May 16-18, 2017 Intercontinental Miami, Miami, FL Conference & Sponsorship Prospectus

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1 May 16-18, 2017 Intercontinental Miami, Miami, FL Conference & Sponsorship Prospectus

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS About the Event... 3 Diamond Sponsorship... 5 Platinum Sponsorship... 6 Gold Sponsorship... 7 Silver Sponsorship... 8 Bronze Sponsorship... 9 Sponsorship Grid At-A-Glance Promotional Marketing Opportunities Why Linux Foundation Events Are Different Sponsorship Bundles & Custom Packages ApacheCon North America

3 ApacheCon gathers together the open source community to learn about and collaborate on the technologies and projects driving the future of open source, web technologies and cloud computing. Apache projects have and continue to be hugely influential in the innovation and development of software across a plethora of categories from content, databases and servers, to big data, cloud, mobile and virtual machine. The developers, programmers, committers and users driving this innovation and utilizing these tools will meet for collaboration, education and community building. ApacheCon NA 2017 will be co-located with Apache: Big Data. Keynotes and tracks will be separate, but social activities and the exhibit hall will be shared by both events participants will attend in 2017 ApacheCon North America

4 AUDIENCE BY JOB FUNCTION Development / Engineering 52% 52% IT / Dev Manager, Director & VP 13% DevOps / Systems Administration / IT Executive Managemen t 8% 9% Marketing / Sales Product Other 6% 6% 6% AUDIENCE BY INDUSTRY Other 12% Solutions Provider / IT Consultancy 2% Aerospace / Defense 2% Education / Research 4% Associations / Trade Groups / Foundations 9% Software / Internet 50% Retail / E-Commerce 2% Carriers / Telecommunications 3% Media / Publishing 2% Hardware / Computers / Electronics 14% ApacheCon North America

5 DIAMOND SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP FEE $40,000 2 AVAILABLE Contact sponsorships@ linuxfoundation.org to secure your sponsorship today. Thought Leadership (15 MIN) KEYNOTE SPEAKING OPPORTUNITY Sponsor to work directly with Linux Foundation on signoff for content of session. SESSION SPEAKING OPPORTUNITY Sponsor to work directly with Linux Foundation on signoff for content of session EDITORIAL INTERVIEW AND ARTICLE ON LINUX.COM Over 1M unique visitors per month. Linux Foundation to determine final interview content and delivery date. PRE OR POST-CONFERENCE BLAST One time use of opt-in list to be sent by Linux Foundation. Brand Awareness SIGNAGE Logo on conference signage. RECOGNITION IN PRE- CONFERENCE MARKETING Logo under diamond sponsors. KEYNOTE STAGE BRANDING Logo prominently displayed on stage screens. Access & Education (10) CONFERENCE ATTENDEE PASSES Full access passes to the entire conference for your staff or customers. 20% off additional passes for staff/customers. Sales, Marketing & Recruiting 20X10 EXHIBIT BOOTH IN TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE Providing excellent mindshare for sponsors. (2) LEAD RETRIEVAL SCANNERS Use at your booth. Community Support WEBSITE Prominent logo display on all website pages. ONSITE RECOGNITION During opening keynote. ApacheCon North America

6 PLATINUM SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP FEE $25,000 4 AVAILABLE Contact sponsorships@ linuxfoundation.org to secure your sponsorship today. Thought Leadership (10 MIN) KEYNOTE SPEAKING OPPORTUNITY (BASED ON AVAILABILITY) Sponsor to work directly with Linux Foundation on signoff for content of session. SESSION SPEAKING OPPORTUNITY Sponsor to work directly with Linux Foundation on signoff for content of session PRE OR POST-CONFERENCE BLAST One time use of opt-in list to be sent by Linux Foundation. Sales, Marketing & Recruiting 10X10 EXHIBIT BOOTH IN TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE Providing excellent mindshare for sponsors. (2) LEAD RETRIEVAL SCANNERS Use at your booth. Brand Awareness SIGNAGE Logo on conference signage. RECOGNITION IN PRE- CONFERENCE MARKETING Logo under platinum sponsors. KEYNOTE STAGE BRANDING Logo prominently displayed on stage screens. Access & Education (8) CONFERENCE ATTENDEE PASSES Full access passes to the entire conference for your staff or customers. 20% off additional passes for staff/customers. Community Support WEBSITE Prominent logo display on all website pages. ONSITE RECOGNITION During opening keynote. ApacheCon North America

