CME Weekend 2027

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Held in the spring, SDMS CME Weekend is a travel-free, online-only learning experience that enables sonographers, sonography students, and physicians from around the world to network and learn. In addition to earning SDMS CME credits, the event provides attendees with real-world case studies that explore new techniques, diagnostic challenges, and practical applications to enhance everyday clinical practice.

CME Weekend offers ten (10) individual presentations with five (5) presentations on Saturday and five (5) presentations on Sunday. Partner with SDMS and provide a speaker and content for an individual presentation for one, two, or more of the time slots. Email the SDMS Events team to customize your partnership and participation for SDMS CME Weekend.

CME Weekend Partner | $2,000 (Limited to 5 Partners)

Opportunity to partner with SDMS and provide a speaker and content for a presentation that will be featured during CME Weekend. Your company name and/or logo will be prominently displayed during CME Weekend.

Partnership Benefits Prior to the Event:

Company recognition on all targeted email campaigns distributed up to 60,000 recipients
Company recognition on the CME Weekend website landing page
Social media post (verbiage provided by Partner, and approved and posted by SDMS)
Company information (i.e., logo, name, description, contact information) listed on vendor directory page
Link to 2-minute video advertisement included on your vendor directory listing
Four (4) complimentary registration codes

Partnership Benefits During the Event:

Opportunity to provide a speaker and content*
Opportunity to run a 2-minute video advertisement during a break (will be run once on Saturday and once on Sunday)
Opportunity to include one (1) live polling question during the event (collected responses to be provided)
Company logo featured on CME Weekend presentation background
Verbal company recognition at the beginning and end of your provided presentation
Verbal company recognition during the CME Weekend welcome message
Written company recognition showcased via the “chat feature” over the duration of CME Weekend

Partnership Benefits After the Event:

Recognition of your company in all post-event SDMS emails sent to registrants
Link to your 2-minute video advertisement and presentation in a post-event email sent to registrants.
All partners will receive a copy of their recorded content. Details regarding the use of the recorded content will be outlined in the partnership agreement.

* Speaker/content provided by partner must be eligible for SDMS CME credit, approved by the SDMS, and cannot be construed as advertising.

Advertising

Session Break & Vendor Directory Listing ($1,000):
Opportunity to include a 1-minute video advertisement (will be run once on Saturday and Sunday). Company information (i.e., logo, name, description, contact information) listed on vendor directory page.

Live Polling Question ($750):
Engage attendees in real time with a custom polling question, featured during the event using Zoom’s built-in polling tool. The poll will appear directly on participants’ screens, allowing for instant, anonymous responses to a multiple-choice or single-choice question. SDMS will provide collected responses.

Social Media Post ($750):
Promote your company to the followers of the SDMS social media account of your choice.

2027 Followers

Vendor Directory Listing ($500):
Showcase your company to the attendees of SDMS CME Weekend. Your company information (logo, name, description, contact information) will be listed on vendor directory page.
In 2026, the SDMS CME Weekend website received over 6,900 page views.

SDMS Virtual Event Sponsorship Policies

SDMS Virtual Event partnership and sponsorship opportunities are available for SDMS members and those vendors who promote and support the sonography community.

Contract/Payment

Once an SDMS Virtual Event partnership or sponsorship is requested (written or verbal), execution of the agreement and payment are required immediately unless otherwise specified in the agreement. Failure to submit payment accordingly will result in the loss of the partnership or sponsorship.

Partnerships, sponsorships, and advertising are non-refundable, unless otherwise stated within the agreement.

Terms/Benefits

Contract terms and benefits will be implemented as specified in the agreement.

Right of First Refusal

Current SDMS partners and sponsors will be given the right of first refusal for future opportunities. Partners and sponsors will be contacted within 90 days of their current agreement end date to continue their partnership or sponsorship for the following year. Any opportunities not claimed by the deadline provided by SDMS staff will be available for purchase via the SDMS Prospectus.

Contact SDMS Events: events@sdms.org

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