The Illinois Skyward® User Group is celebrating its 35th Annual Conference on October 29-30, 2025, located at the Tinley Park Convention Center in Tinley Park, IL. The annual conference draws a variety of participants in varying roles ranging from secretaries to teachers to superintendents, and from schools who run or are considering running the Skyward® Student and/or Business Management software. Typically, there are 700+ participants representing over 100 school districts throughout the State of Illinois and Missouri.
The IL Skyward® User Group offers several sponsorship opportunities at different levels so your company can get valuable additional exposure.
All vendor sponsorship forms must be received with payment by October 1, 2025.
**Note: A District Co-Presenter is REQUIRED for all Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsorship presentations. They must be a registered attendee for the conference. If an attendee requests the vendor to pay for their registration fee, please submit a copy of their SkyCon invoice along with payment. We reserve the right to cancel scheduled presentations without a District Co-Presenter.
Exhibit Hours are scheduled to be held:
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
7:30 AM - 4:30 PM
4:30PM - 5:30PM Social Hour**
Thursday, October 30, 2025
7:00 AM - 2:30 PM
**Social Hour - To kick off the first day of SKYCON, we host a social event in our exhibit hall to encourage our attendees to network with our exhbitors in a more related setting.
Booth in Vendor Hall to distribute marketing and informational materials and to network with attendees (includes two - 6 ft tables with skirt and four chairs, wireless internet access, electrical outlet)
Premier exhibit location
Acknowledgement of sponsorship on all appropriate electronic and printed marketing materials, conference website, conference signage and mobile app
Inclusion on one (1) social media post from ILSkyCon
Inclusion on one (1) email message to all registered attendees prior to conference with shout-out of exhibitors in attendance
Two (2) complimentary conference registrations (with the option to add two (2) additional booth attendees for $300 each)
The opportunity to have two (2) conference session presentations with Skyward® District Co-Presenter** (One 60 minute presentation each day)
**Note: A District Co-Presenter is REQUIRED for all Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsorship presentations. They must be a registered attendee for the conference. If an attendee requests the vendor to pay for their registration fee, please submit a copy of their SkyCon invoice along with payment. We reserve the right to cancel scheduled presentations without a District Co-Presenter.
Provided with a list of attending school districts
Additional Promotions Available*
If you are a Platinum Sponsor, you may select one of these events to co-sponsor with ILSkyCon.
Tailgate Tuesday Dinner (for pre-conference attendees)
Wednesday Breakfast
Wednesday Lunch
Wednesday Snack Break
Wednesday Social Hour
Thursday Breakfast
Thursday Lunch
Thursday Snack Break
Benefits may include:
Opportunity to display material on tables (supplied by the sponsor) during your sponsored event
Opportunity to play 1-minute video (supplied by the sponsor) during your sponsored event
Shout-out in one (1) push notification sent via the conference mobile app to all attendees the day of the sponsored event
Booth in Vendor Hall to distribute marketing and informational materials and to network with attendees (includes one - 6 ft table with skirt and two chairs, wireless internet access, electrical outlet)
Acknowledgement of sponsorship on all appropriate electronic and printed marketing materials, conference website, conference signage and mobile app
Inclusion on one (1) social media post from ILSkyCon
Inclusion on one (1) email message to all registered attendees prior to conference with shout-out of exhibitors in attendance
Two (2) complimentary conference registrations (with the option to add two (2) additional booth attendees for $300 each)
The opportunity to have one (1) 60 minute conference session presentation with Skyward® District Co-Presenter **
**Note: A District Co-Presenter is REQUIRED for all Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsorship presentations. They must be a registered attendee for the conference. If an attendee requests the vendor to pay for their registration fee, please submit a copy of their SkyCon invoice along with payment. We reserve the right to cancel scheduled presentations without a District Co-Presenter.
Provided with a list of attending school districts
Booth in Vendor Hall to distribute marketing and informational materials and to network with attendees (includes one - 6 ft table with skirt and two chairs, wireless internet access, electrical outlet)
Acknowledgement of sponsorship on all appropriate electronic and printed marketing materials, conference website, conference signage and mobile app
Inclusion on one (1) social media post from ILSkyCon
Inclusion on one (1) email message to all registered attendees prior to conference with shout-out of exhibitors in attendance
One (1) complimentary conference registration
The opportunity to have one (1) 60 minute conference session presentation with Skyward® District Co-Presenter**
**Note: A District Co-Presenter is REQUIRED for all Platinum, Gold and Silver Sponsorship presentations. They must be a registered attendee for the conference. If an attendee requests the vendor to pay for their registration fee, please submit a copy of their SkyCon invoice along with payment. We reserve the right to cancel scheduled presentations without a District Co-Presenter.
Provided with a list of attending school districts
Booth in Vendor Hall to distribute marketing and informational materials and to network with attendees (includes one - 6 ft table with skirt and two chairs, wireless internet access, electrical outlet)
Acknowledgement of sponsorship on all appropriate electronic and printed marketing materials, conference website, conference signage and mobile app
Inclusion on one (1) social media post from ILSkyCon
Inclusion on one (1) email message to all registered attendees prior to conference with shout-out of exhibitors in attendance
One (1) complimentary conference registration
Provided with a list of attending school districts
We offer basic sponsorships for non-educational Direct Sales vendors (i.e. Scentsy, PaperPie, etc). Registered exhibitors will be notified once the IL Skyward® User Group Steering Committee has reviewed their registration form. We can only accept one Direct Sales vendor per company.
Booth in Vendor Hall to distribute marketing and informational materials and to network with attendees (includes one - 6 ft table with skirt and two chairs, wireless internet access, electrical outlet)
Acknowledgement of sponsorship on all appropriate electronic and printed marketing materials, conference website, conference signage and mobile app
Inclusion on one (1) social media post from ILSkyCon
Inclusion on one (1) email message to all registered attendees prior to conference with shout-out of exhibitors in attendance.
One (1) complimentary conference registration
All vendor sponsorship forms must be received with payment by October 1, 2024.
If you have any questions, please contact: ilskycon@skycon.org
Joel Margliano – President Scott Anthony – Conference Co-Chair
(815) 802-7769 (708) 745-5250
This year we are pleased to partner exclusively with the EVEN Hotel, an IHG® Brand hotel, as the official lodging for the conference! Reservations can be made using promo code "SKY", or you can also call the hotel at 708-444-1100 and mention that you will be attending the IL Skyward® User Group Conference.