On-site Advertising and Sponsored Products

SfN offers an array of sponsored products and advertising opportunities to extend your reach and tailor to your brand, budget, audience, and marketing goals.

• Grand Product Theater
• In-Focus Product Theater
• Digital Signage
• Wi-Fi Splash Page
• Mobile App
• "Know Before You Go" Email Banner Ad
• Attendee Newsletter Email Banner Ad
• Special Signage in the Product Theater
• Tote Bags
• Charging Stations
• Lanyards
• Pens
• Sticker Stop
• Z-Card Fold-Out Map
• Program and Exhibit Guide Map Ad
• Sticky Notepads
• Special Print Edition of JNeurosci

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Grand Product Theater*

30-Minute Time Slot: $9,500**
Purchase Deadline: Fall 2026 (details coming soon)
Hold a presentation or product demonstration in the Grand Product Theater, a prime venue in the Exhibit Hall designed to reach hundreds of decision-makers and buyers. The theater offers seating for 150 attendees per session and is centrally located for maximum visibility.

Choose your preferred time slot during the 4 days of exhibits and create a unique presentation that connects with a wide audience.

New: A basic title and description must be included in the initial application. Final, detailed session title and description are due in fall 2026 (details coming soon).

Time slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Theater includes:

• Staging and audiovisual support: laptop, (if requested in advance), lectern, table microphone, floor microphone for Q&A, dual projectors displaying the same image, and a stage set for 2 presenters
• Seating for 150 attendees
• Pre-meeting and on-site promotion of your Product Theater session, including listings in the Program and Exhibit Guide, Neuroscience Meeting Planner (NMP), Neuroscience 2026 Mobile App, Neuroscience 2026 website, and high visibility digital signage on site

Deadline to submit final, detailed session title and description: Fall 2026 (details coming soon)

*Available to exhibitors only
**Discounts are not permitted for the Grand Product Theater

In-Focus Product Theater

30-Minute Time Slot: $6,500**

Purchase Deadline: Fall 2026

Hold a presentation or product demonstration in the new In-Focus Product Theater, a smaller, more intimate setting designed for focused conversations around your product or research. Located in a prime area in the Exhibit Hall, the theater offers seating for fewer attendees than the Grand Product Theater (details coming soon).

Select your preferred time slot during the 4 days of exhibits and create a presentation that engages an up-close audience.

New: A basic title and description must be included in the initial application. Final, detailed session titles and descriptions are due in fall 2026 (details coming soon).

Time slots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Theater includes:

• Staging and audiovisual support: laptop, (if requested in advance), lectern, table microphone, floor microphone for Q&A, dual projectors displaying the same image, and a stage set for 2 presenters
• In-person seating for attendees (details coming soon)
• Pre-meeting and on-site promotion of your session, including listings in the Program and Exhibit Guide, Neuroscience Meeting Planner (NMP), Neuroscience 2026 Mobile App, Neuroscience 2026 website, and high visibility digital signage on site

Deadline to submit final, detailed session title and description: Fall 2026 (details coming soon)

Digital Signage

Showcase your company to thousands of attendees at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center during all 5 days of SfN’s annual meeting. Place a 15-second video (no audio) or static image ad on large-scale digital signage displays located in high-traffic areas throughout the building.

• Ads run in 15-second rotations with other advertisers.
• Your ad can appear on up to 9 displays across multiple levels.
• All digital advertisers receive recognition in the official Neuroscience 2026 Program and Exhibit Guide.
  
  

Advertising Packages

Option 1 | Maximum Visibility: $6,500
The Maximum Visibility package includes 9 large displays throughout 3 levels of the convention center.

• East Salon Flags (2 Double-Sided Signs, Vertical Orientation, Grand Lobby, Street Level)
• West Salon Flags (2 Double-Sided Signs, Vertical Orientation, Grand Lobby, Street Level)
• North Skywalk Video Wall (Mt. Vernon Place Entrance Grand Lobby, Street Level)
• South Skywalk Video Wall (Mt. Vernon Place Entrance Grand Lobby, Street Level)
• Rotunda Video Wall A (Near Hall A, 9^th Street Side, Concourse Level)
• Rotunda Video Wall B (Centerpiece, Concourse Level)
• Concourse B Video Wall (Concourse Level)
• Hall A Video Marquee (Concourse Level)
• Event Video Marquee, Hall D (Level 2)

Option 2 | Deluxe Coverage: $4,500
The Deluxe Coverage package includes 5 large displays across 3 levels of the convention center.

• North Skywalk Video Wall (Street Level)
• South Skywalk Video Wall (Street Level)
• Concourse B Video Wall (Concourse Level)
• Rotunda Video Wall B near central escalator (Concourse Level)
• Event Video Marquee, Hall D (Level 2)

Option 3 | Starter Pack: $3,500
The Starter Pack includes 2 sets of 2 large, double-sided displays in the highest-traffic areas (Grand Lobby, Street Level)

• East Salon Flags (2 Double-Sided Signs, Vertical Orientation, Grand Lobby, Street Level)
• West Salon Flags (2 Double-Sided Signs, Vertical Orientation, Grand Lobby, Street Level)

Wi-Fi Splash Page 

Exclusive Support: $15,000

Take over the splash page attendees see each time they access the official Neuroscience 2026 Wi-Fi network on their computer and mobile devices in the convention center. 

Deadline to book and submit art: Fall 2026 (details coming soon)

Mobile App

Feature your company in the official Neuroscience 2026 Mobile App, the go-to resource for navigating the SfN annual meeting. Thousands of attendees keep the app at their fingertips, using it as an all-in-one tool for viewing maps and session information, finding abstracts and exhibitors, building personal itineraries, and much more.

