ITM/PTTI Marketing Communications Toolkit

Welcome to the ITM/PTTI Marketing Resource Center Communications Toolkit. This toolkit is designed to help you get the most out of your exhibiting and sponsorship investment by giving you easy-to-use, copy-paste-and-personalize communications tools to share with your customers and drive targeted attention and traffic to your booth. Use these tools to introduce ITM/PTTI attendees to your staff who will be in your exhibit booth, invite attendees to visit your booth, and tell them a little bit about your company.

 

Toolkit Contents:

• Social Media and downloadable graphics
• Email to customize and send to your customers
• Company Newsletter
• Media Release to send to your media contacts
• Additional Tips
• Advertising and Sponsorships

 

Social Media

Social Media Handles and Profiles

@ionavigation (X [Formerly Twitter], Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Threads)

@ InstOfNavigation (YouTube)

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ionavigation
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ionavigation
• X (Formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/ionavigation
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ionavigation/
• Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ionavigation
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/InstOfNavigation

Social Media Sample Captions and Graphics

When you share posts on social media, please remember to:

• Tag us: @ionavigation
• Include a call to action and link to your online exhibit profile

Sample Social Media Captions

Below are some sample social media posts designed for various social media platforms, including LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and more. The sections highlighted in yellow are intended for you to customize with your company’s information and to suit your specific platform and audience.

Version 1:

[COMPANY NAME – USE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLE HERE TOO] is pleased to announce we will be exhibiting at the @ionavigation’s ITM/PTTI 2026 taking place January 26-329 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, California. Please stop by exhibit booth #[BOOTH NUMBER] to meet our team and [option to insert a personal note about your specific product and/or service]. To learn more about ITM/PTTI, visit ion.org.

Version 2:

Visit [YOUR COMPANY HANDLE] at the @ionavigation ITM/PTTI 2026 conference. Visit us at exhibit booth #[BOOTH NUMBER]. Visit ion.org for more information.

Version 3:

[COMPANY NAME] is pleased to be supporting the PNT community and looks forward to seeing everyone at the @ionavigation ITM/PTTI meeting taking placve January 26-29. Visit us at booth #[BOOTH NUMBER]. Visit ion.org for more information.

Graphics for Social Media

We have provided “We’re Exhibiting” banners in regularly used social media graphic  sizes for you to include in your social media posts. To download, right click the image and choose "save image as."

We’re Exhibiting: 1350px X 1080px

We’re Exhibiting: 1920px X 1080px

 

Email

Sample Email for Colleagues (copy, paste, and personalize)

Below is a sample email designed for you to copy and paste into your own email, then personalize it for your company, and send to your customers and prospects.

ITM/PTTI 2026

January 26-29
Anaheim, California

I’m reaching out to let you know that [COMPANY NAME] will be exhibiting at the Institute of Navigation’s ITM/PTTI 2026 meeting.

The ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) is ION’s winter meeting and is a more intimate conference designed to showcase advances in positioning, navigation, and timing.

The Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting is an annual conference sponsored by ION with a technical program designed to: disseminate and coordinate PTTI information at the user level; review present and future PTTI requirements; inform government and industry engineers, technicians, and managers of precise time and frequency technology as well as its problems; and provide an opportunity for an active exchange of new technology associated with PTTI.

Please visit us at exhibit booth #[BOOTH NUMBER] and [meet our team and… option to insert a personal note about your specific product and/or service].

You can also take a preview by visiting our online exhibitor profile at: [LINK TO YOUR ONLINE EXHIBITOR PROFILE HERE]. [Add a paragraph if you’ve uploaded an exhibitor demonstration to your profile.]

Visit ion.org to view the complete technical program and to register.

Sample Email for Exhibitors who are also Presenting

ITM/PTTI 2026

January 26-29, 2026
Long Beach, California

I’d like to personally invite you to attend ITM/PTTI 2026, taking place January 26-29 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, California. Please visit us at exhibit booth #[BOOTH NUMBER]

In addition, [PRESENTER’S NAME] with [COMPANY NAME] is presenting a technical paper, [PAPER TITLE], on [DAY, DATE, TIME].

