Advertising and sponsoring campaign
If you are interested in making a financial or economic contribution to the organisation of the event, please send an email to info@itpug.org.
You can contribute to PGDay in two ways:
- Become an official PGDay Partner, by joining the advertising campaign promoted by ITPUG;
- Sponsor a speaker to come to Italy by providing them with travel and accommodation expenses.
PGDay partnership
PGDay 2008 is an unprecedented opportunity for companies that base their business around PostgreSQL in Europe. You will get an excellent return from advertising on our website and during the conference (in various forms).
Below is a summary of all the advertising partnership opportunities ('PGDay partnerships'):
However, there are also some limited opportunities for this event. PGDay organisers have prepared some special deals, which would allow us to cover part of the expenses for some services that will be provided to the participants. Every special partnership consists of a Bronze partnership plus specific rights. The special partnership opportunities are:
- Conference Bags (2,000 € - only one available!)
- Conference Badges (1,500 € - only one available!)
- Coffee Break (1,500 € - only two available!)
- Lunch (2,500 € - only two available!)
- PostgreSQL Developer Room (1,500 € - only two available!)
All rates are inclusive of tax (20%).
Platinum
As a Platinum Partner you will enjoy the most prominent exposure to the conference attendees. You will cement your reputation as a company with vision and integrity amongst the technical elite by your association with the conference at this level. The Platinum Partner is entitled to the following:
- Your corporate logo printed prominently on the official PGDay 2008 Attendees t-shirts (deadline: September 10);
- Prominent acknowledgment on the pgday.org home page. Your corporate logo (web banner 120x60 pixels, PNG format) will include a link back to your website;
- Prominent acknowledgment on the pgday.org registration page. Your corporate logo (web banner 300x250 pixels, PNG format) will include a link back to your website;
- Prominent acknowledgment on the pgday.org partners and sponsors page. Your corporate logo (web banner 300x250 pixels, PNG format) will include a link back to your website;
- A desk in the Partners area of the conference;
- The elite privilege of displaying your corporate signage in the main lecture theatre (one banner, maximum size 2mt x 0.80mt);
- Your corporate logo displayed for 30 seconds in the PGDay spot continuously projected in the conference rooms;
- The invitation to include promotional material in the conference folders for registered participants (maximum two A4 or US letter size pages);
- The exclusive opportunity to present a technical talk during PGDay;
- XXL size of your corporate logo printed in the partners page of the conference booklet (note on the booklet size);
- Permission to use the following endorsement: "Major Partner of PGDay 2008" or "Platinum Partner of PGDay 2008";
- Permission to use the "Platinum Partner of PGDay 2008" logo on your site, according to the instructions that will be given.
An investment of at least 10,000 € (including 20% tax) will secure this Partnership. This opportunity is limited to one single partner.
Gold
As a Gold Partner you will enjoy one of the most prominent exposures to the conference attendees. You will cement your reputation as a company with vision and integrity amongst the technical elite by your association with the conference at this level. The Gold Partner is entitled to the following:
- Your corporate logo printed on the official PGDay 2008 Attendees t-shirts (deadline: September 10);
- Prominent acknowledgment on the pgday.org home page. Your corporate logo (web banner 120x60 pixels, PNG format) will include a link back to your website;
- Prominent acknowledgment on the pgday.org registration page. Your corporate logo (web banner 234x60 pixels, PNG format) will include a link back to your website;
- Prominent acknowledgment on the pgday.org partners and sponsors page. Your corporate logo (web banner 300x250 pixels, PNG format) will include a link back to your website;
- A desk in the Partners area of the conference;
- The elite privilege of displaying your corporate signage in the main lecture theatre (one banner, maximum size 2mt x 0.80mt);
- Your corporate logo displayed for 20 seconds in the PGDay spot continuously projected in the conference rooms;
- An invitation to include promotional material in the conference folders for registered participants (with a maximum of two A4 or US letter size pages);
- XL size of of corporate logo printed in the partners page of the conference booklet (note on the booklet size);
- Permission to use the following endorsement: "Gold Partner of PGDay 2008";
- Permission to use the "Gold Partner of PGDay 2008" logo on your site, according to the instructions that will be given.
An investment of at least 5,000 € (including 20% tax) will secure this Partnership.
Silver
As a Silver Partner you will enjoy a high degree of prominence. The Silver Partner is entitled to the following:
- Prominent acknowledgment on the pgday.org registration page. Your corporate logo (web banner 120x60 pixels, PNG format) will include a link back to your website;
- Prominent acknowledgment on the pgday.org partners and sponsors page. Your corporate logo (web banner 234x60 pixels, PNG format) will include a link back to your website;
- You corporate logo displayed for 10 seconds in the PGDay spot continuously projected in the conference rooms;
- An invitation to include promotional material in the conference folders for registered participants (with a maximum of one A4 or US letter size page);
- L size of your corporate logo printed in the partners page of the conference booklet (note on the booklet size);
- Permission to use the following endorsement: "Silver Partner of PGDay 2008";
- Permission to use the "Silver Partner of PGDay 2008" logo on your site, according to the instructions that will be given.
