Sponsorships

To qualify for Sponsorship support, all proposed continuing education Educational Activities must meet the following criteria:

• Meet a legitimate clinical education or practice management objective or need
• Serve a broad audience of eye care practitioners or optometric organizations
• Be objective, balanced, and scientifically rigorous with evidence that the education supports a full range of treatment options
• Be developed independently of CooperVision employees or subsidiaries
• Demonstrate independent control by the conference organizers or program faculty regarding conference content, topics, faculty, invites, presentations, materials and educational methods

• Networking or referral meetings
• Practice development and/or staff training
• Marketing campaigns
• Patient education
• Vision screenings or health fairs
• Registration fees or travel to medical meetings
• Capital campaigns or building funds
• Trade shows, corporate sponsorships or exhibit booths

The sponsorship funding application requires information for the applying organization, as well as details pertaining to the event/initiative itself. This includes, but is not limited to, the educational need for this program.