SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
To help your company build relationships with present and potential customers,
the programme provides many different opportunities for sponsorship
participation, as detailed below. Individual sponsorship packages can
also be tailored to suit your budget and your marketing
objectives. Please contact Helen McGowan, Sponsorship & Exhibition Manager,
for further information.
Options
DELEGATE SATCHELS
AUD$9,000 + GST = $9,900
Only one opportunity available
- Your company name and logo, together with the Conference logo, to be overprinted on delegate satchels
- Acknowledgment in all pre-conference literature including the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- Your company logo on the VALA2008 website hotlinked to your company's website
- One half page colour advertisement in the Conference Programme
- One piece of promotional literature in each delegate satchel*
- First right of refusal for this sponsorship for VALA2010
INTERNET AREA
AUD$8,000 + GST = $8,800
Only one opportunity available
- Naming rights to the Internet Area
- Acknowledgment in the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- Your company logo on the VALA2008 website hotlinked to your company's website
- Space available in the Internet area for banners or signage provided by your company (subject to approval by the Conference Committee)
- Your company screensaver (provided by you) for each computer in the internet area
- One piece of promotional literature in each delegate satchel*
- One half page colour advertisement in the Conference Programme
- First right of refusal for this sponsorship for VALA2010
CONFERENCE DINNER
AUD$7,000 + GST = $7,700
- Acknowledgment in the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- Your company logo on the VALA2008 website hotlinked to your company's website
- Daily announcement at the commencement of sessions prior to the Conference Dinner
- Signage provided by your company to be displayed during the Conference Dinner (signage subject to approval by the Conference Committee)
- Company logo printed on the dinner menus
- The opportunity to provide a 3-minute address to the delegates during the pre-dinner drinks
- One piece of promotional literature in each delegate satchel*
- Four complimentary tickets to the Conference Dinner
- First right of refusal for this sponsorship for VALA2010
PODCASTING SPONSOR
AUD$6,000 + GST = $6,600
Only one opportunity available
- Naming rights to the Podcasting section of the Website
- Acknowledgment in all pre-conference literature including the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- Your company logo on the VALA2008 website hotlinked to your company's website
- One half page colour advertisement in the Conference Programme
- One complimentary full delegate registration including social functions
- One piece of promotional literature in each delegate satchel*
- First right of refusal for this sponsorship for VALA2010
MAIN ANNOUNCEMENT & REGISTRATION BROCHURE
AUD$5,500 + GST = $6,050
Only one opportunity available
- Acknowledgment in all pre-conference literature including the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- Your company logo on the VALA2008 website hotlinked to your company's website
- One full page colour advertisement on the back cover of the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- One complimentary full delegate registration including social functions
- One piece of promotional literature in each delegate satchel*
- First right of refusal for this sponsorship for VALA2010
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
AUD$5,500 + GST = $6,050
Only one opportunity available
- Acknowledgment in all pre-conference literature including the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- Your company logo on the VALA2008 website hotlinked to your company's website
- One full page colour advertisement on the back cover of the Conference Programme
- One complimentary full delegate registration including social functions
- One piece of promotional literature in each delegate satchel*
- First right of refusal for this sponsorship for VALA2010
DAILY CATERING
AUD$5,000 + GST = $5,500
Only three days available for: Morning Tea, Lunch & Afternoon Tea
The choice of day and time is yours and is on a first come, first served basis. Please confirm with the Conference Office as to the availability of days.
- Acknowledgment in the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- Two complimentary day registrations for the day sponsored
- Announcement at session break prior to each catering break (morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea)
- Signage provided by your company to be displayed during each catering break (signage subject to approval by the Conference Committee)
- Your company logo on the VALA2008 website hotlinked to your company's website
- One piece of promotional literature in each delegate satchel*
- First right of refusal for this sponsorship for VALA2010
ESCALATOR SPONSOR
AUD$5,000 + GST = $5,500
Only one opportunity available
Opportunity to place signage on the escalators/glass panels going from Level 3 to the Bellarine rooms on Level 4
- Acknowledgment in the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- Your company logo on the VALA2008 website hotlinked to your company's website
- One piece of promotional literature in each delegate satchel*
- First right of refusal for this sponsorship for VALA2010
KEYNOTE SESSION
AUD$4,500 + GST = $4,950
Keynote presentations will be held daily, the choice of session is yours. Please confirm with the Conference Office as to the availability of sessions.
