Progressive Railroading's 20 Rising Stars will be honored on July 23rd at a special dinner during the American Association of Railroad Superintendents' 2017 Annual Meeting at the Chase Park Plaza Hotel in St. Louis. This is your chance to be part of the Rising Stars event by securing a sponsorship! A Rising Star is someone under the age of 40 who is making a positive impact on his or her company, organization, department or team, and is viewed by others as an up-and-coming leader in the rail industry. This is Progressive Railroading's fifth annual Rising Stars awards dinner. A Rising Stars sponsorship is the perfect way for you to celebrate and connect with future leaders in the rail industry and the companies they represent! You can also recognize one or more of the Rising Stars by running a congratulatory ad in the September issue of Progressive Railroading. Arthur Adams Jr., CSX Winnie Chang, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Nick Chodorow, Belt Railway Co. of Chicago Joshua Engel-Yan, Metrolinx Laura Fotiou, Amtrak Robert Gordon, National Transportation Safety Board Matthew Hipwell, CN Travis Kelly, Texas Central Partners LLC Darrell Krueger, BNSF Railway Co. Michael Lefevre, Brightline (All Aboard Florida) Michele Malski, Short Line Safety Institute Julie Mink, Tealinc Ltd. Myat Ohn, HNTB Annka Robinson, Dallas Area Rapid Transit/Trinity Railway Express Danielle Ross, Spectrum Inc. Amanda Stahlnecker, HDR Inc. Mike Stickel, Lake State Railway Co. Sarah Touey, Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon Stu Towner, Watco Cos. LLC Matthew Walicki, AECOM Reserve Your Sponsorship TODAY Contact: Kirk Bastyr Publisher, Progressive Railroading 502-500-3524 • kirk.bastyr@tradepressmedia.com MANY DIFFERENT SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES AVAILABLE › EVENT SPONSOR $10,000 As the premium Event Sponsor your name will be listed in reference to the event before, during and after the event. Your logo will be featured prominently on the event website Your Ad on the Rising Star Website from May – August 2017. Your sponsorship will be acknowledged onsite verbally from the podium Your logo will be displayed onsite through signage and program materials A 4 minute welcome message from a representative of your company at the beginning of the program You will receive 20 tickets to the event with premium table placement 1 Bottle of Champagne per table Sponsorship recognition following the event in Progressive Railroading magazine › OPEN BAR SPONSOR $8,000 Sponsor Listing of your logo on the event website Your sponsorship will be acknowledged onsite verbally from the podium Your logo will be displayed through onsite signage A 2 minute welcome message at the start of the program You will receive 10 tickets to the event with premium table placement Sponsorship recognition following the event in Progressive Railroading magazine › DINNER SPONSOR $8,000 Single Sponsor - $4,000 Dual Sponsorship (2 opportunities available) Sponsor Listing on the event website with your logo Your sponsorship will be acknowledged onsite verbally from the podium Your logo will be displayed through onsite signage You will receive 10 tickets to the event Sponsorship recognition following the event in Progressive Railroading magazine › DESSERT SPONSOR $3,500 Sponsor Listing on the event website with your logo Your sponsorship will be acknowledged onsite verbally from the podium Your logo will be displayed through onsite signage You will receive 10 tickets to the event with premium table placement Sponsorship recognition following the event in Progressive Railroading magazine › PROGRAM SPONSOR $3,500 Sponsor Listing on the event website with your logo Your sponsorship will be acknowledged onsite verbally from the podium Your logo will be displayed through onsite signage Your logo will be included on the printed program You will receive 10 tickets to the event with premium table placement Sponsorship recognition following the event in Progressive Railroading magazine › TABLE OF 10 $1,800 Your Logo displayed on your table at the event 10 tickets to the event › INDIVIDUAL TICKETS $190 prior to June 16th/$230 after June 16th