Sponsorship Guidelines

Schedule

1. The BMJ Masterclass editorial team work closely with sponsors to ensure they produce quality sessions under the principles of transparency, probity and editorial independence.
2. Sponsors are encouraged to provide the following details to the BMJ Masterclasses sales team at least 22 weeks before the event:
• Proposed title of the sponsored symposium
• Name of the proposed speaker and place of work
• Company logo.
3. The BMJ Masterclasses marketing team will incorporate the above information in all cases, as part of the BMJ Masterclass online programme (masterclasses.bmj.com) and also in the printed marketing brochure where publishing deadlines permit. The information will also be published in the delegate programme on the day of the meeting.
4. At least 6 weeks before the event, the BMJ Masterclass sales team will introduce the sponsors to the editorial team for that event by email. The sponsors will then liaise directly with the BMJ Masterclass editor concerned, to ensure the content of the sponsored symposium meets the high standard of quality and evidence as outlined in the speaker guidelines and is appropriate for the target audience attending that event. 
5. The sponsor will provide the BMJ Masterclass editorial team with full contact details of the speaker, including their mobile phone number. This is to facilitate any discussion that may take place thereafter regarding the presentation.  
6. At least 4 weeks before the event, the final slides should have been received by the BMJ Masterclass editorial team in order to check the content.
7. Any final amendments required by either the BMJ Masterclass editorial team, the sponsor, or the speaker must be completed one week before the event, after which time no further changes will be made.
8. The BMJ Masterclass editorial team reserves the right to request alterations or refuse content. 

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