Metalcasting Congress Sponsorships
Distinguish your brand to the $50 billion metalcasting industry at Metalcasting Congress 2024, April 23 -25, 2024 in Milwaukee, WI, by becoming an Official Sponsor. You’ll receive up to nine months of promotion and unparalleled brand exposure at our annual meeting.
Choose from two sponsorship levels: Platinum or Gold. Please note, only 12 sponsorships are available per level and are considered reserved with full payment.
SPONSORSHIP DEADLINE: FEB. 16, 2024.
To become an Official Metalcasting Congress 2024 Sponsor, contact Kim Farrugia at kfarrugia@afsinc.org.
| Sponsorship Benefits | Platinum
$6,700 Sold Out | Gold*
$4,200 Sold Out |
Official Metalcasting Congress 2024 Program Guide
Your logo* is featured prominently in the official program guide’s sponsor array. | • | • |
Pre-Conference E-mails
Your logo* is included in the sponsor array in all outgoing Metalcasting Congress 2024 e-mails, accounting for thousands of impressions across the industry over the course of nine months. | • | • |
Pre-Conference Mailings
Your logo* is printed in the sponsor array in all Metalcasting Congress 2024 direct mail. | • | • |
Metalcasting Congress 2024 Website
Your logo* and web link are included in the sponsor array on the Metalcasting Congress 2024 website. | • | • |
Sponsor Badge Ribbons
All company employees will receive badge ribbons denoting your sponsorship level. | • | • |
Official Sponsor Logo For Marketing
Market your participation at Metalcasting Congress 2024 with the Official Sponsor logo. | • | • |
Enhanced Digital Listing Options
Receive expanded listing features, priority placement, and an Official Sponsor icon. | • | • |
Pre-Show E-mail Feature
An e-mail blast to all registered attendees will spotlight sponsor companies’ profiles. | • | • |
Social Media Recognition
Individual thanks on all AFS social media channels will be sent monthly. These will include your logo and will tag your related accounts. | • | • |
Onsite Recognition
Your logo will be displayed prominently on select show-related signage in the lobby entrance to the exhibit hall. | • | • |
Daily Push Notification
All Metalcasting Congress 2024 app users will receive push notifications thanking our Platinum Sponsors by name. | • | |
Entrance Floor Clings
Your logo and exhibit number will be displayed on a floor cling decal at the entrance to the show floor. | • | |
Tile On Metalcasting Congress 2024 Floorplan
Your logo and web link are showcased at the bottom of the official Metalcasting Congress 2024 floorplan. | • | |
Hall Announcement
A daily announcement over the PA system at the Baird Center will thank Platinum Sponsors by name. | • | |
Conference Mobile App Splashpage
Your logo appears in the sponsor array every time the official Metalcasting Congress 2024 app is launched (2-second splash page). | • | |
*Logos sized according to sponsorship level.
Branding Sponsorships
American Foundry Society has a few unique opportunities for those seeking a more targeted audience at Metalcasting Congress. You can support these important industry initiatives and build your brand at the same time through one of these simple, recognition-based sponsorships. These sponsorships are not exclusive.
For more information, contact Kim Farrugia at kfarrugia@afsinc.org.
BRANDING SPONSORSHIP DEADLINE: FIRST CLAIMED, FIRST SOLD, UNTIL FEB. 16, 2024. DON'T MISS THESE HIGH-VISIBILITY OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD YOUR BRAND.
| Sponsorship Options | Price | Available |
Casting Source Theater Sponsor
Become an official sponsor of the Casting Source Theater, which will host the Buyers & Designers education track. Your company logo will be placed prominently in the theater and be included in all related marketing materials promoting these sessions to OEMs and other casting end-users. Only available to Cast in North America exhibitors. 