7 GOLD SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP FEE $18,000 6 AVAILABLE Contact sponsorships@ linuxfoundation.org to secure your sponsorship today. Thought Leadership SESSION SPEAKING OPPORTUNITY Sponsor to work directly with Linux Foundation on signoff for content of session Sales, Marketing & Recruiting 10X10 EXHIBIT BOOTH IN TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE Providing excellent mindshare for sponsors. (1) LEAD RETRIEVAL SCANNER Use at your booth. Community Support WEBSITE Prominent logo display on all website pages. ONSITE RECOGNITION During opening keynote. Brand Awareness SIGNAGE Logo on conference signage. RECOGNITION IN PRE- CONFERENCE MARKETING Logo under gold sponsors. KEYNOTE STAGE BRANDING Logo prominently displayed on stage screens. Access & Education (6) CONFERENCE ATTENDEE PASSES Full access passes to the entire conference for your staff or customers. 20% off additional passes for staff/customers. ApacheCon North America

8 SILVER SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP FEE $10,000 8 AVAILABLE 6 AVAILABLE Contact sponsorships@ linuxfoundation.org to secure your sponsorship today. Sales, Marketing & Recruiting 8X6 EXHIBIT BOOTH IN TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE Providing excellent mindshare for sponsors. (1) LEAD RETRIEVAL SCANNER Use at your booth. Community Support WEBSITE Prominent logo display on all website pages. ONSITE RECOGNITION During opening keynote. Brand Awareness SIGNAGE Logo on conference signage. RECOGNITION IN PRE- CONFERENCE MARKETING Logo under silver sponsors. KEYNOTE STAGE BRANDING Logo prominently displayed on stage screens. Access & Education (4) CONFERENCE ATTENDEE PASSES Full Access Passes to the entire conference for your staff or customers. 20% off additional passes for staff/customers. ApacheCon North America

9 BRONZE SPONSORSHIP SPONSORSHIP FEE $6,000 UNLIMITED Contact linuxfoundation.org to secure your sponsorship today. Sales, Marketing & Recruiting 8X6 EXHIBIT BOOTH IN TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE Providing excellent mindshare for sponsors. (1) LEAD RETRIEVAL SCANNER Use at your booth. Community Support WEBSITE Prominent logo display on all website pages. Brand Awareness SIGNAGE Logo on conference signage. Access & Education (2) CONFERENCE ATTENDEE PASSES Full access passes to the entire conference for your staff or customers. 20% off additional passes for staff/customers. ApacheCon North America

10 SPONSORSHIP AT-A-GLANCE diamond 2 available platinum 4 available gold 6 available silver 8 available 6 available bronze unlimited Editorial Interview and Article on Linux.com: Over 1M unique visitors per month. Linux Foundation to determine final interview content and delivery date Keynote Speaking Opportunity: Sponsor to work directly with Linux Foundation on signoff for content of session 15 minutes 10 minutes (Based on Availability) Pre or Post-Conference Blast: One time use of opt-in list to be sent by Linux Foundation Session Speaking Opportunity: Sponsor to work directly with Linux Foundation on signoff for content of session Keynote Stage Branding: Logo prominently displayed on stage screens Recognition in Pre-Conference Marketing Onsite Recognition during Opening Keynote Session Lead Retrieval Scanners Use at your booth Recognition on Event Website: Prominent logo display on all website pages Recognition on Event Signage: Logo on conference signage Exhibit Booth: The Technology Showcase is the hub of the event, providing excellent mindshare for sponsors Conference Attendee Passes: Full access passes to the entire conference for your staff or customers 20% Discount on Additional Conference Passes 20x10 10x10 10x10 8x6 8x Sponsorship Cost $40,000 $25,000 $18,000 $10,000 $6,000 To secure your sponsorship, please contact us at sponsorships@linuxfoundation.org If you re interested in sponsoring, but don t require an Exhibit booth, the sponsorship fee will be reduced by 20%. ApacheCon North America

11 PROMOTIONAL MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES Lanyards $5,000 Contact linuxfoundation.org to secure your sponsorship today. Conference Session Video Recordings $3,000 PER ROOM PER DAY (BULK DISCOUNT AVAILABLE) Our event videos are viewed by thousands after the event. Your logo will be displayed on each talk s introduction screen providing huge visibility. Every attendee at the event will wear a name badge and lanyard and your logo will appear across the lanyard. Lightning Talks & Beer $5,000 Stake your spot as the sole sponsor of the always popular lightning talks; which gather all attendees for short, unique idea sharing talks and some beer to kick back at the end of the day. Sponsorship includes onstage recognition at beginning of lightning talks and logo on stage screen before and between talks. Attendee T-Shirt $10,000 Our designers always create fun shirts that are worn for years to come. Includes your logo on sleeve of shirt. Breakfast & Breaks $10,000 Includes large branded signage in breakfast and break areas as well as recognition on event website. Keynote Live Stream & Recording $10,000 A great sponsorship opportunity for sponsors that cannot physically be at the event. Includes logo on live stream home page, two attendee passes and logo on website and signage. Sponsor will be allowed to use recordings on their website or in promotional materials via embedded code. Technology Showcase Happy Hour Sponsor $10,000 Spark conversation about your brand during our Technology Showcase Happy Hour. Your company can host this evening with exclusive branding on all food and drink stations and prominently placed signage. Lunch & Learn $15,000 FOR 50 PPL, $25,000 FOR 100 PPL An opportunity to host a group of attendees and deliver your key message and thought leadership. Sponsorship includes lunch for specified number of attendees, promotion of lunch through all event channels and the opportunity to program lunch at your discretion. Attendee Evening Event $20,000 A great opportunity to support the community, make an announcement and more. Includes verbal recognition at the event, brief speaking opportunity at event and sponsor signage throughout. Hackathon, Dev Day or Mini Summit $20,000 & UP A great opportunity to take advantage of our existing attendee base. Sponsorship includes promotion on our website and in event promotion as a co-located event, registration add-on opportunity on event registration form, plus venue space, internet and AV. Please contact us for a customized offer. ApacheCon North America

