The United States Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM) will host the 11^th U.S. National Congress on Computational Mechanics (USNCCM-11) July 25-29, 2011 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  USACM is a member of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM), a world-wide organization with over 30 affiliated organization representing 35 countries.

The USNCCM-11 Organizing Committee is soliciting participants in our Sponsorship and Exhibitors Program. Based on the attendance at recent National Congresses, we expect over 1200 participants, drawn from industry, academia and government with an approximate split of 15% from industry, 60% from academia, and 15% from national laboratories and government agencies.  The participants have a broad interest in computational mechanics and other computational engineering and sciences.

There are several ways in which your organization may participate as a Sponsor of USNCCM-11 and be recognized at the Congress, e.g. events, program listing, conference bags.

Congress participants will be interested in viewing and discussing publications, software, and other materials, including educational, related to computational mechanics in our Exhibitor Area.  The Exhibitor Area will purposefully be the focus of daily activities, e.g., refreshments, to provide maximum traffic for our exhibitors.

With attendees from over 40 countries and the United States, exhibiting at USNCCM-11 will provide a unique low cost opportunity to present your product or service to a large international and national audience.

A relatively new feature of the U.S. National Congress is a graduate/undergraduate poster session, which has been scheduled to take place during one afternoon of the congress.  During this time, sponsors will have the opportunity to view and discuss with students their work in a wide range of areas dealing with computational modeling.

Below are various ways in which your company may be a participant in USNCCM-11.  Further information may be obtained by contact Len Schwer at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

You may register as a sponsor or exhibitor online here.    We encourage you to register as soon as possible, especially for the sponsorships as they will be granted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sponsorship opportunities

All sponsors/exhibitors will have the following:

• Their logo displayed on the USNCCM-11 website and in the conference program (under the appropriate category)

• Short paragraph describing their company in the conference program

• Participation in sponsor forum

Diamond Sponsor: A sponsorship fee of $10,000  (one available)

• Sponsorship of congress banquet (most attended event)

• 10 x 10 exhibitor booth, if desired  (additional space available for a fee)

• Your company’s logo prominently displayed during the banquet and at each table

• Full-page ad in the conference program

• Link to your website on our conference website

• 4 free registrations

Platinum Sponsor: A sponsorship fee of $8,000 (one available)

• Sponsorship of the Opening Reception

• 10 x 10 exhibitor booth, if desired

• Half-page ad in the conference program

• Your company’s logo displayed during the reception

• 2 free registrations

Gold Sponsors: A sponsorship fee of $5,000 (10 available)

• Sponsorship of a refreshment break during the congress

• 10 x 10 exhibitor booth, if desired, at a reduced fee of $1,000  (additional space available for a fee)

• Your company’s logo displayed throughout during the refreshment break

Silver Sponsor: A Sponsorship fee of $2,500 (one available)

• Sponsorship of student poster session

• Your company’s logo displayed throughout the poster session

Registration Sponsor: Sponsorship fee of $500

• Registration bag stuffing – each participant will receiving a one-page ad or other printed material provided by your company in their registration material

Exhibitor Opportunities

Basic Exhibit Booth: Exhibitor fee of $2,500.

10 x 10 booth space at exhibitors area.  Skirted tables with chairs included; additional costs for shipping, electricity, and internet services apply.

Additional Booth Space: Exhibitor fee of $1,000.

Additional 10 x 10 booth space. Skirted tables with chairs included; additional costs for shipping, electricity, and internet services apply

Poster Session Participation

If you would like to attend the student poster session on Wednesday afternoon, July 26 only, you may do so at no charge.

Further information may be obtained from Len Schwer, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .