FOSS4G 2010 Sponsorship and Exhibitor Prospectus

we'll try to stick as much as possible to this document from 2007 FOSS4G. that's important to maintain continuity of our communications.

reference archive: http://www.osgeo.org/sites/osgeo.org/files/webfiles/conference/archives/foss4g/2007/foss4g2007_Sponsorship_and_Exhibitor_Prospectus.pdf

other references:
 * http://www.osgeo.org/sites/osgeo.org/files/webfiles/conference/archives/foss4g/2008/FOSS4G2008_SponsorshipAndExhibitorProspectus.pdf
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Invitation to Sponsor from the Conference Chair

 * Theme: "the largest Geospatial Open Source solutions event ever. you can't miss it!"

The Local Conference Committee is pleased to announce that Barcelona will host the 2010 Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial (FOSS4G) Conference, September 6-9, 2010, in Barcelona, Spain.


 * Discover Your Open Source SDI

Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) is an increasing keyword for the geospatial world in recent years. The current European INSPIRE initiative has brought focus to the SDI concept and it's application on a continental scale. The demand for SDI solutions has been increasing across all levels of administration and the Open Source community has adapted to meet this need.


 * About OSGeo

The Open Source Geospatial Foundation (OSGeo) is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote the collaborative development of open geospatial technologies and data. The foundation provides financial, organizational and legal support to the broader open source geospatial community. It also serves as an independent legal entity to which community members can contribute code, funding and other resources, secure in the knowledge that their contributions will be maintained for public benefit. OSGeo also serves as an outreach and advocacy organization for the open source geospatial community, and provides a common forum and shared infrastructure for improving cross-project collaboration.

The foundation's projects are all freely available and useable under an OSI-certified open source license (OSI: Open Source Initiative).

From Monday 6th through Thursday 9 September 2010, the international community will join in Barcelona for the most exiting meeting. FOSS4G has been travelling around Switzerland (400 attendees), Canada (700), South Africa (???), Australia (400) in this last 4 year; it's a long time where the community hasn't come back to Europe. It's the best chance for any European and international entity to have a complete overview of the open source software for geospatial, to share their own experience and to join common initiatives. We are expecting an attendance between 1000 and 2000 people.
 * FOSS4G 2010

After the great success on FOSS4G 2009, OGC will propose again the Climate Change Integration Plugfest (CCIP). CCIP demonstrates standards based interoperability between Open Source and Proprietary geospatial applications. It consists of a server with multiple virtual machines, each installed with geospatial applications offering standards based web services. All web services will demonstrate a common dataset, and will be accessed by a range of geospatial client applications installed on client computers.
 * OGC

The attendance will vote the best use case of OSGeo Software implementation in Government and in Business. and then the best education program around OSGeo Software. And No Profit organizations.
 * OSGeo Community Awards

Full Paper and Posters will be included in the conference proceedings. ...
 * Academic Track

other ideas esta parte no me convence The Geospatial world grown intensively in this last years seen the involvement of many big actors coming from other sectors as Google, Oracle, Ingres, ... (buscar otras). Open Source solutions for Geospatial has become a reference for some of the OGC standards and many users are adopting them.

(copiado desde 2008) The Sponsor and Exhibitor opportunities described in this Prospectus will provide your organisation with access to an international cross section of your markets, from users and developers to key government and industry leaders and decision makers. The Sponsor and Exhibitor opportunities are designed to provide maximum value and exposure. They are not restricted to those provided in this document. Please review the enclosed sponsorship prospectus to discover which item(s) would fit your organisation’s needs. We would be pleased to entertain any additional or alternate suggestions you may have for recognition, such as a contribution of goods or services. If you wish to purchase a sponsorship or have questions regarding the opportunities, I would be happy to speak to with you. You can reach me at the coordinates below. Further information on the conference can be found on our web site:

http://2010.foss4g.org

sincerely Lorenzo Becchi Conference Chair, 2010 Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial Conference E-mail: lbecchi@osgeo.org Tel: +34 695 99 77 64 (GMT +1)

Committees and organization
The Local Organization Commitee
 * Lorenzo Becchi - Conference Chair
 * Board member of the OSGeo Spanish Chapter


 * Jordi Guimet
 * Director of the Catalan SDI (IDEC)


