The ICST steering committee and the individual organizing committees are committed to encouraging research and industrial collaboration and cross-fertilization. All research in the field should have the potential to be useful to the software industry and each conference will have features specifically designed to attract industrial participation.

ICST invites companies to monetarily contribute to the success of conferences. The following levels of sponsorship have been established to give companies options that are appropriate to their goals.

• Copper = $1000 USD
  Benefits: Acknowledgement in printed matter and website, funds will be used to support student travel
• Bronze = $2500 USD
  Benefits: 1 conference registration, acknowledgement in printed matter and website.
• Silver = $5000 USD
  Benefits: 2 conference registrations, acknowledgement in printed matter and website, a corporate booth.
• Gold = $10,000 USD
  Benefits: 4 conference registrations, prominent acknowledgement in printed matter and on website, corporate booth, industry track keynote.
• Platinum = $25,000 USD
  Benefits: 8 conference registrations, prominent acknowledgement in printed matter and on website, corporate booth, conference plenary industry keynote.

Funds can be used for various purposes, including a general fund to reduce the registration fees, a travel fund for students, sponsoring specific technical events, or sponsoring breaks or social events. Companies can designate funds for a specific purpose or leave it up to the discretion of the conference.

Companies interested in sponsoring ICST should please contact any member of the steering committee (current members with contact information are on the home page) or the general chair of the next conference (Anneliese Andrews for ICST 2009).