The co-located International Technical Meeting (ITM) and Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting brings together the top leaders in the positioning, navigation, and timing field for this winter’s must-attend event.

We’re really pleased to be participating in ITM/PTTI 2026 both as an exhibitor and as a presenter, and we look forward to seeing you there.

Visit ion.org to view the complete technical program and to register.

 

Company Newsletter

Sample Entry for Company Newsletter

We’re pleased to announce that [COMPANY NAME] will be exhibiting at the upcoming upcoming Institute of Navigation ITM/PTTI 2026 meeting taking place January 26-29, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, California.

The ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) is ION’s winter meeting and is a more intimate conference designed to showcase advances in positioning, navigation, and timing.

The Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting is an annual conference sponsored by ION with a technical program designed to: disseminate and coordinate PTTI information at the user level; review present and future PTTI requirements; inform government and industry engineers, technicians, and managers of precise time and frequency technology as well as its problems; and provide an opportunity for an active exchange of new technology associated with PTTI.

Request an ITM/PTTI Company Newsletter Graphic

To request a graphic for your company newsletter, email blathrop@ion.org. Please provide graphic specs.

 

Media Release

ION Media Contact

Beth Lathrop
Phone: 703-366-2723
Email: blathrop@ion.org

Sample Media Release

[COMPANY NAME] TO EXHIBIT AT ITM/PTTI 2026

Month, Day, Year (Location) – [COMPANY NAME] is pleased to announce we will be exhibiting at the ITM/PTTI 2026 meeting being held January 26-29, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Orange County in Anaheim, California.

[COMPANY NAME] is pleased to be supporting the PNT community and invite you to visit our booth [#BOOTH NUMBER] in the exhibit hall. For a preview of our company, you can visit our online profile at: [INSERT LINK TO ITM/PTTI 2026 ONLINE EXHIBITOR PROFILE.]

[Option to insert paragraph about your company and description(s) of new products, exciting news, etc. Include a quote]

The ION International Technical Meeting (ITM) is ION’s winter meeting and is a more intimate conference designed to showcase advances in positioning, navigation, and timing.

The Precise Time and Time Interval Systems and Applications (PTTI) meeting is an annual conference sponsored by ION with a technical program designed to: disseminate and coordinate PTTI information at the user level; review present and future PTTI requirements; inform government as well as industry engineers, technicians, and managers of precise time and frequency technology and its problems; and provide an opportunity for an active exchange of new technology associated with PTTI.

[OPTION TO ADD IF SOMEONE FROM YOUR COMPANY IS PRESENTING A PAPER].

In addition, [PRESENTER’S NAME] with [COMPANY NAME] is presenting a technical paper, [PAPER TITLE], on [DAY, DATE, TIME].

For more infromation about ITM/PTTI 2026, please visit ion.org.

[ADD YOUR “ABOUT” BOILERPLATE HERE]

 

Additional Tips

Below are some additional tips on building customer anticipation and drive traffic to your exhibit booth

• Include a P.S. on all outgoing correspondence: “We’re exhibiting at ITM/PTTI 2026. Please visit us at booth #[BOOTH NUMBER].

• Add a footer/ signature to your emails: Set your email up to automatically add a message, such as, “We’re exhibiting at ION’S ITM/PTTI 2026, January 26-29 in Long Beach, California. Please visit us at booth #[BOOTH NUMBER] and meet our team!

• Make appointments ahead of time: Be proactive by scheduling appointments early. Your customers will appreciate the effort. Send out a list-minute reminder a few weeks before the meeting. Email or mail a message out to all your clients and potential customers reminding them to include a visit to your exhibitor profile and booth.

 

Advertising and Sponsorships

Sponsorships at ITM/PTTI are exclusively available to exhibitors. By becoming a sponsor, you can maximize your visibility and impact to best meet the needs of your PNT audience. Become a sponsor and improve your company’s visibility at ITM/PTTI. View the Exhibitor Sponsorship Opportunities here.

Please note that all signage, advertising, promotional material, handouts, etc., at all conference venues must be coordinated through and approved by ION. Exhibitors are not permitted to contact hotels, convention centers, or other venues directly seeking out approval of or arrangements for any of the above. Please contact mandrews@ion.org with any questions.