We would like to officially invite your organization to advertise in the 2025 New York State Reading Association Conference Program. The Conference is set for November 9-11, 2025 at the Buffalo Niagara Marriott in Buffalo, New York. Our theme this year is Empowered Literacy and Leadership! 

Vendor booths will be located in one of the two main ballrooms of the Buffalo Niagara Marriott. The ballroom has direct, ground-floor outside access for easy loading/unloading of any vendor materials. We will be opening the vendor ballroom to the adjoining keynote ballroom during general sessions, and providing food/refreshments in the vendor space to drive traffic towards your booth. Included with your $700 exhibitor fee are the following:

• 1 - 6’ skirted table
• 2 chairs 
• 1 booth number or booth identification sign
• Vendor name/location listed in the digital conference program

The conference program is 100% online, in full color, and can include a hyperlink to your website. Please send ads (high-resolution JPG or PNG format) to membership@nysreading.org and financialsecretary@nysreading.org . All ads must be submitted and paid for by October 31st. Prices for conference program advertising are:

• $500 for a full page (8.5”x 11”)
• $300 for a half page (8.5”x 5.4”)
• $165 for a quarter page (4.2”x 5.4”)

You may also choose to become a conference sponsor, and help us provide conference goers the best experience possible. Levels include:

• Spark Sponsor - $25
• Current Sponsor - $50
• Generator Sponsor - $100
• Lightning Sponsor - $250
• Dynamo Sponsor - $500
• Power of Niagara Sponsor - $1,000

Checks for the total amount should be made payable to the New York State Reading Association. If paying by credit or debit card, please let us know. We will arrange for secure payment through our website.

If you are not directly responsible for advertising for your organization, please forward this information along to the individual responsible for sales or advertisement. 

This is a wonderful opportunity to partner with you, promote your organization, and increase your reach via involvement in the New York State Reading Association (NYSRA). Questions? Please reach out to us via email below. We sincerely look forward to your presence and partnership!

Thank you in advance for your partnership,

Kirsten Burke Smith (she/her/hers) - membership@nysreading.org - 2025 NYSRA Conference Co-Chair

Marlena Peduzzi - mpeduzzi@albany.edu - Vendor Committee lead

Andrea Tochelli-Ward - tochelal@lemoyne.edu - Advertisement lead

Keith Newvine - konewvine@gmail.com - Program lead