[Inpycon] Budget and sponsorship.

Sreekanth S Rameshaiah sree at mahiti.org
Fri May 4 09:12:52 CEST 2012


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
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