SPS Conference Sponsorship Information
The IEEE Signal Processing Society provides three types of conference sponsorships as listed below. A full description of each sponsorship can be found in of the IEEE Policies Section 10.1.2. Below is a brief description of each, and guidelines for obtaining such sponsorship.
Below are criteria for any type of sponsorship Conference dates should not conflict with SPS conferences.
Sole Sponsorship
- Indicates full and sole organizational unit involvement in a conference.
- Complete responsibility for the technical, financial, promotional and administrative aspects of the conference.
- The proceedings of IEEE sponsored conferences qualify for distribution through the IEEE Conference Publications Program (CPP)
- IEEE/SPS sponsored conferences must have the IEEE and SPS logos and IEEE name included in the conference title and all conference publications and announcements.
Co-Sponsorship
- Indicates a shared involvement among several organizations, one of which is an IEEE organizational unit. Other co-sponsoring organizations could be an IEEE organizational unit or other “Not-for-Profit” non-IEEE organizations.
- Shared and significant involvement in the technical, financial, publicity and administrative areas of the conference. The relationship between sponsoring organizations should be explicitly defined in terms of a Memorandum of Understanding.
- For IEEE Co-sponsored conferences it is recommended that the IEEE and SPS logos be used in all conference publications and announcements
To obtain Sole Sponsorship or Co-Sponsorship:
Please contact the SPS Conference Services Staff at sps-conf-proposals@ieee.org for details.
Technical Co-Sponsorship (TCS)
- Indicates direct and substantial involvement in the organization of the technical program
- No financial involvement in the conference
- TCS requires specific approval from the society. The relationship between sponsoring organizations shall be explicitly defined in terms of a Memorandum of Understanding
- Assistance with conference publicity to the SP membership and Call For Papers (CFP) information posted to SPS website
- Use of the IEEE and SPS logos on publications, websites, etc., as defined in the IEEE and SPS policies
- Conference proceedings may be available via IEEE Xplore® should the application be approved and the criteria described below be met including timely and properly formatted submission:
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IEEE-SPS may not approve the proceedings of a conference until after it is held three times. The Proceedings of the fourth year of the conference, as well as prior year proceedings may be included in IEEE Xplore®
To obtain Technical Co-Sponsorship:
Please follow the instructions below, if you have any questions, send a message to sp.tcsrequests@ieee.com.
Types of IEEE/SPS Involvement and Responsibility |
Responsibilities |
Sole |
Co-Sponsor |
Technical Co-Sponsor |
Financial |
100% |
No more than 45% (except for those meetings created and approved by the Society under an equal –share arrangement.) |
0% |
Administration |
Full |
Limits of Sharing must be specified in MOU |
None |
Technical/Professional |
Full |
Shared |
Direct, without sponsor credit |
Publicity |
Full1
|
Shared2 |
Assist3 |
1
Services include publicity in:
IEEE Conference Search
SPS Upcoming Conferences and Conference Calendar
SP Magazine
Content Gazette
SPS CFP Digest
SP eNewsletter
SP Social Media
2
Services include publicity in:
IEEE Conference Search
SPS Upcoming Conferences and Conference Calendar
SP Magazine
Content Gazette
SPS CFP Digest
SP eNewsletter
SP Social Media
3
Discounted rate offered for full page ad in SP magazine, space permitting
services include publicity in:
IEEE Conference Search
SPS Upcoming Conferences and Conference Calendar
SP Magazine
SPS CFP Digest
|
Use of IEEE and SPS Logos |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes*
*specific SPS logo is used for technical co-sponsorship
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