An investment of at least 2,000 € (including 20% tax) will secure this Partnership.
Bronze
A Bronze Parter is entitled to the following:
- Acknowledgment on the pgday.org partners and sponsors page. Your corporate logo (web banner 120x60 pixels, PNG format) will include a link back to your website;
- An invitation to include promotional material in the conference bags for registered participants (with a maximum of one A4 or US letter size page);
- M size of your corporate logo printed in the partners page of the conference booklet (note on the booklet size);
- Permission to use the following endorsement: "Bronze Partner of PGDay 2008";
- Permission to use the "Bronze Partner of PGDay 2008" logo on your site, according to the instructions that will be given.
An investment of at least 500 € (including 20% tax) will secure this Partnership.
Conference Bags
Enjoy all the benefits of Bronze partner plus the benefits of the conference bags partnership. In acknowledgment of your organization's partnership and significant support for the conference, a Conference Bags partner is entitled to the following:
- All the benefits of Bronze partnership;
- The exclusive privilege of having your company logo on one side of the conference bag (maximum A5 size)
- Acknowledgment wherever the conference bags partnership is mentioned in the conference literature and website.
An investment of at least 2,000 € (including 20% tax) will secure this partnership. This opportunity is limited to one unit. Deadline: September 10.
Conference Badges
Enjoy all the benefits of Bronze partner plus the benefits of the conference badges partnership. In acknowledgment of your organization's partnership and significant support for the conference, a Conference Badge partner is entitled to the following:
- All the benefits of Bronze partnership;
- The exclusive privilege of having your company logo on the conference badges for each registered user
- Acknowledgment wherever the conference badges partnership is mentioned in the conference literature and website.
An investment of at least 1,500 € (including 20% tax) will secure this partnership. This opportunity is limited to one unit.
Coffee Break
Enjoy all the benefits of Bronze partner plus the benefits of the conference coffee break partnership of the selected day. Help us create a memorable coffee break with Italian coffee, biscuits and sweets, and ensure that delegates remember your company. In acknowledgment of your organization's partnership and significant support for the conference, a Coffee Break partner is entitled to the following:
- All the benefits of Bronze partnership;
- The exclusive invitation to display corporate signage in the catering area during the coffee break for the selected day (one banner, maximum size 2mt x 0.80mt and two posters, maximum size A2);
- Naming rights for your day's coffee break and acknowledgment wherever the coffee break is mentioned in the conference literature and website.
An investment of at least 1,500 € (including 20% tax) will secure this partnership. This opportunity is limited to two units, one per day.
Lunch Break
Enjoy all the benefits of Bronze partner plus the benefits of the conference lunch partnership of the selected day. Help us create a memorable lunch with Tuscan specialties and ensure that delegates remember your company. In acknowledgment of your organization's partnership and significant support for the conference, a Lunch Break partner is entitled to the following:
- All the benefits of Bronze partnership;
- The exclusive invitation to display corporate signage in the catering area during the lunch break for the selected day (one banner, maximum size 2mt x 0.80mt and two posters, maximum size A2);
- Naming rights for your day's lunch and acknowledgment wherever the lunch is mentioned in the conference literature and website.
An investment of at least 2,500 € (including 20% tax) will secure this partnership. This opportunity is limited to two units, one per day.
PostgreSQL Developer Room
PGDay 2008 is not only an event for the PostgreSQL community and for PostgreSQL promotion. It is also an incredible chance for core and major developers to catch up and have face to face meetings where the future of the PostgreSQL project can be modeled in a much more friendly and productive way. Developer rooms are open for PostgreSQL related projects as well.
Be a company that fosters PostgreSQL growth by joining the PostgreSQL Developer Room partnership. Enjoy all the benefits of Bronze partner plus the benefits of the developer room partnership of the selected day. In acknowledgment of your organization's partnership and significant support for the conference, a Developer Room partner is entitled to the following:
- All the benefits of Bronze partnership;
- The exclusive invitation to display corporate signage in the developer room for the the selected day (one banner, maximum size 2mt x 0.80mt);
- Naming rights for your day's developer room and acknowledgment wherever the developer room is mentioned in the conference literature and website.
An investment of at least 1,500 € (including 20% tax) will secure this partnership. This opportunity is limited to two units, one per day.
Sponsoring a speaker
Some companies may wish to independently sponsor one or more speakers to come to Italy for PGDay 2008 by paying for their travel directly. The speaker and the sponsor need to officially inform ITPUG about this private agreement if they intend to be acknowledged. However, if companies prefer to sponsor a speaker through the non profit organisation, ITPUG is happy to accommodate that request.
A list of all the speakers and their sponsors is advertised by ITPUG on the website and on the conference booklet.
For more details, please send an email to info@itpug.org.
Notes
- booklet logo size: the size of the logo depends on the number of partners to be printed in the page of the conference booklet entitled PGDay 2008 Partners. The available space will be proportionally divided into four categories, from XXL down to M.