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BEAKERS
& BEERS
The
Beakers & Beers (happy hour) networking series is intended for those
in the bioscience industry - defined as a biotechnology company
that generates or intends to generate at least 50% of its revenues
from the development or sale of biotechnology products or biotechnology
research. We do have a limited number of tickets for non-bio members,
however, these are limited to one person per company. At Beakers
& Beers, there are no formal presentations or panels...it's all
about the networking, socializing and celebrating the bioscience
industry.
Dates
of Events
Beakers & Beers will be held March and November.
Audience
Happy Hours will be limited to bioscience companies and no more
than 1 attendee from each company that provides services to a bioscience
company.
Sponsor
Package
$2,000 - 4 available
Two sponsors will be "Featured" at each session. The following
benefits apply when your organization is designated as the Featured
Sponsor.
• Five
(5) tickets to attend their "Featured" session
• Three
(3) additional tickets for clients/prospects
•
Opportunity to address the attendee
•
Opportunity to assist in facilitation of Program
•
Prominent visibility as Featured Sponsor on all communications including:
-
Name and logo recognition on Beakers & Beers Web page (including
a link to your home page)
-
Name recognition on electronic invitations/announcements
FACE 2 FACE
"Face2Face"
is a quarterly dinner series featuring a special guest. Special
guests will include regional technology executives or business leaders.
Past guests have included Chris Hoehn-Saric, Chairman and CEO of
Educate, Inc., Frank Sample, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of VISICU and Michael Bronfein, Managing Partner, Sterling Venture
Partners.
Through
this intimate dinner series, attendees can learn firsthand what
challenges these seasoned leaders faced, how they overcame them
and what lies ahead. Events will be held in the evening at a local
restaurant.
Dates of Events
Face 2 Face will be held approximately 4x/year. Exact dates TBD.
Audience
Events will be limited to technology executives, to allow them the
opportunity to network with their peers and meet and hear the story
of a regional technology executive or business leader. This forum
is limited to 20 people, to provide an "intimate" atmosphere and
encourage conversation and interaction among the guest and attendees.
Sponsor Package
$2,500 - 2 available (2 Taken)
• Name recognition on the Face 2 Face Web page
• Name recognition as an event sponsor during opening remarks
Only one sponsor will be "Featured"
at each session. The following benefits apply when your organization
is designated as the Featured Sponsor.
• Opportunity to select the Special Guest for their "Featured"
session.
• Two (2) tickets to attend their "Featured" session
• Opportunity to introduce the Special Guest
• Prominent visibility as Featured Sponsor on all communications
including:
- Name and logo recognition on Face 2 Face web page (including a
link to your home page)
- Name recognition on electronic invitations/announcements
- Name recognition during opening remarks
This program was developed by
the GBTC in partnership with Ernst & Young LLP
GOLF
CLASSIC
The Greater Baltimore Technology Council, in partnership with
The Daily Record, is excited to host the 6th Annual GBTC Golf Classic.
We invite you to join executives from the region's tech and business
community for a morning of high-powered networking, golf and fun.
A shotgun start follows a light breakfast and the day ends on the
19th hole with a lunch reception. And there will be plenty of prizes
and giveaways for everyone.
Date of Event
May 19, 2008 (Hunt Valley Country Club)
Audience
Last year's event sold out two (2) months in advance - 128 golfers
- and attracted representatives from a broad spectrum of the business
community - technology, bio, VC's, legal, accounting, government,
education, real estate and more.
Sponsor Packages
• Premier Sponsor
$5,000 - 1 available
- Two (2) complimentary foursomes
- One (1) complimentary sponsorship of "Contest Hole"
(includes table for corporate materials)
- Prominent exhibit space (if requested) at registration (table
provided by golf course)
- Opportunity to address the golfers (1-2 minutes) prior to the
shotgun start
- Opportunity to distribute giveaway (provided by sponsor) at registration
and/or "Contest Hole"
- Name and logo recognition on event signage
- 125 word Sponsor Profile, including name and logo, in golfer handbook
- Name recognition from podium at 19th Hole reception
- Name and logo recognition on Golf Classic Web site (including
link to your home page)
- Name recognition on electronic invitations
- Name and/or logo recognition in advertising
- Copy of golfer registration list (names and addresses only) for
one corporate mailing (as requested)
• Givaway Sponsor
$3,750 - 1 available
- One (1) complimentary foursome
- Opportunity to distribute giveaway at reception
- Opportunity to place logo on Giveaway opposite GBTC logo
- Name recognition from podium at 19th Hole reception
- 75 word Sponsor Profile, including name and logo, in golfer handbook
- Name and logo recognition on Golf Classic Web site (including
link to your home page)
- Name recognition in advertising
• Beverage Sponsor
$2,100 - 3 available ($1,500 - foursome not included)
We encourage Beverage Sponsors to place representatives (up to 3)
at the appointed high-traffic locations to meet-n-greet golfers
- a great way to interact and network with the golfers throughout
the day.
