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Sponsorship Registration is Open!

The Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association (MDLA) is pleased to announce that it is providing sponsorship opportunities at the Virtual Mid-Winter Conference on January 29-30, 2021. Now is the time to sign up for this great opportunity to market your services and/or goods to defense lawyers in the State of Minnesota.

MDLA is a non-profit professional association that was established in 1963. It is composed of defense attorneys who practice primarily in the area of civil defense litigation. MDLA is dedicated to the continuing legal education of its members through seminars, workshops and meetings. We are especially proud of providing a mid-winter conference for our members annually.

Take this opportunity to market your services and/or goods to defense lawyers. Please complete and return the enclosed Sponsor/Exhibitor Confirmation Form with your check payable to MDLA.

If you should have any questions, please contact Libby Baxter at libbyb@mdla.org. Thank you for your consideration. We look forward to working with you.

Sponsor Levels and Benefits

Virtual Mid-Winter Survival Kit - $600 (SOLD)

• Sponsor a survival kit to be mailed to attendees before the MWC, including an alcoholic beverage, a coffee card, and sponsored pamphlet.
  
• Option to include sponsor pamphlet or paper materials. Materials must be received by MDLA by January 11th
  
• Exclusive feature in Pre-Conference email announcing the arrival of the “Virtual Mid-Winter Survival Kit”
  
• Company logo listed on website
  
• Verbal recognition at event
  
• Company logo on “Thank You Sponsors” post-conference email
  
• Recognition in the spring issue of MDLA’s magazine Minnesota Defense

Session Sponsors - $400 (1 available)

• 2 minute live introduction from a representative of the Sponsoring Company, or a 2 minute pre-recorded video
  
• Thank you from the speaker after the session
  
• Company logo listed on website
  
• Verbal recognition at event
  
• Company logo on “Thank You Sponsors” post-conference email
  
• Recognition in the spring issue of MDLA’s magazine Minnesota Defense

Law Firm Sponsor - $150

• Company logo listed on website
  
• Verbal recognition at event
  
• Company logo on “Thank You Sponsors” post-conference email
  
• Recognition in the spring issue of MDLA’s magazine Minnesota Defense

Sponsorship Deadline: January 14th
Virtual Mid-Winter Survival Kit material deadline: January 11th

MDLA Mid-Winter Conference Policies

Registration Information

Online registration requires credit card payment; MDLA accepts American Express, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover. If you want to pay by check, please download the form here. Payment is required prior to the event.

To edit your registration, please contact the MDLA office at info@mdla.org or 1+ (651) 290-6293.

Both members and nonmembers need to log in to register for events. If you are a member or have previously created an account on the MDLA website, login here. If you are a nonmember, please create a guest account in the system; we will require your first and last name, organization, email, username and password.

Join MDLA

If you are not a member and would like to join to receive reduced conference rates, please join here. To renew your membership and receive member rates, log into your profile, renew, then return to register for the event. These will be two separate transactions. You also have the option to pay for both by downloading forms.

Attendance Policies

Attendee Cancellation

To receive a registration refund, less a $25 processing fee, all cancellations must be received via this form by January 11, 2021 11:59 p.m. U.S. Central Time. No refunds will be granted thereafter. No-shows will not be refunded. Registrations can be transferred to another person within your organization with the same membership status by contacting info@mdla.org.

Conference Modification or Cancellation

MDLA reserves the right to modify the course’s schedule or program as necessary. MDLA also reserves the right to cancel this conference, in which case a full refund of the registration fee will be provided. We are unable to refund any travel costs (flight, hotel, etc.) in the case of MDLA cancellation.

Data Privacy/GDPR

We host events throughout the year, including our annual conference, webinars, and trainings (collectively “events”). If you are a member and register for one of our events, we will access the information in your member account to provide you with information and services associated with the event. If you are not a member and you register for one of our events, we will collect your name and contact information, which we will store in our database and use to provide you with information and services associated with the event. If you are a presenter at one of our events, we will collect information about you including your name, employer and contact information, and photograph, and we may also collect information provided by event attendees who evaluated your performance as a presenter. As an attendee, speaker, or sponsor/exhibitor, we will keep a record of your participation to provide you with post-event information including details on upcoming events you may be interested in. Your contact information may be shared via an event mobile app or attendee list as part of your participation in the event. Your hotel reservation information may be shared between MDLA and the hotel.

PCI Compliance

Please do not email forms with credit card information. To protect your data and to comply with PCI standards, the MDLA office will not accept emailed credit card information.

Photo/Audio/Video Release

Registration for or attendance at this event acknowledges consent to be recorded or photographed. We reserve the right to use any photograph/video taken at our events, without the expressed written permission of those included within the photograph/video. We may use the photograph/video in publications or other media material produced, used or contracted including but not limited to: brochures, invitations, books, newspapers, magazines, television, websites, etc. To ensure the privacy of individuals, images will not be identified using full names or personal identifying information without written approval from the photographed subject.

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