 * Irene Compte and Lluís Vicens
 * Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing Service (SIGTE) of the University of Girona


 * Cárol Puig
 * Lecture of Geomatics at Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya (UPC)

OSGeo Representatives
 * Jeff McKenna
 * OSGeo Conference Committee Chair


 * Paul Ramsey
 * OSGeo Board Representative


 * Tyler Mitchell
 * OSGeo Executive Director

Conference Fact Sheet

 * DATES
 * From September to September, 2010


 * CONGRESS VENUE
 * Palau de Congressos de Barcelona
 * (Fira de Barcelona) – M1. Palace nº5.
 * Avda. Reina Maria Cristina s/n
 * 08004 Barcelona. Spain

The preliminary schedule includes:
 * SCHEDULE
 * A pre-conference day of hands-on workshops
 * Three main conference days with plenary sessions and a large number of
 * break-outs for detailed presentations
 * A full exhibition hall and demo theatre
 * A welcome party at the classic Sticky Wicket Pub
 * An evening reception at the Royal British Columbia Museum
 * See the Program at a Glance in this Prospectus for further details.

More than 1000 international developers and users of open source geo-spatial software from around the world are expected to attend.
 * ATTENDANCE


 * TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT
 * GRUPO PACÍFICO - Exhibition & Sponsorship, Registrations and hotel accommodation
 * Marià Cubí, 4, 08006 Barcelona, Spain
 * E-mail: foesgeo2010@pacifico-meetings.com
 * Tel. (34) 932 388 777 / Fax. (34) 932 387 488

Visit http://2010.foss4g.org on a regular basis for updates on Registration, the Educational Program, Accommodation and Tours.

Aim of the conference
The International FOSS4G conference gathers developers and users of open source geo-spatial software as well as managers and decision-makers from around the world to discuss new directions, exciting implementations, and growing business opportunities in the field of open source geo-spatial software.

We consider this conference as the best opportunities for European actors to meet and share the highest level of knowledge about open source geo-spatial software.

List of topics, preliminary programme

 * New FOSS GIS developments
 * Interoperability and standards
 * Open source implementations for INSPIRE
 * Making the transition to FOSS GIS
 * Case studies of open source implementations
 * Improving FOSS GIS cartography and map production
 * GIS in education
 * GIS in government

Sponsorship Levels

 * Premier
 * max # 1
 * € 45.000,00


 * Platinum
 * max # 3
 * € 25.000,00


 * Gold
 * max # 5
 * € 10.000,00


 * Silver
 * max # 8
 * € 5.000,00


 * Bronze
 * max # unlimited
 * € 1.000,00


 * Contributors
 * max # unlimited
 * € no limit

Platinum (maximum of 3)

 * Ten minute address and a position on the panel at the closing plenary debate on the theme
 * Exclusive sponsorship of one lunch
 * One 3m x 3m exhibition stand in a prominent location.
 * Full-page advertisement in the On-Site program
 * Six full-access conference passes (workshop admission as observers only)
 * Placement of four banners throughout the conference venue where the conference is taking place
 * Priority placement at the exhibition demo theatre
 * Prominent display of your organisation name and logo on the inside cover of the On-Site program
 * Recognition on the conference website home page as a Platinum Sponsor including your company logo hot-linked to your website, as soon as payment has been received.
 * Use of your organisation name and logo in conference promotions and advertisements
 * Use of your organisation name and logo on the conference bag
 * Logo in footer of registration form and conference letterhead

Gold

 * Half-page advertisement in the On-Site program
 * Four full-access conference passes (workshop admission as observers only)
 * Placement of three banners throughout the conference venue where the conference is taking place
 * Recognition by Conference Chair in the opening plenary
 * Priority placement at the exhibition demo theatre
 * Prominent display of your organisation name and logo on the inside cover of the On-Site program
 * Recognition on the conference website home page as a Gold Sponsor including your
 * company logo hot-linked to your website, as soon as payment has been received.
 * Use of your organisation name and logo in conference promotions and advertisements
 * Use of your organisation name and logo on the conference bag

