- Immersive, comprehensive, curated, distraction free educational experience
- Inspiration, encouragement & empowerment from peers
- Introduction to a manageable set of selected group of providers
- Opportunities to get direct answers from experts in real time
2021 Schedule
While all eight events will offer the immersive, comprehensive and inspirational qualities of our well-liked conference model, the two formats will vary in scope, focus and fees:
Full format / two days
- West Coast / San Francisco, Europe / Brussels, Asia / Taipei, New York / NYC
- Includes breakout sessions
- Open to all sponsors
- Typically 200+ (often 300+) attendees
- Hosted at hotels / conference centers
Regional / single day
- Midwest / Chicago, MHB South / Florida and Texas , Northwest /Portland, and Israel / Tel Aviv
- Showcasing regional providers and access to options that minimize travel
- Open to regional sponsors* and Advisory Circle organizations only
- Typically 100+ attendees
- Hosted at LGBT centers or similar venues
Sponsorship options: rates and outreach benefits
Exhibiting sponsorship levels range from Platinum (limited to one agency and one clinic) to Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Non-exhibiting options are typically available for Silver and Bronze as well (for sponsors who do not require an exhibit table or wish to sponsor without attending). Sponsorship fees and benefits for 2021's two-day comprehensive conferences are exactly the same as the previous year, and the fees for the one-day regional conferences are 30%-50% lower. Sponsorship fees and benefits can be viewed in the sponsorship options documents, below. These levels are especially suitable for clinics, surrogacy and/or egg donation agencies, and law firms.
- 2021 Two-Day Comprehensive Conference Sponsorship Options
- 2021 One-Day Regional Conference Sponsorship Options
Providers of complementary / third party services (escrow management, pharmacies, insurance providers, cord blood preservation, etc.) are also invited to participate and/or sponsor. We offer a range of promotional and underwriting options, some reserved exclusively for 3rd party service providers (see page 2 of the above documents). To take advantage of these options, a provider needs to sign up for at-least a “Non-exhibiting Bronze” sponsorship.
OUTREACH BENEFITS:
MHB’s Provider Directory only includes service providers that are either conference sponsors (current or next year) or those who participate in GPAP. 2021 sponsors will remain on the directory until December 31, 2021, unless they sign up for a 2022 conference or renew their GPAP pledge.
Providers that meet at least one of the following conditions are eligible to be included at MHB's Rating Tables (assuming they have enough reviews):
- Exhibit in at least one of our conferences at the Bronze level or above AND offer pro bono services as part of GPAP.
- Exhibit in at least one of our conferences at the Gold level or above.
- Exhibit in at least two of our conferences at Bronze or above.
Anyone signing up for 2021 conferences will be immediately eligible to be added to the tables. 2021 sponsors will remain on the rating tables until December 31, 2021, unless they sign up for 2022 as well.
Discounts for GPAP participation and multiple conference sponsorship
You may qualify for up to a 30% GPAP discount off sponsorship fees for offering pro bono services by participating in our Gay Parenting Assistance Program (GPAP). We invite you to join or renew your participation in GPAP for 2021. Note that you must renew your pledge for 2021 before you can claim these discounts.
You will be eligible for 5% frequency discount off conference sponsorship fees (beyond applicable GPAP related discounts) when you simultaneously sign-up for:
- 3 or more Gold / Platinum conferences - OR -
- 2 Gold / Platinum + 2 Silver - OR -
- 1 Gold / Platinum + 4 Silver
Sponsorship forms
Given the various fee structures of our conferences, we have several forms for sponsorship (see below).
- Use the 2021 Conference Sponsorship form to sign-up for our major and regional conferences.
Please Note:
- Regardless of the conference(s) you choose to sponsor now, you may return to this form at any time to sign up to become a sponsor for any additional conference(s).
- Your registration date will determine your placement within each sponsorship level.
- To reserve your priority spot you will be prompted to use a credit card to pay 10% of the sponsorship amount, with the balance payable by check or wire transfer no later than 90 days prior to each event.
- Please review the full terms and conditions of our Event Exhibiting and Sponsorship Agreement.
- All Surrogacy Agencies (or representatives of surrogacy agencies) and Clinics that wish to participate at our conferences and in GPAP are required to state explicitly that they offer surrogacy services adhering to the MHB’s Baseline Protocols, as spelled out in our Ethical Framework.