The 46th Annual Course in Flow Cytometry is coming to San Diego this summer! This highly regarded event is a week-long course that combines lectures and hands-on lab sessions. Students are paired with experienced instructors in small groups to prepare samples with sponsor-provided reagents and acquire data using cytometers supplied by instrument vendors.
The course attracts highly motivated participants from both academia and industry that use flow cytometry in their day-to-day work. Many of the students will become lab directors and key opinion leaders and make instrument and reagent purchase decisions as their careers progress. There is a good chance that someone on your team has attended this course in the past! This is an outstanding opportunity to expose these budding cytometrists to your products and brand.
This year’s course is organized by Cheryl Kim from La Jolla Institute, Carina Torres from Eli Lilly, and Yoav Altman from Sanford Burnham Prebys. The course will be held at Sanford Burnham Prebys, August 12-17, 2023. Our schedule will closely follow the successful format of previous years.
The course requires instrumentation, a variety of reagents, and supplies to provide participants with hands-on wet lab experience. Corporate sponsorship plays a vital role in ensuring the affordability of the course for attendees and providing state of the art tools.
We have five sponsorship levels and describe their associated benefits below:
| Sponsor Level | Amount | Included Benefits |
| Platinum | $5,000 | Funds will go towards opening/closing reception and evening outing for attendees, top-tier recognition, 15-minute vendor presentation, premier placement at closing reception with 6-ft table, option to provide attendee swag bag with company logo and any promotional items, designation as Platinum Sponsor in all communications. |
| Gold | $3,500 | Second-tier recognition, premier placement at closing reception with 6-ft table, option to provide promotional items in swag bag, designation as Gold Sponsor in all communications. |
| Silver | $2,000 | Third-tier recognition, placement at closing reception with 4-ft table, option to provide promotional items in swag bag, designation as Silver Sponsor in all communications. |
| Bronze | $1,000 | Recognition for sponsorship, up to two promotional items in swag bag. |
We hope that your schedule will permit you to join us for all or part of the course. The closing reception, scheduled for Thursday night, August 17th at the Birch Aquarium, will provide an excellent opportunity for course sponsors to engage with the attendees at a sponsor table.
If you are interested in providing support to the course, we kindly request that you fill out the 46th Annual Course in Cytometry Sponsorship Form. This will help us streamline the sponsorship process and ensure we have the necessary information.
Thank you,
46th Annual Course Organizers Yoav Altman, Sanford Burnham Prebys Cheryl Kim, La Jolla Institute Carina Torres, Eli Lilly
