On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Dhananjay Nene <
dhananjay.nene@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's one sponsorship proposal as a starter (Note: formatting will
> look appropriate only in case of monospace font)
>
>
> Platinum Gold Silver Community$
>
> 400000 200000 100000 35000$
> Full time Staffed Informational Booth ✔$
> Branding on Collateral Folder (will contain other A4 collaterals) ✔$
> Logo placement on Lanyard / ID badge ✔$
> Side informational talks (tutorial days) ✔ ✔$
> Logo on Posters ✔ ✔$
> Roll Up Banners (one in each hall + 2 more at other locations) ✔ ✔$
> Logo on Swag Bag ✔ ✔$
> Description on Pycon India Site ✔
> ✔ ✔$
> GiveAways in the Kit (at cost to Sponsor) ✔
> ✔ ✔$
> Logo on Pycon India Site ✔
> ✔ ✔ ✔$
> One A4 Collateral in delegate kit (composed / printed by sponsor) ✔
> ✔ ✔ ✔$
> Conference Passes 8
> 4 2 1$
>
>
> The proposal here is only a starter. To explain some of the objectives
> which probably merit discussion (since the exact proposals can be fine
> tuned consistent with these objectives),
>
> a) This factors the realisation that going forward, as pycon india has
> to grow, either the gate fees need to rise or the sponsorship amounts
> need to. The assumption being that gate fees cover only variable
> costs, thus leading to a substantial burden on the overall sponsorship
> requirement.
> b) The attempt has been to make the package more sponsor friendly
> without in any way diluting the technical quality. Thus side
> informational talks are proposed, but these are left to the sponsors
> and are not a part of the technical stream.
> c) The attempt also has been to make the delegate kit more substantial
> by allowing sponsors to contribute directly in terms of one A4
> collateral and at least one give away that the sponsor can decide and
> contribute (this would be in addition to the sponsorship fees). This
> also helps establish a more direct connect between the attendee and
> sponsor, something sponsors are likely to appreciate.
> d) Roll up banners can help sponsors have more direct control over
> their branding and their message.
> e) Information booth allows a specific direct interaction. Thats
> something that is a feature of many conferences. These could also be
> offered independently, but I am not too sure about it.
> f) The only upper limit on sponsorship slabs I think makes sense is
> "1" for platinum (just for the exclusivity it provides. The rest
> should not be covered by an upper limit in terms of count of sponsors
> since we should be able to extend the facilities as suggested to many
> sponsors.
>
> The goal isn't to really make tons of money. But the goal is to move
> towards a scenario where Pycon India can eventually host itself from
> convention centers if need be. Which means the goal indeed is to be
> able to attract larger sponsorship support from the companies and
> community towards such a growth path.
>
> To comment specifically on Noufal's mail earlier in this thread, I am
> not sure how convenient it would be to sell modular packages to
> sponsors. I have a feeling it would be easier to offer and sell slabs
> in this context but we can have a discussion on the matter. My fear is
> that modular offerings (offering specific features for specific
> sponsorship amounts and allowing people to pick and choose) might tend
> to confuse.
>
> In the proposal above I have been struggling to provide the "extra"
> oomph for the platinum slab but haven't been able to come out with
> something attractive yet. If we can find something else, we could open
> up the information booths to the gold slab sponsors, since a few more
> booths (as opposed to just 1) might be a little better.
>
> Open for comments.
>
> I have many more thoughts and suggestions, but thought its better to
> kick off the discussion with the sponsorship matter. I expect to raise
> a few more points in mails that follow.
>
> Dhananjay
>
>
> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 8:47 AM, Sreekanth S Rameshaiah <
sree@mahiti.org> wrote:
>>
>> I suggest following chanages to above slabs:
>>
>> Platinum Sponsor (1 no.) :2,00,000/-
>> Gold Sponsor (3 no.): 1,20,000/-
>> Silver Sponsor(8 no.): 70,000/-
>>
>> We had silver sponsor slot fill fast last year, so its better to provision more.
>> Also, I feel keeping rates same as last year is not correct.
>> - sree
>>
>>
>>
>> On 20 April 2012 02:08, Noufal Ibrahim <
noufal@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Jaidev Deshpande <
deshpande.jaidev@gmail.com> writes:
>>>
>>> > Hi Noufal,
>>> >
>>> > Just asking,
>>> >
>>> >> 4 Foreign sponsors
>>> >> -------------------
>>> >> - This will require that they directly handle a certain aspect of
>>> >> the the conference without involving the IPSS.
>>> >> - Two things are possible.
>>> >> - Food : Directly pay caterers - 315000 (450 per day * 700 expected delegates)
>>> >> - Foreign delegate : Directly pay hotel and air fare. (150000 per person)
>>> >
>>> > Food - Rs 450 / day? Isn't that the total food cost for per delegate?
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>> Sorry. My bad. I meant 150 per day per person. That's 450 per person for
>>> a 3 day event.
>>>
>>>
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