FIRST CORE Sponsorship Opportunities

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Incident response is a global task and supporting FIRST CORE provides a unique opportunity for organizations to demonstrate their commitment to sustainable digital resilience and building a stronger incident response community locally, in their region, and globally.

Sponsor organizations will:

Join us as a founding partner in the inaugural year of FIRST CORE and help launch our new effort!

Sponsorship ProspectusImpact Vision

Values CORE Patron Tier CORE Advocate Tier CORE Supporter Tier
Pricing (costs in USD or converted equivalent) $250,000+/ year $150,000 - $250,000/year $90,000 – 150,000/year

Community and Capacity Building Benefits
Opportunity to support training workshops during FIRST events1 Yes Yes Yes
First consideration as key experts and mentors in CCB initiatives (non-promotional) Yes Yes -
Invitation-only access to Regional Insight Rountables, led by FIRST Regional Liaisons2 Yes Yes Yes
Informative 1-on-1 meetings and briefings with FIRST Regional Liaisons3 Yes Yes -
Periodic opportunities to meet with the CCB team to learn how CORE is supporting cyber resilience4 Yes Yes Yes
Access to a rolling calendar of FIRST CCB/ relevant training opportunities Yes Yes Yes
Strategic engagement to discuss the trajectory of CCB programming Yes - -

FIRST Event Benefits
Complementary FIRST Annual Conference Registrations5 Up to 10 Up to 7 Up to 4
Opportunity to present as part of the CORE track at the FIRST Annual Conference6 Up to a 4-hour half-day workshop 60 minutes session or 2-hour workshop 30 minute session
FIRST Regional Symposium Pass Benefits Up to 2 Symposiums 1 1
Access to CORE Vendor Table during the Annual Conference7 Yes Yes -
Discounted rate for the stand-alone vendor table at the Annual Conference Free Table $4,000 $8,000
Opportunity to provide a video at the annual conference, indicating support for CORE8 Yes - -

Branding Opportunities9
Logo on FIRST CORE webpage Landing and Sponsor Page Sponsor Page Sponsor Page
Company description on sponsors webpage10 250 words 150 words 75 words
Logo listed in FIRST Annual Conference Mobile App Yes Yes Yes
Logo featured on FIRST CORE banner at Annual Conference and Regional Symposia Yes Yes Yes

Media Mentions
Relevant press release and social media mentions Yes Yes Yes
Featured guest blog/ podcast11 Both Podcast: 30 min podcast interview Annual blog post (1000 word limit)
Acknowledgments/ interviews at the annual highlight- impact reel12 Up to 40 seconds, with the logo visible Up to 30 seconds Up to 20 seconds

*Certain benefits will come online as the CCB offerings become available.

Have a community and capacity building or sponsorship idea?
Email us at events@first.org and let’s talk!

  1. Subject to the standard, competitive FIRST submission process. ↩

  2. Certain benefits that include more Regional Liaisons will come online as the CCB offerings become available. ↩

  3. Currently available, on request, for Africa, Western Balkans and the Pacific, subject to expansion or reduction in geographic scope, depending on available expertise and staff resources. ↩

  4. Can be organized on a group or individual basis, depending on availability of CCB staff. Impact assessments and materials based on project performance available on request. ↩

  5. Subject to timely confirmations by 31st March of a given year. ↩

  6. FIRST CORE track includes half- and quarter-day workshops and various presentation slots available to CORE sponsors. Session type is self-selected based on tier and allocated on a sponsorship level basis. FIRST reserves the right to finalize time slot assignments. Presentation and workshop material must follow the guidelines of Annual Conference Call for Speakers submissions and may not include sales or marketing content. All materials must be submitted for approval by FIRST. ↩

  7. Space on the CORE Vendor Table for displaying a donor’s promotional materials is allocated on a sponsorship level, first-come, first-served basis. FIRST reserves the right to finalize space allocation. ↩

  8. Contents of the video(s) should be non-commercial in nature and related to the CORE program. Shown during break-periods and/or on the Conference floor.  ↩

  9. FIRST reserves the right to select and finalize design of all CORE deliverables. ↩

  10. Content of messaging must be submitted for approval by FIRST. Sponsors will be shown in descending order, by tiers, with preference for founding sponsors. ↩

  11. Guest blog and podcast content must be non-commercial and content of messaging must be submitted for approval by FIRST. ↩

  12. Videos subject to availability of company representatives at FIRST events to receive interviews, or to the submission of the reel video/ audio content before 31st December of a given year. Clips can be continuous or split into two or more reels. ↩