Corporate Affiliate Program (CAP) Benefits

You can use this benefit to select a complimentary 10x10 booth or apply its value toward a larger booth size. Please note that this booth credit cannot be used for additional sponsorships and applies to the following years conference. 

Booth selections for the 2026 Annual Conference will be made on Wednesday, November 19 at the 2025 Annual Conference.

On Wednesday, November 19, Andrea will walk the expo hall with a booth map for the following year. We will go in order of level and years of sponsorship. We will be sure to have booth selections from all sponsors before opening booth registration to the public. 

All sponsors receive complimentary full conference passes depending on their level of sponsorship. Additional full conference passes can be purchased, please see the following discount structure:  

• Exabyte - 25% 
• Petabyte - 20% 
• Terabyte - 15% 
• Gigabyte - 10% 

This is dependent on the sponsorship level. To take advantage of this discount, please e-mail conference@cite.org.  

Attendee swag bag item: 

Exabyte & Petabyte sponsors have the opportunity to include a swag item in the bag attendees receive. If you plan to include an item, please order 1,700 pieces to ensure all attendees get an item. Items from a previous attendee swag bag are pictured below. You are welcome to co-brand your attendee swag item with the CITE logo. This item’s design must be pre-approved and submitted no later than September 5. 

No white papers, brochures, or printed materials are allowed, this is purely a promotional item. If paper is sent, it will not be included in the bag.  

Shipping Information: 

Items must be shipped to the Tricord warehouse between Monday, October 13, 2025 & Wednesday, November 12, 2025 and use the shipping label linked below so Tricord knows to take these items to registration for bag stuffing.  

Download Shipping Label

Boost your company’s visibility with a dedicated digital banner ad in the conference mobile app. Your ad will be strategically placed to capture attendees' attention as they navigate the app. (6 Available)  

• Supported file types: JPEG, JPG, PNG, or GIF only 
• Required size: 1464 x 420 pixels 

**Sponsor responsible for creating and providing graphics to CITE Staff. All deliverables due by: Monday, October 13, 2025, for CITE approval.  

Engage directly with conference attendees through a dedicated push notification on the event's 
mobile app. This notification will encourage attendees to visit your booth, increasing foot traffic
and brand visibility. 

The platform only allows a limited number of characters. The notification will contain your
company name and booth number. (10 Available)  

Digital Posters will be placed in high traffic areas of the Convention Center for maximum visibility from attendees. Sponsorship is available for Tuesday & Wednesday. 

Your sponsorship includes: 

• Branded digital signage  
  • Accepted formats: JPG, PNG, MPEG-4, H.264 
  • Sponsor responsible for creating and providing graphics to CITE Staff. All deliverables due by: Monday, October 13, 2025, for CITE approval.  

Logos can include QR code that links to website of your choice. Expect slide to be visible 15-20 seconds.  

**Must provide copy (and graphics where applicable) to be reviewed and approved by CITE 

If you select this as one of your benefits, the CITE team will work with you to schedule a date when you can repeat your conference session virtually. The virtual session must take place post-conference. The session content and speakers should remain the same.  

CITE staff will attend the virtual session to do the introduction and assist with back-end facilitation (letting attendees into Zoom room, etc.) and your team will lead the session.   

CITE will have a limited number of meeting rooms built inside of the expo hall. These meeting rooms include:

• Power
• A small table
• Two chairs
• A wastebasket
• Branded signage outside of the room

Private meeting rooms can be used during the Expo Hall Reception Tuesday, November 18, and 8:30am - 3:30pm on Wednesday November 19. You will need to work with the convention center on setup and any food/beverage needs.

A meeting room on the show floor is included with Exabyte sponsorship and all other levels receive the following discounts based on sponsorship level:

• Exabyte - 100%
• Petabyte - 20%
• Terabyte - 15%
• Gigabyte - 10%

To reserve a meeting room, please reach out to exhibit@cite.org by Friday, October 17.

CITE will display your logo at the entrance of the Expo Hall on a large banner. Also, your logo will be added to our slides displayed to all attendees during our keynote presentations. Your company will also be featured in the sponsors section of our mobile app. 

Exabyte and Petabyte sponsors receive one breakout session at the conference. These sessions will be scheduled in the order they are received; please submit early in order to receive a desirable session time.  For returning CAP sponsors, we highly recommend you submit during our open call for sessions (due April 11, 2025).

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For new CAP sponsors, you will work directly with our education team to submit and schedule your session. Any sessions submitted after August 29, 2025 may not be guaranteed. For more information, reach out to speakers@cite.org. 

• Exabyte - 25%
• Petabyte - 20%
• Terabyte - 15%
• Gigabyte - 10%

To take advantage of this discount, please e-mail marketing@cite.org. 

• Exabyte - 4
• Petabyte - 3
• Terabyte - 2
• Gigabyte - 1