OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon 2008)
5th-7th November 2008
Beijing, China
Why sponsor OOoCon 2008?
The Annual OpenOffice.org Conference (OooCon) is the main event of the OpenOffice.org Community. Becoming a Sponsor of OooCon 2008 gives you a unique opportunity to present your business, product and services to a significant part of the OOo Community. You will be able to meet friends, partners and customers as well making new contacts in the stimulating and friendly atmosphere of this first class international conference.
How to become a Sponsor of OOoCon 2008
We offer three different sponsorship packages – please choose the one best suited for your business needs:
Platinum:
- Colored double page advertisement in the conference program
- Positioning of a large size booth at the conference venue
- Three free reservations of up to one hour for the 'Sponsors Lounge'
- Extra large logo
- at the conference website (with link to your product or service)
- at all sponsorship banners at the venue
- in the conference program booklet
- at all related marketing materials (e.g. fliers)
- Sponsorship information included in all relevant press releases
- Special note of gratitude in the opening and closing ceremony
- Up to two kilograms of your materials in the 'conference bag'
A minimum donation of US$ 10,000 is requested to qualify for Platinum Sponsorship Level.
Gold:
- Colored single page advertisement in the conference program
- Positioning of a medium size booth at the conference venue
- A free reservation of up to one hour for the 'Sponsors Lounge'
- Large logo
- at the conference website (with link to your product or service)
- at all sponsorship banners at the venue
- in the conference program booklet
- at all related marketing materials (e.g. fliers)
- Note of gratitude in the opening and closing ceremony
- Up to one kilogram of your materials in the 'conference bag'
A minimum donation of US$ 5,000 is requested to qualify for Gold Sponsorship Level.
Silver:
- Colored half page advertisement in the conference program
- Positioning of a small size booth at the conference venue
- Logo
- at the conference website (with link to your product or service)
- at all sponsorship banners at the venue
- in the conference program booklet
- at all related marketing materials (e.g. fliers)
- Note of gratitude in the opening and closing ceremony
- Up to 500 grams of your material in the 'conference bag'
A minimum donation of US$ 2,500 is requested to qualify for Silver Sponsorship Level.
Joint sponsorship:
If you and a business partner want to exhibit or advertise jointly at OOoCon we will try to find a custom solution for you. If, for example, both of you decided to become a Gold Sponsor individually, then you would be allowed to share the benefits of a Platinum Sponsorship Package, such as joint use of the 'Sponsors Lounge', large size booth and double page advertisement.
To secure your sponsorship, donations must be received in full by 19th September latest.
Other sponsorship opportunities
We are happy to consider other proposals you may have. For example:
- sponsoring an entire conference track or day, with your marketing messages displayed in the conference room
- contributing facilities or equipment
- sponsoring social events for conference attendees
- sponsoring travel expenses (e.g. for financially disadvantaged contributers)
For these or any other suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us (see below).
How to apply to become a Sponsor?
If you want to become a Sponsor of the OpenOffice.org Annual Conference 2008 now, please contact Peter Junge (peterjunge@RedOffice.com.cn) and/or Yang Song (yangsong@RedOffice.com.cn) for further details. Yang Song is also able to receive your requests in Chinese, while Peter is native German.
Please take a minute to review the Sponsorship Agreement.
Your email should include the following information:
- Company Name
- Postal Address
- Contact Name
- Email Address
- Contact Telephone Number
- Company Logo
- URL of Home Page
- Title of Exhibit (if applicable)
- Description of Exhibit (100 words max., if applicable)
- Special Requirements beyond Table/Desk (e.g. Internet)
Keep informed
For general information, please monitor the conference website:
http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2008
For regular updates, we recommend following the discussions on the main OOoCon mailing list ooocon2008_discuss@marketing.openoffice.org. To subscribe to this list, sending a blank email to ooocon2008_discuss-subscribe@marketing.openoffice.org. An automated reply will ask you for confirmation. Please follow the instructions in this reply. You may of course unsubscribe at any time. We will not use your details for any other purpose, but please note our mailing lists are public.
Confirmed Sponsors
OOoCon would not be possible without the generous sponsorship of the following:
Platinum Sponsors
RedFlag 2000
Beijing Redflag Chinese 2000 Software Co.,
Ltd is a high-tech software subsidiary company of Chinese Academy of
Science. The company produces a fully localised OpenOffice.org derivative
RedOffice.
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems is the founder and principle
sponsor of the OpenOffice.org Community. Sun's StarOffice
software is based on the OpenOffice.org codebase.
IBM
IBM joined the OpenOffice.org community in 2007 and produces an OpenOffice.org derivative, Lotus Symphony.
Google is a strong supporter of the
OpenOffice.org Community and supports the OpenDocument Format through
various services such as Google
Docs, Web Search and Google Pack.
Silver Sponsors
Novell
Novell has been contributing to the
OpenOffice.org software and community for years and generously
supports the OOoCon.
