Ruth Jenkins - Executive Officer Oct 29, 2025
The Mercian Collaboration offers an opportunity for suppliers, publishers and other organisations to support our activities and engage with our membership through sponsoring and supporting our annual conference. The conference regularly draws delegates from all staff seniority levels and areas within our 23 member libraries, including directors and senior managers, budget holders, specialists and frontline team members. Our 2026 conference will be open to academic library staff from member organisations.
Our sponsors are a key part of the event, exhibiting and participating in person throughout the day. All funds received from our sponsors are invested directly into the conference, paying for venue, catering and keynote speaker costs.
Date and Venue of the Conference
For 2026 we will be holding an in-person event at The Venue at De Montfort University in Leicester in early September 2026 (exact date to be confirmed), with an exhibition space for sponsors to engage and network with attendees.
Sponsorship & Supporter Opportunities
This year we’re offering four levels of support, scaled decreasingly in cost from title sponsor(s), through exhibiting sponsors, to attending delegate, to branding representation. Broadly speaking these are as follows:
- Platinum (£1,400): Title sponsor(s) (maximum two), 10-minute presentation, exhibition space and delegate place(s), enhanced programme representation and marketing insert.
- Gold (£860): Exhibition space and delegate place(s), programme representation and marketing insert.
- Silver (£500): 1 delegate place, programme representation and marketing insert.
- Bronze (£325): Programme representation and marketing insert.
You can read the full details of these opportunities in our Mercian Conference 2026 sponsorship information sheet.
Early Bird Sponsorship & Supporter Offer
We are offering the opportunity to secure sponsorship for our Platinum and Gold Sponsorship Packages at our 2025 prices if commitment to sponsor is received by 31 December 2025.
- Platinum (£1,350)
- Gold (£830)
Next Steps
We welcome your consideration for any level of sponsorship. For expressions of interest please contact a member of our Conference Group via the following email address: mercianconference@gmail.com.
For general questions relating to the Mercian Collaboration and its activities, please contact Ruth Jenkins, Executive Officer, Mercian Collaboration (mercianlibrariescollaboration@gmail.com).
Webpage updated 30th October 2025
