ABN 2026

ICC, Birmingham: Tue 5,

Wed 6 - Fri 8 May

Sponsorship Prospectus

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APPLY FOR ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP

APPLY FOR SYMPOSIUM

Why Annual Sponsorship?

Establish

The ABN Annual Meeting is a well respected and established part of the neurology events calendar.

Showcase

Showcase your products and services in front of an audience of decision makers. Align your brand with the only neurologist focused professional body in the UK.

Engagement

Engage with delegates through exhibition. Sponsor a teaching symposium or Special Interest Group (SIG) related to your brand

Reach

Achieve reach beyond the meeting, with recorded content on the conference app available to delegates during and after the event.

What’s happening at ABN 2026?

We are excited to host an action-packed, four-day event featuring teaching sessions led by leading clinical and academic neurological experts.

Building on the success of the Liverpool meeting, which attracted over 1,000 delegates, we anticipate welcoming a similar number this year.

The event will be held at the ICC Birmingham, a short walk from Birmingham New Street station.

The program begins with a Training Day and setup on Tuesday, 5 May, followed by the main conference from Wednesday 6 to Friday 8 May.

Annual Sponsorship: £21,000 + VAT

ABN’s annual sponsorship program offers year-round benefits for both the ABN and its sponsors. This partnership goes beyond the event, fostering long-term collaboration through wider partnerships, continuous training opportunities, and enhanced networking. By strengthening the relationship between ABN and its sponsors, we create lasting connections that support growth and innovation throughout the year.

Benefits in relation to the Annual Meeting:

• Free 6M² space-only stand

• Priority choice of stand location

• 2x free exhibitor passes

• Profile page in the conference app

• Networking and attendee list access via app

• Logo on conference website

• 2x digital PDF posters on conference app

• Ability to submit lunchtime symposia proposal

• Priority consideration for Special Interest Group sponsorship

Annual Meeting

Annual Sponsors enjoy discounted rates on other opportunities:

• Upgrade free 6M² stand (space only) to shell scheme: £400 + VAT

• Increase stand area (space only): £750/m2 (no VAT)

• Increase stand area (shell scheme): £850/m2 + VAT

• Symposia rehearsal space hire: £1500 + VAT (0900 – 1700)

Lunchtime Symposia

£11,000+VAT

Sponsor a session over the lunch break, populating a 1 hour programme with your choice of speakers. Share information and educate professionals with a debate covering an important area of new research, or a teaching session on a current area of interest.

Symposia proposals are welcome from all Annual Sponsors. There are 9 lunchtime symposia slots available - 3 parallel slots on Wed 6, Thur 7 and Fri 8 May.

Applications will be considered and slots offered based on the proposal content, previous symposia opportunities offered and how well the proposed material fits with the wider programme.

Silent Symposia

£4000 + VAT / £2000 + VAT

The Silent Symposia stand in the heart of the exhibition hall can be hired on Wed 6 or Thur 7 for £4000 +VAT and Fri 8 May for £2000 +VAT.

Use the coffee breaks in the morning and afternoon to showcase a short presentation to delegates, who will listen in on headphones.

The stand contains 35 chairs and headsets, a lectern and TV screens. Use the space throughout the day as an additional marketing space and meeting area.

Training Day Sponsorship

£3700 + VAT

These CPD accredited pre-meeting parallel sessions are aimed specifically at Core Medical Trainees and Speciality Trainees. As an investment to our trainees, these sessions run on Tue 5 May at no additional cost to attendees

Support one or both of these session streams and directly impact the education of today's young neurologists and neurologists-to-be!

Sponsorship includes attendance at the sessions for a member of your team. You will also be acknowledged in the Training Day programme.

Breakfast SIGs

£4000 + VAT

Breakfast SIGs (Special Interest Groups) run from 0800 - 0900 on Thur 7 and Fri 8 May, attracting an audience of between 25 and 150, depending on the topic covered.

