How to sponsor

 WEBSITE and E-MARKETING

The internet is the prime tool for promoting the summer school and delivering its programme of pre-school activities for delegates. The school’s lively website, www.udss.org.uk, is the principal means by which people get information about the summer school and provide a host of other articles and learning activities to engage all visitors.

The school website is heavily promoted to tens of thousands of professionals through email campaigns and via built environment networks in the lead up to the summer school. In addition, a series of bulletins will provide information on the summer school programme, speakers, site visits, delegate mix, location, etc. Once enrolled, delegates receive a series of email communications and are encouraged to interact further with the website.

Package

By placing yourself at the heart of the school’s main communication medium, you are reaching the thousands of people who visit the site. Sponsoring the school website is, therefore, a powerful opportunity for promote your organisation to candidates and engaged web users who work in the built environment and regeneration sectors.

The package comprises:

• Prominent branding on the website and all e-communications for 2008.
• Inclusion in the supporter page on the web site and delegates pack.
• Invitation for two delegates from your organisation to attend one of the summer school evening events to be thanked for your support.

Guideline cost: £5,000 with a variety of opportunities starting from £1,000

EVENING EVENTS

Delegates will be together for three evenings during the summer school. We ensure that each of these is memorable. The delegates are well fed, refreshed and entertained, and have ample opportunities for networking. The evenings are about keynote speakers, entertainers, activities and a chance to let your hair down. Evening events have proved very popular with our supporters and are a great way to raise your profile with the school delegate base and beyond.

Package

This is an opportunity to be associated with the one of the three exciting social events in the summer school programme.

The package comprises:

• Major branding opportunity during the event, through a banner or otherwise.
• Vote of thanks from the summer school team during the event.
• Inclusion in the supporter page on the web site and delegates’ pack.
• An opportunity to invite a number of guests to this event and play a prominent part in any activities.

Guideline cost: £3,000 for each event

DELEGATE PACK and NEWSPAPER

Every delegate at the summer school receives a comprehensive pack of materials on arrival. The personalised guide to the summer school is the delegates’ bible, informing them of what they are doing and where they need at each stage of the school. There is also a delegate list and biographies of all the main speakers and presenters. As the summer school progresses delegates will add to their pack with handouts and other materials.

Each morning delegates receive a daily summer school ‘newspaper’. Set out in tabloid style, the paper tells the story of the previous day, presentations, activities and scandals.

Package

For delegates the pack is a lasting memento of the summer school and forms a future reference guide for their work. The newspaper is one of the ‘delight’ elements of the summer school, creating a buzz with its design and content. It is always avidly read and discussed by delegates.

This sponsorship package includes:

• Prominent branding on the delegate pack and newspaper
• Inclusion in the supporter page on the web site and delegates pack.
• Invitation for two delegates from your organisation to attend one of the summer school evening events to be thanked for your support.

Guideline cost: £2,000 delegate pack/ £600 newspaper

SPONSOR A SPEAKER
We intend to invite leading figures from the world of urban design to speak at the summer school. We are currently drawing up a shortlist of key speakers and presenters and checking availability. Names will be revealed over the next few weeks. International speakers will punctuate the summer school with key presentations at carefully selected points in the programme. In addition, keynote speakers will bring perspectives from different disciplines to our evening events.
As we secure prominent speakers, this will be used as an opportunity for further coverage in the specialist press and wider media.

Package

This is an opportunity to be associated with some of the most high profile moments in the summer school and to achieve additional media coverage by being recognised as bringing these leading figures to the event.

The package comprises:

• Inclusion of sponsor’s role in any press releases regarding speakers secured.
• Branding on the podium and at the beginning and end of any presentation.
• Verbal thanks to sponsor as speaker is introduced.
• Inclusion in the supporter page on the web site and delegates pack.
• Invitation for two delegates from your organisation to attend one of the summer school evening events to be thanked for your support.

Guideline cost: £5,000 with a variety of opportunities from £500

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Contact

To discuss sponsorship opportunities contact project director Noha Nasser on:

• 07712 672 121
• nassernoha@hotmail.com

For all other queries contact project manager:

David Tittle
123 Upper Spon Street
Coventry
CV1 3BQ
0845 347 9374
info@udss.org.uk