Mobile App Splash Page Ad at Start-up
Exclusive Support: $15,000

Make a big impression by being the very first brand attendees see upon launching the app. Your full-screen splash ad will reach an alert, highly engaged audience, appearing for about 3 seconds while the app content loads.

Highlight your organization on a clickable leaderboard banner ad, prominently displayed on the app’s home screen. Yours will be the only ad in the app during the day purchased.

"Know Before You Go" Email Banner Ad 

Exclusive Support of All 3 Emails: $10,000

Per Issue: $4,500 (3 ads available)

Reach thousands of attendees’ inboxes with a banner ad at the top of a “Know Before You Go” email, one of three wide-reaching communications for Neuroscience 2026. Sent at crucial times in the run-up to the meeting, each of these three emails highlights different aspects of the attendee experience:

1. Announcing the launch of the Neuroscience Meeting Planner (NMP) — September 2026
   Deadline to book and submit ad: August 31, 2026
2. Announcing the launch of the #SfN26 Mobile App — October 2026
   Deadline to book and submit ad: September 30, 2026
3. Supplying key information and logistics to attendees just days before the meeting opens — November 2026
   Deadline to book and submit ad: October 31, 2026

Support includes placement of your leaderboard banner ad above the email masthead.

Attendee Newsletter Email Banner Ad 

Reach thousands of attendees’ inboxes with a banner ad in Neuroscience EXTRA!, the official email newsletter for Neuroscience 2026. Sent the evening before each of the 5 days of the meeting, this email highlights sessions and events, award winners, and other key information.

Top Placement
Per Issue: $5,500 (5 available)
Exclusive Support: $21,000

Place your leaderboard banner ad above the email masthead. View an example from a prior year.

Middle Placement
Per Issue: $2,000 (5 available)
Exclusive Support: $8,000

Place your banner ad in the middle of the email.

Special Signage in the Product Theater* 

Per Day (Sun., Mon., Tue.): $3,000 (3 available)
Exclusive Support (all days): $7,500

Showcase your company’s ad on the large screens in both Neuroscience 2026 Product Theater locations between presentations. The Exhibit Hall (where the Product Theaters are centrally located) is open November 15–17, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m., with 30-minute presentations running just 5 times per day. Factoring in setup and teardown time for the presenters, expect your ads to run for 15-minute intervals several times throughout each day in each location. This option is particularly impactful as an add-on for presenting Product Theater companies.

Please note that Product Theater screens are projector-only, not LED digital signage, so colors may appear muted.

*Available to exhibitors only

Deadline to book and submit art: September 30, 2026

Tote Bags*

Exclusive Support $28,000

Showcase your organization right on attendees’ shoulders by branding the complimentary Neuroscience 2026 tote bags, carried throughout the convention center and used long after the meeting. Sponsorship includes the ability to place your logo on one side of the bag. The bags are extremely popular with attendees and will provide value for years to come.

Showcase your organization right on attendees’ shoulders by branding the complimentary Neuroscience 2025 tote bags, carried throughout the convention center and long after the meeting. Sponsorship includes the ability to place your logo on one side of the bag. The bags are extremely popular with attendees and will provide value long after the meeting.

*Available to exhibitors only

Charging Stations**

Exclusive Support: $15,000

Connect with attendees as they charge their devices between sessions and events. Display your logo on 4 tower-style charging stations in high-traffic locations in the convention center.

**Sponsor is responsible for production costs.

Lanyards*

Exclusive Support: $30,000

Feature your organization’s logo on the official conference lanyards worn by thousands of attendees to display their meeting name badge, required for entry to the convention center.

Pens

Exclusive Support $10,000

Highlight your company on 20,000 pens distributed to attendees in high-traffic locations throughout the convention center, including in the registration area, info booths, session rooms, and SfN booth.

Deadline to book and submit logo: September 15, 2026

Sticker Stop

Exclusive Support $3,500

Highlight your organization on signage at SfN’s Sticker Stop, prominently located at attendees’ first stop in the convention center. The Sticker Stop distributes complimentary pronoun stickers (e.g., she/her, they/them, and he/him) to any attendee who wishes to wear one.

Note: Wearing a pronoun sticker is not required for anyone; it is simply offered as an option to everyone at the meeting, with the goal of promoting inclusivity and visibility among meeting attendees and the broader neuroscience community.

Z-Card Fold-Out Map

Exclusive Support $15,000

In our increasingly digital age, take comfort that your exclusive branding will be visible on an easily portable and memorable Exhibit Hall map that folds to the size of a credit card. Printed in a quantity of 15,000 and back by popular demand, attendees and exhibitors alike can keep this map handy in their pocket or bag, referencing it often as they navigate the expansive Exhibit Hall.

Deadline to book and submit art: September 15, 2026

Sticky Notepads

Exclusive Support $8,000

Highlight your company on 5,000 sticky notepads distributed to attendees in high-traffic locations throughout the convention center, including in registration area, info booths, session rooms, and SfN booth.

Deadline to book and submit art: September 15, 2026

Special Print Edition of JNeurosci

Full-page Ad: $1,550
Full-Page Ad, Opposite Table of Contents: $2,275 (1 available)
Full-page Ad, Back Cover: $2,575 (1 available)
Full-Page Ad, Inside Front Cover: $1,800 (1 available)
Full-Page Ad, Inside Back Cover: $2,000 (1 available)

Place an ad in the special Neuroscience 2026 print edition of The Journal of Neuroscience, the field’s most-cited journal. This sought-after, collectible publication is distributed free of charge to meeting attendees at the SfN booth, Donor and Volunteer Lounge, info booths, and SfN’s Meet-the-Editors sessions.

Deadline to book and submit art: September 5, 2026

Actual products may vary slightly from images shown.