- Two complimentary day registrations for the day of the sponsored keynote session
- Acknowledgment in the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- Visual acknowledgment of your sponsorship during the sponsored keynote session
- Verbal acknowledgment of your sponsorship by the session chairperson during the sponsored keynote session
- Your company logo on the VALA2008 website hotlinked to your company's website
- One half page colour advertisement in the Conference Programme
- One piece of promotional literature in each delegate satchel*
- First right of refusal for this sponsorship for VALA2010
SPEAKER PREPARATION ROOM
AUD$4,000 + GST = $4,400
Only one opportunity available
- Your company logo on the desktop of all the computers in the Speaker Preparation Room as well as your company screensaver
- Acknowledgment in the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- Signage provided by your company to be displayed in the Speaker Preparation Room (signage subject to approval by the Conference Committee)
- Your company logo on the VALA2008 website hotlinked to your company's website
- One piece of promotional literature in each delegate satchel*
- Opportunity to provide a masseuse (three minute angel) in the Speaker Preparation Room for the speaker (at your own cost)
- First right of refusal for this sponsorship for VALA2010
WELCOME RECEPTION
AUD$3,000 + GST = $3,300
- Includes sponsorship of Welcome to Country
- Acknowledgment in the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- Announcement at each session break prior to the Welcome Reception
- Signage provided by your company to be displayed during the Welcome Reception (signage subject to approval by the Conference Committee)
- Your company logo on the VALA2008 website hotlinked to your company's website
- Three complimentary tickets to the Welcome Reception
- One complimentary ticket to the Conference Dinner
- One piece of promotional literature in each delegate satchel*
- First right of refusal for this sponsorship for VALA2010
DAILY PROGRAMME BOARDS
AUD$3,000 + GST = $3,300
Only one opportunity available
- Your company logo on the Daily Programme Boards
- Acknowledgment in the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- Your company logo on the VALA2008 website hotlinked to your company's website
- First right of refusal for this sponsorship for VALA2010
SATCHEL INSERT
AUD$2,000 + GST = $2,200
- One piece of promotional literature in each delegate satchel (this can include stationery items provided by you)
- Acknowledgment in the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
- The satchel insert is subject to approval by Conference Committee. Sponsors are required to obtain approval of their insert from the Conference Office by Friday 7 December 2007
ADVERTISING - FULL PAGE
AUD$2,800 + GST = $3,080
- One full page colour advertisement in the Conference Programme (digital artwork to be supplied by the sponsor accompanied with colour laser prints)
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
ADVERTISING - HALF PAGE
AUD$1,440 + GST = $1,584
- One half page colour advertisement in the Conference Programme (digital artwork to be supplied by the sponsor accompanied with colour laser prints)
- Acknowledgment in the Conference Programme
OTHER IDEAS
Here are some other ideas for sponsorship opportunities
- Sponsor a Webcast of the Plenary Sessions
- Internet Cafe - provide Internet booths, rather than sponsor a bunch of ordinary PCs
- What would you like to sponsor?
For further sponsorship opportunities please contact the VALA2008 Conference Office.
PLEASE NOTE:
* All promotional material is subject to approval by Conference Committee. Sponsors are required to obtain approval of their insert from the Conference Office by Friday 7 December 2007.
DISCLAIMER:
Acknowledgment in the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure and the Conference Programme is subject to sponsorship confirmation prior to printing deadlines.
All signage and banners are subject to approval by the Conference Committee.
Where a sponsorship item includes a full page or half page advertisement, position may be specified, but location of the advertisement will be at the discretion of the Conference Committee.
All sponsorship & exhibition packages are quoted in Australian dollars (AUD).
To exhibit at VALA2008, you need to complete an Application to Sponsor/Exhibit form and mail it with your cheque or international bank draft. Print off the Application to Sponsor/Exhibit form, which is published over the web in .pdf (portable document format). To view a .pdf file you will require a copy of the Adobe Reader (a free product) installed on your computer. Click on the Adobe Reader logo at the side to download a copy.
Click here for full Terms and Conditions.
You can also contact the VALA2008 Conference Office.
FURTHER INFORMATION AND MAIN ANNOUNCEMENT BROCHURE
The Main Announcement and Registration Brochure will be issued in August 2007.
If you would like to receive the Main Announcement and Registration Brochure, please contact the VALA2008 Conference Office.
If you may be interested in holding a workshop in conjunction with the conference, please contact the VALA2008 Conference Office.
VALA2008 Conference Office
WALDRONSMITH Management
61 Danks Street West
Port Melbourne VIC 3207
AUSTRALIA
Telephone: +61 3 9645 6311
Facsimile: +61 3 9645 6322
E-mail: info@wsm.com.au