Exhibits and Marketing

Join clients, potential employees and prospective customers at #Fungal26!

The Fungal Genetics Conference is one of the premier fungal conferences which in 2022, attracted attendees from 43 countries. In 2026, the meeting will bring together 850 researchers to stimulate thinking, discussion, and integration of fundamental and applied aspects of fungal biology in the following areas:

  • Biochemistry and metabolism
  • Biotechnology
  • Cell biology and development
  • Comparative and functional genomics
  • Fungal diversity
  • Gene regulation
  • Pathogenic and mutualistic interactions
  • Population and evolutionary genetics
  • Synthetic biology

Make sure you are in front of researchers that can benefit from your services!

Purchase an exhibit table! (payment form will be available September 4, 2025)

Review the general sponsorship, and exhibit details below to determine which best fits your advertising and marketing budget to engage with a diverse group of registrants from every career stage and research area.

Contact Anne Marie Mahoney, mahoney@genetics-gsa.org, with any questions or to discuss special package rates.

 

Sponsor Categories

Gold Sponsor – $6,000

  • Logo and link displayed on meeting website
  • Logo and link on mobile app
  • Logo and link in all conference emails
  • One complimentary conference registration (housing not included)
  • One approved advertisement allowed to be displayed in the registration area
  • Contribution acknowledged at Opening Plenary by Conference Chair
  • Contribution acknowledged in Program Book
  • One full page ad in Program Book
  • One app push notification during the conference

Reception Sponsor – $5,000

  • Logo and link displayed on meeting website
  • Logo and link in all conference emails
  • Logo and link on mobile app
  • One complimentary conference registration (housing not included)
  • Contribution acknowledged at Opening Plenary by Conference Chair
  • Contribution acknowledged in Program Book
  • One half page ad in Program Book

Silver Sponsor – $2,500

  • Logo displayed on meeting website
  • Logo displayed on mobile app
  • Contribution acknowledged at Opening Plenary
  • Contribution acknowledged in Program Book
  • 1/4 page ad in Program Book

Bronze Sponsor – $1,500

  • Company logo displayed on mobile app
  • Contribution acknowledged in Program Book
  • Perkins/Metzenberg Keynote Plenary Sponsor – $2,000: (limited to one sponsor)
  • Exhibit tables – $3,150: Scheduled each evening during the poster sessions
  • Registration Fee Waivers sponsor: Companies can sponsor registration fee waivers to encourage participation from low- and middle-income countries.

Meeting registration statistics

The Fungal Genetics Conference has sold out every year since 2009. 

2024 2022 (in-person/remote) 2019 2017 2015
Faculty/ Postdoc 571 460/233 486 458 436
Students 295 220/134 503 472 472
Total 866 1,047 919 917 908

2024 registrants by institution type

Institution Percentage
University 74%
College 5%
Medical School 8%
Research Institute (government or non-profit) 13%

Exhibits

Exhibit tables are available during the Poster Sessions. The floorplan will be available January 28, 2026.

Wednesday, March 18 7:30–10:30 p.m. PST
Thursday, March 19 7:30–10:30 p.m. PST
Friday, March 20 7:30–10:30 p.m. PST

Exhibit Fees – Reserve your booth early for special discounts:

Category Before 11/20/25 Between 11/22/25 and 12/18/25  After 12/18/25
Commercial $3,150 $3,300 $3,500
Non-profit $2,000 $2,150 $2,400

 

Table-top Exhibit includes:

  • Company name and URL in the program book and conference app
  • 50 word company description in program book and conference app
  • One full conference registration for one exhibit representative to attend the full scientific program
  • 1–6 foot draped table
  • Two chairs
  • Ability to display pop-up banner
  • Complimentary wireless access
  • Janitorial service

Why participate?

Meet New Prospects: Registrants from over 35 countries attended in person in 2024!  More people means more potential leads.

Recruitment: Looking to hire someone for your company? The Fungal Conference has the best and the brightest at every career stage attending. You can set up interviews throughout the week. 

