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Applying for Conference Sponsorship
The IEEE Computer Society supports three (3) types of conference sponsorship:
3. Technical Co-Sponsorship (no financial or legal liability)
NOTE: All forms of sponsorship require endorsement through one or more of the Computer Society Technical Committees (TCs), which are representative of pertinent technical topic areas. TC endorsement must be obtained before applying for sponsorship.
Full Financial Sponsorship
Financial sponsorship is where the IEEE Computer Society is the sole sponsor of the meeting, accepting all financial and legal liability. All assets, tangible and intangible, shall be the property of the society.
To seek financial sponsorship by the IEEE Computer Society for a meeting, the General Chair of the meeting, or a designee, and the Finance Chair, shall complete the sponsorship application process at least twelve months prior to the meeting [or six months prior to the call for papers]. The one-year lead time is necessary to obtain necessary TC endorsements and T&C approvals, along with the negotiation and approval of all contracts, and to allow time to promote the meeting.
For renewing conferences in good standing, organizers can take advantage of the new Two-Part Approval Process.
Financial Co-Sponsorship
Financial co-sponsorship is where the IEEE Computer Society shares in the financial and legal liabilities with another non-profit organization or IEEE society according to the percentage of sponsorship as outlined in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the co-sponsors, or steering committee charter. All assets, tangible and intangible, shall be the property of the sponsors in proportion to their respective share of meeting sponsorship. The IEEE Computer Society share shall be at least 50% for new meetings. The financial commitment must be stated in the sponsorship application, since advance loans and any surplus or loss must be shared in proportion to the commitment.
To seek financial co-sponsorship by the IEEE Computer Society for a meeting, the General Chair of the meeting, or a designee, and the Finance Chair, shall complete the sponsorship application process at least twelve months prior to the meeting [or six months prior to the call for papers]. The one-year lead time is necessary to obtain necessary TC endorsements and T&C approvals, along with the negotiation and approval of all contracts, and to allow time to promote the meeting.
For renewing conferences in good standing, organizers can take advantage of the new Two-Part Approval Process.
Technical Co-Sponsorship (no financial or legal liability)
Technical co-sponsorship is where the IEEE Computer Society volunteers and members actively participate in the meeting’s technical program committee but the Computer Society accepts no financial or legal liability for the meeting. The Computer Society understands that there are situations in which technical co-sponsorship (TCS) is appropriate, and in those circumstances, allows requests for technical co-sponsorship, but generally requires a closer relationship through sponsorship or co-sponsorship.
