Showcase your expertise. Connect with future leaders. Shape innovations in coastal resilience.
Be at the Heart of Coastal Innovation
Optimizing Solutions for the Coast puts your organization at the heart of innovation — connecting you with leading scientists, rising professionals, and key influencers driving the future of sustainable coastal solutions.
2026 Summit Sponsorship Opportunities to Match Your Goals
We offer a range of sponsorship options to match different budgets and goals. Whether you’re looking for broad brand exposure or more targeted visibility, our tiered packages make it easy to get involved. Partner with us to elevate your brand and help make the summit a success.
Benefits of Sponsorship
- Connect with Emerging Talent – Meet the next generation of scientists and engineers in coastal resilience.
- Discover Cutting-Edge Innovation – Learn about the latest research, technologies and strategies addressing coastal hazards.
- Engage with Decision-Makers – Network with leaders from government, academia, and industry shaping coastal policy and practice.
- Showcase Your Impact – Highlight your work to a targeted audience of public, private and nonprofit stakeholders.
- Build Brand Visibility – Increase recognition within a specialized, mission-driven community.
- Demonstrate Your Commitment – Reinforce your leadership in sustainable coastal solutions.
- Open Doors to Opportunity – Generate leads for new projects, partnerships, and potential contracts.
How to Become a Sponsor
Please refer to the tables below to confirm your preferred sponsorship level and associated benefits. Then scroll down this page and click on the Become a Sponsor button, which leads you to the CCS online giving page.
Online Payment
- Go to the CCS Excellence Fund page: https://www.uff.ufl.edu/giving-opportunities/025385-center-for-coastal-solutions-excellence-fund/
- Go to Give Now to this Fund on the right-hand side of the page and select Other. Confirm sponsorship level amount in the box.
- Click on Complete my Gift and complete the form. Please write “CCS Summit 2026” in the Comments field at the bottom of the page.
- Payment may be made immediately by credit card, Venmo, PayPal, Cash App or DAFpay. Confirm your payment method and provide the payment information.
Pay by Check
- If you would like to pay by check, please fill out this form and send to Sharlynn Sweeney sharlynn@ufl.edu.
- Mail checks to: University of Florida Attn: Annie Muscato, Weil Hall PO Box 116575 Gainesville, FL 32611-6575.
Pay by Purchase Order
If you would like to pay by purchase order, please contact Sharlynn Sweeney sharlynn@ufl.edu for instructions.
Sponsorship Levels and Benefits
| Ocean $5000 | Estuary $3000 | River $1000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listing on the Summit Website | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Listing in Program Agenda | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Acknowledgements & Your Logo on Summit Signage | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Acknowledgement on Social Media | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Acknowledgement + Logo on Summit Slides | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Complimentary Tickets to Summit | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Recognition in Emails to CCS E-list | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Recognition During Opening & Closing Ceremonies | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Opportunity for Lightning Talk (limited to 2 Ocean level sponsors) | ✓ |
Have something else in mind?
If you are interested in contributing to the CCS Summit in a way not listed above, please contact us to discuss creating a custom sponsorship option to best fit your organization.