The Open Group

An invitation to sponsor one of our conferences

We welcome interest from organizations that wish to sponsor one of quarterly conferences.  Typically these will be vendors who have a direct interest in the theme of the conference and who wish to be associated with the work being carried out by The Open Group in this area.   Ideally the conference sponsor will be a current member of The Open Group.

Sponsors

Our Offering

The Open Group will ensure that our Conference Sponsors enjoy high visibility (company name, company logo, and recognition as a Conference Sponsor: "Conference Sponsored by [LOGO]") in all of its promotional and conference materials:

• The Open Group web site Home Page and Conference promotional page.
• Direct mail advertising the Conference.
• All hard copy correspondence with members, speakers, media, etc. regarding the Conference.
• Name badges. 
• Signage: program sessions, evening receptions, signs at entry, etc. 
• Evening reception cocktail napkins (sponsor to provide)
• Special “Thanks” from Allen Brown, The Open Group President and CEO, in welcoming remarks
• An opportunity to address the attendees
• Conference CD ROM: "Sponsored by [LOGO]" included in screen print on CD.
• Recognition in all press releases regarding the Conference.

Clearly, the benefit is high visibility for the Conference Sponsor:

• Visibility in its own right. 
• Visibility as a key supporter of what we believe will be a very successful, important conference.
• Visibility as a supporter of open standards and The Open Group. 
• Visibility as a key player in the area of enterprise management.

Attendance at our Conferences

We expect good attendance from both members and non-members at our Conferences.  The audiences can exceed 300 attendees at this conference. The delegates represent key players in the industry from both the buy-side and the supply-side.  This is due to the vital nature of the topic itself as well as the aggressive promotional campaign we have already started. 

Pricing for Conference Sponsorship

Pricing is as follows:

Requests

Those interested in becoming a Conference Sponsor are invited to email conf_sponsors@opengroup.org.   The selection of sponsors follows a process of discussion to ensure the best match between the interests of the sponsor company and The Open Group.  This ensures that sponsors do associate with the goals of The Open Group.

For our London Conference under the title "Mobile Commerce 2000"  we are interested to have sponsors from in three categories:  service providers, device manufacturers, and infrastructure providers.   Expressions of interest should be made as soon as possible.  We have a deadline of 1st February to have our sponsors in place.  Maximum visibility for our sponsors can be provided for those who sign up early.