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Add sponsors to a session

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Show one or more sponsors on a session page, each with an optional label such as "Lead partner". You can also put the first sponsor's logo on the session's schedule card.

Before you start

  • You need to be an organization admin or an event admin.

  • Create the sponsors first under Sponsors. Only sponsors of this event can be added.

  • This works for content slots. Networking slots have no Sponsors tab.

  • Warning: Turning off Session is sponsored and saving removes all sponsors and labels from the session.

Where to find it

Content > Schedule > Timeslots in the admin panel. Select Edit on a session, then open the Sponsors tab.

Add sponsors to a session

  1. Select Edit on the session and open the Sponsors tab.

  2. Turn on Session is sponsored.

  3. Optional: change the Section name. Up to 25 characters.

  4. In Sponsors, select Search for a sponsor, type the name and choose the sponsor. Repeat for more sponsors.

  5. Optional: enter a Label for each sponsor.

  6. Drag the sponsors into the order you want. The first sponsor is the one whose logo can appear on the schedule card.

  7. Optional: tick Show the first sponsor's logo in the schedule card.

  8. Select Update, or Create for a new session.

Session drawer Sponsors tab with a sponsor added

To remove a sponsor, select the delete icon in its row. To remove the whole section, turn off Session is sponsored.

Settings

Setting

What it does

Default

Session is sponsored

Adds a sponsors section to the session page. Turning it off also clears the logo checkbox.

Off

Section name

Title of the sponsors section on the session page.

"Sponsored by"

Sponsors

The sponsors shown, in the order you drag them. The search shows up to 20 matches at a time.

None

Label

Short text shown over the sponsor's name on its card.

Empty

Show the first sponsor's logo in the schedule card.

Puts the first sponsor's logo on the session's schedule card. Cleared automatically when the session has no sponsors.

Off

What attendees see

  • On the session page, a section titled with your Section name and the count, for example "Sponsored by (2)". Each card shows the sponsor's name and any logo, label or subtitle you have added. Selecting a card opens the sponsor's booth.

  • When matchmaking for sponsors is on and the sponsor has interests, the card also shows matching interests. When the sponsor has representatives, the card shows "Connect with people from <sponsor>" with their profile pictures.

  • On the schedule card, the first sponsor's logo when Show the first sponsor's logo in the schedule card. is ticked. The logo sits to the right of the title or under it, depending on the card size. Speaker names can appear in Timeline and Linear views; List cards do not show them.

These sponsor details are available in both the mobile app and the web app.

Sponsored by (2) with Northstar guide partner labeled Lead partner and Lattice Current labeled Partner

Local energy projects schedule card with Northstar guide partner’s name and logo, a registered status and a filled bookmark

Limits

  • Section name: up to 25 characters. If you clear it, the app shows only the count, for example "(2)".

  • A sponsor can be added to a session once.

  • Only the first sponsor's logo appears on the schedule card.

Troubleshooting

The logo doesn't show on the schedule card
​Show the first sponsor's logo in the schedule card. is not ticked, or the session has no sponsors. Add a sponsor, tick the box and select Update.

A sponsor is missing from the search
The sponsor doesn't exist in this event, or its name is spelled differently. Add it under Sponsors first.

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