Sponsor of OOoCon 2008

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OpenOffice.org Conference (OOoCon 2008) 5th-7th November 2008Beijing, China

Why sponsor OOoCon 2008?

The Annual OpenOffice.org Conference (OooCon) is the main event of the OpenOffice.org Community. Becoming a Sponsor of OooCon 2008 gives you a unique opportunity to present your business, product and services to a significant part of the OOo Community. You will be able to meet friends, partners and customers as well making new contacts in the stimulating and friendly atmosphere of this first class international conference.

How to become a Sponsor of OOoCon 2008

We offer three different sponsorship packages – please choose the one best suited for your business needs:

Platinum:

• Colored double page advertisement in the conference program
• Positioning of a large size booth at the conference venue
• Three free reservations of up to one hour for the 'Sponsors Lounge'
• Extra large logo
  • at the conference website (with link to your product or service)
  • at all sponsorship banners at the venue
  • in the conference program booklet
  • at all related marketing materials (e.g. fliers)
• Sponsorship information included in all relevant press releases
• Special note of gratitude in the opening and closing ceremony
• Up to two kilograms of your materials in the 'conference bag'

A minimum donation of US$ 10,000 is requested to qualify for Platinum Sponsorship Level.

Gold:

• Colored single page advertisement in the conference program
• Positioning of a medium size booth at the conference venue
• A free reservation of up to one hour for the 'Sponsors Lounge'
• Large logo
  • at the conference website (with link to your product or service)
  • at all sponsorship banners at the venue
  • in the conference program booklet
  • at all related marketing materials (e.g. fliers)
• Note of gratitude in the opening and closing ceremony
• Up to one kilogram of your materials in the 'conference bag'

A minimum donation of US$ 5,000 is requested to qualify for Gold Sponsorship Level.

Silver:

• Colored half page advertisement in the conference program
• Positioning of a small size booth at the conference venue
• Logo
  • at the conference website (with link to your product or service)
  • at all sponsorship banners at the venue
  • in the conference program booklet
  • at all related marketing materials (e.g. fliers)
• Note of gratitude in the opening and closing ceremony
• Up to 500 grams of your material in the 'conference bag'

A minimum donation of US$ 2,500 is requested to qualify for Silver Sponsorship Level.

Joint sponsorship:

If you and a business partner want to exhibit or advertise jointly at OOoCon we will try to find a custom solution for you. If, for example, both of you decided to become a Gold Sponsor individually, then you would be allowed to share the benefits of a Platinum Sponsorship Package, such as joint use of the 'Sponsors Lounge', large size booth and double page advertisement.

To secure your sponsorship, donations must be received in full by 31st August latest.

Other sponsorship opportunities

We are happy to consider other proposals you may have. For example:

• sponsoring an entire conference track or day, with your marketing messages displayed in the conference room
• contributing facilities or equipment
• sponsoring social events for conference attendees
• sponsoring travel expenses (e.g. for financially disadvantaged contributers)

For these or any other suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact us (see below).

How to apply to become a Sponsor?

If you want to become a Sponsor of the OpenOffice.org Annual Conference 2008 now, please contact Peter Junge (peterjunge@RedOffice.com.cn) and/or Yang Song (yangsong@RedOffice.com.cn) for further details. Yang Song is also able to receive your requests in Chinese, while Peter is native German.

Your email should include the following information:

• Company Name
• Postal Address
• Contact Name
• Email Address
• Contact Telephone Number
• Company Logo
• URL of Home Page
• Title of Exhibit (if applicable)
• Description of Exhibit (100 words max., if applicable)
• Special Requirements beyond Table/Desk (e.g. Internet)

Keep informed

For general information, please monitor the conference website:

http://marketing.openoffice.org/ooocon2008

For regular updates, we recommend following the discussions on the main OOoCon mailing list ooocon2008_discuss@marketing.openoffice.org. To subscribe to this list, sending a blank email to ooocon2008_discuss-subscribe@marketing.openoffice.org. An automated reply will ask you for confirmation. Please follow the instructions in this reply. You may of course unsubscribe at any time. We will not use your details for any other purpose, but please note our mailing lists are public.

Confirmed Sponsors

OOoCon would not be possible without the generous sponsorship of the following:

RedFlag 2000

Beijing Redflag Chinese 2000 Software Co., Ltd is a high-tech software subsidiary company of Chinese Academy of Science. The company produces a fully localised OpenOffice.org derivative RedOffice.

Sun Microsystems

Sun Microsystems is the founder and principle sponsor of the OpenOffice.org Community. Sun's StarOffice software is based on the OpenOffice.org codebase.

　　　　　

IBM

IBM joined the OpenOffice.org community in 2007 and produces an OpenOffice.org derivative, Lotus Symphony.