FIRST has an excellent track record of organizing well attended conferences. Our annual conference attracts computer and network security professionals from industry and commercial organizations as well as the research and academic environments. The combined international constituency served by the FIRST member teams alone is enormous, reaching into the millions. The conference schedule is normally just over five days in length. It begins with a welcome (or ice-breaker) reception on the Sunday evening, tutorials on the Monday, a conference dinner on Wednesday and the main conference sessions Tuesday through Friday. The conferences usually attract between 150-200 attendees from more than 90 teams and 22 countries. We have limited sponsorship opportunities available and it is first come, first served, so please act quickly!
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Gold and Silver sponsors will receive complementary delegates passes. All sponsors will have their company's name and logo (within productions schedule) featured in the conference documentation (including preliminary program, final program and conference proceedings) and on the FIRST WWW server.
This FIRST conferences sponsorship opportunities brochure is designed to provide you with the information you need to allow your organization to choose your desired level of involvement and exposure to delegates of a FIRST conference.
The gold conference sponsorship package combines marketing and branding association before the event and exposure during the conference. Only one sponsorship at this level is available. Benefits include:
As the gold conference sponsor your company's name and logo appear more prominently than those of any co-sponsors will be featured on all conference and promotional materials relating to the conference (if sponsorship is secured within production schedule). These include publicity, the conference documentation (including preliminary program, Final program and conference proceedings), the FIRST WWW server and any associated press releases. In addition you have the opportunity to distribute your company's brochure and a gift/giveaway to be included in the delegate pack which is distributed to participants upon registration at the conference.
As the gold sponsor you will be thanked during the opening and closing conference sessions.
The gold sponsor will be offered 4 complementary delegate passes with the option to purchase more at a 20% discount off the early registration fee.
As the gold conference sponsor your company is entitled to organize a press conference during the conference.
The gold sponsor is entitled to provide appropriate signage in the main conference rooms throughout the conference venue (excluding the welcome reception, conference dinner conference lunches and terminal room).
The silver conference sponsorship package combines marketing and branding association before the event and exposure during the conference. Only three sponsorships at this level are available. Benefits include:
As a silver conference sponsor your company's name and logo (if sponsorship is secured within production schedule) along side those of other silver sponsors will be featured prominently on all conference and promotional materials relating to the conference. These include pre-mailing publicity, the conference documentation (including preliminary program, Final program and conference proceedings), the FIRST WWW server and any associated press releases. In addition your company's brochure material will be included in the delegate pack which is distributed to participants upon registration at the conference.
As a silver sponsor you will be thanked during the opening and closing conference sessions.
A silver sponsor will be offered 2 complementary delegate passes with the option to purchase more at a 10% discount off the early registration fee.
Silver sponsors are entitled to provide appropriate signage throughout the conference venue (excluding the welcome reception, conference dinner, conference lunches and terminal room).
For companies wishing to target specific day, materials, or social events during the conference, individual sponsorship provides an attractive option. This allows your organization to choose your desired level of involvement and exposure to delegates at the FIRST conference.
One key reason why delegates come to the FIRST conference is to establish contact with members of other CSIRTs around the world so social events such as the ice-breaker, conference dinner, lunches and breaks are very well attended.
The conference dinner takes place on the Wednesday evening and provides an excellent sponsorship opportunity. The event usually includes local entertainment from the region, includes the wrap up of any presentations and awards and is considered the social highlight of the conference. A cuisine of high quality is provided for the conference dinner.
At the conference dinner signage will be restricted to only appropriate signage provided by the conference dinner sponsor. At the conference dinner your company's name and logo will be prominently featured on each dining table and on the printed dinner menu.
At the conference dinner, you will have the opportunity to distribute one item of your company's literature and a gift/giveaway at each place setting.
Your company may invite up to three additional representatives to attend the conference dinner.
The conference welcome reception takes place on the Sunday evening before the official opening of the conference. This is an excellent sponsorship opportunity as this is the established meeting place for first time delegates to make contacts and for previous attendees to reaffirming existing contacts. The event usually includes a theme to encourage delegate interactions at the ice breaker and throughout the conference.
In the conference welcome reception room will have signage restricted to only appropriate signage provided by the conference welcome reception sponsor. The sponsor is also entitled to provide company literature in the conference welcome reception room.
Your company may invite up to three additional representatives to attend the conference welcome reception.
Given the nature of the work that the conference delegates are involved in it is crucial for them to be able to have Internet access during the conference to allow them to connect to their home base and access email, etc. This type of sponsorship targets the users of the well-visited terminal room and guarantees high visibility during whole of the conference.
The sponsor commits to provide an Internet connected local area network with a minimum of 10 connections (workstations and 10Base-T hub) and a laser printer at the conference facility (for sole use of the conference attendees). The sponsor will set-up and break down the equipment and provide connectivity and wiring and the appropriate insurance for usage of the equipment in the conference.
In the terminal room, signage will be restricted to only the conference terminal room sponsor. As a sponsor of a terminal room you are entitled to provide appropriate signage in the terminal room. The terminal room sponsor may provide company literature in the terminal room.
Whilst taking place within the formal framework of the conference, an official lunch also provides the opportunity to emphasis your organization's services or products in a more congenial setting.
As a sponsor of a conference lunch you are entitled to provide appropriate signage in the dining room on the day of your sponsored lunch. The signage in the lunch room each day will be restricted to only that of the lunch sponsor for the given day. At your sponsored lunch, your company's name and logo will be prominently featured on dining tables. You will have the opportunity to distribute your company's literature on a display table in the dining room.
Your company may invite up to three additional representatives to the lunch.
There are tea and coffee breaks each day of the main conference and the day of the tutorial sessions. In addition to tea and coffee soft drinks are often served and snacks such as cookies and fruit etc. Conference delegates often linger over a drink and a snack for discussions during and after these breaks. Sponsorship includes tea and coffee breaks for a single day of the conference.
As a sponsor of a day's tea/coffee break, your company's name and logo will be prominently featured where the snacks and beverages are served during both the morning and afternoon break.
For direct one to one exposure with after event visibility, this package offers a unique and collectable way of ensuring your company's logo is seen long after the Conference.
A T-shirt will be given to each delegate upon registration at the Conference. Conference T-shirts are often collected and so prolong the logo visibility. Your company's logo will be printed along with the conference logo on each T-shirt.
The sponsorship of Conference bags is geared for a company that requires high visibility. This package ensures that your company's name stands out not only at the time of the Conference but also long after the event.
Your company's logo will be printed along with the conference logo on the Conference delegate bags that are distributed to each participant of the Conference.
The sponsorship of Conference binders is geared for a company that desires visibility. This package ensures that your company's name stands out not only at the time of the Conference but also long after the event when the delegates refer to conference materials.
Your company's logo will be printed along with the conference logo and those of the gold and silver sponsors on the Conference delegate binders that are distributed to each participant of the Conference.
First.Org Inc., acknowledges the Trans-European Research and Education
Networking Association (TERENA) for their permission to base this package
on their conference sponsorship documents. Copyright 1999 First.Org Inc.
Last modified: 20 April 1999