Partnership Opportunities
SEAOC Sponsorship
SEAOC Corporate and Firm Sponsorship Opportunities
This year, SEAOC’s sponsorship opportunities are built around two core pillars that strengthen the structural engineering profession:
- Professional Connection through the SEAOC Convention High-visibility support for events, experiences, and touchpoints that bring the profession together.
- Workforce Development through the SEAOC Pathways Program Mission-driven support for students and early-career engineers statewide.
Sponsors may choose to support either pillar or both through a single sponsorship commitment. SEAOC will work with each sponsor to align recognition and benefits with their areas of impact.
Sponsors supporting both the Convention and the Pathways Program will receive coordinated recognition reflecting their total investment and areas of impact.
Sponsorship Options
Sponsors may choose to:
- Support Convention sponsorships
- Support Pathways sponsorships
- Make a combined investment supporting both pillars
Pillar 1: SEAOC Convention Sponsorships
Supporting Professional Connection
The SEAOC Convention brings together structural engineers from across California to connect, learn, and collaborate. Convention sponsorships provide high-visibility opportunities tied to specific events, experiences, and touchpoints throughout the Convention.
Convention sponsorships support:
- Continuing education and professional learning
- Peer connection and networking
- Engagement across practice areas, career stages, and regions
Recognition & Benefits
Sponsors selecting Convention opportunities receive recognition tied to the sponsored event or experience. Please see the 2026 Convention Sponsorship List for available opportunities and detailed benefits.
Pillar 2: SEAOC Pathways Sponsorships
Supporting Workforce Development
The SEAOC Pathways Program strengthens the future of the profession by supporting students and early-career engineers as they explore, enter, and grow within structural engineering.
Pathways sponsorships support:
- Mentorship and leadership development
- Early-career and student engagement
- Access to professional networks and resources
Pathways sponsorships provide broad, mission-driven impact across statewide programming.
Pathways Sponsorship Levels
- Recognition as a Pathways Program Supporter
- Logo placement on SEAOC Pathways materials and website
- Recognition as a Pathways Champion
- Logo placement on Pathways materials and website
- Acknowledgement in Pathways-related communications
- Prominent recognition as a Pathways Leadership Partner
- Logo placement across Pathways materials and website
- Recognition in SEAOC communications highlighting Pathways impact
Pathways sponsorships may be designated broadly or aligned with specific Pathways initiatives, such as mentorship, leadership development, or outreach.
Ready to Partner with SEAOC?
To explore sponsorship opportunities or discuss a combined sponsorship approach, please contact: Amy Kirson – seaocconvention@seaoc.org.
Individual Support of the SE Pathways Program
The SEAOC Pathways Program exists because individuals across the profession believe in supporting the next generation of structural engineers.
Individual contributions help expand mentorship, early-career engagement, and access to professional networks for students and emerging professionals across California. Pathways support helps:
- Connect students and early-career engineers with mentors
- Reduce barriers to participation and engagement
- Build leadership capacity across the profession
- Strengthen the long-term health of structural engineering in California
Every contribution supports people at critical moments in their professional journey.
Ways to Give
Individual gifts to the Pathways Program may be made as:
- A one-time contribution
- A recurring monthly or annual gift
- A gift made in honor of a mentor or colleague
Gifts of any size make a meaningful impact.
Make an Individual Contribution to the Pathways ProgramIndividual Giving Levels
Recognition of Individual Support
- Pathways program communications
- Annual recognition of supporters
- Private acknowledgements and impact updates
SEAOC is committed to stewarding individual contributions responsibly, transparently, and in alignment with the goals of the Pathways Program. Supporters will receive updates on how their generosity strengthens the profession.
Questions?
For questions about individual giving, please contact Krystinne Mica, Executive Director – kmica@seaoc.org.
