information, please call +1 703.518.2538, email exhibits@tesol.org or visit www.tesolconvention.org

TESOL ATTENDEES ARE• Primary/Secondary Teachers• System and School

Administrators• Ministers of Education• Teacher Trainers• Researchers• University Faculty

TESOL ATTENDEES WORK IN • PreK-12 settings• Higher Education

School Districts• Higher Education

Adult Education• Intensive English Programs• Government Agencies• Ministries of Education• Private Language Schools

TESOL’s International Convention & English Language Expo, the largest event of its kind, is the perfect venue to showcase your latest products, publications, software, and teaching tools to more than 6,500 international educators in the field of English speakers of other languages (ESOL).

Stand out from competitors! Combine TESOL’s advertising, sponsorship, and exhibiting opportunities and reach leaders in the profession—program directors, ESL/EFL instructors and educators, and the most influential people throughout the field.

HERE ARE JUST SOME OF THE COMPANIES THAT HAVE EXHIBITED AT THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXPO:• Advance Consulting for

Education, Inc• Alliant International

University• Alta English Publishers,

Inc.• American Federation of

Teachers• Anaheim University/

Anaheim University Press

• Atama-ii Books• Barron’s Educational

Series, Inc.• Benchmark Education

Company• Black Cat• Booklink• BrainPop• British Council• Cambridge English• CaMLA• CASAS• Caslon Inc• Center For Applied

Linguistics• Charmtech Labs LLC

• Clarity Language Consultants

• Command Performance Language Institute

• Compass Publishing• Continental Press• Corwin• Crossworld• DataWORKS

Educational Research• Diglossia LLC• DynEd International, Inc• e-future Ltd• Elizabeth Claire, Inc• Ellevation• ELS Educational

Services Inc.• Encomium Publications

Inc• English Central• English Discoveries

Series• EnglishCentral Inc.• EnglishUSA - AAIEP• Educational Testing

Service• Express Publishing• Fazko Education

• Federal Trade Commission

• Fulbright Program• Get This Write, LLC• Gifts Made By Hand• Global ELT Ltd.• Global LT, Inc.• Hamline University• Heinemann Publishing• Help With Listening.com• Houghton Mifflin

Harcourt• IATEFL• IELTS USA• Imagine Learning• Instituto Cultural

Peruano Norteamericano (ICPNA)

• Language Arts Press• Language Magazine• Language Solutions• Language Testing

International, Inc. (LTI)• Language World• LanguageCert • LearningU• Lexxica R&D

• Macmillan Education• Middlebury Institute of

International Studies at Monterey

• Middlebury Interactive Languages

• MM Publications• Mondo Publishing• Multilingual Matters, LTD• National Background

Check, Inc.• National Credit

Reporting• National Geographic

Learning• Nearpod• New Readers Press and

News For You• Otto Trading Inc• Oxford University Press• PALS Marketplace• Pearson ELT• Prek 12 Plaza• Pro Lingua Associates• Project ELL• Reading Horizons• Red River Press/ESL-

Library.com

• Renaissance Learning• Robotel, Inc• Rosetta Stone Ltd.• Rourke Educational

Media• Routledge, Taylor &

Francis Group• Saddleback Educational

Inc• SANAKO Inc.• SANS, Inc.• Santillana USA

Publishing• Selective Service

System• Sona Software LLC• Sounds Virtual Inc.• Speak Agent• studentasim• Summit K12• Sunburst Media• Super Duper

Publications• Texas A&M University-

Commerce• The College Board• The Color Vowel Chart• The New School

• Thoughtful Learning• Townsend Press• Towson University• U.S. Department of

State English Language Programs

• UC San Diego Extension• University of California,

San Diego, English Language Institute

• University of Michigan Press

• U.S. Peace Corps• Velazquez Press• Voice of America• Wayzgoose Press• WeSpeke, Inc.• WIDA• Wiley• Workplace ESL

Solutions• World Learning SIT

Graduate Institute• WRiTE BRAiN BOOKS• Write Minded Education,

Inc.

