Those that may be honored as a result of providing a significant contribution to the AOA with named AOA Program/Program Components are as follows:
- Individual Contributors to the AOA who have gifted/pledged a minimum of $125,000 to the AOA, at levels and for periods of duration defined below
- Organizations (including supporting, for profit companies), or groups of individuals (such as an orthopaedics department) that have contributed a minimum of $125,000 to the AOA, at levels and for periods of duration defined below.
Named AOA Program/Program Components Support levels, Recognition and Duration:
- Gifts of $1M+ entitles the donor to a 10-year naming right for an AOA Program (see section 2C for program and program components). Gifts of $1M or greater may be considered and recommended for a longer recognition period by the Development Committee (for Executive Committee approval).
- Program/Program Components gifts of $500,000-$999,999 entitles the donor to a 5-year naming rights for an AOA Program.
- Gifts of $125,000-$499,999 entitles the donor to a 10-year naming right for an AOA Program Component (see section 2C for programs and program components).
- At the end of the naming rights term, the Executive Committee may elect to revert the Program/Program Components name, rename the Program/Program Components, or continue the Named Program/Program Components with the preceding contributor’s name under special circumstances.
Exceptions to this AOA Program/Program Components Naming Policy are allowed only when specifically approved by the Executive Committee.
As modifications are made to Program/Program Components over time, situations may occur where it is in the best interest of the AOA to modify or reallocate resources to named AOA Program/Program Components. If modifications to named Program/Program Components are required or recommended, appropriate AOA administrators will be involved to ensure that the original purpose of the naming and the donor’s wishes, if applicable, are preserved, as appropriate.
In the event Program/Program Component names are desired to be modified or shifted between Program/Program Components by the transformational gift donor, approval must be obtained by the Executive Committee using this policy and process.
The following opportunities may be named with restrictions as outlined.
Programs can be named with a gift of $500,000 or more. Programs that can be named include:
- CORD Program/Academic Activities such as Department Leadership Forum
- Emerging Leaders Program or Emerging Leaders Forum
- Leadership Institute
- Own the Bone
- Resident Leadership Forum
- Traveling Fellowship Program
Program Components that can be named with a gift of $125,000 or more include:
- ABC Traveling Fellowship – Fellow Sponsor
- ASG Traveling Fellowship – Fellow Sponsor
- CORD Mini Programs
- CORD Lecture Series
- CORD Webinars
- ELF Speaker Series
- JOA Traveling Fellowship – Fellowship Sponsor
- NATF Traveling Fellowship – Fellow Sponsor
- Own the Bone Speaker Series
- Own the Bone Webinars
- RLF Speaker Series
AOA Traveling Fellowships
The word “fellowship” refers to the AOA Traveling Fellowships generally and including:
- General Traveling Fellowships
- Specific Traveling Fellowships
Lecture
The term “lecture” with respect to a named Program/Program Components may be used for AOA Annual Meeting lectures (other than the Howard H. Steele, MD lecture) or a newly-established lecture associated with an AOA program or conference including, but not limited to:
- Council of Orthopaedic Residency Directors (CORD)
- Emerging Leaders Forum
- Presidential Guest Lecture
- Leadership Institute
- Resident Leadership Forum
- Regional Leadership Offering
Headquarters
The term “headquarters” refers to AOA’s building headquarters located at 9400 W. Higgins Road, Suite 205, Rosemont, IL. Naming opportunities include portions of the headquarter offices as follows:
- Front Conference room
- Focus rooms (2 total)
- Focus room (west)
- Focus room (east)
- Kitchen
- Collaboration area
- Offices (5 total)
- Executive Director
- Deputy Executive Director
- Office (north, next to Deputy Executive Director)
- Office (north, next to the kitchen)
- Office (east, next to copy machine/supplies)