| $500 | 2 available |
Coffee Station by Registration and AFS Technical Sessions
The entryway for the Metalcasting Congress registration area and the AFS Technical Sessions will be bustling. Have your company logo be one of the first attendees see as they begin their experience at Metalcasting Congress by sponsoring this highly visible coffee station. Signage will be visible with your company logo and booth number and a literature rack for you to provide a company brochure from 7:30 – 10:30 a.m. on all three days of Metalcasting Congress (April 23 - 25). You will also receive logo visibility in the Metalcasting Congress Show Guide, emails promoting this coffee station, and an exhibit hall announcement with your company name. 
| $3,200 | 2 available |
The Hub Coffee Station
Attendees will enjoy a cup of coffee in The Hub from 9 – 11 a.m. on both exhibit days (April 24 - 25). On-site signage in this area with your company name will be visible for attendees to see while they take a coffee break. 
| $2,500 | 1 available |
The Hub Putting Green
The Hub is the heart of Metalcasting Congress located in the middle of the exhibit floor. Attendees will enjoy new features in The Hub, including the opportunity to try their hands at a putting green. Sponsorship of this area will include signage, branding opportunities and the option to provide a company brochure displayed on a literature stand for the entire time the event is open.  
| $3,500 | 1 available |
The Hub Powered Table Sponsorship
Sponsor will have their four-color branding on a tabletop powered table (72.25”x 26.25”) with chairs located in the The Hub for the duration of the event. Attendees will use this area to review the Metalcasting Congress Show Guide, network, work on their laptops, or take a quick break while charging their cell phones. 
| $3,800 | Sold Out |
Metalcasting Congress Exhibit Floor Reception
Gain visibility as industry attendees and exhibitors mingle and network at the Metalcasting Congress Exhibit Floor Reception. There will be multiple bars and food stations strategically placed throughout the exhibit hall from 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 24th. Your company logo with booth number and QR code will be visible during show hours that day on approximately four dedicated meterboards and on signage at each food and bar station during the reception (approximately 12 stations). You will also receive logo visibility in the Metalcasting Congress Show Guide, emails promoting this Exhibit Floor Reception, and an exhibit hall announcement with your company name. 
| $3,500 | 5 available |
Metalcasting Congress Lanyard Sponsorship
Have your logo visible to every Metalcasting Congress attendee as they walk the exhibit floor by sponsoring the badge lanyard. These lanyards allow for multiple logo imprint areas around the neck ribbon. Your logo will be in nearly every photo taken at the event, which means it will be visible on websites and social media, in future promotions, and anywhere pictures from Metalcasting Congress 2024 are featured. Lanyards are the first things attendees and exhibitors will see when they arrive and will keep with them for the duration of the event and beyond. 
| $6,000 | Sold Out |
Sponsored Presentation in the Casting Source Theater
Present and persuade attendees as an official session listed in the agenda for the Casting Source Theater. If you have something new, innovative, and groundbreaking to share with the industry, you can do so in one of these sponsored sessions, mixed in with regular AFS programming. All sessions are a firm 25 minutes in length. Session time spots are reserved with full payment. Spots are limited and any Sponsored Presentations submitted after Feb. 16, 2024, will not be included in the on-site Show Guide. 
| $1,500 | 5 available |
WiFi Sponsorship
Sponsor will have the opportunity to customize the network name and password for WiFi in the Metalcasting Congress exhibit hall for both exhibit days (April 24 - 25) as well as having your logo on the WiFi splash page. Slides branded with your logo, featuring wifi information, will be displayed before each technical session and keynote speaker presentation. Printed handouts with your logo including wifi information will also be available in high traffic areas. 
| $7,900 | 1 available |
Women in Metalcasting Breakfast Sponsor
Be a sponsor of the Women in Metalcasting Breakfast. Sponsorship includes logo on all materials related to the breakfast. 
| $600 | 4 available |
Onsite Signage
Drive traffic to your booth and make an impression with highly visible, onsite signage inside the Baird Center of Milwaukee. For more information on onsite signage, contact Kim Farrugia at kfarrugia@afsinc.org