39%39%39%OF ATTENDEES RECOMMEND,

MAKE PURCHASES, OR GIVE FINAL

APPROVAL

$0.28$0.28$0.28THE AVERAGE COST

TO EXHIBIT PER ATTENDEE

ATTENDEE PROFILE

EXHIBITORS AVERAGE MORE THAN 40 SALES LEADS FROM THE EXPO! DON’T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS IN CHICAGO.

SHOW: 28–30 MARCH // CHICAGO, ILLINOIS USA

ABOUT TESOLFor more than 50 years, TESOL International Association has been a premier professional community of educators, researchers, admin-istrators and students committed to advancing excellence in English language teaching for speakers of other languages worldwide.

With more than 13,000 members representing 163 countries, TESOL fosters the exchange of ideas, research and peer-to-peer knowl-edge, and provides expertise, resources and a powerful voice on issues affecting the profession.

The annual International Conven-tion and English Language Expo is the largest gathering of ESOL professionals in the world with more than 6,500 attendees.

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ATTENDEES COME FROM 120 COUNTRIESTop 10 Outside of USA, Mexico, and Canada

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For specific information, please call +1 703.518.2538, email exhibits@tesol.org or visit www.tesolconvention.org

EXHIBIT BOOTH PRICING10’ x 10’ booths can be combined to create large, inline spaces. For pricing on island booths larger than 20’ x 20’ or to add additional booths to your package, contact TESOL, at +1 703.518.2538 or ex-hibits@tesol.org.

Note: For an interactive floor plan, including information on premium, and standard booth locations, see the floor plan on the TESOL Convention 2018 Web site: www.tesolconvention.org

BOOTH PRICE INCLUDES:• Two (2) 3’ side drapes and one

(1) 8’ back drape with a compa-ny sign (Note: island spaces do not include drapes)

• Two (2) full convention registra-tions with convention bags and program books

• Four (4) company Expo Passes, good for Exhibit Hall only

• One (1) exhibitor session per 10’ x 10’, up to 6 sessions

• Additional convention registra-tions are available at a discount, up to 10 per booth

EXHIBITOR SESSIONSFor each 10’ x 10’ booth reserved with 50% deposit by 1 October 2017, exhibitors have the opportunity to submit a 45-minute Exhibitor session. Exhibitors must submit their session(s) through the Exhibitor Service Center no later than midnight 1 October 2017. Exhibitors are entitled to one (1) exhibitor session per booth purchased, not to exceed six (6) ses-sions total.

Additional exhibitor sessions are available for purchase.

EXPO PASSES• Full Registration ...........................................................................................................$170• Exhibit Hall Only ............................................................................................................$75

(intended for booth personnel who work the duration of the event)

ADDITIONAL OPTIONS• Enhanced listing on Virtual Expo ...................................................................... $500• Additional exhibitor session..................................................................................$350• Take-One Flyer Kiosk ............................................................................................. $300

EXHIBITING AT TESOL’S 2018 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION & ENGLISH LANGUAGE EXPO

EXHIBIT FLOOR PLAN

EXHIBITOR HOURSWednesday 28 March

8:30 am–5:30 pmThursday 29 March 8:30 am–5:30 pm

Friday 30 March 8:30 am–3:30 pm

10’ x 10’ BOOTHS Through 30 June 2017* July – Dec 2017 After

1 January, 2018

10’ x 10’ Standard $2,000 $2,200 $2,400

10’ x 10’ Premium $2,300 $2,500 $2,700

10 x 20 Mini-Island $4,500 $5,000 $5,200

20’ x 20’ Island $9,000 $10,000 $10,000

* 2017 returning exhibitors are guaranteed this pricing if 2018 space is contracted during the priority points both draw.

This floor plan is tentative. The most up to date floor plan can be found at www.tesolconvention.org.

