Become a Meeting Sponsor and drive great science forward.

Sponsors are a vital part of what makes our annual meetings possible.  We welcome donations from large corporations to small businesses.  If you work in the scientific community please consider contacing your employer on behalf of the ACA and encouraging them to become a sponsor at any of the following levels:

	Diamond Level	$5000 or more -Invitation to President’s Reception, lecture sponsorship
	Ruby Level	$2500-$4999 - Invitation to President’s Reception
	Emerald Level	$1000-$2499 - Invitation to President’s Reception
	Saphire Level	$500-$999
	Quartz Level	$1-$499

We are pleased to offer our meeting supporters the following sponsorship opportunities:

-coffee break refreshment

-poster session refreshment

-opening reception refreshment

-a social event

-speakers for a specific session

-preparation of workshop material

-activities of a Special Interest Group

-special rates on ads in the Program & Abstract Booklet

Please contact Marcia Colquhoun for further information.

phone: (716) 898-8692

marcia@hwi.buffalo.edu

The ACA is the North American Regional Affiliate to the IUCr.  The IUCr has issued the followning statement in conjunction with their generous supprt of the ACA Meeting:

The Organizing Committee will observe the basic policy of non-discrimination and affirms the right and freedom of scientists to associate in international scientific activity without regard to such factors as ethnic origin, religion, citizenship, language, political stance, gender, sex or age, in accordance with the Statutes of the International Council for Science. At this meeting no barriers will exist which would prevent the participation of bona fide scientists.