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.

Click Here for the Exhibitor Guide

**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 exhibitors in a more relaxed setting. 

Platinum Sponsorship - $3,500*

• 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*

*Additional Platinum Promotions
Co-Sponsored with ILSkyCon

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

Gold Sponsorship - $1,500

• 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 **

  1. 1. • **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

Silver Sponsorship - $1,000

• 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**

  1. 1. • **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

Bronze Sponsorship - $500

• 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

Non-Educational Direct Sales Basic Sponsorship - $100

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. 

Click Here to Register

If you have any questions, please contact: ilskycon@skycon.org 

Joel Margliano – President                        Scott Anthony – Conference Co-Chair

(815) 802-7769                                             (708) 745-5250