McCORMICK PLACE CONVENTION CENTERSHOW: 28–30 MARCH // CHICAGO, ILLINOIS USA

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For specific information, please call +1 703.518.2538, email exhibits@tesol.org or visit www.tesolconvention.org

27–30 MARCH 2018 // CHICAGO, ILLINOIS USAMcCORMICK PLACE // 2301 SOUTH KING DRIVE // CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60616

EXPAND YOUR REACHCONVENTION PROGRAM BOOK Increase your visibility at the TESOL 2018 Convention with a premium advertising position in the Con-vention Program Book! Attendees, presenters, and exhibitors use the printed Convention Program Book throughout the convention to navigate the exhibit floor, plan what sessions to attend, and locate other activities of interest. Many also keep the book for future reference.

FRONT MATTER AND COVER ADSHalf-page, black/white $1,250Full-page, black/white $1,750Half-page, full-color $1,625Full-page, full-color $2,275Cover 3, full-color $3,000Cover 2, full-color $4,000Cover 4, full-color $5,000GENERAL ADVERTISER SECTIONQuarter-page black/white Advertiser section

$800

Half-page black/white Advertiser section $975Full-page black/white Advertiser section $1,250

The ad specifications will be sent upon purchase.

Sponsorship Opportunities are available, contact Pamela Strother at

pstrother@tesol.org or +1 202.486.5990

CONVENTION WEBSITEReach the TESOL community before you arrive in Chicago! The convention website goes live soon after the closing of the previous year’s convention. You can choose which pages to advertise on and for how long.

PRICING3 Months $4,000 Convention Homepage

3 Months $3,000 Education Main Page

3 Months $4,000 Registration Page

3 Months $3,000 Hotel and Travel Page

MOBILE APPGet direct access to attendees on-site and prior to Convention through the TESOL 2018 Mobile App. Contact advertising@tesol.org for details.

MAILING LIST RENTALMarket your products and services by direct mail or email to attendees before or after the Convention.

EMAIL PRICES beginning at US$750

POSTAL MAILING PRICES beginning at US$150

To rent the TESOL International Convention mailing list, please contact MGI Lists at 800.899.4420, ext. 325, or +1 703.706.0383, or by email at listmanager4@mgilists.com

FOR RECRUITERSRECRUITERSHave access to TESOL’s popular Online Career Center, enabling you to post jobs, receive appli-cants, and review more than 3,200 searchable résumés. Recruiters may use the Online Career Cen-ter to advertise positions year round. TESOL members receive a monthly e-newsletter, TESOL Connections, which has a link to all available jobs. For more in-formation on using this valuable resource, please contact careers@tesol.org. Begin receiving resumes and scheduling interviews once your job posting is live.

JOB POSTINGSOnce you purchase your exhibit booth package, you can post a job on TESOL’s Online Career Center. Job descriptions will be live through the end of April. Job ads may not be posted anywhere at the con-vention other than TESOL’s Online Career Center. Only registered recruiters may refer to the TESOL convention in job ad text they post with TESOL or elsewhere. Do you have more than one position to advertise? You may purchase addi-tional job postings for US$185 each. The earlier you register, the more exposure your posting will receive.

PRICINGEXHIBIT BOOTH PRICING

Standard Rate (see page 4) with one job posting

US$2,200

Premium Rate (see page 4) with one job posting

US$2,500

QUESTIONS? Contact TESOL via email at jmp@tesol.org or by phone at +1 703.518.2538

2018 EXPO HOURSWednesday 28 March

8:30 am–5:30 pmThursday 29 March 8:30 am–5:30 pm

Friday 30 March 8:30 am–3:30 pm

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EXHIBITOR HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2018TESOL DAILY PRIZE DRAWINGS Continuing in 2018, TESOL will offer a prize to one lucky attendee each day. To enter, attendees must deposit a new ticket each day at TESOL Central. Entrants must also be present in the expo hall to win.

PROFESSIONAL PHOTO BOOTHGet your professional head shot taken, compliments of TESOL.

DON’T MISS OUT ON THE LARGEST ESOL EVENT OF THE YEAR. JOIN TESOL IN CHICAGO FOR 2018!

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2018 TESOL English Language Expo Prospectus