Traumatic Brain Injury • Autonomic • Functional Disorders • Peripheral Nerve

Neurological Infection • Epilepsy • Neuro-oncology • Cognitive

Sponsor one of these SIGs to reach a targeted group of specialists within an area of mutual relevance. This opportunity includes hot breakfast rolls for attendees, 2x 1 day passes for your team, acknowledgment in the programme and a 5 minute video on your profile page in the app. Sponsorship does not include influence over the the content of the sessions.

Enhanced Stand Presence

From £750 +VAT/m2

A standard 3x2m space is free of charge to all annual sponsors of the meeting. You have the opportunity to upgrade this by booking 2 stands back-to-back and paying for the difference in floor space. A draft floor plan link is at the foot of this page.

Additional space is costed per m2 and is available as follows:

• Annual Sponsors: £750 (Space only) / £850+VAT (Shell Scheme)

• Non Annual Sponsors: £1200 (Space only) / £1500+VAT (Shell Scheme)

Larger stand spaces may be possible, at the rates above, subject to availability.

Enhanced App Presence

From £500 + VAT

ABN 2026 will be paper free and so all programme and sponsorship info will be app based. A basic company profile is covered under Annual Sponsorship, with the following upgrades available:

• Clickable banner advert (on Home Screen): £1000 +VAT

• PDF advert: £500 +VAT

• Feedback link: £500 +VAT

• Targeted push notifications (isolated by specialty): £850 +VAT

Academic Opportunities

Information available upon request

Advanced Clinical Training Fellowships

The UK has an urgent and increasing need for highly specialised neurologists to improve care for patients with a wide range of neurological conditions. Advances in therapeutics across the spectrum of neurological conditions offers the prospect of better outcomes for our patients, but to achieve this we need to develop a highly skilled workforce. The ABN has worked with neurologists across the UK to develop curricula for Advanced Clinical Training Fellowships in Neuroinflammation, Movement Disorders, Neuromuscular conditions, Epilepsy and many more disease areas. We are developing a highly competitive national scheme recruiting the very best senior trainee neurologists into these advanced clinical training fellowships. We welcome interest from industry and the charitable sector partners to provide financial support for salary costs.

Clinical Research Training Fellowships

The ABN is a strong supporter of academic neurology to identify disease mechanisms and treatments that will help neurology patients. This depends on training junior neurologists in research to equip them to carry out research when they become NHS consultants or neurology faculty. The ABN runs a successful Clinical Research Training Fellowship scheme for UK and Irish neurology trainees who wish to undertake a PhD. The scheme is highly competitive, and awards are made after a competition and interview process that is robust and transparent. The scheme has recently supported up to four awards per year relevant to neurological sub-specialties. Details of current fellows illustrate the breadth of the scheme. We already have a number ofsuccessful charity partnerships and we welcome interest from industry and the new charity partners interested in providing financial support for salary or research costs.

Non-Annual Sponsor Exhibition costs

£1200* Space Only exhibition space, per M²

£1500 Shell scheme exhibition space, per M²

+VAT (Except*)

The following is included for Non-Annual Sponsors:

• Profile page in the conference app

• Logo on conference website

• x2 free exhibitor passes

Next Steps

Confirm your Annual Sponsorship by submitting this online form Deadline, 15 Jan, 23.59

If relevant, submit your Lunchtime or Silent symposium proposal Deadline, 15 Jan, 23.59

The ABN will confirm the outcome of your symposium proposal by email.

Look out for your Sponsor Information Email! This will be sent to you on:

• Wed 14 Jan – Annual Sponsors

• Wed 21 Jan – Non Annual Sponsors

This year we are introducing the use of an Exhibition Portal. This is where you will book your stand & any extras in real-time. You will be able to access the Portal at a later stage to upload your documents such as insurance certificate, stand plan & risk assessment.

Complete your stand booking asap to maximise your chances of securing your first choice of stand space and any additional items.

You will then be sent a Confirmation Email.

The ABN will invoice you separately based on the package you book within the portal.

Upload your publicity content to the portal by the deadlines to help with our smooth planning and maximise your exposure at the meeting.

Email us with any queries you have about sponsorship.