Benefits of Being a Patron Levels of Patronage of IRG and Benefits to Patrons We have replaced the previous Sponsorship program with our new Patron program. Patrons will support specific IRG symposia. The previous recurring yearly sponsorship categories will now be part of our new Membership program, which will be available shortly. If you or your organization wish to become a patron for the next IRG symposium, please contact treasurer@irg.space. The patron levels are as follows: Orbital — < $250 or in-kind contributionLunar — $250 to $499 or in-kind contributionPlanetary — $500 to $999Interstellar — $1,000 to $4999Galactic — $5,000 and up There are also opportunities for “Special Purpose” patrons. A Special Purpose patron is some person or organization that contributes for a specific purpose like funding a scholarship, covering the cost of a symposium banquet, or some other particular need rather than to cover general costs of a symposium. The benefits available at each each Patron level can be seen in this table: Symposium Patron Packages Orbital Lunar Planetary Interstellar Galactic SpecialPurpose Number of patrons allowedno limitno limitno limit6 (0 taken for 8th Interstellar Symposium)3 (0 taken for 8th Interstellar Symposium)see schedule Cost< $250 or in-kind$250 or in-kind$500$1,000$5,000varies bytimeslot Thank you letter from IRG presidentXXX Thank you letter from IRG treasurerXXX Logo recognition on symposium websiteXXXlanding pagelanding pageX Logo recognition on symposium programXXXprominentfront coverX Recognition from podium at plenary sessionsXXXXX Complimentary symposium registration112 Complimentary seminar registration (opening day of symposium)112 Invitation to VIP dinnerXXfor > $1000 Opportunity to give short address from podium at one plenaryXX IRG and Tax-Deductible Donations The Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop (doing business as the Interstellar Research Group, IRG) is a non-profit scientific, educational corporation in the state of Tennessee. For U.S. tax purposes, IRG is a tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) educational, non-profit corporation. All donations to IRG are fully tax deductible (as allowed by your local laws)