Showcase New Products and Services: Show products and answer questions from the community.

Highlight your customers: Your customers will be giving presentations on data they have received from your equipment. Come to support them and let others know the benefits of partnering with you.

Save Money: Rather than hotel, airfare, per-diem, and shipping costs to various labs, you can take advantage of seeing customers from around the world all in one setting—thereby helping your bottom line.

 

Marketing Opportunities

All of the opportunities below include: company logo displayed on the conference app and on the online planner.

Advertising
Get your message out to the attendees by placing an ad in the Conference App, Program Book or Abstract Book. The Program Book and Abstract Book will be available online as a PDF file for all attendees to reference throughout the conference.

Mobile App

Banner Ad – $1,500

Display your custom advertising on a banner on the mobile app. The app is typically downloaded over 1,500 times. Your ad will appear everytime the attendees log on.

Digital Advertising

Know Before You Go email – $2,500

Promote your company with a banner ad (including your URL) in every attendee’s “Know Before You Go” email. With an open email rate of over 100% (because attendees look multiple times) you will reach all the attendees without the added expense of a booth or shipping materials.

Program Book or Abstract Book

The Program Book and Abstract Book were both downloaded over 800 times  in 2025. Take advantage of the opportunity to promote your company to all the attendees with a book that they will reference throughout the meeting and beyond.

Full page, color ad – $900

Half page, color ad – $450

Additional Marketing Opportunities

  • Opening Session Sponsor (includes Keynote and Sandler Lecture) – $2,000 –  (limited to one sponsor) Get your name in front of all of the attendees at the start of the meeting by sponsoring the Opening Session which includes our Keynote Speaker,  Denise Montell, University of California, Santa Barbara and the Larry Sandler Lecture. In addition to the acknowledgements listed above the sponsorship includes:
    • Recognition on signage
    • Verbal recognition during the session
    • Option to provide literature and giveaway table at session
  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Plenary Session Sponsor – $1,750 – designed to promote scholarship and to share expertise on DEI topics, in line with the goal of moving toward a more equitable scientific enterprise. (limited to one sponsor)
  • Plenary Session Sponsor – $1,500 –  Show your support for a plenary speaker that uses your equipment by sponsoring their plenary session (2 opportunities, limited to one sponsor per session)
  • Pre-conference Professional Development Workshops – $750 – participate in a panel and be recognized as a sponsor. Many of the early career scientists that attend these events will be managing their own labs one day so it is important to get to know them as they build their career.  (limited to one sponsor per workshop)
  • Registration Fee Waivers Sponsor – priceless –  to support participation from low- and middle-income countries, companies can sponsor registration fee waivers

Contact Anne Marie (mahoney@genetics-gsa.org) to create a package that helps you get the exposure you need and fits your budget.

Exhibit Timeline

Date Preliminary schedule
November 20, 2025

January 15, 2026

Early Reservation deadline

Deadline for marketing materials for inclusion in Program Book and Conference App

January 26, 2026 Deadline to register exhibit staff
March 18, 2026 Exhibit move-in 12:00–5:00 p.m.
March 18, 2026 Exhibits open 7:30–10:30 p.m.
March 19, 2026 Exhibits open 7:30–10:30 p.m.
March 20, 2026 Exhibits open 7:30–10:30 p.m.
March 20, 2026 Exhibits move out – 10:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m.
March 21, 2026 Exhibits move out – 7:00–9:00 a.m.

Past Exhibitors and Sponsors

21st Bio

BASF

Bayer

BEI Resources

Biosense Solutions

Bolt Threads

Company of Biologists

DSM

Dupont Industrial Bioscience

Frontiers

Fungal Biology and Biotechnology

FungiDB/EuPathDB

Gingko Bioworks

Hexagon Bio

Illumina

Journal of Fungi

LifeMine

Monsanto

MycoWorks

Nielsen BioSciences

Novozymes

Open Fungi

Scientific Bioprocessing

The Better Meat

Union Biometrica

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