12 Technologies Covered By Event: Linux Kernel & Subsystems, Systems Administration LinuxCon, Open Source Summit, Embedded Linux Conference, Automotive Linux Summit, Linux Plumbers Conference, Linux Kernel Summit, LSF-MM Summit, Vault, Linux Security Summit Containers & Cloud Native Computing Cloud Foundry Summit, CloudNativeCon/ KubeCon, Open Source Summit, ContainerCon, MesosCon, Node.js Interactive, Xen Project, Developer Summit, KVM Forum Networking, SDN & NFV Open Networking Summit, OpenDaylight Summit, OPNFV Summit, Open vswitch Conference IoT, Embedded, Mobile & Automotive OpenIoT Summit, Embedded Linux Conference, Automotive Linux Summit Big Data & Data Science Apache: Big Data, MesosCon Ecosystem, Community & Professional Open Source Apache: Big Data, ApacheCon, Open Source Leadership Summit, Open Source Summit, LinuxCon + ContainerCon, Open Compliance Summit, Open Source Forum Linux Foundation events are where the world s greatest technologists collaborate, meet and innovate. If you rely on open source, you need to be a part of Linux Foundation events. It s well established that leading companies are using open source strategically to power their business. Smart companies realize that to gain a competitive advantage they must influence and learn directly from the open source maintainers, developers and IT managers who are steering the projects being used to create today s most innovative commercial products and services. Linux Foundation events are the only place where the world s leading maintainers, developers and practitioners across all of the most important open source software projects meet. From the enterprise to networking, embedded, IoT and cloud infrastructure, among others, Linux Foundation events are the best place to identify software trends early and inform future technology investments. They re also the ripest recruiting grounds in today s technology landscape. Visibility within the open source community is one of the best ways to advance your open source development work through connection with sophisticated users who are evaluating and buying the next generation of infrastructure, big data or cloud technology. If you want to influence, learn from or recruit these maintainers and developers, or reach the IT managers, cloud architects, network architects, infrastructure managers or administrators, Linux Foundation events are a must-attend and must sponsor. Invitation-Only Events LSF-MM Summit, Kernel Summit & Open Source Leadership Summit ApacheCon North America

13 OVERALL 2016 AUDIENCE SNAPSHOT ATTENDANCE 20,000+ attendees 28% YoY Growth AUDIENCE BY COMPANY SIZE COMPANY SIZE SUM OF % % % REPRESENTING 4,000+ organizations Including corporations, associations and academic institutions worldwide % % % FROM 85 countries With representatives from US, Japan, Germany, Korea, UK and many more. More than 56% attendees are from the US ApacheCon North America

14 OVERALL 2016 AUDIENCE SNAPSHOT (CON T) AUDIENCE BY JOB FUNCTION Development / Engineering 40% DevOps / System Administration IT / Dev Manager, Director & VP Marketing / Sales Executive Management Student / Academic Product Press / Analyst Other 2% 2% 6% 7% 6% 4% 13% 20% PRESS & SOCIAL MEDIA Linux Foundation events are highly engaging and interactive. Our events generated: 7, , ,000,000+ Over 150 media clips with 152,000,000+ impressions social media engagements on Facebook, Google+ & Twitter event keyword impressions on social media press in attendance AUDIENCE BY INDUSTRY Solutions Provider / IT Consultancy 2% Carriers / Telecom 5% Associations / Trade Groups / Foundations 6% Other 13% Education / Research 4% Software / Internet 48% Hardware / Computers / Electronics 22% ApacheCon North America

15 Sponsorship Bundles & Custom Packages Interested in sponsoring multiple events and/ or creating a custom sponsor package? We offer bundled sponsorship package discounts and are happy to work with you to create a customized package to meet your organization s individual needs. Linux Foundation Corporate Members receive sponsorship discounts on Linux Foundation events. Please inquire for details. Contact sponsorships@linuxfoundation.org to secure your sponsorship today.