Corporate Relations: News and Opportunities

The Society of Interventional Radiology is pleased to offer this site for our corporate partners in order to provide the latest news as well as current opportunities for program sponsorship. SIR appreciates the commitment you make to the future of IR through your continued support, and SIR hopes to meet your needs while providing quality education and information to our members.

For additional information, please contact Beth Allgaier, SIR director of corporate relations, via email at ballgaier@SIRweb.org or by phone at (703) 460-5564.

SIR Annual Scientific Meeting Opportunities and Approaching Deadlines

New! Industry Interactives—$20,000


Limited availability, SIR Annual Scientific Meeting
Fully customizable and private corporate sessions open to all SIR attendees, hold up to 168 people depending on set-up, rooms located in Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. See the application and information on exhibitor resources. Questions? Contact Beth Allgaier.

Advertising Opportunities

Reach thousands of interventional radiologists and related healthcare professionals through a wide array of SIR advertising opportunities that offer year-round exposure for your company. Each week, SIR speaks directly to global leaders in interventional radiology, hospital administrators and other key decision-makers who are looking for the latest tools and technology to improve their practice.

Whether through IR Quarterly—SIR's brand new magazine devoted entirely to the practice of interventional radiology—or the Society's numerous electronic communications for members, SIR offers companies a diverse advertising platform that can be tailored to meet your business objectives and your budget. Below are options for advertising in SIR print and digital media.

For questions about the SIR advertising program contact Beth Allgaier, SIR's director of corporate relations, at (703) 460-5564.

Thank you, McKesson for Webinar Support

SIR thanks McKesson for their support of the 2013 SIR Coding & Payment Update Webinar, held Tuesday February 26, 2013.

Save the Date: LEARN 2013

LEARN 2013 will be held September 26-28, 2013 at the Doubletree Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois. We look forward to working with our industry partners again this year at LEARN!

NEW! IR News now a quarterly magazine

IR Quarterly, now with Read full article - Radiology Business Journal, December 2012 - "this elevation to a specialty level, with its own distinct residency program, places interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology on the same level as surgery, pediatrics, and internal medicine in the ABMS hierarchy."

IR Fellowship Match Update

June 20 was match day for vascular and interventional radiology fellowship programs for the 2013 appointment year. SIR is excited to report an increase in both the number of applicants and in the number of positions filled via the match for the sixth consecutive year. Of the 80 programs enrolled with the National Resident Match Program, 67 (85 percent) filled. Of the 224 certified positions in the match, 208 were filled-an incredible 93 percent. Compared to the 2006 match, the number of applicants increased by 260 percent and the number of positions filled was up 283 percent. An analysis of this year's match will appear in the September/October 2012 issue of IR News.

Renew Now! The Benefits of Corporate Membership

Renew or Join Now!

The Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR) is a non-profit, national scientific organization deeply committed to its mission to improve health and the quality of life through the practice of cardiovascular and interventional radiology. The Society promotes education, research and communication in the field while providing strong leadership in the development of health care policy to its more than 4,000 members. Corporate membership in the Society can put you in touch with physicians worldwide and your products in front of the decision-makers from hundreds of practices.
Benefits of SIR Corporate membership include:

  • SIR leadership updates: exclusive invitation to SIR leadership updates at least twice-yearly; during Annual Scientific Meeting and via conference call
  • SIR Membership Directory: your company listing in the online SIR Membership Directory
  • Mailing labels: one complimentary set of mailing labels per year and unlimited sets of labels at a discounted rate (mailers subject to review by SIR)
  • SIR Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (JVIR) and SIR E-news: three subscriptions (12 issues per year) and online access Bi-monthly issues of IR News, the Society's newsletter and SIR E-news, the monthly e-newsletter
  • SIR publications: discounts on all publications
  • SIR corporate Web site: company listing and Web site link
  • SIR Coding User's Guide: online access
  • SIR educational meetings: reduced exhibit space fees for all including CLOTS and LEARN
  • Annual Scientific Meeting: 
    • Recognition at the SIR booth, as well as company booth markers
    • Discounted exhibit space booth fees:
    •            $33/square foot (on or before October 1, 2012)
    •            $35/square foot (after October 1, 2012)
    • Discounted rate for participation in the New Product Showcase 
    • Discounted fee for Workshop Audit Ribbons (save $500)
    • Discounted fee for Full Registration badges (save $700)

Click here for SIR's Corporate Membership application. Dues are $3,000 annually.

If you have questions or would like additional information, please contact the membership department at SIR headquarters by calling (703) 460-5564 or send an email to CorporateRelations@SIRweb.org.

SIR 2013 Annual Scientific Meeting

Plan now to support and advertise at SIR's 38th Annual Scientific Meeting in New Orleans, April 13-18, 2013. Corporate Opportunities Brochure provides details regarding support and advertising opportunities. Commitment Form and LOA can be used for budget planning for all of 2013, and serves as a quick guide to partnering with SIR. Please contact Beth Allgaier 703.460.5564, Beth@SIRweb.org to discuss the many ways you can support SIR and bring your message to the 2013 SIR attendees.

New Partners in IR Training program needs your support in 2013!

The Partners program combines support for the Resident-in-training (RIT) Scholarship Program and the Fellows Spring Practicum, and is a way for our corporate partners to demonstrate continued commitment and dedication to the growth of the specialty. Partners in IR Training will be recognized via signage at the Annual Scientific Meeting and in many other ways. As a Partner, you will also receive a discounted exhibit fee at the Practicum.


Resident-in-training Scholarship winners tour supporting companies' exhibits at SIR 2011.

IR Store

Please download the SIR 2012 Publications Catalog for a complete listing of SIR materials and publications that can be purchased and used to enhance relationships with your IR customers. To see all Society products, visit the IR Store.

SIR Foundation Discovery Campaign

The Discovery Campaign, launched initially in 2007 with an SIR membership phase, is a major fund-raising initiative that will further the growth of minimally invasive medicine into new areas of discovery. SIR Foundation invites your company to join with us to keep the pioneering nature of interventional radiology alive, vibrant and expanding as we journey together into the future of modern medical miracles and breakthroughs.

Universal Supporters - For Total Commitment to SIR for 2011




 

To learn more, email Corporate Relations Department.