Silver

 * Quarter-page advertisement in the On-Site program
 * Two full-access conference passes (workshop admission as observers only)
 * Placement of one banner the conference venue where the conference is taking place
 * Recognition by Conference Chair in the opening plenary
 * Prominent display of your organisation name and logo on the inside cover of the On-Site program
 * Use of your organisation name and logo in conference promotions and advertisements
 * Recognition on the conference website home page as a Silver Sponsor including your company logo hot-linked to your website, as soon as payment has been received.
 * Use of your organisation name and logo in conference promotions and advertisements

Bronze

 * One full-access conference pass (workshop admission as observer only)
 * Hot-linked logo on conference website as Bronze sponsor
 * Organisation name and logo in conference program as Bronze sponsor
 * Logo in slide with other sponsors in opening plenary
 * Space for a small banner somewhere in conference venue

2009 application
If your company decide to sponsor before the end of year 2009, you will receive a discount of 15%.

Upgrade
If in year 2010 you want to upgrade sponsorship after having applied on 2009 we will maintain the same discount rate.

social events
Welcome Cocktail Cost: € XX.000

Sponsorship Entitlements Include: Banner informing that the event has been offered by… Logo on sponsors page of Congress website

16% VAT not included

audiovisual equipment
Audiovisual total Auditorium Cost: € XX.00

Sponsorship Entitlements Include: Banner informing that the audiovisual equipment has been offered by… Logo on sponsors page of Congress website

Audiovisual one parallel sessions room Cost: € XX.00

translations
Joint at the audiovisual equipment we offer the chance to sponsor single or multiple language interpreter from the main European languages. The translation will be available for the plenary events and for the presentations hosted in the biggest room.

Banner informing that the language translation has been offered by… Logo on sponsors page of Congress website

Available languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Dutch Cost for a single language: € XX.00

Catering
One day Coffee Break (2) Collaboration: € XXX.000

Lunch 1 day Cost: € XX.000

Sponsorship Entitlements Include: Logo on sponsors page of the congress website Banner informing that the Coffee break or lunch has been offered by… 16% VAT not included

Sponsorship Entitlements Include: Banner informing that the audiovisual equipment has been offered by… Logo on sponsors page of Congress website 16% VAT not included

Exhibition
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The exhibition will be take place in the main hall. The poster sessions and coffee breaks will be located in the same area.

Rates The companies can rent modular booths or spaces of 6sqm

Each Surface 6 sqm 							XX00,00 € excluding VAT at 16% Carpet, walls, name in the fascia and electrical switchboard included 2 Exhibitors passes (coffee-break and lunch included) One Congress registration

An Exhibitors guide will be sent to all confirmed exhibitors with extra services and material not included in the standard package.

Exhibition floor plan
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APPLICATION AND PAYMENT FOR SPONSORSHIP AND EXHIBITION
Application Please complete the attached form and return it to the Congress Secretariat as soon as possible, or contact them by e-mail to discuss your requirements further.

Confirmation and Deposit Please fill in the enclosed form. Every effort will be made to assign the requested space. However, the organisation does not guarantee that the booth requested will be available and/or assigned. Assignments will be made only after receipt of the contract form and the appropriate payment, (100% of total cost payable on application). Confirmation of your sponsorship and stand space will be mailed to you together with an accompanying invoice for the amount received.

Payment method: . By Cheque or Bankers draft in Euros (€) only, drawn on a Spanish bank, made payable to GRUPO PACIFICO – FOSGEO 2010. Cheques or banker drafts in other currency will not be accepted. . By Bank transfer: Account number: BANCO DE SABADELL: 0081 5084 08 0001150225. IBAN: ES42 0081 5084 08 0001150225. SWIFT: BSABESBB. Bank fees must be paid by the company. All invoices should be paid prior to arrival at the exhibition; build up will NOT be allowed if a balance is outstanding.

VAT (TAX) All companies are required to pay VAT at the prevailing rate, currently 16%.

Cancellation In case of cancellation, the total amount paid will be charged as cancellation fees.

Insurance Companies participating in the Congress are required to take out appropriate insurance.

If you would like to comment any of the items included in this proposal or any further suggestions, please contact:

Exhibition and Sponsorship Enquiries GRUPO PACÍFICO Marià Cubí, 4 08006 Barcelona, Spain E-mail: fosegeo2010@pacifico-meetings.com Tel. (34) 932 388 777. / Fax. (34) 932 387 488

APPLICATION AND CONTRACT FOR STAND SPACE
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SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION
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