[Inpycon] Budget and sponsorship.
Dhananjay Nene
dhananjay.nene at gmail.com
Mon May 14 10:09:03 CEST 2012
Sree,
Sounds good. I will start creating a sponsorship document using the same.
Dhananjay
On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Sreekanth S Rameshaiah <sree at mahiti.org>wrote:
> Hi,
> I suggest, P-3, G-1.5, S-0.9
> Suggest holding C for a later date(price is good).
> - sree
>
> On 1 May 2012 18:58, Dhananjay Nene <dhananjay.nene at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Sorry .. the 80 char word wrap destroyed all formatting. Hoping the
>> text below works. (fingers crossed)
>>
>> P G S C
>> 4 2 1 0.35 Lakhs
>> Full time Staffed
>> Informational Booth x
>> Branding on Collateral Folder
>> (will contain other A4 collaterals) x
>> Logo placement on Lanyard / ID badge x
>> Side informational talks
>> (tutorial days) x x
>> Logo on Posters x x
>> Roll Up Banners (1 in each hall +
>> 2 more at other locations) x x
>> Logo on Swag Bag x x
>> Description on Pycon India Site x x x
>> GiveAways in the Kit
>> (at cost to Sponsor) x x x
>> Logo on Pycon India Site x x x x
>> One A4 Collateral in delegate kit
>> (composed / printed by sponsor) x x x x
>> Conference Passes 8 4 2 1
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Dhananjay Nene <dhananjay.nene at 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 at 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 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>> Jaidev Deshpande <deshpande.jaidev at 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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> Sreekanth S Rameshaiah
> Executive Director
> Mahiti Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
> "OpenSpace", #583,
> Vyalikaval HBCS Layout,
> Nagawara, Veerannapalya,
> Bangalore, India - 560043
> Phone: +91 80 3094 9393
> Mobile: +91 98455 12611
> www.mahiti.org
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