- One (1) complimentary foursome
- Opportunity to place representatives (up to 3) at beverage station
to meet/greet golfers (includes table for corporate materials)
- Opportunity to distribute giveaways (provided by sponsor) from
the beverage station
- Name and logo recognition on signage at beverage station
- 75 word Sponsor Profile, including name and logo, in golfer handbook
- Name recognition from podium at 19th Hole reception
- Name and logo recognition on Golf Classic Web site (including
link to your home page)
- Name recognition in advertising
• Contest Sponsors
$1,600 - 10 available ($1,000 - foursome not included)
There will be ten (10) Contest Sponsors (closest-to-the-pin, long
drive, team birdie hole, etc.). We encourage Contest Sponsors to
place representatives (up to 2) at their designated hole to meet-n-greet
each foursome - a great opportunity to do something that's creative,
fun and memorable for the golfers. NOTE: Contest Sponsors select
their designated hole on a first-come, first-serve basis.
- One (1) complimentary foursome
- Opportunity to place representatives (up to 2) at designated hole
to meet/greet golfers
- Opportunity to distribute giveaways (provided by sponsor) at designated
hole
- Name and logo recognition on signage at designated hole
- 50 word sponsor profile, including name and logo, in golfer handbook
- Name recognition on Golf Classic Web site (including link to your
home page)
- Note: Putting Contest sponsor can introduce the Putting Contest
Champion at 19th Hole reception
• Hole
$200 - 18 available
- Includes 1 ticket to the 19th Hole Reception ($40 Value)
- Name and logo recognition on signage at select hole on golf course
- Note: these sponsors will be sold on a first-come, first-serve
basis with priority given to GBTC's technology members
MEET
THE MEMBERS
Meet the Members is a breakfast series featuring executives
from the region's business and technology community. Through a combination
of informal, moderated discussions and panels, the program addresses
those critical "keep me up at night" issues as defined by our membership.
Past topics have addressed "CIOs -What are they looking for and
how you can help them find it!", "Point /Counterpoint: Microsoft
vs. Open Source", "Power Networking - 40 Connections in 60 Minutes",
and "Mergers & Acquisitions -Behind the Regional Boom".
Panelists
have included executives from: American Federation of Teachers,
Applied Information Sciences (AIS), Convergence Technology Consulting,
Hewitt Associates Hunt Valley Center, Inexian Corporation, Martek
BIOSciences, Merkle, Inc., Metastorm Inc., Prometric, Rosenberg
| Martin | Greenberg, LLP, SC&H Group, and Zenoss.
Dates of Events
The program is held every 3-4 months. Approximate dates for this
series are: August, November, February (2009) and May (2009).
Audience
Each breakfast typically draws 100-130 business leaders from a diverse
mix of industries. Ample time is provided both before and after
the panel for networking.
Sponsor Package
$2,500 - 8 available
• Name recognition on Meet the Members Web page
• Name recognition from podium as event sponsor during opening
remarks
• Five (5) tickets to each event to invite clients/guests (non-members
are normally charged $30)
• Featured Sponsor (to be assigned) - only two Featured Sponsor
per event. The following benefits only apply when your organization
is designated as the Featured Sponsor:
- Opportunity to address the audience for 2 minutes
- Opportunity to place giveaway (provided by sponsor) at each place
setting
- Prominent table top exhibit space (as requested) to distribute
company literature (no electricity or Internet access provided)
- Opportunity to assist GBTC staff with onsite registration and
meet/greet attendees
- Attendee registration list for one corporate mailing (as requested)
- Prominent name and logo
recognition on MTM Web site (including link to home page)
- Name recognition in both electronic invitations and GET CONNECTED!
calendar (subscriber list currently at 3,500)
- Name recognition on GBTC's online calendar
MOSH PIT!
Created by the GBTC, MoshPit! provides an opportunity for students
from Maryland colleges and universities to experience every aspect
of starting a business. Students learn how to form a qualified team,
write a competitive and realistic 2-5 page business plan, and present
their ideas in a concise and clear format. And of course, there
are the cash prizes.
It's
a fun event and provides 'real world' experience for students to
test-drive their creative ideas. In addition to the practical knowledge
the experience brings, students will also make connections with
business leaders (GBTC members) who act as their "advisors" as they
develop their business plans. And after only five years, MoshPit!
has already received national attention and rave reviews from organizations
such as the National Commission on Entrepreneurship.
Dates of Events
• MoshPit! BootCamp (March 5, 2008) - an information
session for the 40 student ideas selected to present at the MoshPit!
• The MoshPit! (March 26, 2008) - students present their
ideas and finalize teams
• Finals (April 24, 2008) - finalists present their
business plans to a panel of judges representing the venture and
business communities.
Audience
In addition to students, faculty and administration from 11 colleges
and universities, MoshPit! draws business leaders from GBTC's broad
membership who act as advisors to the student teams.
Sponsor Package
$1,500 - 10 available
• Opportunity to place one (1) representative on the Selection
Committee - the committee judges the business plans and selects
the teams that will present in the finals.
