[NYCBSDCon] sponsor levels

[Bill Totman]

On 9/18/13 12:51 PM, "George Rosamond" <george at ceetonetechnology.com>
wrote:


>Bill Totman:
>> On 9/18/13 11:01 AM, "George Rosamond" <george at ceetonetechnology.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> Brian Callahan:
>>>> On 09/18/13 10:36, Okan Demirmen wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 10:25 AM, George Neville-Neil
>>>>> <gnn at neville-neil.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On Sep 18, 2013, at 10:19 , George Rosamond
>>>>>> <george at ceetonetechnology.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> we should sort this out on list.. Some ideas.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $150 small sponsors, making space for small shops.  literature on
>>>>>>> shared
>>>>>>> table... sponsor image on screen during appropriate time.  small
>>>>>>> logo on www
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $1500-$2000 big: table, swag, video during breaks, larger logo on
>>>>>>>www
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> logos on www are for the long term.
>> 
>> Long term = until next con or 12 months?
>> 	- Next con being the minimum.
>> 
>
>we kept the past con sites up... assume we'll archive and continue to
>have online.

Got it.

>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> all negotiable/flexible... plus sponsors can deal with open bar,
>>>>>>> food,
>>>>>>> whatever.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Early payment is ideal of course, and any profits can be divided by
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> four projects.
>>>>>> I'm wondering if, for an uncon, the $1500 range makes sense.  I'd
>>>>>> think more like $500-$1000 but
>>>>>> maybe I'm just not thinking big enough.
>>>>> I agree.  Maybe if we first had an idea of how much usable space we
>>>>> have, we could then figure out how to carve it up.
>>>>>
>>>>> The one cost we have will be Suspenders, with food/etc.  What else is
>>>>> there?  Do we know approximate cost?
>>>>
>>>> We had come up with a number at the meeting, but I don't remember it
>>>> off-hand (Bill?)
>>>>
>>>> We were thinking of using the raised row of tables (with the booths)
>>>> along the left-hand wall when walking out of the backroom where we
>>>> normally meet for the vendor things.
>>>
>>> We are looking at about $5000-5500 for 100 people, including food
>>> (breakfast, lunch, coffee all day).
>> 
>> Is 100 our target attendance?
>>    - I ask for 'break-evens' and measuring 'success'.
>>    - We should also know for the sake of pitching to vendors - for those
>> that want to know.
>
>no.. . find me a con that publicly states its number? ;`

Not for public purposes but privately pitching to a vendor with marketing
$s (assuming they even care).

But, from your response, past experience is that our vendors aren't
worried about that number. Which is fine.

>
>I'm assuming about $6500 in expenses overall... but we need to break it
>down.  The exact details are open ATM.  If MWL comes into town, and does
>something, we should cover his flight.  And find him a place to crash :)
>
>I would say we aim for 100, but that will take serious outreach too.
>And outreach is more critical to this con than the past ones, as per the
>angle and theme IMHO.

Patrick will be preparing some promo material after we hammer some details
down.

If anyone has ideas about outreach, speak up.

>
>G


-bt