• Opportunity to announce one (1) student team at Finals
• Opportunity to host, as requested, one finalist student team
at private reception (post event)
• Prominent visibility as a Sponsor on all pre- and post-event
communications including:
- Name and/or logo recognition on event signage
- Name and logo recognition on MoshPit! Web site (including a link
to your home page)
- Name recognition on electronic invitations/announcements
- Name recognition in press releases
- Name recognition during opening remarks at each event
TECHNITE
On October 2nd, the Greater Baltimore Technology Council (GBTC)
will host the 19th Annual TechNite - THE place to be, to see, and
be seen. TechNite has become Greater Baltimore's premier night out
for the business and technology communities and is a proven winner
for networking and corporate sponsors…it explains why 95% of our
sponsors come back year after year. Through your sponsorship, you
will uniquely position your company before nearly 1,000 area tech
executives and entrepreneurs, Fortune 500 businesses, university
and government officials. Take advantage of this great opportunity,
and become part of the energy that only comes with TechNite.
Date of Event
October 2, 2008 (5:15 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Baltimore Convention
Center)
Audience
The evening includes a high-powered program, dinner, and intensive
networking time, as well as the annual announcement of Baltimore's
Extraordinary Technology Advocate (the BETA Award) and "CONNECTOR"
Award. TechNite is the place to be - the place to see and be seen.
Sponsor Package
• Presentation Sponsor ($20,000)
Includes all the benefits of the Premiere Sponsor plus:
- Opportunity to vote for the BETA award
- Opportunity to co-brand and present (on stage) the GBTC's Connector
Award
- Twenty dinner tickets (two full tables) and priority seating next
to the stage
- 200 word (1/3 page) Sponsor Profile, with logo and photo, in the
TechNite program guide (copy provided by sponsor and edited as needed).
Deadline for submission of materials is September 8th.
• Theme Sponsors
($15,000)
Theme Sponsors receive all the benefits of the Premiere Sponsors
and, depending on their specific sponsorship, the following benefits:
- Opportunity to vote for the BETA award
- 200 word (1/3 page) Sponsor Profile, with logo and photo, in the
TechNite program guide (copy provided by sponsor and edited as needed).
Deadline for submission of materials is September 8th.
- Special recognition from the stage during TechNite
>Program Guide
- Your company name/logo on the cover of the TechNite program guide,
which will be distributed at TechNite to nearly 1,000 attendees
>Dessert Reception
- Company logo prominently displayed at post-show dessert and drink
reception
- Cocktail napkins printed with company name and/or logo
• Premiere Sponsor
($10,000)
Includes all the benefits of the "Signature Sponsor" with
the noted additions:
- Ten (10) dinner tickets
- 175 word Sponsor Profile, with logo and photo, in the TechNite
program guide.
- Name and logo recognition
on event signage
- First opportunity to select sponsor display table placement in
Reception Hall
- Priority seating during the dinner portion of the program
Opportunity to sit on BETA Award Selection Committee (if applicable)
- Copy of the TechNite registration list (names and addresses only)
for one corporate mailing (provided upon request). Note: This list
ONLY includes individuals who registered for the event and will
not include guests of registrants where address information was
not provided. List will be available two weeks after the event.
• Signature Sponsor
($5,000)
- Opportunity to nominate candidates for Baltimore's Extraordinary
Technology Advocate (BETA) Award (if commitment received by July
1st)
- Five (5) dinner tickets
- Sponsor ribbon on nametag for all representatives from sponsoring
organization
- Prominent visibility as a Signature Sponsor on all communications
including:
--- Name and logo recognition on TechNite Web site (including link
to your home page)
--- Name recognition on invitation (if signed commitment received
by August 1st)
--- Name recognition on electronic invitations
--- Name recognition in print ads (sponsors will be included as
commitments are received)
--- Name recognition in press releases
--- Name recognition on event signage
--- Name recognition during opening remarks (including logo recognition
in multimedia)
- Prominent table top display during reception (no electricity or
Internet provided)
- 100 word Sponsor Profile, with logo and photo, in the TechNite
program guide - if signed commitment received by August 15th. The
publication is placed at each seat during TechNite and used in membership
recruitment packages throughout the year.
VOICES
OF BIO
"Voices of Bio" will feature special guests selected by members
of the GBTC Bio Executive Roundtable. Guests will be individuals
with expertise in areas deemed critical to the growth of bioscience
companies. Past topics included: "Growing your Business through
University Partnerships", and "Funding the Biotech Industry". Sessions
will be held in the morning, and will include breakfast and coffee.
Dates of Events
Voices of Bio will be held in January and June of 2008.
Audience
Sessions will be limited to bioscience companies only, with no more
than 30 company executives in attendance providing a more "intimate"
atmosphere to encourage conversation and interaction among the guest
and the attendees.
Sponsor Package
$4,000 - 4 Available
Up to two sponsors (industry exclusive) will be "Featured"
at each session. The following benefits apply when your organization
is designated as a Featured Sponsor.
• Two (2) tickets to attend their "Featured" session
• Opportunity to assist in facilitation
• Prominent visibility as Featured Sponsor on all communications
including:
- Name and/or logo recognition on event signage
- Name and logo recognition on Voices of Bio Web page (including
a link to your home page)
- Name recognition on electronic invitations/announcements
- Name recognition on invitations (as mailed)
- Name recognition during opening remarks
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